NEWS

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  Express Pass proves he is up to class in exciting Bendigo win READ MORE

  Express Pass stamped himself as an exciting colt for the future for trainer Nick Ryan with an impressive win in The Three Bridge Hotel Maiden Plate (1100m) at Bendigo this afternoon. The talented colt started the $2.60 favourite and soon showed why when, despite being caught 4 wide the trip, he showed an excellent turn […]
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  Finalists named for Country Horse of the Year READ MORE

  Country Racing Victoria has announced three finalists for this season’s bet365 CRV Horse of the Year. Multiple country cup winners Another Coldie, Barry The Baptist and Mahamedeis will vie for the coveted accolade, which will be presented at the annual CRV Awards Night on 24 August. To qualify for the award, horses must have had […]
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  Trainer Nick Ryan doubles up at Caulfield READ MORE

  Trainer Nick Ryan says it is more satisfying to train a winner than to ride one after landing his first city double at Caulfield. Ryan produced Columbus Circle to win Saturday’s Honan Insurance Group Handicap before Mahamedeis won the Manhari Metals Handicap. Combining in those wins was jockey Luke Currie who earlier won aboard Secret […]
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  Gibson duo take it easy READ MORE

  Richard Gibson hopped off a flight from Hong Kong and was trackside at Meydan in good time to see his stable’s Gold Mount and Wishful Thinker undertake a light canter together on the dirt track. “They’ve come a long way so the build up to these races will be light work, you won’t be seeing […]
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  Wishful Thinker adds further Australian flavour to Al Quoz Sprint READ MORE

  Brave Smash, Illustrious Lad and Viddora aren’t the only horses in Saturday night’s Group One Al Quoz Sprint (1200m) to have raced in Australia. Wishful Thinker, formerly known as Katsuro, will line up for Hong Kong trainer Richard Gibson in the US$2 million sprint having crossed from the Mick Price yard in 2017. The gelding […]
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  Gibson rolls the dice with two-pronged Dubai raid READ MORE

  Gold Mount and Wishful Thinker will board a plane to Dubai on Saturday (23 March) morning with trainer Richard Gibson looking forward to testing his talented duo on the Dubai World Cup card one week later (Saturday, 30 March). A first overseas venture aside, both horses are entering unchartered waters: Gold Mount will step beyond […]
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  Dubai World Cup night: four Hong Kong horses to fly the Bauhinia flag READ MORE

  Hong Kong will have four horses flying the Bauhinia flag on Dubai World Cup night with Richard Gibson’s duo Wishful Thinker and Gold Mount getting late invites, alongside Me Tsui Yu-sak’s dirt specialist Fight Hero. Wishful Thinker heads to the Group One Al Quoz Sprint (1,200m), securing the invite with a win at Sha Tin […]
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  Silvestre de Sousa pushes himself to the limit to win with Wishful Thinker at Sha Tin READ MORE

  Jockey Silvestre de Sousa pushed himself to the limit to ride out Sunday’s meeting at Sha Tin despite the pain but his win on talented sprinter Wishful Thinker made it all worth it. The star Brazilian was in serious doubt for the meeting after suffering a lower back injury at Happy Valley on Wednesday night […]
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  Columbus to conquer The Valley READ MORE

  Smart three-year-old Columbus Circle returns to The Valley on Friday night and trainer Nick Ryan is hoping for a confidence-building win for the son of Street Boss. Columbus Circle won impressively on debut at Caulfield before finishing third in the VOBIS Gold Carat at The Valley behind Halvorsen and Hawkshot on January 25. “I’m really […]
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  MAJOR RACES

  Another Cup for emerging Mahamedeis READ MORE

  Emerging stayer Mahamedeis won his second country cup in a week with a dominant performance in Sunday’s $125,000 TAB Werribee Cup (2000m) at Spendthirft Australia Park. Caulfield trainer Nick Ryan’s pin-up galloper travelled beautifully under Luke Currie and, when asked for an effort from the 500m, let down with his customary turn of speed to […]