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Puntin's Dubbo Gold Cup win puts the $60,000 Karaka yearling in line for the $3 million Big Dance at Randwick on Nov 3. Bjorn Baker's gelding led all the way under Adam Farragher. The Listed race is restricted to NSW country cup winners.
Knight's Choice returns to Flemington on Saturday for the first time since his 2024 Melbourne Cup win, and co-trainer Sheila Laxon says a wet track would end his chances in The Bart Cummings, with up to 25mm of rain forecast for Thursday and more on Friday.
Half Yours is topweight and headline act among 71 Melbourne Cup first acceptances, with Saturday's Turnbull Stakes at Flemington his next step toward back-to-back Cups for Tony and Calvin McEvoy. Ciaron Maher leads the way with 14 acceptances to Chris Waller's eight.
Sun Warrior trialled at Warwick Farm on Monday after 34 weeks off for Matthew Smith, Joe Pride's Bruce I Am in the same heat, and Bjorn Baker's Ellipsis had her second trial of the preparation at Hawkesbury today. The returns are getting close.
Regal Ambition circled them from the 600m after settling last of nine for Michael Dee and beat unbeaten Pretty Baby by a length in the Jim Moloney to take Thousand Guineas favouritism. Pride Of Jenni made it three straight Feehans first-up, with more expected second-up.
Joseph O'Brien will take nine runners into his bid for a third Melbourne Cup. Starford, Small Fry, Kizlyar and Omni Man are already at Werribee, and last year's runner-up Goodie Two Shoes leads five more serving two-week quarantine in Ireland.
The Next Episode ($2.40) and Natural Fling ($3.50) dominate early markets for Saturday's Group 2 Danehill Stakes at Flemington, a rematch of January's Magic Millions, where the colt beat the filly in a runaway.
Jimmysstar's Everest case gets a quiet tick from the Danehill market. The Next Episode, $2.40 favourite for Saturday's Group 2 at Flemington, ran third behind Jimmysstar in a Cranbourne jump-out before heading down the straight last week.
Correct Choice is $3.30 for Thursday’s $150,000 Hannans Handicap, with the market putting its faith in a horse whose trainer Micky Grantham and jockey Chris Parnham are both chasing their first win in the race.
Warwoven as Cox Plate favourite is a bold call for a colt yet to race past 1400m. The market has him $11 at Moonee Valley and $2.50 for the Caulfield Guineas first, but Baker says 2040m is no worry given his dam's ability at 2000m.
Harness: Harness · Young R2: Tulhurst Pebbles ($4.20) / Lollipop ($4.40).
Tulhurst Pebbles finished ahead of Lollipop when they met over 1700m at Cowra on 20 Sep; today is 1720m.
Stern Dispute ($8.00) wins the Tabulam Cup at Grafton by a neck from Sunset Trail. Vendemmia third.
Bounced back from 9th of 12 at Coffs Harbour on 3 Sep. Andrew Gibbons rode for Kris Lees.