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"I was just there in the crowd, and it really got the heart racing."

Sam Clipperton says his shock retirement was the best thing for him, before a day at the races reignited the fire. Now he’s back with a new perspective.

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Joe Pride made Bob Charley AO Stakes day his own last year and has enlisted sprint trio Accredited, The Black Cloud and Dragonstone to orchestrate a repeat at Randwick on Saturday. @MitchRWCohen @PrideRacing

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"These things happen I suppose."

Almost 30 years ago Kenji Yoshida arrived from Japan to be a jockey. After riding at Wondai last weekend, he finally gets another Group 1 shot in the Queensland Oaks on Saturday. @bendorries76 @Racing_QLD

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Emerging Aussie superstar jockey Zac Lloyd will get his first taste of UK racing on Friday when he rides at Doncaster. @ClintonPayne @ZacLloydx @godolphin

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"I've never seen anything like it."

Co-trainer Will Larkin is stunned that high-rated Zou Sensation sits outside the Stradbroke Handicap field and must now win the Moreton Cup to secure a start. @daniel_pace17 @MaluaRacing @RacingBennett

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"Make sure you’re waiting for me when I get to the winning post too."

Wife’s heartbreaking farewell to Shane McGovern.

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"It just puts the icing on the cake."

Hearcomesthestar secured a deserved black-type breakthrough in the Bel Esprit Stakes at Caulfield, delivering a sentimental win for trainer John Moloney.

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Patience paid off for trainer Matthew Smith and connections as Portland snapped a two‑year drought with his first Australian victory in the Lord Mayors Cup at Rosehill. @MitchRWCohen @mcsmithracing

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A week after Chris Waller's milestone, James McDonald claimed a season record-equalling 16th Group 1 after guiding Providence to victory in the Queensland Derby at Eagle Farm. @daniel_pace17 @cwallerracing @mcacajamez

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Joe Pride is set to unleash a three-pronged assault on the Stradbroke Handicap as Headley Grange shot to equal favouritism after winning the Group 1 Kingsford Smith Cup. @bendorries76 @PrideRacing @Brave_Pride1 @Racing_QLD

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Tommy Berry says the Group 1 JJ Atkins mile will hold no fears for Berzelius after his upset win in the Sires’ Produce Stakes at Eagle Farm. @daniel_pace17 @TommyBerry21 @MFreedmanRacing

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Bjorn Baker declared it a “10 out of 10 ride” but Aaron Bullock revealed winning aboard Mawjood wasn't a straightforward assignment at Rosehill on Saturday. @ClintonPayne @BBakerRacing

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"I’ve been training for 24 years now, it’s hard work."

Bazaball Rewarded helped Kelvin Southey fund his house deposit, and will be the Mornington trainer’s first ever stakes runner in Saturday’s Bel Esprit at Caulfield. @gilbertgardiner @MelbRacingClub

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"It’s like a weight-for-age Stradbroke, it’s an unreal race."

Tony Gollan says the Group 1 Kingsford Smith Cup is stacked with quality and makes a strong case why Transatlantic can win. @bendorries76 @tonygollan

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Kiwi trainers Roger James and Robert Wellwood are eyeing their second Queensland Derby with Solid Gold, who is aiming to be the first filly to win since Bart Cummings’ Dariana in 2010.

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Almost 40 years after Shelley Hancox smashed the glass ceiling to build a thriving syndication business, she has another smart galloper on her hands. @HancoxBStock @daniel_pace17

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Moonee Valley Racing Club is set for another redevelopment milestone with the appointment of a builder to construct @TheValley's new grandstand. Check out the latest images showing how the rebuild is progressing. Story: @gilbertgardiner 👇

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"My accountant said I was crazy": Trainer @cmaherracing has come a long way from having six horse boxes on his dad's dairy farm. He tells @bendorries76 how even his closest confidantes doubted he could pull off his biggest gamble. 👇

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"You tell me why she is those odds?"

Trainer Bjorn Baker says bookmakers have got it wrong with filly Within The Law, who is seeking a Stradbroke Handicap spot in a deep Fred Best Classic. @bendorries76 @BBakerRacing @Darby_Racing

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Rain could be the difference between victory and defeat for Cinturato as the horse chases another win in soft conditions at Caulfield. @BradWWaters @TeAkauRacing @OTIRacing

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