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Leotie to round off Thousand Guineas prep at Bendigo
Lightly raced filly Leotie will round off her preparation for the Group 1 $500,000 Schweppes Thousand Guineas (1600m) at Caulfield on October 8 at Bendigo on Thursday. “We scoped her on Thursday and she just had a bit of tracheal mucus and we had...
Racing: Dwyer keen on Leotie Guineas prospects after passing up Rose temptation
When there’s a million dollars up for grabs, especially in a race restricted to three-year-olds, the temptation is always to go for it. But Caulfield trainer Henry Dwyer is happy he put discretion ahead of valour by keeping his promising filly Leotie in Melbourne...
Michelle Payne makes comeback, raring for another Melbourne Cup tilt
She may be Queen of the Turf, but that is no guarantee Michelle Payne can produce a fairytale every time she takes to the track. Still, first time back in the saddle and a fourth-place finish is not to be sneezed at, and...
Chase The Horizon scores for Dwyer
Chase The Horizon continued Henry Dwyer’s flying start to the new season when he won Saturday’s$60,000 November Relaunch @ Caulfield Glasshouse BM78 Handicap (1200m) at Caulfield. Chase The Horizon enjoyed a soft trailing run from barrier seven but raced in restricted room in the...
No Golden Rose for Leotie
Henry Dwyer has aborted plans to start his promising filly Leotie in next Saturday’s $1 million Group 1 Golden Rose (1400m). The Caulfield horseman will instead plot a path to the Thousand Guineas via the key local lead-up. Dwyer was open to the idea of heading to...
Vostok does job for Dwyer
Vostok atoned for a luckless defeat at Cranbourne six days earlier by winning Saturday’s $60,000United Refrigeration BM78 Handicap (1514m) at Moonee Valley. The son of Starcraft won his first three starts before finishing unplaced twice in stakes company forPeter Moody. Vostok transferred to fellow Caulfield trainer Henry...