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Via Sistina (James McDonald) acknowledging the Moonee Valley crowd's applause after her pulsating win in the Group 1 Cox Plate (2,040m) on Oct 26.
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Via Sistina out to frank hot Cox Plate form

Young Champion was rested for 47 days after a bleeding attack in his first-up run. He should make amends in The Panasonic Cup (1,400m) at Sha Tin on Nov 9.
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Nov 9 Hong Kong (Sha Tin) form analysis

Nov 9 South Africa (Turffontein/Kenilworth) form guide
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Nov 9 South Africa (Turffontein/Kenilworth) form guide

Trigger Pegasus (Azizi Awang) returning to scale after his win for trainer Nick Selvan in the Charity Cup in Ipoh on Aug 25.
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Selvan’s finger on the Trigger

Treasurethe Moment (Damian Lane) drawing away to an easy win in the Group 1 Crown Oaks (2,500m) at Flemington on Nov 7.
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An Oaks Moment to really Treasure

Nov 8 South Africa (Fairview) form guide
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Nov 8 South Africa (Fairview) form guide

Contarelli (Khairil Zulkiflee) finishing ahead of Garudan (obscured) in barrier trial No. 3 at Sungai Besi on Nov 5. Thunderstorm (Uzair Sharudin, M49) ran third.
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Former Kranji galloper Contarelli wins at trials

The Dan O'Sullivan-trained Too Darn Discreet heads into the Group 1 Crown Oaks (2,500m) at Flemington on Nov 7 as one of the leading three-year-old fillies in the annual classic.
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Too Darn Discreet not to be ignored in Crown Oaks

Nov 7 South Africa (Turffontein) form analysis
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Nov 7 South Africa (Turffontein) form analysis

    Knight's Choice (Robbie Dolan, No. 11) edging out Warp Speed (Akira Sugawara) in the Group 1 Lexus Melbourne Cup (3,200m) at Flemington on Nov 5.
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    Knight’s Choice in a major Cup boilover

    Golden Sardine (No. 8), winning a Class 3 event over 1,300m on June 4, looked good during trackwork at Kuala Lumpur on Nov 5.
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    Golden Sardine set for fourth win

    The Mark Newnham-trained Full Credit, with Lyle Hewitson atop, winning the Class 3 The Philip Chen Trophy over 1,200m on July 6. Dropping back to Class 3, he looks ready to bounce back after a plain run in Class 2 last time.
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    Nov 6 Hong Kong (Happy Valley) form analysis

    The Andrew Gluyas-trained Goldrush Guru (Jamie Kah) winning the Group 1 Victoria Derby (2,500m) at Flemington on Nov 2.
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    Kah wins first Victoria Derby

    The Caspar Fownes-trained Karma (Vincent Ho) winning the Class 2 HKJC 140th Anniversary Cup Handicap (1,600m) at Sha Tin on Oct 20.
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    Nov 3 Hong Kong (Sha Tin) form analysis

    Nov 3 South Africa (Greyville) form analysis
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    Nov 3 South Africa (Greyville) form analysis

    Ismadi Ismail's progressive mare Quicken Away stands at the doorstep of Group 1 glory in the Coronation Cup (1,600m) at Ipoh on Nov 3.
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    Ismadi alone against KL raid

    Nov 2 South Africa (Turffontein/Kenilworth) form analysis
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    Nov 2 South Africa (Turffontein/Kenilworth) form analysis

    After leaving Kranji in 2022, former four-time Singapore champion trainer Mark Walker has continued on his winning streak back in his native New Zealand, and now, Melbourne.
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    Walker making his Mark in Melbourne

    Champion jockey Joao Moreira returning to scale aboard Lindermann after landing the Group 3 Craven Stakes (1,800m) at Randwick on Oct 26.
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    Moreira open to Aussie move

    Nov 1 South Africa (Fairview) form analysis
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    Nov 1 South Africa (Fairview) form analysis

    Revue (Low Kang Cheng) fighting back on the inside to beat Mega Ocean (Mohd Lukman) by a neck in trial No. 1 at Kuala Lumpur on Oct 29. Berry Bliss ran third, but is out of the frame.
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    Leck is happy with Berry Bliss

    Flemington takes centre stage for Australia's most popular horse race on every first Tuesday of November, the Melbourne Cup, drawing a yearly pilgrimage of both racing aficionados and once-a-year attendees. Gold Trip (Mark Zahra) is seen winning the 2022 renewal before a jam-packed grandstand. This year, Caulfield Cup runner-up Buckaroo is the favourite for Sydney trainer Chris Waller.
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    Australia buckles down for the Melbourne Cup