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Yulong Investments have purchased a 50% stake in 2025 The Galaxy winner Private Harry. The colt is unbeaten so far this season and has already secured a place in The Everest at Randwick Racecourse next month.

Young filly Wootton Lass pulled off an impressive win at Kensington on Wednesday. Now, her trainer John Sargent says he thinks the two year old could run in the Group 2 Percy Sykes Stakes at Randwick on April 12.

Trainer Bjorn Baker says that his veteran galloper Arapaho has what it takes to win the Group 1 Tancred Stakes at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse on Saturday. The eight-year-old gelding previously won the $1.5 million race back in 2023.

After months of speculation, the Lindsay Park training team have confirmed that Mr Brightside will be headed to Hong Kong. The Hayes brothers plan on running the 9-time Group 1-winner in the G1 Champions Mile at Sha Tin Racecourse next month.

Chris Waller’s Via Sistina won the Group 1 Ranvet Stakes at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse on Saturday. The seven-year-old mare has now won 8 Group 1 races in her career and seven since coming to Australia one year ago.

Bellazaine and North England are not among the Golden Slipper betting favourites for the $5 million race next week. However, co-trainer Gai Waterhouse says that she thinks her gallopers have what it takes to impress at Rosehill Gardens on March 22.

Legendary Pride Of Jenni is officially back from retirement. The mare won the Peter Young Stakes at Caulfield on Saturday. It’s too early to tell whether she is back to her best, trainer Ciaron Maher has big plans for the mare.

Promising filly Pleasure Queen pulled off a dominant win at Randwick on Wednesday. Co-trainer Sterling Alexiou now says he plans to enter his horse in stakes races to close out the season. Next month’s Group 2 Percy Sykes Stakes is the most likely race for Pleasure Queen.

Upset Red Phantom won the Echuca Cup on Sunday. His stablemate Capper Thirtynine –the favourite– finished first to give Flemington-based trainer Nick Ryan a quinella in the $100,000 country cup.

Chris Waller has won his second Group 1 Newmarket Handicap at Flemington thanks to a dominant performance from his rising mare Joliestar. The four-year-old finished first with a clear one and a quarter length over the runner up, Headwall.