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Black Caviar gives birth to third foal
Being a mum comes as naturally to Black Caviar as winning races, as she cares for her third foal, which was born in the Hunter Valley on Sunday morning.
Racing writer for The Sydney Morning Herald
Being a mum comes as naturally to Black Caviar as winning races, as she cares for her third foal, which was born in the Hunter Valley on Sunday morning.
The fate of whether Sydney punters see Hartnell again this spring rests with what the Racing NSW handicapper but a clash between the Godolphin star and Winx will probably have to for The Championships in the autumn.
Newcastle trainer Kris Lees will give Melbourne its first taste of the Winx and Hartnell form this spring when Queen Elizabeth Stakes winner Lucia Valentina runs in Saturday's Underwood Stakes at Caulfield.
Black Caviar is a proud mum once again after giving birth to Snitzel filly in the Hunter Valley on Saturday.
The only thing that Godolphin trainer John O'Shea would commit to with Hartnell was his next run will be in a group 1.
Hugh Bowman dominated the start of Saturday's Randwick meeting, riding a winning treble before hopping on Winx and perhaps finding another couple of group 1 types in Guard Of Honour and Foxplay.
Gary Moore certainly enjoys winning a race and Takedown gave him his biggest success in Sydney coming over the top of Ball Of Muscle to win The Shorts at Randwick on Saturday.
Chris Waller knows better than most that little things matter, especially if it is Winx. When you have the best horse in the land and she scratches a knee on the morning of her first group 1 run for the spring, it is not ideal.
Tommy Berry has been a thorn in English's side, beating her twice in group 1s, but he knows how scintillating her sprint can be from in the saddle and from chasing her.
Respect is the only word that can be used to describe the dynamic between Godolphin's trainer John O'Shea and Chris Waller ahead of a couple of heavyweight preliminaries at Randwick on Saturday.
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