It won't be all champagne and celebrations for trainer Mark Webb if Black Minx wins the $1 million Magic Millions Trophy at the Gold Coast.

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Handsupfordetroit showed Grahame Begg enough in defeat last start to suggest he is black-type material and the trainer is expecting his quality to shine through at Rosehill on Saturday.

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Unbeaten Queensland filly Paprika has firmed again for the Magic Millions after drawing barrier six for Saturday's $2 million race at the Gold Coast.

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The Moonee Valley Racing Club (MVRC) will cut 23 full time jobs under an organisational restructure to be implemented over the next two months.

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Outstanding New Zealand mare Princess Coup has been retired due to ongoing tendon problems. Trainer Mark Walker noticed filling in her tendon when she returned to his stable after coming out of quarantine following her Australian spring campaign. Princess Coup was dominant in the 2007 New Zealand Oaks...

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The dietary requirements of the broodmare during pregnancy, lactation and reproduction is a topic that is often discussed and is worthy of considerable attention. After all, adequate nutrition and body condition is known to have a large bearing on reproductive function and the production of milk in the lactating mare.

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As breeders book their mares and start to see their foals being born, now is a good time to brush up on some breeding terminology you might come across when discussing your horses.  For those new to the breeding game, this information might help to make sense of the plethora of information you will receive when deciding where to send your mare.

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Review of the Group 2 Stan Fox Stakes at Randwick won by the Gai Waterhouse trained Dreamscape