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A natural lightweight rider, Bill Duncan was one of Australia’s most successful jockeys in the inter-war period and won the Melbourne Cup in his first attempt. He also achieved a stunning victory in the 1932 Melbourne Cup on the legendary galloper, Peter Pan
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The BEL ESPRIT Stakes is run at Caulfield next week, named in honour of a champion two-year-old Thoroughbred who would go on to sire his own champions, including a good one named Black Caviar
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State of Origin I is scheduled to take place in Sydney on Wednesday night, and we assess the prospects of both teams in this opening encounter. Click for details
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The Waikato Hunt Cup is the feature jumps race on the card at TE RAPA Sunday with an eight race meeting to be run on a firm Soft5 with the rail out 10 metres
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ELLERSLIE / NEW PLYMOUTH TIPS

We're back at ELLERSLIE for an eight-race card, and the JRA Trophy is the main open event in Auckland. NEW PLYMOUTH is currently rated as a Soft 5, and we will be providing coverage of the primary races
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DOOMBEN / RANDWICK / SANDOWN TIPS

The G1 DOOMBEN Cup is the feature in Brisbane on Saturday alongside the G2 Roses. RANDWICK in Sydney and SANDOWN in Melbourne are hosting meetings with strong fields at both locations. We reveal our top tips and a few worth following
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A dominant figure in Australian racing for the first half of the twentieth century, BOBBY LEWIS was almost sixty when he relinquished his licence in 1938 after a distinguished forty-six year career in the saddle, but it was the ride on Phar Lap in the Cup that haunted him
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A young Champion of the mid 1960's, WINFREUX went North after winning a maiden in Victoria and cleaned up the big QLD features, claiming a Stradbroke Hcp /Doomben 10,000 in 1965 and the Doomben Cup in 1966. But overall, his career record was exceptional
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CHARLIE JENKINS holds a distinguished position as one of the pioneering legends in New Zealand's racing history, with the Jenkins name synonymous in horse racing in NZ dating back to the 19th century. Charlie Jenkins rode two early NZ champions in 'The Black Demon', ADVANCE and the brilliant ACHILLES
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FRANK DEMPSEY's association with the 'Wizard of Mordialloc' Jack Holt forged one of the most feared jockey-trainer partnerships in the history of racing
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That was a very watchable massacre