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SYDNEY youngster, Beneteau, was the big winner at today’s barrier draw for the $1 million Arrowfield Stud Blue Diamond Stakes, 1200m, to be run at Caulfield on Saturday.

The $1mn yearling purchase, which is unbeaten in two starts for trainer Paul Messara, drew barrier nine in the capacity field of 16 that will contest Victoria’s richest two-year-old race.

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FORMER Toll Holdings chairman, Peter Rowsthorn, is selling his thoroughbred horse racing property, Wadham Park Nagambie, in central Victoria.

According to The Australian Financial Review, the move comes after Queensland Racing reneged on a deal to acquire Mr Rowsthorn's Gold Coast horse facility, also named Wadham Park, for $20 million.

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RACING Victoria Limited (RVL) today released the 2010 jumps racing program following consultation with the Australian Jumps Racing Association (AJRA) and participating race clubs.

The program will see 64 races held from April to August, with RVL increasing the minimum prize money for over 50 per cent of these races from $12,000 to $15,000.

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FORMER champion galloper Weekend Hussler is nominated to make his long awaited return to racing on Arrowfield Stud Blue Diamond Stakes Day this Saturday at Caulfield.

The seven-time Group 1 winner has not competed since succumbing to injury following his unplaced run in the Australia Stakes (1200m, Group 1) at Moonee Valley 12 months ago.

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RACING Victoria stewards have expanded to nine races their investigation involving top jockey Danny Nikolic.

Racing journalist, Adrian Dunn, reports in today’s Melbourne Herald Sun, that Nikolic and RVL chief steward Terry Bailey clashed heatedly when the inquiry continued on Saturday.

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SUPER filly More Joyous showed her superiority by blowing away her rivals to win the $151,800 Group 2 Light Fingers Stakes (1200m) at Royal Randwick on Saturday.

Trained by Gai Waterhouse and owned by John Singleton, the More Than Ready filly beat Trim and Sweepstaking in an impressive time considering the heavy conditions.

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THE WEEKEND AUSTRALIAN today reports on ‘a famous Australian racing family at the centre of unrelated stewards' probes in two States over betting irregularities.’

The story by respected journalist PATRICK SMITH has been reproduced courtesy of News Limited and the WEEKEND AUSTRALIAN and reads: ‘It is believed Betfair integrity officers noted unusual betting patterns in certain accounts and notified stewards in Melbourne and Queensland.

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THE first of five country cups to be showcased under the banner of the 2010 Melbourne Festival of Racing will be run this Sunday afternoon at Kilmore.

A quality field will gather on Valentine’s Day, less than an hour from Melbourne, for the running of the $110,000 Sportingbet Kilmore Cup (1600m).

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GAI Waterhouse will be looking for a clean sweep of the feature races at Royal Randwick this Saturday with three of her highly-rated runners accepting today.

Super colt Manhattan Rain leads a quality field for the $151,800 Group 2 Royal Sovereign Stakes (1200m) for three year old colts and geldings.

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BOOM three-year-old Black Caviar has been scratched from Saturday’s Group 1 $500,000 Pulse Pharmacy William Reid Stakes (1200m) at Moonee Valley after succumbing to injury.

But trainer Peter Moody still remains confident of claiming the feature sprint with stablemate Wanted who has finished runner-up in Group 1 company at his past two starts.

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