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“When he got the ride at Newcastle, he said he wanted to ride the horse a little bit colder. I wasn’t sure if that was the way to ride him, but he seems to know more than the trainer.

The Chris Waller-trained Kovalica further enhanced his Gr.1 Queensland Derby (2400m) claims with an arrogant performance to win the Gr.2 Queensland Guineas (1600m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday.

An easy win in Saturday’s Gr.3 Toyota Forklifts Frank Packer Plateat Randwick has gone some way towards turning the autumn around for Osipenko, whose connections are still wondering what might have been in last month’s Gr.1 Randwick Guineas.

Fresh from riding Imperatriz to Gr.1 success in Australia last weekend, Opie Bosson will be out to add another elite-level victory to his record, when he partners Trobriand for Mark Walker in the Gr.1 Courtesy Ford Manawatu Sires' Produce Stakes

Smart three-year-old Osipenko put his hand up as an autumn force when he scooted through along the inside to win the Gr.2 Hobartville Stakes (1400m) by a short half-head over Zou Tiger.

Prominent Kiwi owners have enjoyed a good payday when Kinloch took out the lucrative A$500,0000 Polytrack Provincial-Midway Championships Final.