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Trainer Paul Butterworth with She Salutes. Picture: Supplied.

Butterworth chases quinella

THEY may be considered outsiders by the bookmakers but trainer Paul Butterworth says She Salutes and Princess Cavallo can secure the quinella for him today at the Gold Coast.

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Jockey Paul Hammersley rode the Bryan and Daniel Guy-trained Junction to victory in the QTIS Two-Year-Old Maiden Plate (1200m) at the Gold Coast on Wednesday, January 25. Picture credit: Grant Peters, Trackside Photography.

Junction chases Inglis Classic

GOLD Coast jockey Paul Hammersley’s experience with Junction has earned him the ride on the two-year-old in the $250,000 Inglis Classic at Randwick on Saturday.

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Houtzen crosses the line in the main race. Magic Millions Race Day and Fashions on the Field. Pics Tim Marsden

Houtzen may trial at Randwick

GOLD Coast trainer Toby Edmonds has several options for Houtzen in the lead-up to the Golden Slipper, including a barrier trial at Randwick.

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Jockey Nathan Thomas rode the Trevor Thomas-trained Atomic Missile to victory in the QTIS Three-Years-Old Maiden Plate (900m) on the Gold Coast on Saturday, February 4. Photo credit: Jessica Hawkins, Trackside Photography.

Atomic Missile beats the odds

BOOKMAKERS gave Atom­­ic Missile no hope ­before his maiden victory on the Gold Coast on Saturday and that is ­exactly how Trevor Thomas liked it.

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Former Melbourne Cup jockey Edgar Britt, who turned 102, at the Bupa Aged Care, Runaway Bay, Gold Coast. Australia's oldest jockey Britt rode in two Melbourne Cups, finishing unplaced on Eastern Chief in 1932 before running fourth on Broad Arrow in 1934. Picture: Regi Varghese

Champion jockey has run his race

UNTIL his sad death at age 103 this week, Australia’s oldest jockey, Edgar Britt, was the last remaining track star to have known what it was like to have galloped against the immortal Phar Lap.

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