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Byrne hooked on Kebede in Oaks

Byrne hooked on Kebede in Oaks

JOCKEY Jim Byrne wants to bound back to his Group 1-winning best on Super Saturday, after admitting he got things wrong with his Doomben 10,000 ride on Hooked.

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BRC counts cost of washout

BRC counts cost of washout

THE Brisbane Racing Club was counting the cost of Saturday’s washed out its Oaks Day meeting, with early ­estimates putting the loss at $400,000.

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Shades of optimism for rain delay

Shades of optimism for rain delay

BRC chairman Neville Bell hopes the fact he had to wear sunglasses at Eagle Farm on Friday was an omen for Saturday’s Queensland Oaks meeting being able to dodge the predicted deluge.

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Sultry Feeling ridden by Blake Shinn wins race 9 during the races at Rosehill Gardens on Golden Slipper day. Pic Jenny Evans

Nathan’s Racebook

THE Courier-Mail’s racing editor Nathan Exelby breaks down the big races at the much-anticipated return to Eagle Farm, headlined by the Queensland Oaks.

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Dwyer warming to Tavi Bay’s chances

Dwyer warming to Tavi Bay’s chances

HENRY Dwyer has no hesitation in labelling Oaks hope Tavi Bay a classier type than his 2014 Queensland Derby winner Sonntag and he is warming to the idea of repeating history on Saturday.

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Kerrin McEvoy wins on Music Magnate Race 7, James Boag's Premium Doomben 10,000 at Doomben, Brisbane, Saturday May 28, 2016. (AAP Image/Glenn Hunt) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Music strikes right key

TAB BIG BETS: BJORN Baker’s purple patch of form ascended into Group 1 glory as Music Magnate won the third fastest Doomben 10,000 since the conversion to metrics.

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Doomben Rewind

Doomben Rewind

THE Courier Mail’s Nathan Exelby and Ben Dorries review Saturday’s Doomben 10,000 meeting in Brisbane, with comments from the beaten division and the big winners.

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Nathan’s Racebook

Nathan’s Racebook

THE Courier-Mail’s racing editor Nathan Exelby breaks down the big races at Doomben, headlined by the $750,000 Group 1 Doomben 10,000, on Saturday.

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This lady is a champ

This lady is a champ

THANK heavens for Azkadellia. The star of the Queensland Winter Carnival stretched out at Doomben yesterday morning while all her Group 1 rivals were nowhere to be seen in Brisbane.

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Doomben Rewind

Doomben Rewind

THE Courier Mail’s Nathan Exelby and Ben Dorries review Saturday’s Doomben Cup meeting in Brisbane, with comments from the beaten division and the big winners.

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Life at the Farm a welcome sight

Life at the Farm a welcome sight

AFTER more than $22 million of renovations and lying dormant for two years, Queensland’s premier racetrack Eagle Farm has sprung to life with a series of trials.

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Smerdon expects Noble run

Smerdon expects Noble run

AHEAD of the Doomben Cup, trainer Robert Smerdon says Noble Protector is ‘somewhere near’ the form that made her one of Australia’s most exciting horses last year.

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