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Female horse trainers Lisa Lefoe and Leanne Gillett from Alice Springs are in town for the Darwin Cup carnival.

Smiles disguise rivalry

ALICE Springs trainers have already tasted their fair share of success during the Darwin Cup Carnival and Lisa Lefoe and Leanne Gillett hope to continue the trend.

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Spartan Eagle and trainer Bob Richard have returned for another crack at the Darwin Cup Carnival. Bob takes Spartan Eagle for a wander along Mindil Beach

Eagle eyes Cup again

HE was all the rage last year. In fact, Spartan Eagle had that much support on Darwin Cup Day, he may have started the Northern Territory’s biggest race as favourite.

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Darwin Cup, Guineas.Paul Shiers brings Gravitational back to scale after taking out the Darwin Guineas.

Gravitational in Derby quest

GRAVITATIONAL, so brave in winning the Hot100 Darwin Guineas a fortnight ago, bids to continue his quest for the SKYCITY Triple Crown in today’s $135,000 SKYCITY Darwin NT Derby at Fannie Bay.

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Horse racing at Fannie Bay - Bridge Toyota Cup Race 5. Winning horse Bel Sir trained by Neil Dyer and ridden by jockey Jarrod Todd.

Joy for Jarrod

BEL SIR, aided by a copybook ride from jockey Jarrod Todd, went one better than 12 months ago when winning the $50,000 Bridge Toyota Cup at Fannie Bay yesterday on Day 3 of the Carlton Mid Darwin Cup Carnival.

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Horse Racing at Fannie Bay, Chief Ministers Cup. Main race at 4.29pm. Winner Smarty Mac, jockey Kayla Cross.

Kayla feeling ‘Smarty’ after Cup win

APPRENTICE jockey Kayla Cross won the $55,000 Asian United Food Service Chief Minister’s Cup (1600m) at Fannie Bay yesterday when the Dick Leech-trained six-year-old gelding Smarty Mac triumphed.

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Horse trainer David Bates with his runner 'Pull no Punches' who will race in the Chief Minister's Cup during the Darwin Cup Carnival.

Bates backs gun gelding

MASTER horseman David Bates has never pulled any punches when it comes to his accurate assessments of his stable and he has no plans to start today.

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