Deakin peaking for Caulfield Cup shot

by | Oct 17, 2025 | Uncategorized | 0 comments

In horse racing, plans are made but don’t always come to fruition. For Phillip Stokes and his Caulfield Cup hope Deakin, everything has gone to a plan mapped out by the trainer soon after the stayer scored at Flemington in March. That victory came in the Roy Higgins Quality which secured Deakin a ballot exemption into… Read More »

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