Racing: Australia draws Court pair

Brian Court.
Brian Court.
Victory Dragon, the Broadfield-trained galloper, is set to begin an Australian campaign at Mudgee on Sunday week.

Trainer Brian Court said Victory Dragon had settled well at Warwick Farm.

Victory Dragon and stablemate Court It All were flown to Sydney from Christchurch on August 16.

"They were in Sydney within five hours," Court said.

"They have since worked up well."

Court has been in Sydney and left the the pair in the care of strapper Annabel Tilson.

Victory Dragon won first up at Ashburton in May and finished third in his other start at Blenheim.

The Bel Esprit gelding is owned in Hong Kong by Sonny Li.

Court It All finished third at Riccarton from two starts as a 2yr-old last spring.

Georgies Girl, who has not raced since October, won a 1000m trial by six lengths at Rangiora yesterday. The Terri Rae-trained mare won twice as a 3yr-old in the 2010-11 season.

• Kullu, who finished third in a trial yesterday, is now trained by Matt and Mandy Brown. The Elvstroem gelding won over 1400m at Te Aroha and 1600m at Ruakaka when trained by Stephen McKee.

• Emma Stackhouse has been granted a licence to train. She is now preparing horses formerly trained at Woodend Beach by Paul Harris. The latter was suspended by the integrity committee of New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing after being declared bankrupt.

Greg Purcell, the chief executive of NZTR, said permission had been given for Harris to assist Stackhouse. Stackhouse (26), a former apprentice jockey, has worked for several stables.

NZTR gave Harris 21 days from August 16 to show cause why his licence should not be withdrawn or cancelled.

• Pure Elegance (Redoute's Choice-Our Echezeaux), who won her only start as a 2yr-old at Waipukurau in March, won a trial at Paeroa yesterday.

Her sister, Dolmabache, winner of the Travis Stakes at Te Rapa in March, also won a trial yesterday.

Full Of Spirit, winner of the Adrian Knox Stakes at Randwick in April, also won her trial.

• Matthew Cameron and Ming Cheung were suspended for careless riding at Ruakaka on Monday.

Cameron is out from Sunday until the following Thursday inclusive. Cheung is out until midnight on September 19.

Cheung admitted shifting out in the closing stages when riding Soirette, causing Road To Nowhere to clip a heel and dislodge rider Rogan Norvall.

Cameron (Lippy) admitted shifting in soon after the start, causing Cash For Keep to clip a heel and blunder.

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