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$1.2m meeting a magnet for multi punters
Racing's most common question will be replaced by a slightly more complex one at today's $1.2 million Jewels meeting at Ashburton.
![Racing: Smithies look for Oaks win](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Racing: Smithies look for Oaks win
The Smithies bred both Platinum Witness and No Tricks to go into the fillies' classic two-handed and the Karapiro couple will be on track at Doomben today to cheer the pair on.
![Racing: Hover ready for first leg](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Racing: Hover ready for first leg
Allan Sharrock has Hover in prime condition to tackle the opening leg of a Wanganui stakes double.
![Racing: Testing track awaits Aaja Nachle](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Racing: Testing track awaits Aaja Nachle
There are no jumping races at Ellerslie today - wait until Monday for those - but there is still a hurdle to be cleared.
![Racing: Aussies feel Jewels day hype](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Racing: Aussies feel Jewels day hype
TAB even giving a special bet option of whether any horse wearing the Australian green colours will win a race today.
![Racing: Doody reaches for stars](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Racing: Doody reaches for stars
A seventh placing two starts ago has convinced Stephen Doody the Central Districts can record its first Harness Jewels win with Te Kawau on Saturday.
![Racing: Short odds not a problem](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Racing: Short odds not a problem
If you think the TAB's odds-on quote for The Orange Agent to win one of the glamour races of Jewels Day is a bit short, think again.
![Racing: Big feat looms for Purdon](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Racing: Big feat looms for Purdon
Champion trainer Barry Purdon is out to create a unique piece of Jewels history this Saturday as well as stop somebody else from doing the same.
![Racing: Rival's expected scratching aids Jewels bid](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Racing: Rival's expected scratching aids Jewels bid
Speeding Spur's record-breaking season could be about to get even better thanks to the probable scratching of one of his most troublesome rivals from the Jewels.
![Boban darts from back in Doomben](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Boban darts from back in Doomben
Trainer Chris Waller's attention to detail helped him plot a first-up win for Boban in the A$750,000 Group 1 Doomben 10,000 on Saturday.
![Racing: Secret Spirit toughs it out](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Racing: Secret Spirit toughs it out
Matamata filly Secret Spirit showed the truth in that axiom when she ploughed through a rain-soaked Ellerslie to take Saturday's Graeme Thomson Great Northern Foal Stakes.
![Racing: Harry still rated a Derby chance](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Racing: Harry still rated a Derby chance
Don't drop New Zealand 3-year-old Harry from calculations for the Queensland Derby says world-class jockey Zac Purton despite.
![Racing: Walsh seeks happy return](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Racing: Walsh seeks happy return
It's been nearly 20 years since Sue Walsh campaigned a horse in Australia, but she's hoping Exquisite Jewel's trip to the Brisbane Winter Carnival can be just as fruitful.
![Purdon star may prove bookies' saviour](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Purdon star may prove bookies' saviour
Training champ Mark Purdon has good news for the bookies dreading another big payout on Have Faith In Me at the Jewels on Saturday week.
![Racing: Slow motion at Awapuni](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Racing: Slow motion at Awapuni
If a track is a genuine heavy 11 and then becomes five grades worse - which Awapuni did - then why can't that be assessed on an open-ended scale?
![Racing: Galaktika the ace on Te Rapa card](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Racing: Galaktika the ace on Te Rapa card
Galaktika, in Race 11, looks close to the best prospect on a card that has a number of interesting betting contests.
![Racing: Tough Preakness for Pharoah](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Racing: Tough Preakness for Pharoah
If American Pharoah is going to become the first Triple Crown winner since 1978.
![Racing: Tritton puts some life into Sires' Stakes Final](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Racing: Tritton puts some life into Sires' Stakes Final
Shane Tritton's attitude to tomorrow night's $170,000 Sires' Stakes Final sums up why having Australians in our major races can only be good.
![Racing: Tough task for leading filly](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Racing: Tough task for leading filly
Exceptional filly The Orange Agent has been handed the toughest assignment of her career in the New Zealand Oaks on Friday.
![Racing: Burnaholeinmypocket seeks more money to spend](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Racing: Burnaholeinmypocket seeks more money to spend
The Australian assault on the Harness Jewels has grown to five.
![Racing: The Orange Agent sets alarm bells ringing](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Racing: The Orange Agent sets alarm bells ringing
The Orange Agent's South Island debut at Addington on Saturday should send more than alarm bells through her rivals - the emergency sirens should be going off.
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Racing: Filly too good for Werther
Wairarapa trainer Andrew Campbell declared Perth filly Delicacy a freak after her win in Saturday's A$500,000 South Australian Derby.
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Racing: Family cup ties speak volumes
Pump Up The Volume continued a proud family tradition at Arawa Park yesterday when he emulated his mother in claiming the feature staying event on the card.