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Jimmysstar ponders 2026 Newmarket Handicap entry?

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Ciaron Maher eyes a bold move into the Newmarket Handicap after Jimmysstar’s electric Cranbourne hit-out.

He will touch base with the sprinter’s connections before locking in for the Group 1 1200m event at Flemington Saturday.

Maher’s stable plotted the gelding’s reappearance in the Group 1 William Reid Stakes (1200m) Caulfield March 21, onward to Group 1 T J Smith Stakes (1200m) Randwick April 4 and Group 1 All-Aged Stakes (1400m) subsequently.

Tuesday saw Mark Zahra at Cranbourne trialling Jimmysstar amid Ethan Brown’s suspension lasting to month-end.

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Zahra, retained for Saturday’s feature on Tenytris, switches to Jimmysstar if aiming for William Reid Stakes immediately.

Newmarket Handicap nominations finalise Wednesday morning.

“Mark’s coming back from his ‘fake broken leg’, but he was pretty keen to get down here this morning and he worked super,” Maher joked.

“I will have a chat to the owners, and it will be either this race or the William Reid, but I think Jimmy is coming up really well.

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“We only gave him a short time off and we wanted to keep him active.

“The planning has been to only have one run here and then go to Sydney for the T J and the All-Aged, but I’ll have a chat to the owners after today’s work.”

Stable shelves Jimmysstar for Saturday, Benedetta represents Maher post her creditable third in Group 1 Lightning Stakes (1000m) Flemington February 14.

Benedetta gets 4kg allowance against Tentyris, Lightning winner, avenging her 1-½ length reverse.

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Third crack at Newmarket for Benedetta after fourth, tenth finishes with Jason Warren.

Maher praised Benedetta’s top first-up showing among four stable efforts.

“Last prep, whether we were working out, or she didn’t come up as well, she’s certainly come up better and certainly her coat, and her action, is a pretty good reflection of that,” Maher said.

“She was super the other day. She ran close to a PB. I thought she looked fantastic and I think she’s held that through to this race.

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“We haven’t had to do a lot with her. She was very fit and right to go and couldn’t have hit the line any better.

“The 1200 (metres) is going to be ideal. I think she will hit the line pretty hard.

“It’s going to be a slick race, but I think she’s come on again.”

Visit betting sites to find racing betting markets for the Newmarket Handicap.

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Rapper Doechii doubled down on her anti-cat comments on social media, stirring the ire of cat lovers by claiming that the felines are not friendly animals and don’t want to be domesticated. The Grammy-winning rapper’s comments came via her Threads account on March 2, where she shared her thoughts about people owning cats as pets.

She further suggested that it was very rare for cats to be “immediately lovely without years of pain and work put in,” adding:

“People act like it’s a crime to dislike cats when they genuinely aren’t friendly animals. They don’t wanna be domestic just leave em alone! Like it’s not organic I’m sorrryyy be fr it’s rare that cats are immediately lovey without years of pain and work put in. Yall be scratched and beat tf up by your own animals I can’t lmaooo.”

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Doechii‘s comments garnered immense backlash, prompting her to stand her ground as she responded to various comments under her initial post. She posted a video of Tiffany Pollard saying, “You hating a** b***h, all fraudulent,” to the audience on Flavor of Love in 2006, captioning it, “Me vs Cat owners.”

According to Complex, the rapper hit back at various criticisms under her post. When one commentator indicated that maybe cats didn’t like her, she responded, “It’s mutual.” Meanwhile, another person claimed the rapper had responded to all comments trying to educate her about cats with “passive aggressive bulls**t,” suggesting she had “pure disdain” for the creatures.

The rapper replied that the user was getting “TOO worked up” over the issue, adding, “The world will be fine if Doechii thinks cats are mean.” Another user accused her of spreading common misconceptions surrounding cats to justify her dislike for the felines, resulting in the Denial Is A River rapper replying with:

“I did! And they aren’t misconceptions these are most definitely true and happen errday you CANNOT trick me. If i tell a cat owner to lift they arm sleeve rn they’ll be tore up.”


Doechii recently won her second Grammy

Doechii picked up her second Grammy after her hit song Anxiety won Best Music Video at the prestigious music awards ceremony on February 1, 2026. This is her second Grammy win. In 2025, the rapper made history by becoming one of three women to win Best Rap Album for her mixtape Alligator Bites Never Heal, following Laryn Hill and Cardi B.

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“I don’t want to make this long. But this category was introduced in 1989, and two women have won. Lauryn Hill—three women have won. Lauryn Hill, Cardi B, and Doechii. I put my heart and my soul into this mixtape. I bared my life. I went through so much. I dedicated myself to sobriety, and God told me that I would be rewarded and that he would show me just how good it can get. I have to thank God,” Doechii said in her acceptance speech.

She further encouraged Black girls and Black women watching her that anything was possible, telling them not to bow down to stereotypes such as “you can’t be here, that you’re too dark, or that you’re not smart enough, or that you’re too dramatic, or you’re too loud.”


Doechii’s Anxiety was nominated in four other categories at the 2026 Grammys, including Song of the Year, Best Rap Song, and Record of the Year. Song of the Year went to Billie Eilish’s Wildflower, while Record of the Year was won by Kendrick Lamar‘s Luther, featuring SZA. Lamar also won Best Rap Song for TV Off from his 2024 album GNX.