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Pinito victorious in 2026 Aspiration Quality post Queensland Oaks second

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Opting for a restrained autumn initiation with Pinito paid dividends for Chris Waller, who nonetheless mulled over more daring prospects.

Godolphin’s four-year-old mare grabbed her first win serving the elite trainer in Saturday’s Group 3 Aspiration Quality (1600m) at Randwick, with her connections shunning Group 1 action in the Coolmore Classic (1500m) scheduled for next week.

“Her first-up run was excellent. We even thought about running her in a Coolmore, but she had a long time off and she was second-up, so we decided to take the easy steps,” Waller said.

Last winter’s Queensland Oaks (2200m) runner-up, Pinito wrote her own script by storming home fourth to Cinsault in the Millie Fox Stakes (1300m) on February 21 fresh, culminating in her inaugural Group victory at Randwick on Saturday.

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Waller indicated the mare took time to acclimatise after joining from James Cummings yet has located form, eyeing the Epona Stakes (1900m) at Rosehill in two weeks as ideal progression.

“The Epona would be perfect,” he said.

“She showed good form in a Queensland Oaks as a three-year-old so if we can gradually get her up in distance that will be a good plus.”

Pinito ($3.40 fav), partnered by James McDonald, unleashed from the pack to collar Starphistocated ($41) on the line by half a length, Polymnia ($10) filling third a further 1-1/4 lengths back.

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Confidence stemmed from her fresh run for McDonald, who prioritised perfect timing.

“Off the last run she showed an incredible turn of foot, so I knew it was going to be there,” McDonald said.

“It was just a matter of timing it right, and she did the rest.”

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Rennae Stubbs accuses Donald Trump of ‘disrespecting’ US Army soldiers killed in Iran drone strike

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Rennae Stubbs recently accused President Donald Trump of ‘disrespecting’ US Army soldiers killed in an Iranian drone strike. The former tennis star criticized Trump as a ‘draft dodger’ after the President showed up to the dignified transfer of the soldiers in a baseball cap.

Earlier this week, an Iranian drone strike in Kuwait killed six service members. The US Army Reserve soldiers were brought home in a dignified transfer at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware on Saturday, March 7 and Trump, alongside first lady Melania Trump and Vice President JD Vance were in attendance for the event.

Recently, an Instagram Threads user shared a picture from the event, writing,

“President Trump, First Lady Melania Trump and Vice President Vance honoring with Dignified Transfer the 6 members of our military who lost their lives. God bless these heroes and their families.”

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Reacting to this, Rennae Stubbs accused President President Donald Trump of ‘disrespecting’ the fallen soldiers, writing,

“Disrespecting them with a hat on. What do you expect from a draft dodger.”

Rennae Stubbs shares sweet golfing moment in memory of her mother

Stubbs at the City Cup (Image Source: Getty)Stubbs at the City Cup (Image Source: Getty)
Stubbs at the City Cup (Image Source: Getty)

Rennae Stubbs recently invited fans behind-the-scenes into her life with a sweet glimpse into her golfing outing. The Australian revealed that she used to often golf with her mother, but hadn’t been out on the course since her mother passed away last year.

She went on to share that she recently returned to the sport, wearing her mother’s chain around her neck, and unlocked an incredible achievement, writing on X,

“If you don’t know, I love golf & so did my mum. She played her whole life & when she passed last year, I hadn’t played golf since. Well I played for the 1st time yesterday, wearing her chain around my neck & this happened! Thankgod i filmed it. Thx 😇 #holeinone #seinseiporcupine.”

As a tennis player, Rennae Stubbs competed on the WTA Tour between 1992 and 2011. The Australian was a doubles specialist, and won four women’s doubles Grand Slam titles as well as two mixed doubles Major championships.

After calling time on her career in 2011, Stubbs shifted her focus to coaching. In recent years, the 54-year-old has worked with the likes of Serena Williams, Eugenie Bouchard, Karolina Pliskova and Samantha Stosur.

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