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‘Our great horse’: Coal Crusher fires again for special Hunter win
Coal Crusher secured a fifth Hunter Day win at Newcastle, bringing career earnings close to $2.8 million and confirming this event as his signature race.
- On Saturday, Coal Crusher won the special Hunter race at Newcastle, raising his career earnings to almost $2.8 million at Broadmeadow racecourse.
- Having won a benchmark handicap the year before, Coal Crusher had strong form for this race with a third-place finish last year, making it his race, connections said.
- Thousands streamed into Broadmeadow racecourse as the card also featured the listed $300,000 Beauford , won by Chris Waller-trained Asterix .
- Connections said they expect to bring Coal Crusher back for a fifth Hunter Day, reinforcing his status as The Hunter champion in 2023 and 2025.
- Trainers signalled bigger targets after Newcastle, including the $3 million Magic Millions Classic, as Green Spaces' Spring Stakes success lifted Derby hopes for the Bjorn Baker stable.
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dungogchronicle.com.auThe Hunter 2025: Coal Crusher doubles up; Gibbons' grandparent joy; the Kyrgios connection
The eight-year-old gelding staved off challengers to claim the $1million feature at Newcastle on Saturday, two years after saluting in the same race.
·Newcastle, Australia
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