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Victorian response muted over Sydney clash with Derby Day by Michael Lynch

Rising star The Autumn Sun demolishes his rivals in the Caulfield Guineas. Image: Racing Photos

Rising stars of the Australian turf such as The Autumn Sun and Ringerdingding could be tempted to try their luck in Sydney during next year’s spring carnival after Racing NSW launched another salvo in the multi-million-dollar turf wars that have been raging across the Australian racing landscape.

The Sydney authorities have unveiled a new 1500-metre race for four-year-olds to be run at Rosehill on Victoria Derby Day with a prizemoney purse of $7.5 million – comfortably ahead of anything that is on offer at Flemington that day.

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