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Photo / Ajay Berry]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/racing/horse-racing-hart-says-battle-of-the-brothers-could-be-decided-before-final-bend/BHJ52GIBGNDP7EINX4KJGSKZLQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-09T17:00:03.727Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>NZ Herald</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-09T17:00:03.727Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Horse racing: Hart says Battle of the Brothers could be decided before final bend]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/MSRF3AZL4VATNIIIYPXNJPYXG4.jpg?auth=488b3b216afa4e15ac7b557fa43d08cd8090c4088d3a1cadabb9448ee06494be&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Swayzee (middle) and Cam Hart led and beat Leap To Fame (left) and Republican Party in the Hunter Cup at Melton in February. 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