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From 1 October 2021 Purdon officially returned to the formal training ranks again and joined Hayden Cullen in partnership. It was also announced
Natalie Rasmussen will then re-join him in fulltime training from 1 January 2022, replacing Cullen who would revert to being stable foreman again. However,
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stables to Hayden and Amanda Cullen and although staying involved, when required, they would not be managing the day to day training operation. Mark (aged 56 years old) and
Natalie (43) intended to take a break after working with horses for a combined 70 years. Their last night as a partnership was
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From 1 January 2023 Hayden Cullen left to join in partnership with Steve and Amanda Telfer. Mark then commenced training in partnership with his son, Nathan Purdon, who had previously operated from
Victoria, Australia and had previously trained in partnership with Cran and Chrissey Dalgety in 2020
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Mark Purdon announced in 2023 that he was going to try thoroughbred racing. He bought three thoroughbred yearlings at the Karaka sales and planned to engage
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Top horses Mark has been associated with, and races they have won, include:
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399:"Racenet - Australia's Premier Horse Racing News, Form Guides & Tips"
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45:1998–2007 as a sole trainer.
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267:Winterfell (trotter): 2019
113:Noel J Taylor Memorial Mile
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654:Categories
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293:References
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160:Rowe Cup
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