Frankel opened proceedings at Royal Ascot on Tuesday with a show of sublime brilliance in the Queen Anne Stakes to stretch his unbeaten streak to 11 races. The colt’s majestic triumph, by 11 lengths from old foe Excelebration, came half an hour after the Queen’s carriage led the royal procession… Read More »
A daring ploy to send Saremenha onto unraced ground in Rosehill’s soggy conditions almost paid off on Saturday but the result was still a win for trainer Gerald Ryan. While Saramenha ($21) was skimming the outside fence, stablemate Australian Star ($13) hit the line towards the inside a half neck in… Read More »
Peter Snowden has racked up many firsts since signing on as Sheikh Mohammed’s head trainer in Australia but few have given him as much satisfaction at Adroitly’s Stayers’ Cup win at Rosehill. While the Listed race could not compare with feats such as claiming all five Group One juvenile races… Read More »
The Black Caviar team of trainer Peter Moody and jockey Luke Nolen were to the fore yet again when Mid Summer Music scored a gutsy win in Saturday’s Group One $1 million Stradbroke Handicap at Eagle Farm. The six-year-old mare by Oamaru Force bounced back from her ninth to Sea… Read More »
The Peter Moody-trained Brambles completed a clean sweep of Brisbane’s three-year-old staying features when he led all the way to win the Group One Queensland Derby at Eagle Farm on Saturday. Beautifully rated in front by Brad Rawiller, the son of Savabeel controlled proceedings throughout the 2400m Classic and proved… Read More »
Queensland’s top juvenile Sizzling had to produce something special to win Saturday’s Group One TJ Smith at Eagle Farm. The Kelso Wood-trained colt, perfectly ridden by Chris Munce, looked to be in trouble halfway down the straight but pulled out all stops to reel in the Gai Waterhouse-trained Kabayan to… Read More »
Trainer John O’Shea couldn’t have wished for a better start to Super Saturday when Hoss Amor scored a commanding win in the Listed Lancaster Stakes at Eagle Farm. Hoss Amor ($4.60), ridden perfectly by veteran jockey Jim Cassidy, cruised to a 2-1/4-length win over Sunset Affair ($31) with a long… Read More »
Novice fencer Megapixel gave Warrnambool trainers Bill and Symon Wilde their biggest jumps success when he led all the way to land the Australian Steeplechase at Sandown. The consistent jumper dispelled any doubts about his staying ability when he powered away up the home straight to score by eight lengths… Read More »
Two-year-old filly Nechita lived up to her boom at Warwick Farm on Saturday when she produced an ultra-impressive debut performance. The Patinack Farm-owned youngster opened as much as $5 with TAB Sportsbet on Wednesday but started the $1.80 favourite and made a one-act affair of the Ambassador Travel Services Plate… Read More »
A daring front-running ride aboard Brambles from Melbourne jockey Brad Rawiller gave trainer Peter Moody successive wins in the Group Three Grand Prix Stakes at Doomben. Brambles ($4.80) led from barrier to score a runaway 3-3/4 length win over stablemate Vatuvei ($7) in Saturday’s 2000m feature. New Zealander Red Shift… Read More »
Scream Machine has earned himself a shot at the Queensland Derby with a strong staying display at Rosehill on Saturday. The Jason Coyle-trained three-year-old was backed from $13 to $8.50 and was ridden by two-kilo claiming apprentice Adam Hyeronimus. Scream Machine chased down Fortunefivehundred ($26) to win the Evans And… Read More »
Kris Lees stable favourite Motspur has defied his age to score back-to-back wins in the Listed Prydes EasiFeed Quality Handicap to round out this year’s two-day Scone Cup carnival. Motspur, who returned to Lees’ stable after a stint in Tasmania, scored the 12th win of his career and broke his… Read More »
Trainer Peter Moody is used to seeing Black Caviar win but says the hairs on the back of his neck stood up as she streaked towards the winning post for her 21st consecutive victory. Her jockey Luke Nolen said the horse’s trainer needn’t have worried. “She never got out of… Read More »
Race 6 – 3:40PM R A Lee Stakes (1600 METRES) Of $150,000.1st $95,500, 2nd $25,650, 3rd $12,800, 4th $5,700, 5th $2,850, 6th $1,500, 7th $1,500, 8th $1,500, 9th $1,500, 10th $1,500 GROUP 3 Set Weights plus Penalties, Three-Years-Old and Upwards, Apprentices cannot claim.Track Condition: Good 3 Time: 1:38.48 Last 602m: 0:35.51 INTERIM RESULTSOffical Comments: Group 3 … Read More »
Consistent mare Miss Bindi helped ease a frustrating day for the Colin and Cindy Alderson stable when she overcame a chequered run to win at Caulfield. Ridden by Mark Zahra, the five-year-old mare was second-up in Saturday’s Gail Jackson Handicap (1200m) but was in trouble for most of the race… Read More »
Gai’s Choice has marked her return to trainer David Pfieffer’s team with a fast-finishing first-up victory at Rosehill. Gai’s Choice did her early racing under the care of Pfieffer who prepared her to win in the Magic Millions Fillies and Mares Classic in January 2011. Having been transferred to trainer… Read More »
Haussmann will have another run this preparation in either Melbourne or Queensland following his breakthrough win on his return at Caulfield. Paul Snowden, in charge of the Flemington arm of his father Peter’s operation, was happy to see the Commands colt return a winner in the Routley’s Hcp (1200m) for… Read More »
More Strawberries rebounded from a puzzling first-up failure to continue trainer Gai Waterhouse’s outstanding autumn carnival in Saturday’s Listed Darley Crown. More Strawberries’ success in the $150,000 feature over 1300m at Hawkesbury brought up Waterhouse’s sixth straight Saturday treble. “Certainly the intention is to be winning but it’s not the… Read More »
On the eve of beginning a careless riding suspension, Dean Yendall made sure he didn’t leave Flemington empty handed, riding the Peter Snowden-trained filly Dazzler to victory. Yendall was impressed with the beautifully bred two-year-old who is by More Than Ready and is the first foal of Elusive Quality mare… Read More »
Unbeaten wonder mare Black Caviar has done it again, winning her 20th straight race to set an Australasian record in the Group One Sportingbet Classic at Morphettville. The Peter Moody-trained, Luke Nolen-ridden Black Caviar treated her rivals with disdain in the 1200m $400,000 feature, delighting the unprecedented sell-out crowd of… Read More »
