Spring is nearly in the air this Saturday at Randwick with a crack bunch of gallopers set to take their place in the $200,000 Group ll Missile Stakes (1200m), with the sprint race the drawcard across nine races. The weather is fine, the track is soft (7) and the rail… Read More »
View the field and barriers for the 2017 Missile Stakes. Missile Stakes will be run on Saturday 5th August at Randwick racecourse. Time: 3:30PM Distance: 1200m Class: Group 2 Have Your Say: Who do you think will win the Missile Stakes? – Leave a comment below [crownbetoffer] No Horse Trainer… Read More »
Ron Quinton will rely on Boss Lane’s affinity with Randwick in the Group Two Missile Stakes while rival trainer Kris Lees believes Le Romain has class on his side. Boss Lane is a $19 chance in Saturday’s 1200m- feature while Boss Lane is a $19 chance to break through at… Read More »
He might be a seven-year-old with 39 starts under his belt but The Monstar still has a few tricks. The gelding returns to the scene of his most dominant win when he runs in Saturday’s Group Two Missile Stakes (1200m) at Randwick. Since he won the Listed June Stakes by… Read More »
Memes has consistently pushed the boundaries since she met Jason Coyle’s expectations by ticking off her maiden win. But now the in-form mare faces the stiffest challenge of a breakthrough preparation when she takes on weight-for-age sprinters in the Missile Stakes at Randwick on Saturday. When the Warwick Farm-based Coyle… Read More »
Clarry Conners has three nominations for the Group Two Missile Stakes at Randwick but will just take one shot at it. The veteran trainer indicated only Bolero King would be given an opportunity on Saturday to bounce back from a difficult run at the same track on July 22, when… Read More »
Cranbourne trio Mick Bell, Kevin Forrester and Jungle Edge have developed a cult following after their heroics during the Sydney autumn carnival. It extended further to Brisbane in winter before coming to an end on firming ground at Doomben in June when Jungle Edge beat one runner home in the… Read More »
Three time Group 1 winner Le Romain has opened favourite for Saturday’s Missile Stakes. The Kris Lees trained five-year-old heads betting on $2.30 with online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au. The Randwick Group 2 attracted 14 nominations, but Le Romain is the best credentialed of the group. Group 1 winning mare Tycoon Tara, which was second in… Read More »
Group One winners Invader, Tycoon Tara and English will be among the horses taking advantage of the Canterbury course proper for gallops. The Peter and Paul Snowden-trained Tycoon Tara and Invader will be joined by stablemate That’s A Good Idea on Tuesday morning while English is one of nine horses… Read More »
Gerald Ryan concedes the 1200 metres of the Missile Stakes will be too short for Australian Derby runner-up Harper’s Choice but the Group Two race will still give the trainer some idea where to head this spring. Although Harper’s Choice led for most of the 2400 metres of the Derby… Read More »
Online bookmaker Sportsbet have opened their all-in market for Saturday’s Group 2 Missile Stakes and there are no surprises with multiple Group 1 winner Le Romain heading markets at $2.30. On the second line of betting is last start G1 winner Tycoon Tara who is resuming from a short break…. Read More »
View the nominations for the 2017 Missile Stakes. The Missile Stakes will be run on Saturday 5th August at Randwick racecourse at Group 2 level over 1200m. [crownbetoffer] Horse 1 BOLERO KING 2 BOSS LANE 3 DENMAGIC 4 DORF STAR 5 HARPER’S CHOICE 6 HE’S A GIVEN 7 INVINCIBLE GEM… Read More »
Blake Shinn is to appeal a careless riding penalty which will keep him out of the first stakes meeting of the new season. Shinn was outed for his ride on Invincible Knight at Randwick on Saturday and pending the outcome of his appeal on Friday, he will not return until… Read More »
Glyn Schofield will ride triple Group One winner Le Romain when he returns in the Group Two Missile Stakes at Randwick. Trainer Kris Lees has booked Schofield with Hugh Bowman unavailable because he is walking the Kokoda Track for charity with fellow jockeys Stephen Baster, Corey Brown and Kathy O’Hara… Read More »
Triple Group One winner Le Romain has had a solid win in a barrier trial at Newcastle ahead of his planned return in the Missile Stakes. Le Romain jumped well and responded in the final stages of Tuesday’s 1000m-heat to win going away from his rivals. Trainer Kris Lees plans… Read More »
Triple Group One winner Le Romain is set for the first of two barrier trials ahead of his comeback to racing and a bid for a spot in The Everest. The four-year-old is listed in an 845m heat at Wyong on Wednesday with trainer Kris Lees earmarking the Group Two… Read More »
The rebirth of Tycoon Tara’s racing career has surprised Peter Snowden. The mare came to Peter and Paul Snowden’s Randwick stable from Victoria for one last shot at racing after a disappointing autumn campaign. Tycoon Tara won the Group Two Missile Stakes in her first run for the Snowdens before… Read More »
As the dust settles on Capitalist’s first-up defeat, Peter and Paul Snowden head to Randwick in search of Sydney stakes atonement. Capitalist’s poor showing in the San Domenico Stakes at Rosehill last Saturday mystified his trainers in the aftermath. The Golden Slipper winner’s program has been altered and he is… Read More »
New stable recruit Tycoon Tara has given Peter and Paul Snowden victory in the first Group race of the Sydney season in the absence of her star stablemate Capitalist. The Snowdens opted not to run the Golden Slipper winner in Saturday’s Group Two Missile Stakes (1200m) because of the heavy… Read More »
Tulloch Lodge’s new era has been christened with a stakes win by Golden Rose-bound colt Thronum. The stable established by Gai Waterhouse’s legendary father Tommy Smith now carries the name of her co-trainer Adrian Bott. Waterhouse and Bott’s first runner in a black-type race was also their first winner in… Read More »
