The Lindsay Park team will have three runners across the two Group One Guineas races at Caulfield from an original 11 hopefuls. Seaburge will be the stable’s sole representative in the Caulfield Guineas while Harlow Gold and Sebring Dream will line up in the fillies version, the Thousand Guineas on… Read More »
View the nominations for the 2016 Schweppes Thousand Guineas. The Thousand Guineas will be run on Saturday 8th October at Caulfield racecourse. [betrace] Horse 1 AWOKE (NZ) 2 BRING ME THE BLING 3 CHESTER ROW 4 CHIPANDA 5 CLASSIC DIVA 6 DYNASTIC LADY 7 EXOCET 8 FIFTY WAYS 9 FILLE… Read More »
Flight Stakes runner up ‘Yankee Rose’ will no head to Saturday’s Thousand Guineas at Caulfield racecourse. Yankee Rose has been entered for Saturday’s Spring Champion Stakes which is likely to be her last run in Sydney before heading to Melbourne for a VRC Crown Oaks run. Source: Trainer David Vandyke… Read More »
Adelaide trainer Phillip Stokes is eyeing a quick back-up for Serenely Discreet into the Thousand Guineas at Caulfield, six days after her Group Two win at Flemington. Serenely Discreet made up for an unlucky run at Caulfield at her last start by capturing the Edward Manifold Stakes (1600m) on Sunday…. Read More »
Henry Dwyer has had to alter Leotie’s Thousand Guineas path but the trainer doesn’t believe missing the Prelude will affect her chances. Leotie was scratched from Saturday’s Group Two race after being treated for a minor respiratory infection. Dwyer will now take the filly to Bendigo on Thursday to run… Read More »
Legless Veuve has landed a betting plunge to take out an important lead-up race to a Group One race at Caulfield. The Stuart Webb-trained three-year-old was backed from $17 into $12 in taking out the Thousand Guineas Prelude on Saturday. Ridden by Mark Zahra, Legless Veuve raced on the speed… Read More »
Samara Dancer can emulate an elder sibling by winning a Guineas Prelude at Caulfield, but her trainer Phillip Stokes hopes she can do even better in her Group One finale two weeks later. The premier Adelaide trainer believes Samara Dancer has improved going into Saturday’s Thousand Guineas Prelude (1400m) after… Read More »
Henry Dwyer believes the decision to bypass one Group One race with Leotie will give her the best chance to make a significant impact in another. Leotie is on the third line of betting for next month’s Group One Thousand Guineas and will be out to stamp her credentials when… Read More »
She’s one of the smallest horses in Chris Waller’s stable, but Foxplay has shown size doesn’t matter in a fight, coming out on top in the Group Two Tea Rose Stakes at Randwick. The $2.80 favourite to add Saturday’s 1400m-event to her Furoious Stakes win, Foxplay was crowded by her… Read More »
Jockey Dwayne Dunn rates Exocet a VRC Oaks prospect after a strong victory at Caulfield. But whether the filly also tackles the Thousand Guineas on her way there remains to be seen. The Lee and Anthony Freedman-trained Exocet has firmed from $51 to $17 for the Group One Thousand Guineas… Read More »
On the day where Chris Waller and Hugh Bowman were supposed to take centre stage with Winx, Foxplay’s Furious Stakes win has eased their frustrations. Waller scratched Winx from the Chelmsford Stakes on Saturday morning due to the heavy Randwick track. The jockey-trainer combination then teamed up for High Mist’s… Read More »
The Thousand Guineas Prelude will determine the spring path for Moonee Valley winner Merriest. The Danny O’Brien-trained three-year-old took out the Listed Atlantic Jewel Stakes on Saturday, her second victory from four visits to the racetrack. Ridden by Damien Oliver, Merriest ($26) sat outside the leader before scoring a short-head… Read More »
Jockey Michael Walker has declared a horse to win one of the feature Spring G1’s after his ride at Moonee Valley. Walker could not have spoken more highly of Sebring Dream’s run in the Atlantic Jewel Stakes saying she won’t be beaten in the G1 Thousand Guineas. Sebring Dream is… Read More »
The scratchings of Inspired Estrelle and I Am A Star has from the Listed Atlantic Jewel Stakes has opened the door for Piccadillies to make her debut at Moonee Valley. The Lee and Anthony Freedman-trained filly is a half sister to Group One winner and successful sire Fastnet Rock. Lee… Read More »
The Furious Stakes will determine which Group One target trainer Rick Worthington chooses for Honesty Prevails. A small hiccup in her preparation has meant Honesty Prevails is a little behind in her program ahead of Saturday’s Group Two race over 1200m at Randwick. “Because we had that little bit of… Read More »
Leotie has booked a trip to Sydney for the Golden Rose following a soft win at Caulfield. However a start in the Group One race at Rosehill on September 10 will depend on the condition of the track. An easing $2.30 favourite for the Wedrive.com.au Plate, Leotie, ridden by Chris… Read More »
Spring contender Yankee Rose is under an injury cloud following a below par gallop this morning with trainer David Vandyke stating she will undergo a full veterinary examination on Wednesday. Vandyke said his gut feeling is that there is nothing serious and it is likely that its just some inflammation in… Read More »
A midweek restricted race at Sandown will give trainer Archie Alexander a spring guide to lightly raced filly The Housemaid. A nomination for October’s Thousand Guineas at Caulfield, The Housemaid will line up in The Grand Hotel Frankston Handicap (1300m) on Wednesday. The Housemaid goes into the race off a… Read More »
The Golden Rose is shaping as the preferred lead-up race for Thousand Guineas hopeful Leotie. Trainer Henry Dwyer has nominated the filly for four races across two states on Saturday including the Run To The Rose at Rosehill, but he is likely to choose the 1400m benchmark race for fillies… Read More »
With the Thousand Guineas a spring goal for Ariaz, trainer Robbie Griffiths has worked backwards from that date to determine a starting point for the filly. She gets her program underway at Moonee Valley on Saturday in the Cleanaway Plate over 1200m. But Griffiths’ confidence has been dented by a… Read More »
