Lindsay Park is looking to Dibayani to go one better than his close second at his last attempt over the famous mile course at Randwick. During the spring the Irish-bred galloper was nosed out in the Group One Epsom Handicap and on Saturday returns to contest the Group Two Villiers… Read More »
View the nominations for the 2016 Villiers Stakes. The Villiers Stakes will be run on Saturday 17th December at Royal Randwick racecourse. Last 10 Sex 1 AMOVATIO 2 BERRY DELICIOUS 3 BIG MEMORY (FR) 4 CENTRE PIVOT 5 CYLINDER BEACH (NZ) 6 DIBAYANI (IRE) 7 DUCA VALENTINOIS (IRE) 8 FABRIZIO… Read More »
Darren Weir has scrapped Villers Stakes plans for Rageese, but Victoria’s premier trainer is still likely to be represented in Sydney racing’s summer feature. Weir said seven-year-old gelding Kenjorwood would probably head to Sydney for Saturday’s $250,000 Group Two Villiers Stakes over 1600m raced at Randwick after his last-start second… Read More »
Wodonga Cup winner Loyalty Man will have his first taste of clockwise racing in Sydney’s summer showpiece, the Group Two Villiers Stakes. Trainer Mike Moroney will use the 1600m-Group Two race at Randwick on December 17 to test Loyalty Man ahead of a tilt at next month’s $1 million Magic… Read More »
The handicapper will determine the path trainer Desleigh Forster takes with Cylinder Beach with the options the Villiers Stakes in Sydney or the Brisbane Handicap at home. Both races are scheduled for December 17. Cylinder Beach made a dynamic return to racing when he easily beat a quality field in… Read More »
Romney’s Choice’s last-start second as favourite in a Class Four race at Hawkesbury is looking a lot better now with the winner, Circular, backing up her win with success in the Goulburn Cup. Trainer Noel Mayfield-Smith will bring Romney’s Choice from Hawkesbury to Rosehill on Saturday confident she can be… Read More »
One-time Epsom Handicap prospect Marenostro will use his home track at Rosehill as the setting to kick off a campaign aimed at the Group Two Villiers Stakes. Trainer Chris Waller decided to lower his sights to the summer feature after Marenostro performed admirably but failed to make his case to… Read More »
Rosehill winner Suboric will be set for a Villiers Stakes campaign but his jockey Mitchell Bell is heading for a stint on the sidelines. Bell rode the Gerald Ryan-trained Suboric to a barnstorming win in Saturday’s Club Marconi Handicap but no sooner had they crossed the line, things got messy…. Read More »
A long-range plan for Ninth Legion paid off when he gave jockey Damian Browne the feature race double with a win in the Listed Eye Liner Stakes (1350m) at Ipswich. Browne, who rode a treble at last year’s Ipswich Cup meeting, joked he was already booked in for the 2017… Read More »
His trainer has always thought Happy Clapper would be effective over 2000m, but he didn’t expect to be giving him his first test at the distance in Sydney’s richest race. Pat Webster focused on the Doncaster Mile with Happy Clapper after the five-year-old sealed a berth via the Villiers Stakes… Read More »
Except for Winx turning up as an odds-on favourite, Doncaster Mile planning for Happy Clapper and his rider couldn’t have been smoother. “I’m disappointed to have Winx in the race,” jockey Brenton Avdulla said. “I was hoping she wouldn’t be there and if that was the case Happy Clapper would… Read More »
General Groove has been around the mark without winning this preparation and co-trainer Troy Corstens hopes it’s the gelding’s time to break through in the Golden Mile at Bendigo. General Groove hasn’t won for 16 months but has been beaten less than a length in his past two starts including… Read More »
Three horses have been added to the Group Three Summer Cup including Sebrina, the closest of seconds at her most recent start. If she runs at Randwick on Saturday, the Bjorn Baker-trained mare will be backing up seven days after she and Kontiki Dane fought out the finish of a… Read More »
Pat Webster has won many big races at Randwick but none means more than Happy Clapper’s Villiers Stakes. The five-year-old has been carefully managed by the trainer and his foreman son Wayne and went to Saturday’s Group Two race at just his 12th start. That didn’t deter punters with Happy… Read More »
View the full race results for the 2015 Villiers Stakes run at Randwick racecourse on 12/12/2015. Finish No. Horse Trainer Jockey Margin Bar. Weight Starting Price 1 16 HAPPY CLAPPER Patrick Webster Brenton Avdulla 6 53kg $4.80F 2 8 TINTO Rex Lipp Tim Clark 1L 5 56kg $26 3… Read More »
We take a look at the market movers and best backed runners for each race at Randwick on Saturday (12/12/2015) with Sportsbet.com.au, there has been plenty of big moves for long shots and those in the market. * Market Movers include scratchings which can influence some moves.
A strong card of racing has been assembled for Randwick on Saturday, where the feature race is the third of the big mile races at Randwick, the Group 2 Villiers Stakes (1600m). The weather is fine, the track is good (4) and the rail is out three metres for the… Read More »
View the full list of scratchings for Randwick races on 12/12/2015. Progressive has been scratched from the opening race at Randwick. Had slight cough yesterday. pic.twitter.com/mlt4gLkPpQ — Andrew Bensley (@AndrewBensley) December 11, 2015
The Final Field has been released for the 2015 Villiers Stakes which is to be run at Randwick on Saturday 12th, December 2015 at 4:25PM. View the Villiers Stakes Field. [betrace] Race 7 – 4:25PM INGLIS VILLIERS STAKES (1600 METRES) Of $250,000.1st $150,000, 2nd $50,000, 3rd $25,000, 4th $12,500, 5th… Read More »
Trainer John Thompson has given a good push for a Randwick runner at odds on Saturday. See his comments below. Trainer John Thompson expects to see the best from Zanbagh getting to big Randwick track. Has been targeted 2wards Villiers. Carries just 53 — Andrew Bensley (@AndrewBensley) December 11, 2015… Read More »
