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Trainers Show Faith In Dawn, Dash

Posted on September 27, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

It has taken a leap of faith for training partners Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott to commit to starting their two runners in the Group One Golden Rose, but with risk can come significant reward. Waterhouse and Bott have backed the ability of Dawn Passage to rebound from a disappointing last-start performance in the Run[...]

Posted on September 27, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

UNDERWOOD STAKES 1800m $750,000 weight-for-age at Caulfield HISTORY * First run in 1924 when won by Whittier NOTABLE WINNERS Whittier (1924-25) Phar Lap (1931) Ajax (1938-39-40) Tobin Bronze (1966) Rain Lover (1970) Bonecrusher (1986) Jeune (1994) Octagonal (1996) Northerly (2001-02) Weekend Hussler (2008) So You Think (2010) It's A Dundeel (2013) Bonneval (2017) * Waitangirua[...]

Posted on September 27, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

David Vandyke admits he was stuck between a rock and a hard place trying to determine which race dual acceptor Constant Flight should contest at Doomben. Running in Saturday's open handicap would have meant a clash with the smart Meet Mr Taylor, while tackling the Membership at BRC Class 6 Plate (1110m) involved taking on[...]

Posted on September 27, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Classy mare Alizee remains high in calculations for Godolphin's vacant Everest slot after scoring a strong barrier trial victory at Randwick, downing Doncaster Mile winner Brutal. Sheikh Mohammed's team is keeping options open in regard to the Everest with Alizee, Osborne Bulls, Trekking and possibly three-year-old Bivouac all on the short list. Alizee did her[...]

Posted on September 27, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Nick Ryan's hopes of a first Group One win in the coming weeks will likely to become clearer after the Underwood Stakes meeting at Caulfield. The trainer has promising colt Express Pass in Sunday's Group Three Caulfield Guineas Prelude on his home track while five-year-old Mahamedeis runs in a 1400m-handicap. Both are being targeted at[...]

Posted on September 27, 2019
in United Kingdom Horse Racing News

British jockey William Carson has been banned for six months after testing positive for a metabolite of cocaine. His suspension has been backdated to start from April 4 – eight days after the sample taken from him at Lingfield was found to contain the banned substance benzoylecgonine. Carson, the 29-year-old grandson of five-time champion and[...]

Posted on September 26, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Golden Rose day has been a happy hunting ground for Gerald Ryan and he is looking to superbly bred colt Standout to continue his successful affiliation with the meeting. The local trainer took out the program's namesake race two years ago with Trapeze Artist and he has won several feature races on the support program[...]

Posted on September 26, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

A more favourable weight scale for Princess Jenni has her trainer David Brideoake expecting an improvement on her first-up run. After being unplaced at Flemington, Princess Jenni goes to The Valley on Friday night to run in the Group Two Stocks Stakes (1600m), a weight-for-age race for fillies and mares. The last time Princess Jenni[...]

Posted on September 26, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Chris Waller will rely on progressive stayers Gayatri and Dabiyr in the Group Three Colin Stephen Quality with stablemate Naval Warfare likely to head to Melbourne. Gayatri had the measure of Dabiyr when the pair clashed over the same course and distance two weeks ago but the latter is the $2.40 favourite to turn the[...]

Posted on September 26, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Group One winner Azkadellia, who has been banned from racing, has been sold at public auction at Echuca for $615,000 to a private buyer. As to who the vendor of Azkadellia was and who purchased the mare, along with three other horses, Racing Victoria is so far unaware. Azkadellia along with Hart, Loveable Rogue and[...]

Posted on September 26, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

MOIR STAKES $1 million Group One 1000m weight-for-age at Moonee Valley HISTORY First run in 1976 over 1000 metres when it was won by Scamanda. Upgraded to Group One in 2013. From 2007 to 2014 run at 1200m reverting to 1000m in 2015. The honour roll lists some of Australia' greatest sprinters including Manikato (1982),[...]

Posted on September 26, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

GOLDEN ROSE 1400m $1 million three-year-olds set weights HISTORY The race was called Peter Pan Stakes until 2002. The following year In Top Swing won the first running of the Golden Rose worth $1 million Elevated to Group One status in 2009 when Denman won Colts and geldings dominate this race. No filly has won[...]

Posted on September 26, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Faatinah has the outside barrier against a quality field in the Moir Stakes but champion trainer David Hayes believes the gelding is still being underestimated in the Group One sprint. Seven-year-old Faatinah has finished sixth in the past two editions of the Moir (1000m) at The Valley and heads to his latest attempt off a[...]

Posted on September 26, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Godolphin trainer James Cummings rates defending titleholder Homesman as the horse to beat in the Underwood Stakes but believes the race presents as a great opportunity for his stable's “gladiator” Hartnell. The Lloyd Williams-owned, Liam Howley-trained Homesman is $2.80 favourite for Sunday's Underwood (1800m) at Caulfield after making an impressive season return with victory in[...]

Posted on September 26, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Tulloch Lodge has its sights on the Group One Epsom Handicap for Con Te Partiro if she can bounce back to winning form in the Shannon Stakes at Rosehill. Adrian Bott, who works in partnership with prolific Epsom Handicap-winning trainer Gai Waterhouse, has confirmed the stable is keen to get the American-bred mare into the[...]

Posted on September 26, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

A wide barrier is no concern to connections of Blue Diamond Stakes winner Lyre who will be out to stamp her Thousand Guineas credentials when she steps to 1400m for the first time in the Prelude at Caulfield. After trainer Anthony Freedman opted to bypass the Danehill Stakes a couple of weeks ago with Lyre[...]

Posted on September 26, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Earlier this week, trainer Richard Litt and his major clients, Octavio and Wendy Galletta, had two horses running at Orange, bringing home just over $1000 prize money between them. It is the sort of day that has been stock-standard for the trio and has helped to keep them level-headed as they prepare for what will[...]

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