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Alligator Blood Wins Group 1 Australian Guineas

Posted on February 29, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Alligator Blood and Ryan Maloney have stormed to their first Group One win in the $1 million Australian Guineas at Flemington. The David Vandyke-trained gelding gave no quarter to his opposition in the straight to beat Superstorm by a length, with Soul Patch third in the 1600m race. Maloney and the Sunshine Coast horse can[...]

Posted on February 28, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

AUSTRALIAN GUINEAS Run at Flemington, 1600m, $1 million. Three-year-olds HISTORY * First run in 1986 when won by True Version * 1998-2000 run over 2000m NOTABLE WINNERS * Zabeel (1990); Triscay (1991); Mahogany (1994); Baryshnikov (1995); Flying Spur (1996); Mouawad (1997); Reset (2004); Al Mahar (2005); Apache Cat (2006); Miss Finland (2007); Mosheen (2012); Shamus[...]

Posted on February 28, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Alligator Blood's jockey Ryan Maloney is not approaching the Australian Guineas as a two-horse race between his horse and Catalyst. While the recent C S Hayes Stakes developed into a match race between Queensland star Alligator Blood and New Zealander Catalyst, Maloney has a healthy respect for their rivals. Alligator Blood and Maloney are striving[...]

Posted on February 27, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

A Group One win is missing from Alligator Blood's growing list of achievements and trainer David Vandyke hopes that is about to change. Alligator Blood's agonisingly close second to Super Seth in the $2 million Group One Caulfield Guineas last October is the star Queensland three-year-old's only defeat in 10 starts. On Saturday he gets[...]

Posted on February 26, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Queensland star Alligator Blood and New Zealander Catalyst headline the field of eight for the Group One Australian Guineas at Flemington. Alligator Blood has drawn barrier two for Saturday's $1 million race for three-year-olds over 1600m while Catalyst is set to jump from barrier four. The pair staged a stirring duel in the C S[...]

Posted on February 25, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

A good recovery following a gallop at Flemington in preparation for the Australian Guineas is what trainer David Vandyke has been looking for from stable star Alligator Blood. The gallop on Tuesday showed Vandyke Alligator Blood had recovered from his fighting win over Catalyst in the C S Hayes Stakes (1400m) at Flemington on February[...]

Posted on February 24, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

New Zealand trainer Clayton Chipperfield is confident Catalyst can turn the tables on Queensland star Alligator Blood in the Group One Australian Guineas. Alligator Blood prevailed over Catalyst by a short head when they fought out the C S Hayes Stakes (1400m) last Saturday week. They will clash again in the $1 million Guineas (1600m)[...]

Posted on February 23, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Alabama Express has already upstaged the older horses to win the C F Orr Stakes and will now take on the star three-year-olds in the Australian Guineas. After considering all options trainer Mike Moroney has confirmed a clash with Alligator Blood and Catalyst in Saturday's Group One 1600m-race at Flemington. Moroney and his fellow part-owners[...]

Posted on February 20, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Star Queensland three-year-old Alligator Blood has streeted the opposition to top the polling for the second edition of the $5 million All-Star Mile. And his connections are hopeful the gelding can also come out on top when the rich race is run at Caulfield on March 14. The top 10 vote getters who have secured[...]

Posted on February 16, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News, New Zealand Horse Racing News

While rugged Queenslander Alligator Blood may have taken out the first skirmish with classy New Zealand contender Catalyst, Kiwi trainer Clayton Chipperfield is confident his star can still win the war when the pair clash again in the Group 1 Australian Guineas (1600m) in a fortnight. In an enthralling length-of-the-straight battle, which more than lived[...]

Posted on February 15, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

The clash between Queensland star Alligator Blood and New Zealander Catalyst has lived up to the hype with the pair staging a stirring duel down the Flemington straight. Alligator Blood prevailed in Saturday's Group three C S Hayes Stakes (1400m) to whet the appetite for a rematch in the Group One Australian Guineas in two[...]

Posted on February 14, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News, New Zealand Horse Racing News

Trainer Clayton Chipperfield cannot fault star New Zealand three-year-old Catalyst ahead of the Group One winner's introduction to Australian racing in the C S Hayes Stakes at Flemington. But Chipperfield hopes the outside draw in the seven-horse field does not play against Catalyst because he does not want to have to spot Queensland star Alligator[...]

Posted on February 13, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Alligator Blood's growing popularity is evidenced by his lead in the voting for the All-Star Mile and his trainer David Vandyke says it is a privilege to have the budding star in his care. The winner of eight of his nine starts, Alligator Blood is back in Melbourne for a three-run campaign beginning in Saturday's[...]

Posted on February 5, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Star Queensland three-year-old Alligator Blood is settling into Melbourne ahead of a planned three-run campaign including the Group One Australian Guineas and All-Star Mile. Trained by David Vandyke at the Sunshine Coast, Alligator Blood arrived in Melbourne early on Wednesday morning after being flown from Queensland before heading to the Flemington stables where he will[...]

Posted on February 2, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Top Queensland three-year-old Alligator Blood will head to Melbourne after a solid hit-out in an unofficial trial at the Sunshine Coast. Alligator Blood went around with four other runners over 1000m on Sunday and raced three-deep before winning by a long neck from another talented three-year-old, Eric The Eel. Ryan Maloney gave Alligator Blood an[...]

Posted on January 30, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Queensland racegoers will get their last chance to see star three-year-old Alligator Blood at the track this season when he runs in a barrier trial at the Sunshine Coast. Trainer David Vandyke had originally considered giving Alligator Blood a track gallop but accepted the club's offer of a barrier trial between races on Sunday. “We[...]

Posted on January 26, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

The All-Star Mile is not a priority for Super Seth who is being aimed at becoming a dual Guineas winner. The colt will kick off his campaign in the Group Three Manfred Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield on Saturday on his way to the Australian Guineas. Super Seth stormed home to win the Group One Caulfield[...]

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