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Racing Manners Key To Starcaster’s Hopes

Posted on June 19, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Trainer Anthony Freedman has opted to apply ear muffs and pacifiers to Starcaster for his latest start at Flemington in a bid to get the import to relax better and deliver on his potential. Starcaster has won one of his six Australian starts and heads into Saturday's George Watson Handicap (2540m) off a last-start fifth[...]

Posted on June 18, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

King Of Hastings will be out to deliver on a winter plan in the AR Creswick Stakes at Flemington when he drops back to racing against his own age for the first time this preparation. The Anthony Freedman-trained King Of Hastings is the early favourite for Saturday's Listed race for three-year-olds over the straight 1200m[...]

Posted on May 18, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Santa Ana Lane has been made topweight for his bid to win the Stradbroke Handicap for a second time. The Anthony Freedman-trained sprinter has been handicapped on 58.5kg, up 3kg on his win in 2018. Santa Ana Lane has since added two more elite-level victories to his record but the seven-year-old has been absent from[...]

Posted on May 17, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Sprint races will be the likely targets for impressive colt Hanseatic as a spring three-year-old. The Anthony Freedman-trained, Godolphin-owned two-year-old made a big impression during his juvenile season when winning the Merson Cooper Stakes, Blue Diamond Preview and Blue Diamond Prelude in his first three starts. But a Group One win eluded him. Hanseatic finished[...]

Posted on May 15, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

A pleasing jump-out against some established Group One performers has readied three-year-old King Of Hastings to return in a sprint race at Flemington. The Anthony Freedman-trained King Of Hastings will resume over the straight 1000m against older horses in Saturday's Furphy Dash, his first start since finishing fifth in the $2 million Magic Millions Guineas[...]

Posted on May 10, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Santa Ana Lane will be trying to secure a rare feat when he returns to Adelaide aiming to win The Goodwood for a second time at Morphettville. The Anthony Freedman-trained gelding won the Group One Goodwood (1200m) two years ago and would become the first horse in more than 100 years to win it twice[...]

Posted on May 8, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Star sprinter Santa Ana Lane has had an easy jump-out at Flemington in preparation for his bid to win the Group One Goodwood for the second time. Santa Ana Lane won the 2018 Goodwood and the Anthony Freedman-trained multiple Group One winner is scheduled to head back to Adelaide for Saturday week's 1200m-sprint. He is[...]

Posted on May 8, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Lightly raced two-year-old Show Some Decorum is expected to appreciate a step up in distance at Caulfield where he can press his claims for a spring campaign. Show Some Decorum is one of three starters for the Anthony Freedman stable on Saturday's program, with imported four-year-old Aussie Nugget and stable newcomer Strasbourg to run later[...]

Posted on April 29, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Connections of Blue Diamond winner Lyre are hoping the addition of blinkers will help the three-year-old return to the winner's list for the first time in more than a year in another Group One. Lyre is set for Saturday's Robert Sangster Stakes (1200m) at Morphettville and trainer Anthony Freedman has opted to apply blinkers to[...]

Posted on April 27, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Victorian jockey Damien Thornton hopes his commitment to self isolate in South Australia for two weeks will be rewarded with Group One glory during the Adelaide carnival. With the lure of some prized rides on offer from the Anthony Freedman stable, 24-year-old Thornton travelled to South Australia and quarantined for two weeks as required under[...]

Posted on April 22, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Caulfield Guineas winner Super Seth will be retired to stud rather than race on as a four-year-old with uncertainty surrounding the spring program. New Zealand's famous Waikato Stud bought a majority share in the Anthony Freedman-trained colt after he won the Group One Caulfield Guineas in October. But stud principal Mark Chittick announced on Wednesday[...]

Posted on April 19, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

There was plenty of cause for celebration amongst the Waikato region's thoroughbred breeding fraternity on Saturday afternoon following the running of the Group 1 All Aged Stakes (1400m) at Royal Randwick. The nail-biting last stride victory by Tofane provided a triumph for both her breeder, Curraghmore Principal Gordon Cunningham, along with Waikato Stud and their[...]

Posted on April 17, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Quality three-year-old colt Super Seth will get an opportunity to add another elite-level victory to his resume when he contests Saturday's Group 1 All Aged Stakes (1400m) at Randwick. The Group 1 Caulfield Guineas (1600m) winning son of Dundeel has been secured for stud duties by Waikato Stud, with a number of leading New Zealand[...]

Posted on April 13, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

The Anthony Freedman stable has high hopes for Charm School after her impressive but wayward debut victory at Sandown. Under the guidance of Mark Zahra, Charm School took out Monday's Ladbrokes Handicap (1200m) in a performance that showed the filly still has a lot to learn. A $480,000 yearling at last year's Inglis Easter Sale,[...]

Posted on April 13, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Santa Ana Lane and Pierata head a stellar list of nominations for the All Aged Stakes on the final Group One day of the Sydney autumn carnival. They are among eight Group One winners in the 22 entries for Saturday's 1400m-feature at Randwick which has a field limit of 14. The Anthony Freedman-trained Santa Ana[...]

Posted on April 3, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Santa Ana Lane can etch his name alongside two of the best sprinters this century if he can go back-to-back in the Group One TJ Smith Stakes at Randwick. Black Caviar (2011, 2013) and three-time race winner Chautauqua (2015-17) are the only horses to have claimed the showpiece twice since it was first run in[...]

Posted on April 3, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

A Sydney Cup berth is in the pipeline for Victoria Derby winner Warning if he can reproduce a similar performance in the ATC Australian Derby at Randwick. The last three-year-old to win the Sydney Cup was outstanding stayer Tie The Knot 22 years ago. He was runner-up to Gold Guru in the Derby then backed[...]

Racing Manners Key To Starcaster’s Hopes

King Of Hastings Set For His Winter Target

Santa Ana Lane Topweight For Stradbroke

Hanseatic To Stay On Sprint Path In Spring

Flemington Return For 3YO King Of Hastings

Santa Ana Lane Aims For Second Goodwood

Santa Ana Lane On Track For Goodwood Start

Freedman Stable With Three Caulfield Hopes

Blinkers On For Lyre In Group 1 Sangster Stakes

Thornton Chasing Group 1 Glory In Adelaide

Super Seth Off To Waikato Stud This Season

Waikato Stud celebrate further success for stallion Ocean Park

All Aged Stakes to suit Super Seth

Charm School Shows Class With Sandown Win

Star Studded Entries For All Aged

Santa Ready To Deliver Another Group 1 Win

Freedman Fires Sydney Cup Warning

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