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Declan Bates guides Bound For Home to victory in Quezette Stakes

Posted on August 13, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

The Quezette Stakes (1100m) has gone the way of $34 chance Bound For Home, with jockey Declan Bates giving the Archie Alexander-trained filly a perfect ride in the Caulfield feature.

Posted on February 27, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

John McArdle knows Tycoon Humma's family inside and out and he thinks the best strategy for the undefeated two-year-old filly is to send her for a spell.

Posted on January 23, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

It was a proud Archie Alexander as his lightly raced six-year-old Mosh Music returned to her best to break a lengthy drought at Sandown.

Posted on November 18, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Kiwia will return to chase a record third win in the Ballarat Cup and trainer Archie Alexander is confident the gelding can rise to the occasion.

Posted on October 1, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Archie Alexander believes former English stayer Young Rascal is ready to improve in The Bart Cummings but says he needs a forgiving track to produce his best.

Posted on August 21, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

It is a big weekend of viewing for the OTI Racing ownership team with 11 starters in four different countries, a number of them potential Melbourne Cup horses. At Moonee Valley, they will be represented by former English stayer Young Rascal in the 2040m event and in-form stayer Tigre Royale over 2500m in a benchmark[...]

Posted on August 3, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Progressive galloper Tigre Royale continued on his winning way when he dominated his rivals over 2400m at Sandown on Sunday. The Archie Alexander-trained five-year-old was gunning for his fourth win in a row and never looked in danger of defeat once rider Damian Lane asked for a serious effort in the home straight. The Redwood[...]

Posted on June 5, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Trainer Archie Alexander has been charged by Racing Victoria stewards after one of his horses returned a swab that breached allowable cobalt levels. The Alexander-trained Tom's Knight returned a urine sample containing traces of cobalt in excess of the allowed threshold of 100 micrograms per litre. The swab was taken after the gelding won at[...]

Posted on May 5, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Trainer Archie Alexander is unsure what imported galloper Southern Rock will produce in his Australian debut at Caulfield. Southern Rock is set to join stablemate Kiwia in a handicap over 1600m on Saturday, a race that will give Alexander a better insight into the Irish-bred four-year-old's capabilities. Southern Rock has won four of his eight[...]

Posted on April 25, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

When French import Haky arrived at the Ballarat stable of Archie Alexander, the trainer set about changing the stayer's racing style. That work paid off on Saturday with Haky successful in the William Newton VC Handicap (2600m) while relegating Melbourne Cup winner and $1.90 favourite Vow And Declare into the beaten brigade. Haky came to[...]

Posted on April 19, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Beaten Sydney Cup favourite Young Rascal will remain in Australia to be trained by Archie Alexander after OTI Racing secured a 50 per cent interest in the stayer. English trainer William Haggas sent Young Rascal and stablemate Addeybb to Australia for the Sydney autumn carnival. Adeybb will go home with Group One wins in the[...]

Posted on April 8, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Archie Alexander is hopeful Gallic Chieftain can deliver his first Group One win in the Sydney Cup, even if the Ballarat-based trainer will not be able to be at Randwick to cheer him on. Gallic Chieftain went within a long head of winning the Group One Metropolitan (2400m) at Randwick last spring, finishing second to[...]

Posted on November 23, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Locally-trained Kiwia has won a second successive Ballarat Cup in a result that left his trainer Archie Alexander a little stunned. Kiwia won last year's Ballarat Cup over 2200m for Darren Weir but was transferred to Alexander in February after a four-year disqualification handed his previous trainer. The gelding was having his sixth start for[...]

Posted on October 19, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Gamay is a step closer to delivering on a long-range plan in the VRC Oaks after winning an important lead-up race at Caulfield. The Archie Alexander-trained Gamay ($7) held off a strong challenge from the previously unbeeaten Vegas Jewel ($3.50) to prevail by a long head in Saturday's Group Three Ethereal Stakes (2000m), with VRC[...]

Posted on October 18, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Trainer Archie Alexander sees the Ethereal Stakes at Caulfield as the ideal VRC Oaks trial for lightly raced filly Gamay. Saturday's Group Three race over 2000m for three-year-old fillies will be Gamay's fifth race start and will go a long way to determining her upcoming program. Gamay's first three starts were at Ballarat, two on[...]

Posted on October 17, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

It takes a bold trainer to try to beat Chris Waller in his own backyard but that is precisely what Archie Alexander is hoping to do with Gallic Chieftain in the St Leger Stakes at Randwick. The imported stayer almost got the job done last start when he narrowly went down to the Waller-trained Come[...]

Posted on September 20, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Australasian Oaks runner-up Mirette is set to launch her spring campaign at Caulfield, with her trainer Archie Alexander thrilled with the way the mare has been preparing for her return to racing. Mirette went close to giving Alexander his first Group One win when she finished second to Princess Jenni in the Oaks (2000m) at[...]

Declan Bates guides Bound For Home to victory in Quezette Stakes

Tycoon Hums Home And Heads For A Spell

Alexander Happy Mosh Is Back In The Pit

Trainer Follows Proven Cup Path With Kiwia

Firm Deck A Concern For Alexander’s Stayer

OTI’S Cup Hopes Step Out Around The Globe

Tigre Royale makes it four in a row

Victorian Trainer Facing Cobalt Charges

Alexander Set To Double Up At Caulfield

Settled Haky Lands Strong Flemington Win

Archie Alexander To Train Young Rascal

Gallic Chieftain In Another Sydney Cup Bid

Kiwia Goes Back-To-Back In Ballarat Cup

Gamay Oaks-Bound After Ethereal Stakes Win

Gamay To Press Oaks Claims In Group 3 Ethereal

Gallic Chieftain After Revenge In St Leger

Mirette Ready For Caulfield Return

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