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Jigsaw puts a space on rivals in Group 2 Australia Stakes

Posted on January 28, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

Cindy Alderson and Daniel Moor have combined with Jigsaw to take out the Group 2 Australia Stakes at Moonee Valley, defeating a game Turaath and fast-finishing Calypso Reign. Daniel Moor urged the Manhattan Rain gelding to take up the lead and make the other speed influence, Snapper, work and ultimately brought upon his downfall, with[...]

Posted on January 27, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

Like a good Formula One driver, Jigsaw knows how to piece together a good surge to the finish line, according to trainer Cindy Alderson heading into Saturday's Australia Stakes at Moonee Valley. The four-year-old gelding will go into the Group 2 feature over 1200m as the $3.20 favourite across online betting sites after winning his[...]

Posted on January 29, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Having entered Saturday's Group 2 Australia Stakes at Moonee Valley undefeated, it was easy viewing for Marabi backers as she extended her winning streak to six wins. The Ciaron Maher & David Eustace-trained five-year-old mare simply gave nothing else a hope when leading all the way in the Australia Stakes, in what looks to be[...]

Posted on January 21, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

Although Viridine wasn't among the first entries for the Australia Stakes, James Cummings said the race was always in the back of his mind.

Posted on January 20, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

Last year's Futurity Stakes winner Streets of Avalon resumes on Friday night and his trainer Shane Nichols is confident he's in for another big campaign.

Posted on January 28, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Jockey Barend Vorster will undergo surgery to repair a fractured collarbone suffered in a fall in the Australia Stakes at The Valley. Vorster broke his collarbone when Manuel crashed to the ground in the home straight in last Friday night's Group Two race at The Valley. Last year's Group One C F Orr winner, the[...]

Posted on January 25, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Jockey Barend Vorster has suffered a broken collarbone in the fall from Manuel in the Group Two Australia Stakes. Vorster and Manuel came crashing to the turf in the home straight in Friday night's race at The Valley and six-year-old gelding Manuel had to be euthanised. He was expected to be discharged from hospital on[...]

Posted on January 24, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Dual Group One winner Scales Of Justice has made a winning return in the Group Two Australia Stakes at The Valley in a race marred by a fatal fall in the home straight. Last year's Group One C F Orr Stakes winner Manuel, with Barend Vorster aboard, came down in Friday night's 1200m weight-for-age race.[...]

Posted on January 22, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Five individual Group One winners are set to clash in the Group Two Australia Stakes at The Valley, which has attracted a field of nine. Multiple Group One winner Hey Doc is the early favourite for Friday night's feature, which also includes fellow elite-level winners Scales Of Justice, Begood Toya Mother, Manuel and three-year-old colt[...]

Posted on January 21, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Popular gelding Begood Toya Mother figures prominently in early voting for the $5 million All-Star Mile but is far from certain to head to the rich race. The Daniel Bowman-trained five-year-old capped an impressive rise during 2019 when he delivered on a long-range plan to win the Group One Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes (1400m) at[...]

Posted on January 20, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

A quality field looks set to contest the Group Two Australia Stakes (1200m) at The Valley, with six individual Group One winners among the nominations. The 1200m weight-for-age race is the feature on Friday night's program and while entries have been extended the 14 nominations taken on Monday include Hey Doc, Scales Of Justice, Begood[...]

Posted on January 20, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Multiple Group One winner Hey Doc remains on track for a tilt at the Al Quoz Sprint in Dubai if he pleases trainer Tony McEvoy in his upcoming Melbourne assignments. Hey Doc was a dominant winner of the Group One Winterbottom Stakes (1200m) in Perth on November 30 at his second start back from 14[...]

Posted on January 15, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Godolphin trainer James Cummings has decided to wait for the Group Two Australia Stakes for Group One-winning colt Microphone's return to racing. Three-year-old Microphone was nominated for Saturday's Listed Kensington Stakes (1000m) at Flemington, in which he would have had to carry 60kg and give weight to all his rivals, but he was not among[...]

Posted on October 26, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

The John Sadler-trained Sartorial Splendor has always had a bit of a boom on him and the colt has started to deliver on that potential with his first stakes race win at The Valley. Ridden by Jamie Kah in Saturday's Group Three 1300 Australia Stakes (1200m) for three-year-olds, Sartorial Splendour led all the way to[...]

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