Autumn Classic

Immediacy shows Group 1 potential in Autumn Classic

Posted on February 24, 2024
in Australian Horse Racing News

Immediacy () has maintained his unbeaten start to his career with a very impressive win in the Group 2 Autumn Classic at Caulfield, giving Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young their first victory in the race. After leaving the barriers well, Luke Currie allowed his mount to settle in behind the speed before peeling off the[...]

Posted on February 27, 2023
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

The Andrew Forsman-trained Mr Maestro turned in another strong performance when second to the impressive Pericles in the Group 2 Autumn Classic (1800m) at Sandown on Saturday. After two runs, the son of Savabeel now looks ready to step up to 2000m. Winner of the Listed Super Impose Stakes (1800m) and Group 3 Caulfield Classic[...]

Posted on February 25, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

Jamie Kah and James Cummings have combined with Pericles to take out the Group 2 Autumn Classic over 1800m at Sandown, defeating the fast finishing Mr Maestro and Ausbred Rising Sun by a good margin. The Gai Waterhouse-trained Acosta led the field up with the equal second favourite Hennessy Lad sitting outside of it, setting[...]

Posted on February 26, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

“From an ugly duckling to a beautiful swan,” those were the words that Gai Waterhouse used to descrive her Autumn Classic-winning three-year-old Castlereagh Kid. Having claimed a Gosford maiden a month ago, the Snitzel gelding has since gone on to claim a BM64 at Sandown last week, before coming to Caulfield and leading throughout the[...]

Posted on February 24, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Castlereagh Kid will have blinkers applied for the first time in his step up to stakes company on Saturday in the Group 2 Autumn Classic (1800m) at Caulfield.

Posted on February 22, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

The South Australian Derby in Adelaide and WATC Derby in Perth are considerations for the Lindsey Smith-trained Adelaide Ace later this season after a win in the Autumn Classic. Adelaide Ace was sent out the $2.50 favourite and controlled Saturday's Group Two Autumn Classic (1800m) for three-year-olds at Caulfield from the front under jockey John[...]

Posted on February 21, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Melbourne Cup winner Vow And Declare is on track to make his return in the Australian Cup at Flemington after pleasing his trainer in a jump-out. Vow And Declare continued his preparations towards a race return in an 800m jump-out on the course proper at Flemington on Friday morning under jockey Craig Williams, and showed[...]

Posted on February 21, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Progressive three-year-old Nonconformist faces his biggest test when he steps up to stakes grade for the first time in the Autumn Classic at Caulfield. The three-year-old confirmed his spot in Saturday's Group Two 1800m-race when he backed up a six-length maiden win at Pakenham with a city victory at Caulfield over 1600m three weeks ago.[...]

Posted on February 1, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Trainer Grahame Begg believes Nonconformist can keep stepping up after the progressive three-year-old backed up a recent big-margin maiden win with a first city victory. Nonconformist broke his maiden at his third start with a six-length win at Pakenham last month over 1600m before accounting for a small field by 2-1/2-lengths at a rain-sodden Caulfield[...]

Posted on January 30, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Trainer Grahame Begg hopes to keep raising the bar with lightly raced three-year-old Nonconformist on the back of the gelding's recent dominant performance to break his maiden. Nonconformist did his best work late for minor placings in his first two starts in maidens over 1200m at Pakenham and 1400m at Caulfield earlier in the summer.[...]

Posted on January 23, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Group One VRC Oaks winner Miami Bound will ramp up preparations towards her return when she contests a Flemington jump-out. The three-year-old filly played her part in a memorable Melbourne Cup carnival for trainer Danny O'Brien last spring, winning both the Group Two Wakeful Stakes and Group One VRC Oaks. O'Brien also won the Melbourne[...]

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