Best Of Days

Godolphin Seek To Break Villiers Hoodoo

Posted on December 10, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Godolphin will chase its first win in the feature race of the Sydney summer with three runners in the Group Two Villiers Stakes at Randwick.

Posted on June 12, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

By its own lofty standards, Godolphin has had a low-key Brisbane winter carnival but the global stable has a realistic chance to improve its fortunes at Eagle Farm. Godolphin has dominated Brisbane winters in recent years but Aquitaine's win in the Mick Dittman Plate last week has been its only 2020 success. The blue army[...]

Posted on December 4, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

James Cummings and Godolphin have two final chances of leaving Perth with a Group One in the Kingston Town Stakes at Ascot. Six Godolphin horses travelled to Perth for the the summer carnival but so far they have yet to trouble the scorer. They had three unplaced runners in last week's feature sprint, the Winterbottom[...]

Posted on December 2, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

A field of 16 has been accepted for the final Group One race of the year, the Kingston Town Stakes at Ascot. Of the 16 horses in Saturday's $1 million, 1800m-race in Perth, four are trained in the eastern states. Tally and Best Of Days represent Godolphin and trainer James Cummings while Gailo Chop and[...]

Posted on November 20, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Brad Rawiller is no stranger to winning Group One races in Perth and the Victorian jockey is excited to head west again chasing his first Railway Stakes success. Rawiller has two feature race rides for Godolphin trainer James Cummings at Saturday's Ascot meeting including Best Of Days in the Group One Railway Stakes (1600m). Three[...]

Posted on November 19, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

A number of horses have been grounded in Melbourne after their flight to Perth was cancelled because of a fuel leak. Chris Calthorpe from Air Horse Transport said 18 horses had been loaded aboard the plane which was ready for pushback when the leak was discovered. “They tried to fix it but obviously the horses[...]

Posted on November 1, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

THE CANTALA STAKES The $2 million Cantala is a Group One handicap race over 1600m at Melbourne's Flemington Racecourse It will run as race eight at 4.35pm AEDT on Saturday, November 2 HISTORY First run in 1881 over 1600m and won by Courtenay Made a Group One race in 1979 Re-named and switched with the[...]

Posted on October 30, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Defending titleholder Best Of Days will carry the No.1 saddlecloth in the Group One Cantala Stakes at Flemington which has attracted a capacity field of 16 plus four emergencies. The James Cummings-trained Best Of Days, who has not won since last year's Cantala, has 57kg and has drawn barrier 14 for Saturday's 1600m handicap while[...]

Posted on September 19, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes contender Deprive will be reunited with Sydney jockey Rachel King for his first attempt at racing's elite level. The James Cummings-trained Deprive makes his Group One debut in Saturday's 1400m handicap at Caulfield having won five of his past six starts. King will be out to maintain a perfect record on[...]

Posted on September 16, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

The Daniel Bowman-trained Begood Toya Mother has been installed the early favourite in an all-in market for the Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes after the release of nominations for the Group One handicap at Caulfield. Begood Toya Mother was posted as the $5 favourite in the TAB's market on Monday before firming to $3.50, with Saturday's[...]

Posted on September 6, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

In its short history, the Listed Atlantic Jewel Stakes at The Valley has already proven a springboard to Group One success for a couple of high profile fillies. And connections of a number of fillies will be hoping this year's edition can do likewise. In four runnings of the Atlantic Jewel, two of the race's[...]

Posted on August 21, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Nash Rawiller will don the royal blue of Godolphin when he makes his return to the Sydney Group One arena aboard Best Of Days, one of two runners for James Cummings in the Winx Stakes at Randwick. A high-class field has been assembled for Sydney's first major of the season headed by Godolphin's Avilius, Australian[...]

Posted on August 21, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Ten horses have stood their ground after acceptances to run in the Group One Winx Stakes at Randwick. The 1400m weight-for-age contest will be the spring starting point for several high-profile spring horses, including Avilius and Verry Elleegant. Avilius is one of two runners for trainer James Cummings with Best Of Days also set to[...]

Posted on August 19, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Trainer Chris Waller will send out four runners in the first Group One race of the season named for his stable's retired champion Winx. The Winx Stakes (1400m) at Randwick was formerly the Group Two Warwick Stakes and was first run at Group One level last year when Winx won for the third time. Saturday's[...]

Godolphin Seek To Break Villiers Hoodoo

Godolphin Doubles Up In Eagle Farm Mile

Two Godolphin Chances In Group 1 Kingston Town

Capacity Field For Final Group 1 Race In Perth

Brad Rawiller Chases More Big Wins In WA

Perth-Bound Runners Stranded In Melbourne

A Guide To The $2m Group 1 Cantala Stakes

Capacity Field For Group 1 Cantala Stakes

Godolphin With Two Rupert Clarke Chances

Rupert Clarke Attracts 18 Nominations

Strong Chances For Godolphin At The Valley

Rawiller Returns To Group 1 Fold For Godolphin

Ten Acceptors For Group One Winx Stakes

Chris Waller To Have Four In Winx Stakes

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