Cantala Stakes

Te Akau tackle Flemington features

Posted on October 30, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

Te Akau trainer Jamie Richards has a big Saturday to look forward to on a marquee day at Flemington where he will produce Amarelinha in the Group 1 Empire Rose Stakes (1600m), Sword Of State in the Group 1 Coolmore Stud Stakes (1200m) and Kahma Lass in the Group 1 Cantala (1600m). “With those three[...]

Posted on July 12, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

Australian trainers Mick Price and Michael Kent Jr have hinted at big plans this spring for Our Playboy after he trounced his rivals in the Group 3 Winx Guineas (1600m) at the Sunshine Coast on Sunday.

Posted on October 31, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Chris Waller was again to the fore in a Group One race when Yulong Prince took out the feature Cantala Stakes for owners Yulong Investments.

Posted on October 30, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Nine of the 10 starters in the Hotham Stakes will be chasing the last place in the Melbourne Cup field, including the Peter and Paul Snowden-trained Carif.

Posted on October 14, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

The spring is over for Aidan O'Brien's miler Wichita after he fractured a hind leg at Werribee, the injury only discovered after he had completed trackwork.

Posted on October 10, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Mr Quickie took out his second Group One race with his victory in the Toorak Handicap, vindicating the decision to bypass the Caulfield Cup.

Posted on October 2, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Tom Dabernig believes stable veteran Harlem has a lot in his favour in the Turnbull Stakes, which is run at a track and distance he loves.

Posted on August 14, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Trainer Daniel Bowman isn't under the same pressure as he was going into last year's Regal Roller Stakes with his stable star Begood Toya Mother. Last year, Bowman said the stakes were high as the horse needed to win the 1200 metre Listed sprint to boost his rating high enough to get into the Sir[...]

Posted on June 30, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Melbourne's flagship spring races including the Melbourne Cup will retain their rich purses while minimum prize money in Victoria will return to pre-COVID levels from the start of the new season. But 12 stakes races during this year's Victorian spring carnival, including three Group Ones, will have a prize money reduction. Prize money for all[...]

Posted on June 23, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Group 1-winning miler Wyndspelle will take up stud duties at Grangewilliam Stud in South Taranaki this spring where he will stand for a fee of $7,500 plus GST. A son of Iffraaj, Wyndspelle competed in top-flight races across five seasons, performing with distinction in both Australia and New Zealand. Prepared by Johno Benner and Hollie[...]

Posted on November 2, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Sydney trainer Matthew Smith will give Fierce Impact every opportunity to land a third spring feature after the entire's win in the Cantala Stakes at Flemington. Fierce Impact has now won Melbourne's two Group One mile handicaps having taken the Toorak Handicap at Caulfield last month ahead of Saturday's success. Smith is now looking at[...]

Posted on November 2, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Fierce Impact has completed a spring Group One double with a narrow victory in the Cantala Stakes at Flemington. In a driving finish, Fierce Impact held off Fifty Stars to add the Cantala to his win in the Toorak Handicap at Caulfield in October. Godolphin runner Cascadian took the minor placing.

Posted on November 1, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

After a distinguished 28-year career in the saddle, Stephen Baster is calling it quits at the conclusion of the Melbourne Cup carnival. Baster fronts up for his final Victoria Derby meeting at Flemington on Saturday with three rides including Chief Ironside in the Group One Cantala Stakes (1600m), a race he won in 2006 aboard[...]

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 November 1, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Lindsay Park co-trainer Ben Hayes believes the stable's hopes of a Group One Cantala Stakes win would be enhanced if forecast rain hits Flemington. The Lindsay Park stable has at least one runner in each of the nine races on Saturday's program and Hayes believes its best chance to claim a feature win could come[...]

Posted on October 31, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

A trip to Perth is on the cards for Land Of Plenty, who will firstly chase his second Group One win in the Cantala Stakes at Flemington. Land Of Plenty was fourth in last year's Group One Cantala (1600m) when trained by Darren Weir after winning the Group One Toorak Handicap. Now in his second[...]

Posted on October 30, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Toorak Handicap runner-up Night's Watch features among a strong contingent for Chris Waller in the Cantala Stakes as the trainer bids to win the Group One handicap for a fourth time. Waller's representation in Saturday's 1600m race at Flemington also includes Epsom Handicap placegetter Star Of The Seas and eight-year-old gelding Life Less Ordinary while[...]

Te Akau tackle Flemington features

Golden Eagle and Cantala Stakes on Our Playboy’s radar

Prince Continues Waller’s Cantala Streak

Hotham Runners In Race For Final Cup Spot

O’Brien’s Raider Breaks Down At Werribee

Kah Produces Peach To Win On Mr Quickie

Harlem Is Ready To Shuffle In Turnbull

Bowman’s Mother Back But Pressure Is Off

Minimum Prize Money Restored For Vic Races

Wyndspelle to stand at Grangewilliam Stud

Fierce Impact Gives Smith Group 1 Spring Double

Fierce Impact Wins The Group 1 Cantala Stakes

Baster To Pull Up Stumps After Carnival

A Guide To The $2m Group 1 Cantala Stakes

Three Hopes For Lindsay Park In Group 1 Cantala

Perth Trip On Radar For Land Of Plenty

Chris Waller Well Represented In Cantala

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