Champions Sprint

Imperatriz claims Group 1 Champions Sprint

Posted on November 11, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

Imperatriz () has remained undefeated throughout the spring after taking out the Group 1 VRC Champions Sprint at her first look down the Flemington straight to claim her third Group 1 victory in a row in Melbourne. The Mark Walker-trained mare had won the Group 1 Moir Stakes and Group 1 Manikato Stakes at Moonee[...]

Posted on September 12, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

Imperatriz is set to remain in Melbourne, Australia this spring, as Te Akau Racing has decided against entering her in the $20 million The Everest (1200m) at Randwick on October 14. The mare delivered an impressive start to her spring campaign at The Valley by winning the Group 2 McEwen Stakes (1000m), following her victory[...]

Posted on May 10, 2023
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Time has been called on outstanding sprinter Roch ‘N' Horse, who will begin the next phase of her career at Little Avondale Stud. The daughter of farm resident Per Incanto met and bettered the cream of Australia's short course specialists at Group One level with Flemington victories in the Newmarket Handicap (1200m) and the Champions'[...]

Posted on November 5, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Roch ‘N' Horse for Mike Moroney has given Jamie Mott his second Group 1 for the spring carnival, taking out the Champions Sprint down the famous Flemington straight. Although the winner has never finished worse than second down the Flemington straight, the market still didn't want to know her as she jumped a $21 outsider with online bookmakers. Roch ‘N'[...]

Posted on October 1, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Promising New Zealand filly Legarto has put herself firmly into Group 1 Barneswood Farm New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) calculations with her first-up victory at Te Rapa on Friday. The Ken and Bev Kelso-trained filly won impressively by 3.25 lengths on debut in June and started a favourite in Friday's contest, the NZB Ready To[...]

Posted on September 22, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

High-class mare Levante is being readied for a fresh-up tilt at the Group 1 Darley Champions Sprint (1200m) on the final day of the Melbourne Cup Carnival at Flemington. Last season's New Zealand Champion Sprinter-Miler has returned in good order according to Ken Kelso, who prepares the multiple Group One winner in partnership with wife[...]

Imperatriz claims Group 1 Champions Sprint

Imperatriz to remain in Melbourne, set to bypass The Everest

Curtain comes down on top sprinter Roch ‘N’ Horse’s career

Roch ‘N’ Horse cause Group 1 boilover again

Classy three year old Legarto resumes a winner

Flemington focus for Levante

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