Coolmore Classic

Zougotcha claims Group 1 Coolmore Classic

Posted on March 16, 2024
in Australian Horse Racing News

The Chris Waller-trained Zougotcha () has claimed her first Group 1 success, proving too strong for the fillies & mares in the Group 1 Coolmore Classic (1500m) at Rosehill on Saturday. It comes after a dominant return in the Group 2 Millie Fox Stakes (1300m) at Rosehill on February 24, with the form being franked[...]

Posted on March 11, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

Espiona has driven up the inside to win the Group 1 Coolmore Classic for the fillies and mares on Saturday afternoon, gaining her first win at Group 1 level and Chris Waller getting his first win in the race. Michael Dee has been in sublime form and it showed with his ride on the four-year-old[...]

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

Andrew Forsman will be hoping gifted two-year-old Ethereal Star can deliver a winning top-flight lead on Saturday for her older stablemate Mustang Valley to follow. The Cambridge trainer will be represented by the youngster in the Group 1 Sistema Stakes (1200m) at Pukekohe while four-year-old mare Mustang Valley will take her place the Group 1[...]

Posted on March 8, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

A strong field of 18 fillies and mares will duke it out for the A$600,000 on offer in Saturday's Group 1 Coolmore Classic at Rosehill Gardens

Posted on March 2, 2023
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Andrew Forsman has trained two previous victors of the Group 1 New Zealand Derby (2400m) in partnership with mentor Murray Baker, and he is hoping he can claim one in his own right at Te Rapa this weekend. The Cambridge conditioner secured his first win in the race in 2015 with Mongolian Khan and doubled[...]

Posted on February 25, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

In what might go down as one of the better finishes on the 2023 racing calendar, it was Sunshine In Paris for Annabel Neasham and Ryan Maloney taking out the Surround Stakes on Saturday. Punters didn't know where to look as the three-year-old fillies turned for home and at one stage you could've announced any[...]

Posted on February 25, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

Kerry Parker and Tim Clark have combined in the Group 2 Guy Walter Stakes as Hope In Your Heart resumes a strong winner at Randwick on Saturday afternoon. The daughter of Dundeel looked to be getting back in the ruck between gallopers, but the toughness of the four-year-old was on full display. When asked to[...]

Posted on February 18, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

Traditionally known as the Frances Tressady Stakes, this year's edition of the Tony Bourke Memorial has been taken out in back-to-back year's by the Mick Price and Michael Kent (Jnr)-trained Annivisto. It was a front-running demolition job by the returning five-year-old who missed the spring after failing in the Tatts Tiara in Brisbane on June[...]

Posted on May 24, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

There is a collective headache in the Gary Portelli stable about star filly Fireburn’s future, but the team insists it is a good headache to have.

Posted on March 12, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Lighthouse proved herself as the elite mare when winning the Group 1 Coolmore Classic on Saturday at Rosehill Gardens. The Ciaron Maher & David Eustace-trained five-year-old lapped up the 1500m on the Heavy 9 track to record a two-length victory over Mirra Vision and Hinged. Lighthouse started a $5 chance with online bookmakers and lived[...]

Posted on March 9, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Krone will be looking to record consecutive Coolmore Classic victories when she lines up in the Group 1 feature at Rosehill Gardens this Saturday.

Posted on January 22, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

TAB have opened futures markets for 10 Group 1 races over the Sydney and Melbourne Autumn Carnivals. See all the top betting markets for the group one races here.

Posted on March 19, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

In-Form trainer Tony Gollan concedes heavy ground is always an unknown until a horse encounters it, but considers highly talented filly Isotope a good chance to cope. Queensland's top ranked filly is scheduled to have her first run in the Listed Darby Munro Stakes this weekend, where early markets have her marked second elect behind[...]

Posted on March 12, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

It is said that weight can stop a train but Anthony Cummings is more concerned about Mizzy's wide barrier draw for the Coolmore Classic than he is about her topweight. The last-start Group One placegetter will lump 58kg, the same impost as The Hunter winner Sweet Deal, when both attempt to become the first mare[...]

Posted on March 11, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

A testing first-up effort has laid the groundwork for on-pace mare Sweet Deal to put her best foot forward in the Coolmore Classic. Jockeys don't always make the right choice when it comes to big race rides and trainer John Thompson is hoping Nash Rawiller has made the wrong call in the Group One Coolmore[...]

Posted on February 27, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

Under-rated filly Forbidden Love has emerged as an autumn carnival smokey with a brilliant performance to win the Surround Stakes at Randwick.

Posted on February 19, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Former Kiwi galloper Subpoenaed will line-up in the Group 2 Millie Fox Stakes (1300m) at Rosehill on Saturday ahead of the Group 1 Coolmore Classic (1500m) next month. It will be the Rip Van Winkle mare's first raceday start this preparation and trainer Chris Waller has been pleased with her progress this time in. “She[...]

Zougotcha claims Group 1 Coolmore Classic

Espiona gets the head down to claim Coolmore Classic

Forsman hoping stars align home and away

Zougotcha heads wide-open Coolmore Classic field

Forsman full of hope ahead of Derby

Sunshine In Paris wins Surround Stakes in Blanket finish

Hope In Your Heart Resumes stylishly in Guy Walter Stakes

Annavisto destroys her rivals in Tony Bourke Memorial

Golden Rose, Coolmore Classic both options for Fireburn this spring

Lighthouse smashes rivals in Group 1 Coolmore Classic

Krone, Isotope tracking well for Sydney Group 1 tests

TAB opens up betting markets for the Autumn Carnival In NSW & VIC

Isotope primed to continue Gollan’s winning Sydney run

Rejuvenated Mizzy ready for Classic performance

Thompson puts faith in Marquand to deliver Sweet result

Freedmans Land Maiden Group One Win

Group Two first-up for Subpoenaed

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