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September Run causes boilover in William Reid Stakes

Posted on March 25, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

September Run recorded her first win since October 2020 with a dominant victory in the Group 1 William Reid Stakes (1200m) at The Valley on Friday night. The Chris Waller-trained four-year-old showed a glimpse of her former self with a 0.6-length third in the Group 1 Newmarket Handicap (1200m) on March 12 at Flemington, but[...]

Posted on March 12, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

The Jerome Hunter-trained Barb Raider backed up her first-up performance by scoring a win in the Group 2 Kewney Stakes (1600m) at Flemington on Saturday. The daughter of Rebel Raider turned in another terrific performance after winning the Group 3 Vanity Stakes (1400m) at the same venue three weeks ago when first-up from a spell.[...]

Posted on February 19, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

The well backed Barb Raider has won the Group 3 Vanity (1400m) at Flemington on Saturday for trainer Jerome Hunter. Barb Raider opened up $5.50 on Sportsbet before being backed into a $2.90 favourite, taking over favouritism from the Ciaron Maher & David Eustace-trained Socialist. The three-year-old daughter of Rebel Raider settled midfield for jockey[...]

Posted on February 12, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

The first Group race at Caulfield on Saturday was taken out by the sole Sydney visitor, as Coastwatch proved too strong in the Autumn Stakes (1400m). The Chris Waller-trained gelding sat outside the heavily backed Decent Raine in the run, before going clear at the top of the straight under Craig Williams. The three-year-olds battled[...]

Posted on September 22, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

Craig Williams made it a winning treble at Flemington on Wednesday in the Derby Preview aboard Gundec, who has plunged in the betting for the Group 1 Victoria Derby.

Posted on September 22, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

After Kapalua Sunset raced to the top of the VRC Oaks market on Tuesday at Kyneton, Barb Raider has now overtaken favouritism following a two-length win in the Oaks Preview at Flemington on Wednesday.

Posted on September 21, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

Cox Plate favourite Zaaki had his first gallop at Sandown this morning, with Craig Williams jumping on board as the horse prepares for his first Melbourne run on Saturday in the Group 1 Underwood Stakes (1800m).

Posted on September 10, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

Tofane will make a welcome return to her home track of Flemington on Saturday when she contests the Group 1 Makybe Diva Stakes (1600m). The daughter of Ocean Park ran third first-up in the Group 1 Memsie Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield last month, and trainer Michael Moroney believes she will appreciate the roomier track at[...]

Posted on August 10, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

Triple Group One winner Tofane was back in action at the Flemington jump-outs on Monday after a brief break from her winter exertions. The Michael Moroney-trained daughter of Ocean Park enjoyed a hit-out over 800m on the outside of the course proper, with Craig Williams aboard, who partnered the mare to victory in both the[...]

Posted on June 16, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

Australian based NZ trainer Mike Moroney has given the green light for Tofane to have a crack at securing her third elite-level victory at Eagle Farm next week. The daughter of Ocean Park doubled her Group One tally when taking out the Stradbroke Handicap (1400m) at the Brisbane track last week, continuing her purple patch[...]

Posted on June 1, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

Melbourne Cup-winning jockey Craig Williams has opted to remain in Queensland amid the ongoing COVID-19 crisis happening in Victoria, Australia.

Posted on May 26, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

Top Australian jockeys John Allen, Craig Williams, Ben Allen and Jye McNeil have all made the decision to leave Victoria following the latest COVID-19 outbreak in Greater Melbourne.

Posted on May 2, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

On Friday morning, Instant Celebrity was given next to no chance by trainer Phillip Stokes heading into the Group 1 Robert Sangster Stakes. Come Saturday afternoon, the filly was a Group 1 winner following an impressive win in the Robert Sangster Stakes at Morphettville, South Australia. It had been just over 24 hours from when[...]

Posted on May 1, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

Instant Celebrity was an instant success during the spring of 2020, winning her first four career starts, including the Group 2 Thousand Guineas Prelude at Caulfield. However, her first up run in the listed Redelva Stakes at Morphettville on April 17 was far from impressive, and left punters scratching their heads. Phillip Stokes was on[...]

Posted on April 15, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

A trip to the Cranbourne trials to partner the Danny O'Brien-trained two-year-old I Am In The Mood has paid a winning dividend for Craig Williams at Bendigo. The victory in Wednesday's Bet365 Racing Refunds Plate (1100m) put Williams in a brighter mood after his children flooded a bathroom in the family home on Tuesday night.[...]

Posted on April 4, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

Tulloch Lodge will have two runners in the Doncaster Mile after Yao Dash secured his place in the $3 million race with a faultless performance in the Prelude. Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott already have Group 1 winner Shout The Bar safely in the field and Bott confirmed Yao Dash would join her after racing[...]

Posted on April 3, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

Improving youngster Saif could join Hawkes Racing stablemate Hilal in the Sires' Produce Stakes after making a winning Sydney debut in the Schweppervescence at Rosehill. Saif, who had won his first start in Victoria and finished runner-up in the VRC Sires' Produce Stakes at Flemington, made a successful interstate switch with jockey Craig Williams making[...]

September Run causes boilover in William Reid Stakes

Barb Raider grips on in entertaining Kewney Stakes

Barb Raider claims The Vanity in impressive fashion

Coastwatch claims the Group 2 Autumn Classic

Gundec plunges in VRC Derby betting after Preview win

Barb Raider leapfrogs Kapalua Sunset in VRC Oaks betting

All eyes on Zaaki ahead of G1 Underwood Stakes

Makybe Diva homecoming for Tofane

Quick turnaround for Memsie-bound Tofane

Tattersall’s Tiara confirmed for Tofane

Craig Williams set for extended stay in Queensland

Top jockeys flee Melbourne as COVID cases rise

Instant Celebrity Claims Robert Sangster Stakes in South Australia

Stokes Puts Instant Celebrity On Notice For South Australian Group 1

In The Right Mood Pays Dividend At Bendigo

Yao Dash earns Doncaster Mile berth

Saif puts Rosehill rivals to the sword

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