Craven Plate

Zeyrek arrives in time to claim Craven Plate

Posted on October 28, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

Tyler Schiller and the Hawkes team combined with Zeyrek () putting the head down to score victory in the Group 3 Craven Plate (1800m) at Randwick. The six-year-old son of Sea The Stars was no match for Group 1 company in the Group 1 King Charles III Stakes (1600m) last start on October 14, but[...]

Posted on October 9, 2023
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

La Crique is heeding the call from Sydney following her impressive showing in the Listed Matamata Cup (1600m) last Saturday. Trainers Simon and Katrina Alexander had previously withdrawn her from the Group 1 Arrowfield Sud Plate (1600m) a week earlier, opting for a closer-to-home mile race where she carried a hefty 60kg. In a showdown[...]

Posted on October 15, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Champion jockey James McDonald just knew that when a gap opened up for Cascadian 300m out in the Craven Plate at Randwick, he was always going to take advantage of it. That is because the eight-year-old is showing no signs of slowing down, winning by 1.5-lengths and backing up beautifully from his comfortable Hill Stakes victory on October[...]

Posted on October 19, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

A mid-race move by Tommy Berry to take Happy Clapper to the front has proved a masterstroke, although it gave trainer Pat Webster a few heart palpitations. Expected Craven Plate leader, the Bjorn Baker-trained Samadoubt, couldn't muster early speed, leaving Stampede to enjoy a soft lead so Berry took matters into his own hands on[...]

Posted on October 18, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Danzdanzdance will don new gear and step through a new routine in Sydney on Saturday. The dual Group 1 winner will race for the first time for new trainer Chris Waller in Saturday's Group 3 Craven Plate (2000m) at Randwick. Waller has immediately made changes to the Mastercraftsman five-year-old mare's gear, opting for a norton[...]

Posted on October 18, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Bjorn Baker cannot fault the free-wheeling Samadoubt ahead of the gelding's quest to win a third feature race at Randwick in as many months. Samadoubt led all the way to cause a boilover in the Group One Winx Stakes (1400m) in August and showed the performance was no fluke when he backed it up with[...]

Posted on October 17, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

An act of goodwill by jockey Tommy Berry has landed him the plum mount on favourite Happy Clapper in the Group Three Craven Plate at Randwick. Rival Hugh Bowman was due to partner Happy Clapper in a barrier trial last month but broke his finger in a trackwork mishap and was unable to ride. In[...]

Zeyrek arrives in time to claim Craven Plate

La Crique poised for Sydney trip

Cascadian claims Craven Plate

Berry’s Mid-Race Tactics Have Happy Ending

Danzdanzdance ready to hot-step it in Sydney

Samadoubt Chasing Another Randwick Feature

Berry Rewarded For Answering Clapper SOS

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