Dark Jewel Classic

Bring The Ransom causes massive upset in Dark Jewel Classic

Posted on May 14, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

In his typical larger-than-life style, Bjorn Baker would have celebrated his win with plenty of feeling after Bring The Ransom took out the $200,000 Dark Jewel Classic (1400m) at Scone. Particularly when it wasn’t the horse everyone was expecting to triumph, the five-year-old mare a $51 outsider’s winning chance with online betting sites. Baker spoke more[...]

Posted on May 13, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Bjorn Baker was slapping high-fives and punching the air after Exotic Ruby’s win on the line in the Hawkesbury Crown two weeks ago, and the trainer confident she can do it again in the AU$200,000 Dark Jewel Classic (1400m) on Saturday at Scone in New South Wales, Australia.

Posted on April 4, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

After a couple of years in the wilderness due to the COVID pandemic, the standalone Saturday at the Scone Cup Carnival will return as a metropolitan meeting in 2022.

Posted on June 9, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Having pinpointed the Dane Ripper Stakes as the most suitable option for Irithea during this year’s revised Queensland winter carnival, Sydney trainer Bjorn Baker believes the mare is on track to give the Group Two race a shake. Irithea is coming off a last-start win in the Group Three Dark Jewel Classic (1400m) for fillies[...]

Posted on May 16, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Trainer Bjorn Baker has long coveted a win in the Dark Jewel Classic and he has finally got it with tough-as-nails mare Irithea. The race took a different shape this year, moved from its traditional Scone venue to Rosehill due to COVID-19 protocol restrictions but was no less thrilling. Dominated by the horses on-speed, Irithea[...]

Posted on May 15, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Teleplay’s connections have not been put off by a wide barrier in Dark Jewel Classic at Rosehill. The Melbourne-trained mare has drawn barrier 18 and comes into 14 if the emergencies do not gain a start in Saturday’s Group Three race over 1400m. While the owners are happy to take the challenge, Mick Price, who[...]

Posted on May 14, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

All eyes will be on Hawkes Racing’s burgeoning talent Masked Crusader when he makes his stakes debut against a small but select Inglis 3YO Guineas field. The three-year-old will back-up in the $200,000 feature at Rosehill on Saturday after a stunning Sydney debut last weekend when he barely got out of second gear to trounce[...]

Posted on May 11, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Bought in Kentucky to join the Newgate Farm broodmare band, Con Te Partiro has reignited her racing career with victory in the Group Three Dark Jewel Classic at Scone. A Listed winner as a two-year-old at Royal Ascot for trainer Wesley Ward, Con Te Partiro also boasts victories at Saratoga and Keeneland. She was bought[...]

Posted on May 10, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Trainer John Thompson is hoping for a turnaround in his stable’s fortunes when he splits his stakes runners between two states this weekend. While Thompson’s Sydney autumn carnival runners performed admirably there were several near misses – Dreamforce was runner-up in the Doncaster Mile, Into The Abyss finished narrow and luckless seconds in two stakes[...]

Posted on May 7, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Talented import Fierce Impact remains on track for his Group One target despite a forced change to his lead-up race. Warwick Farm trainer Matt Smith had planned to run Fierce Impact in last Saturday’s Hollindale Stakes (1800m) at the Gold Coast in preparation for the Doomben Cup (2000m) on May 18. With the order of[...]

Bring The Ransom causes massive upset in Dark Jewel Classic

Exotic Ruby heads Baker chances on Dark Jewel Day

Scone Cup Carnival’s standalone Saturday regains metropolitan status

Irithea Set For Group 2 Dane Ripper In Brisbane

Baker’s Stable Gem Irithea Wins Dark Jewel

Wide Draw Won’t Stop Teleplay At Rosehill

Rising Star Crusader In 3YO Guineas Test

Import Con Te Partiro Wins On Aust Debut

Thompson Filly To Sparkle In Dark Jewel

Matt Smith To Make An Impact At Scone

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