Doncaster Mile

Boss remains confident despite wide Doncaster draw

Posted on April 6, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

With seven winners to his name in the Doncaster Mile, Glen Boss certainly knows what it takes to win the Group 1 race at Randwick. And he believes he is on the right horse to add another trophy to the cabinet on Saturday despite his mount Think It Over drawing gate 18 at Tuesday's barrier[...]

Posted on April 4, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

Fresh from his Group 1 win aboard Hungry Heart in the Vinery Stud Stakes, Kerrin McEvoy is turning his attention to The Championships. Having tested New Zealander Aegon in a recent barrier trial, jockey Kerrin Mcevoy is buoyant about his Doncaster Mile prospects, particularly given the forecast for rain. While Hugh Bowman has ridden the[...]

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 March 27, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

A long-range plan to target the Doncaster Mile is a step closer after Think It Over swept to victory in the George Ryder Stakes to secure his spot in next month's Group One showpiece. Trainer Kerry Parker had modest aspirations pre-race, hoping Think It Over could be competitive in the weight-for-age event given he would[...]

Posted on December 3, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Pat Webster is preparing for life after training but he will always cherish his time at Randwick, particularly his Doncaster Mile triumph with Happy Clapper.

Posted on September 30, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Wendy Roche has promised to produce a bottle of champagne if Nettoyer wins the Epsom Handicap but the trainer won't be the one drinking it.

Posted on April 13, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Blake Shinn, the jockey who rode Happy Clapper to his three Group One wins, has paid tribute to popular galloper who has run his last race. Trainer Pat Webster and owner Michael Thomas announced Happy Clapper's retirement on Sunday, a day after the nine-year-old gelding finished seventh in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Randwick. It[...]

Posted on April 12, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Triple Group One winner and crowd favourite Happy Clapper has run his last race. The nine-year-old finished seventh in Saturday's Queen Elizabeth Stakes and trainer Pat Webster and owner Michael Thomas have announced his retirement. Webster has been training at Randwick for 50 years but it was Happy Clapper who put him on the national[...]

Posted on April 10, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Nettoyer's penchant for junk food is becoming the stuff of folklore but it is her lack of self preservation, rather than her diet, that keeps trainer Wendy Roche up at night. That and the hundreds of text messages Roche has received since the mare's stunning Doncaster Mile win last weekend. Nettoyer's triumph in one of[...]

Posted on April 7, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Doncaster Mile placegetter Brandenburg could get another chance to win a Group One race this autumn with the All Aged Stakes a consideration. The John Sargent-trained three-year-old colt won the Group Two Hobartville Stakes in the first start of his current campaign before finishing third in the Group One Randwick Guineas. He stepped up to[...]

Posted on April 7, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Doncaster Mile winner Nettoyer is set to race on a seven-day back-up in the Group One Coolmore Legacy Stakes at Randwick. The Wendy Roche-trained Nettoyer stormed home to win Saturday's Doncaster under James Innes jr but will be ridden by Glen Boss from barrier eight in Saturday's Coolmore Legacy (1600m) for fillies and mares. Funstar,[...]

Posted on April 5, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

A possible tilt at the Group 1 All Aged Stakes (1400m) in a fortnight or a stint in the spelling paddock are two of the options for promising three-year-old Brandenburg after his gritty performance to finish third in Saturday's Group 1 Doncaster Mile (1600m) at Randwick. Trainer John Sargent was thrilled with the run that[...]

Posted on April 4, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

A temperamental mare with a penchant for fast food and beer has eaten up the ground to win the prestigious Doncaster Mile at Randwick. Nettoyer, whose trainer Wendy Roche is known for her work with eccentric horses, stormed home to beat some big names on Saturday under a confident and heady ride from James Innes[...]

Posted on April 3, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

No-one is happier to hear there is a soft track at Randwick ahead of the opening day of The Championships than Mike Moroney. Melbourne-based Moroney has two horses entered in Group One races on Saturday, Tofane in the TJ Smith and Rainbow Thief, an emergency, in the Doncaster Mile. Both enjoy wet tracks and Moroney[...]

Posted on April 3, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

THE DONCASTER MILE A race synonymous with Randwick. Usually the world's richest Group One mile at $3 million but prize money has been halved for year because of the coronavirus pandemic and reduced wagering income HISTORY Highlight of first day of The Championships at Randwick. First run in 1866 when won by Dundee and has[...]

Posted on April 3, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Trainer Phillip Stokes rarely has a Sydney runner but is hopeful stable star Mr Quickie can cause an upset in the signature Group One Doncaster Mile. Stokes, who has stables in South Australia and Victoria, has only had one Sydney Group One runner when Hucklebuck was unplaced in the George Ryder Stakes four years ago.[...]

Posted on April 3, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

The Anthony Freedman-trained Super Seth has pleased his connections since his unplaced run in the Group 1 George Ryder Stakes (1500m) last month and the stable is confident he is back to his best for Saturday's Group 1 Doncaster Mile (1600m) at Randwick. “I thought he went okay (in the George Ryder), he got back[...]

Boss remains confident despite wide Doncaster draw

McEvoy warming to Aegon in Doncaster

Yao Dash earns Doncaster Mile berth

Think It Over cements place in Doncaster

Final Countdown For Randwick Training Icon

Mare With Champagne Tastes Ready For Epsom

Blake Shinn Pays Tribute To Happy Clapper

Happy Clapper Retired After Stellar Career

Nettoyer Gives Roche Food For Thought

All Aged Stakes An Option For Brandenburg

Doncaster Winner Aims For Another Group 1 Win

Sargent mulling his options with Brandenburg

Nettoyer Wins Group One Doncaster Mile

Rain The Key To Moroney’s Randwick Hopes

Group One Doncaster Mile Facts And Figures

Mr Quickie In Sydney For Doncaster Tilt

Super Seth on song for Doncaster

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