Doomben

I Wish I Win set for Queensland Group 1 tilt

Posted on May 2, 2024
in Australian Horse Racing News

Co-trainer Peter Moody has confirmed that stable star I Wish I Win is set to head to Brisbane early next week in preparation for his northern campaign, kicking off with the Group 1 Doomben 10,000 (1200m) on May 18. The five-year-old, a Group 1 winner, recently completed a jumpout at Pakenham, much to the satisfaction[...]

Posted on May 20, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

She hasn't seen the winner's enclosure since the 2022 Group 1 ATC Sires Produce, but Fireburn ($3.70) has finally chalked up her sixth career win, taking out the Group 2 The Roses in the Doomben finale. The Gary Portelli-trained filly was becoming a frustrating galloper for punters, always seemingly ready to win, but just missing[...]

Posted on May 20, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

The ‘win and you're in' race for the Group 1 Stradbroke Handicap has been taken out by a horse without a nomination, as Surf Dancer ($34) has produced a blowout for punters in the Group 3 BRC Sprint. It's taken a faultless 10 out of 10 steer from jockey Joshua Parr on the Gai Waterhouse[...]

Posted on May 20, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

The 2023 edition of the Group 1 Doomben Cup hasn't disappointed with Huetor ($11) getting the nod in a grandstand finish on Saturday afternoon. With last year's running of the race, it was Huetor finding success at Eagle Farm and has replicated his effort to score in back-to-back editions – the first time it's been[...]

Posted on May 20, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

Mishani Sniper for Les Ross and Mark Du Plessis has caused a minor boilover in the Listed Chief De Beers at Doomben, with the bottom weight in the race sustaining a long run from the 600m to get the better of The Big Goodbye in the final strides. The four-year-old gelded son of Your Song[...]

Posted on May 20, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

The Chris Waller-trained Frumos has aggravated many a punter over her career, but if those same punters followed her into her first Group level contest of her career in the Pam O'Neill Stakes, they were rewarded for their loyalty. The four-year-old mare has been heavily backed at all bar one of her starts during her[...]

Posted on May 20, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

At her second career race start, Zia has given her trainers Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott their first ever Bill Carter Stakes winner at Doomben, after Time Clark gave the two-year-old filly a peach of a ride. The daughter of Zoustar won on debut at Canterbury before taking the trip across the border into the[...]

Posted on May 17, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

Cambridge trainer Ben Foote is pleased with his Group Three winning three-year-old filly Sakura Girl, who will have her first start in Brisbane on Saturday when she contests the Group 2 The Roses (2000m) at Doomben. The daughter of Iffraaj finished runner-up in the Group 2 Travis Stakes (2000m) last start when taking on older[...]

Posted on May 13, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

All the eyes in the Australian racing world were on Giga Kick in the Group 1 Doomben 10,000 as the raging odds-on favourite with online bookmakers, got over the top of Overpass late to bring up his second Group 1 success in as many starts. The Clayton Douglas-trained three-year-old gelding jumped as the $1.65 favourite,[...]

Posted on May 13, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

Tyler Schiller and Chris Waller have combined to cause a major boilover in the Group 3 Rough Habit Plate with Special Swey, presenting some queries over some of the Queensland Derby contenders with the big 2400m race set to be run and won in two weeks' time. Jumping as a massive outsider at $34 with[...]

Posted on May 13, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

The lone staying event of the day for the older horses at Doomben was the Group 3 JRA Chairman's Handicap, where the lightly-raced import Kalapour has taken out his first Group 3 success of his 12-start career. After jumping as the online bookmakers' favourite at $3.80, the six-year-old gelded son of War Command settled midfield,[...]

Posted on May 13, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

The two-year-old feature of the day was the Group 2 Spirit Of Boom Classic where we saw one of the best finishes of the day at Doomben, with a driving go between the colt Cifrado and the two fillies Armed Forces and Appin Girl with the colt getting his nose down on the line to[...]

Posted on December 31, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

After riding his second winner of the day, Jim Byrne was full of praise for Barossa Rosa's gutsy showing, following her victory in the Magic Millions Nudgee Stakes by the barest of margins. The five-year-old mare hit the front at the 200m mark in the 1200m Listed sprint worth $200,000 and showed plenty of heart[...]

Posted on December 31, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

When a legend like Larry Cassidy has a high opinion of a horse, you stand up and take notice. Too bad for many punters, they weren't aware of the champion hoop's appraisal for Fashion Legend. Cassidy was thrilled with the three-year-old's performance after he rode him in work leading up to the $300,000 Magic Millions[...]

Posted on December 31, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

What a difference a couple of months makes. They were the thoughts of Paul Snowden after Sovereign Fund's comprehensive victory at Doomben on Saturday. The class of the colt's victory – his second triumph from as many starts – has him equal second favourite at $7 to win the Magic Millions 2YO Classic. Watch Sovereign[...]

Posted on December 31, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

The unbeaten streak for Storm The Fortress might be under threat in the Magic Millions Vo Rogue Plate at Doomben, but trainer Toby Edmonds believes he can display his Queensland Derby credentials. That is because Edmonds feels his talented three-year-old is progressing nicely to the 2400m distance for the Group 1 stayers' race worth $1[...]

Posted on July 9, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

It wasn't just the fact that Tycoon Evie won her first start since November 6 last year for Rex Lipp and Nick Hahn in the Pam O'Neill Stakes at Doomben. Indeed, that was special. But there was no shortage of sentimentality in the victory after the Toowoomba-based stable notched up its second-straight win of the afternoon,[...]

I Wish I Win set for Queensland Group 1 tilt

Fireburn breaks drought winning Group 2 The Roses

Surf Dancer causes major upset in Group 3 BRC Sprint

Huetor captures back-to-back wins in Group 1 Doomben Cup

Mishani Sniper causes minor boilover in Chief De Beers

Frumos back to winning ways in Group 3 Pam O’Neill Stakes

Zia remains undefeated with impressive Bill Carter victory

Sakura Girl thriving in Queensland

Giga Kick brings up second Group 1 win is as many starts

Special Swey gives his rivals a galloping lesson in Rough Habit Plate

Kalapour shows his class in Group 3 JRA Chairman’s Handicap win

Cifrado arrives in time to take out the Spirit Of Boom Classic

Barossa Rosa claims Nudgee Stakes

Fashion Legend causes upset in Vo Rogue Plate

Sovereign Fund rockets into Magic Millions 2YO Classic contention

Storm The Fortress progressing well ahead of Vo Rogue Plate

Tycoon Evie fends off rivals in Pam O’Neill Stakes

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