Dubious

Millions Draws No Barrier For Maher Stable

Posted on January 8, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

The Ciaron Maher-David Eustace partnership is hoping the Gold Coast's reputation as a track where barriers can be irrelevant will help the stable create Magic Millions history. Inside barriers have not always been an advantage in Millions races where there are 16 runners and a mad charge to the first turn. In fact 11 of[...]

Posted on January 8, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

The changing pattern of the Magic Millions yearling sales has been highlighted by four of the first five from last year's 2YO Classic running in the 3YO Guineas. Last year's 2YO Classic trifecta – Exhilarates, Dubious and Hightail – will be joined by fifth-placed Oh Five Glory. It is the first time the Classic trifecta[...]

Posted on November 28, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Craig Williams has resisted the temptation of interstate travel in recent seasons unless he has the chance to add a Group One win to his resume. The jockey will bypass the chance to increase his lead in the Melbourne jockeys' premiership on Saturday, instead heading to Perth for the Winterbottom Stakes (1200m) at Ascot. Williams[...]

Posted on August 27, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Dubious is likely to have blinkers re-applied for the Group Three McNeil Stakes at Caulfield as trainer Ciaron Maher looks for the colt to bounce back from an unplaced first-up run on a soft track. Three-year-old Dubious finished fourth in his season return in the Vain Stakes (1100m) last Saturday week at Caulfield, beaten just[...]

Posted on August 14, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Star Surprise faces a test of his sprinting credentials in the Vain Stakes at Caulfield, with trainer Mike Moroney interested to see how the gelding measures up against some well-performed colts over a suitable distance. Saturday's Group Three Vain (1100m) for three-year-old colts and geldings had 15 nominations but a field of eight has been[...]

Posted on August 13, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Dual Group-winning colt Dubious is on target to resume in the Vain Stakes at Caulfield but his connections will monitor the weather and track condition as they do not want it too wet. Trained by Ciaron Maher and David Eustace, Dubious made his mark during his juvenile season with three wins and two placings from[...]

Posted on May 22, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Jockey Nikita Beriman is progressing well in her quest to ride Dubious at 48kg in a bid for history at Eagle Farm on Saturday. Beriman already has a strict regime of workouts and diets which have her riding in peak form this season. “I am walking around at 50kg so the rest should be no[...]

Posted on May 22, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

A capacity field is set to line up in the Group One Kingsford-Smith Cup at Eagle Farm. The full field of 18, with no emergencies, will see last start Doomben 10,000 winner The Bostonian take his place for New Zealand trainer Tony Pike. The Bostonian has drawn barrier 11 in Saturday's 1300m sprint with Dollar[...]

Posted on May 19, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Doomben Cup-winning trainer Ciaron Maher is considering “rolling the dice” and running two-year-old Dubious against older horses in the Group One Kingsford Smith Cup at Eagle Farm. Maher, who trains in partnership with David Eustace, had a big day at Doomben on Saturday winning the Group One Doomben Cup with Kenedna and the Group Two[...]

Posted on May 11, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Jockey James McDonald produced one of his best rides to win on Dubious before declaring the colt was ready to tackle the remaining big-name two-year-old races during the Brisbane winter carnival. After being in a pocket in the straight, McDonald got Dubious ($2.80) into the clear and he was far too good for the dead-heaters[...]

Millions Draws No Barrier For Maher Stable

Classic Trifecta Backs Up In 3YO Guineas

Williams Happy To Head West For Dubious

Dubious Out To Bounce Back Second-Up

Star Surprise Poised For Vain Stakes Test

Weather To Play Part In Dubious Vain Plans

Weight Is Right For Beriman’s History Bid

Capacity Line-Up For Kingsford Smith Cup

Ciaron Maher Considers Wfa For Dubious

Mcdonald’s Champagne Ride In Group 2 Classic

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