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Opacity To Have Short Break Before Spring

Posted on June 8, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Trainer John O'Shea has opted not to press on further into winter with promising gelding Opacity. Opacity continued a rise through the grades with a narrow win at Randwick on Saturday in the third start of his campaign, taking his overall record to five wins from seven starts. Immediately after the race O'Shea mentioned Opacity[...]

Posted on June 6, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

The Epsom Handicap and Golden Eagle figure among the spring options for Opacity who has continued building on a promising start to his racing career with another Randwick win. The John O'Shea-trained gelding got to the right part of the track out wide in Saturday's TAB Handicap (1600m) and burst through between runners under Hugh[...]

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 October 5, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Second place may be better than nothing but former Cronulla Sharks captain Paul Gallen felt deflated watching his part-owned horse Te Akau Shark marginally beaten by Kolding in the Group One Epsom Handicap. The recently retired NRL captain was confident he had the win at Royal Randwick on Saturday, cheering alongside the eight other owners[...]

Posted on October 5, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Chris Waller continues to break records in the post-Winx era, becoming the first trainer to win four Group One races across two states in a single afternoon. The champion horseman made a clean sweep of the three Group One races at Randwick winning the Flight Stakes (1600m) with Funstar, Epsom Handicap (1600m) with Kolding and[...]

Posted on October 5, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

On a red letter day for trainer Chris Waller, Kolding has delivered on the big stage in the Epsom Handicap, beating New Zealand cult horse Te Akau Shark. Waller-trained horses won all four Group One races in Australia on Saturday with Kolding's win over the famous Randwick mile of special significance for trainer and jockey[...]

Posted on October 5, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Kolding has delivered on his potential to beat New Zealand star Te Akau Shark in a thrilling $1 million Epsom Handicap at Randwick. Ridden by Glen Boss, Kolding held off a spirited finish from the runner-up in the famous 1600m race to win at Group One level for the first time. Kolding's stablemate Star Of[...]

Posted on October 5, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Bart Cummings famously declared patience the cheapest thing in racing and Team Hawkes has abided by the same theory with Epsom Handicap candidate Rock. Rock showed above average ability from the outset but was immature so the family training partners adopted a long-term view and took their time. “We've had Slipper winners and so forth[...]

Posted on October 5, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

The changing face of racing's spring carnival could signal a shift in the role of the Epsom Handicap, according to premier trainer Chris Waller. Saturday's Randwick meeting has long been the showpiece program of Sydney's springtime action with the Group One Epsom at its centrepiece. But the introduction of new races in Sydney and Melbourne[...]

Posted on October 5, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

What began as a job for extra cash during a gap year has turned into something quite extraordinary for Jess Taylor as she prepares for two Group One rides on Sydney's most significant race day of the spring. It will not be the 28-year-old's first experience in the Group One arena – she ticked that[...]

Posted on October 5, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

EPSOM HANDICAP $1 million 1600m handicap HISTORY First Epsom Handicap event in 1863 won by Dundee Named after famous Epsom Downs racecourse in the South of England where Epsom Derby has been run since 1780 The race has been run at 1600m since 1885 – following a short-lived decision to change to 1800m in 1879[...]

Posted on October 5, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Tye Angland will join 7 Racing's spring carnival team as a guest expert, working alongside renowned sports commentator Bruce McAvaney. The announcement was made on Friday with Angland set to make his debut for 7 Racing at Randwick's Epsom Handicap day meeting this weekend. A former top jockey, Angland became a quadriplegic when he fell[...]

Posted on October 3, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Saturday could become a landmark day in Te Akau's near 40 year history. The New Zealand racing operation, headed by David Ellis, has three Group 1 chances on both sides of the Tasman. In Sydney, Te Akau Shark and Probabeel will be chasing elite level riches at Randwick, while closer to home Melody Belle will[...]

Posted on October 2, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

At least four horses will carry half a kilogram more than their original weights in the Epsom Handicap with 10 of the 18 runners on less than 51kg. So far Kerrin McEvoy (Rock 50.5kg), Dom Tourneur (Archedemus 50.5kg) Michael Dee (Star Of The Seas 50kg) and Damien Thornton (Junipal 50kg) have been given permission to[...]

Posted on October 1, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Cascadian continues to garner support for the Epsom Handicap with the Godolphin import now into single figures for the $1 million race. Although he has finished fifth and fourth in his two Australian starts, he is now at $9 from $15 for Saturday's 1600m-feature at Randwick. He had no luck when fourth behind $6 Epsom[...]

Posted on October 1, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Te Akau Shark and Dreamforce are now the equal $6 favourites alongside Kolding for the Epsom Handicap with both drawing wide in the $1 million race at Randwick. Dreamforce drew the outside gate in the 20-horse field for Saturday's feature with New Zealander Te Akau Shark to start from 16 and Kolding 13. Te Akau[...]

Posted on September 30, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

New Zealander Te Akau Shark retains favouritism for the Epsom Handicap ahead of the declaration of the final field. Trained by Jamie Richards and part-owned by recently retired Cronulla Sharks captain Paul Gallen, Te Akau Shark has had one run in Australia, finishing second to Dreamforce in the Tramway Stakes (1400m) on September 7. Although[...]

Opacity To Have Short Break Before Spring

Promising Opacity Wins Again At Randwick

Blake Shinn Pays Tribute To Happy Clapper

Paul Gallen Deflated After Epsom Second

Waller Sets Group 1 Record With Metrop Win

Kolding Wins Epsom For Waller/boss Combo

Kolding Comes Of Age In Epsom Hcp Victory

Hawkes Rock Solid Chance For Mile Double

Kolding On Top For Waller In Epsom

Jess Taylor-Made For Group One Arena

Key Points About The Epsom Handicap

Tye Angland Joins Spring Carnival Coverage

Super Saturday looming for Te Akau

Light Jockeys In Demand In Group One Epsom

Cascadian Firms For Epsom Handicap

Te Akau Shark Draws Wide In Epsom

Te Akau Shark Retains Epsom Favouritism

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