Espiona

Think About It set for Canterbury Stakes return

Posted on March 6, 2024
in Australian Horse Racing News

The first of two Group 1 races that will headline the action at Randwick on Saturday will be the $750,000 Canterbury Stakes over 1300m. With only eight runners accepting for the contest, the reigning Everest champion Think About It has opened as an odds-on favourite at with online bookmakers. The Joseph Pride-trained gelding will return[...]

Posted on February 13, 2024
in Australian Horse Racing News

After partnering with Imperatriz in her Monday morning workout, jockey Michael Dee is well aware of the formidable challenge he faces when he takes the reins on Espiona in the upcoming Black Caviar Lightning Stakes on Saturday. Trained by Chris Waller, the five-year-old Espiona is gearing up for her first-ever start over 1000m. Dee, expressing[...]

Posted on September 23, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

Chris Waller has managed to train the quinella of the Group 2 Golden Pendant (1400m) at Rosehill, Australia as Espiona saluted as a favourite. Having chased home the Annabel Neasham-trained Sunshine In Paris in the Group 2 Sheraco Stakes (1200m) when finishing second beaten under a length, the Extreme Choice mare went one better in[...]

Posted on March 11, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

Espiona has driven up the inside to win the Group 1 Coolmore Classic for the fillies and mares on Saturday afternoon, gaining her first win at Group 1 level and Chris Waller getting his first win in the race. Michael Dee has been in sublime form and it showed with his ride on the four-year-old[...]

Posted on February 25, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

Jye McNeil and Chris Waller have combined with Espiona to take out the Group 3 Mannerism Stakes over 1400m at Sandown, beating a very game Toregene by just over a length on the line. Waller made the decision to bring his Extreme Choice mare back to Victoria where she had produced some her best performances[...]

Posted on April 16, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Espiona has proved her doubters wrong and shown she is a filly on the rise when blowing them away in the Group 3 James H.B. Carr Stakes at Randwick. Winner of the Listed Desirable Stakes (1400m) at Flemington in November, the Chris Waller-trained Extreme Choice filly finished second and third respectively in the Group 2[...]

Posted on February 21, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

This Saturday's Group 1 Surround Stakes (1400m) at Royal Randwick is shaping to be one of the highlights of the autumn as Espiona and Fangirl line up in a highly anticipated rematch. A total of 41 three-year-old fillies have been nominated for the AU$500,000 feature, which boasts an impressive list of winners such as Gold[...]

Posted on February 15, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

The 2022 All Star Mile is just 32 days away (March 19), and the voting process to get into the race was bought to a close at midnight on Sunday evening.

Posted on February 12, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

It was the race that everyone waited for on Saturday, as boom filly Espiona returned for her autumn campaign, but it was her stablemate Fangirl who spoilt the party, taking out the Group 2 Light Fingers Stakes in a terrific battle up the Randwick straight. The Chris Waller pair were expected to be in the[...]

Think About It set for Canterbury Stakes return

Michael Dee to partner Espiona in Black Caviar Lightning

Espiona runs away with Group 2 Golden Pendant

Espiona gets the head down to claim Coolmore Classic

Espiona returns to winning ways in Group 2 Mannerism Stakes

Espiona bounces back to form with dominant win

Fangirl, Espiona headline Surround Stakes nominations

2022 All Star Mile betting suspended as voting closes

Fangirl springs an upset in the Light Fingers Stakes

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