Golden Slipper

Espionage arrives in time to claim Breeders’ Plate

Posted on September 30, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

After going down by the barest of margins in the previous, Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott have gone one better in the Breeders' Plate, with Espionage () getting the better of the stablemate Straight Charge () in another close photo at Randwick. The race favourite with online bookmakers, Scampi (), led the field up to[...]

Posted on August 2, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

The Thoroughbred Racing Industry is mourning the passing of former top jockey Mr John Duggan. “John Duggan was one of the great jockeys of his time and a natural horseman with immense ability,” said Racing NSW's Chief Executive, Peter V'landys AM. “He was an extremely talented rider winning many feature races including the Golden Slipper[...]

Posted on March 18, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

Shinzo has taken out the world's richest two-year-old race as Chris Waller claims his first ever success in the Golden Slipper. It comes after Waller took out the Group 1 Rosehill Guineas with Lindermann early in the day and Ryan Moore booking his second Group 1 win of the day as well after steering Dubai[...]

Posted on March 11, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

Team Coolmore has another runner heading into next weekends Group 1 Golden Slipper, as Shinzo proved too good for the boys in the Group 3 Pago Pago Stakes at Rosehill on Saturday. This of course comes after Learning To Fly booked her ticket earlier in the preparation. James McDonald elected to go back to last[...]

Posted on March 4, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

James Cummings and the Godolphin team have yet another Golden Slipper fancy, with Cylinder getting the better of the pre-race Golden Slipper second favourite, Red Resistance in the Group 2 Todman Stakes at Randwick on Saturday. Going into the traditional Group 2 lead-up for the Golden Slipper for the colts and geldings, both the winner[...]

Posted on February 25, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

The old firm of Hugh Bowman and Chris Waller have combined for Group 2 success in the Sweet Embrace Stakes at Randwick on Saturday afternoon. The filly out of Capitalist has franked the form from the Inglis Millennium, as well as Facile and Blanc De Blanc all coming through the same race behind Learning To[...]

Posted on February 25, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

Team Godolphin has another runner set to line up in the Golden Slipper on March 18 after Corniche proved too strong for his rivals in the Skyline Stakes at Randwick on Saturday afternoon. The James Cummings-trained colt was given an exceptional ride by Brenton Avdulla, finding the one-one position throughout to stalk the moderate tempo[...]

Posted on February 18, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

Brenton Avdulla and James Cummings have combined to take out the Group 2 Silver Slipper Stakes defeating two Golden Slipper fancies Kings Gambit and Platinum Jubilee. With King's Gambit dominating the market as a $2.50 favourite with online betting sites, Cylinder was backed in from $6 to $4.40 before the jump in the two-year-old Group[...]

Posted on February 18, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

Recently acquired by the Grahame Begg stable, Maharba started a $3.20 favourite in the Talindert Stakes and aptly put away his rivals in style to secure a strong victory first-up. The two-year-old out of Pride Of Dubai produced an electric turn-of-foot to go straight past the leader Princess Duhallow who crossed them all to lead[...]

Posted on February 11, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

The Annabel Neasham-trained filly Learning To Fly has scored an empathic win in this year's $2,000,000 Inglis Millennium. The well backed commodity for the Golden Slipper only solidified her favourite status in that race with a dominant win at Randwick on Saturday afternoon. Jockey Chad Schofield had no choice but to go back from the[...]

Posted on February 11, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

From last around the turn, to first crossing the winning post. Cafe Millenium has produced an electrifying effort on debut to storm clear in the two-year-old Pierro Plate at Randwick on Saturday afternoon. The colt out of Not A Single Doubt trained by John O'Shea made a statement for his Golden Slipper aspirations in a[...]

Posted on February 7, 2023
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Mark Walker's rip-roaring season produced another milestone victory at Taupo on Tuesday when the Te Akau head trainer unveiled a highly regarded juvenile to deliver on debut. Walker was credited with his 1000th New Zealand success courtesy of Zourion, who scored at the first time of asking in the Placemakers Taupo 2YO (1100m). “I was[...]

Posted on February 4, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

It was all about trainer Michael Freedman both pre and post-race, as Madeira Sunrise proved too strong on debut, taking out the Listed Lonhro Plate. It was an impressive victory; however, it wasn't all smooth sailing for the filly out of I Am Invincible, needing to pass a veterinary examination before the race even started.[...]

Posted on January 31, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

According to Coolmore bloodstock consultant James Bester, deciding not to run Learning To Fly in the Gimcrack Stakes last October has proved a masterstroke.

Posted on January 28, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

Learning To Fly has produced an empathic display of talent to win the Group 3 Widden Stakes on Saturday afternoon for trainer Annabel Neasham. The filly by Justify was a late drifter in the market despite opening a short-priced favourite after barrier draws on Wednesday, and seemingly overcame that drift with a dominant win against[...]

Posted on January 28, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

Red Resistance for the Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott yard has taken out the Group 3 Canonbury Stakes, with Brett Prebble taking the two-year-old colt to the front and led from barrier to winning post, defeating the odds-on favourite, Kings Gambit, by just over a length. The son of Russian Revolution jumped out of the[...]

Posted on November 5, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Barber has put himself into Golden Slipper favouritism by overcoming adversity to take out the $1 million Golden Gift (1100m) at Rosehill Gardens under a masterful ride from Hugh Bowman. Plan A went straight out the window for the James Cummings-trained youngster after the two-year-old Exceed and Excel colt blundering the start and jumped a length and a half[...]

Espionage arrives in time to claim Breeders’ Plate

Melbourne Cup winning jockey John Duggan dies

Shinzo earns Chris Waller his first ever Golden Slipper success

Shinzo impresses in Pago Pago Stakes

Cylinder proves too tough in Group 2 Todman Stakes

Lazzago the best of the girls in the Sweet Embrace Stakes

Corniche books ticket to the Golden Slipper

Cylinder defeats Golden Slipper fancies in Silver Slipper Stakes

Maharba dominates rivals in Talindert triumph

Learning To Fly dominates rivals in Inglis Millennium

Cafe Millenium makes emphatic statement on debut

Walker savours another memorable moment

Madeira Sunrise impresses on debut in Lonhro Plate

Learning To Fly in Golden Slipper mix after ‘extraordinary’ debut

Learning To Fly shows class in Widden Stakes victory

Red Resistance leads all the way in Group 3 Canonbury Stakes

Barber powers home to claim Golden Gift

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