Golden Slipper

Learning To Fly dominates rivals in Inglis Millennium

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[...]

Posted on October 1, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

It could well be a case of $680,000 well spent after Empire Of Japan finished strongly to win the $200,000 Breeders' Plate at Randwick on Saturday. Peter and Paul Snowden's colt found took the lead from Mach Ten with 120m to go, and went on to comfortably win by three lengths. To salute in such fashion in[...]

Posted on March 19, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Gary Portelli has bought up his second win in the Golden Slipper, as Fireburn proved far too strong for her rivals in the $5 million two-year-old classic race. The filly by Rebel Dane made it four wins in a row with a dominant display in the Rosehill Gardens feature, defeating Best Of Bordeaux and race[...]

Posted on March 18, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Annabel Neasham has reported to Racing NSW stewards that Mo'unga was found to have a high temperature on Friday morning, while Joseph Pride's Shalatin is in doubt for the Golden Slipper.

Posted on March 15, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

While not giving away too much, trainer Joe Pride has hinted that if Shalatin hits his peak form in Saturday’s Group 1 Golden Slipper Stakes (1200m), he can match it with Australia’s best young sprinters.

Posted on March 12, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Two-year-old colt Rise Of The Masses became the final horse to secure a start in next Saturday's Golden Slipper after a strong on-pace victory in the Group 3 Pago Pago Stakes (1200m) at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday afternoon. The son of Russian Revolution was given a terrific ride by Tim Clark from barrier four, toughing[...]

Posted on March 12, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

She's Extreme is the final filly to book her spot in next Saturday's $5 million Golden Slipper after a 1.44-length win in the Group 3 Magic Night Stakes at Rosehill Gardens. The Anthony Cummings-trained two-year-old went into the 1200m event as a drifting $3.30 chance with online bookmakers, proving too tough for Magic Carpet and[...]

Posted on March 5, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Sejardan returned to winning ways in the Group 2 Todman Stakes at Royal Randwick on Saturday, sticking his hand up as the leading chance in the Golden Slipper. The Gary Portelli-trained son of Sebring won his first two career starts, before returning with an unlucky third in the Inglis Millennium on February 5. Sejardan did[...]

Posted on March 5, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Seven Veils has been able to lead all of the way in Saturday's Group 2 Reisling Stakes at Royal Randwick. The Mark Newnham-trained filly booked her spot into the $5 million Golden Slipper with a dominant showing in the Reisling, fending off challenges from Ojai and Dashing Legend. The daughter of Shalaa was rated perfectly[...]

Posted on March 5, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

The expensive Peter Moody-trained colt Millane has made a winning debut in The Australian Childhood Foundation Plate (1000m) at Listed level in the first race at Flemington on Saturday afternoon Jockey Luke Nolen, who last teamed up with Peter Moody to win this race eleven years ago, took Millane to the inside rail where he[...]

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

Empire Of Japan claims Group 3 Breeders’ Plate

Fireburn lights up the Golden Slipper

Nervous wait for Mo’unga, Shalatin ahead of Group 1 tests

Pride quietly confident in Shalatin’s Golden Slipper chances

Rise Of The Masses Books His Spot In The Golden Slipper

She’s Extreme takes out the Magic Night Stakes at Rosehill

Sejardan joint Golden Slipper favourite following Todman Stakes win

Seven Veils leads all the way in the Reisling Stakes

Million Dollar colt scores on debut for Peter Moody

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