Grafton Cup

Sixties Groove Salutes For Lees At Grafton

Posted on July 9, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Sixties Groove has set a modern-day weight-carrying record to deliver trainer Kris Lees an inaugural win in the Listed Grafton Cup. Making light of his 61kg topweight, Sixties Groove settled among the tailenders in Thursday's 2350m feature before jockey Jason Collett pinched ground toward the inside around the home turn. Collett angled the gelding into[...]

Posted on July 8, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Last start McKell Cup winner Frankely Awesome has been scratched from the Grafton Cup but trainer Kris Lees is still poised to have a strong hand in the Listed race. Lees had three acceptors for Thursday's 2350m feature at Grafton but Frankely Awesome, who had drawn the outside barrier, was scratched on Wednesday to be[...]

Posted on July 6, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

NSW's premiership-leading trainer Kris Lees is poised to have a strong hand in one of the state's biggest country Cups. Lees is leading Sydney's premier trainer Chris Waller in the NSW premiership with less than a month of the season to go and both trainers have three acceptors in Thursday's Listed $200,000 Grafton Cup (2350m)[...]

Posted on July 6, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Northern Rivers trainer Matt Dunn has a prime opportunity to win one of the most significant races in his region when Snitz tackles the Ramornie Handicap at Grafton. Dunn is the district's leading trainer but is yet to win either of the main features at the annual Grafton July carnival, a statistic he is keen[...]

Posted on July 12, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

A bargain broodmare and a birthday present from Nick and Anne-Marie King to one of their sons produced an outstanding result for Brighthill Farm in Thursday's Listed Grafton Cup (2350m). The race was won by Kiwi stayer Sacred Day, who seized on an inside run at the top of the straight and outfought Sopressa and[...]

Posted on July 11, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News, New Zealand Horse Racing News

New Zealand trainer Tony Pike ended a memorable Australian winter campaign on a winning note when Sacred Day landed the Listed Grafton Cup. Pike will return to his training base at Cambridge to concentrate on New Zealand spring racing after unearthing a genuine staying prospect in Sacred Day to complement his success with The Bostonian.[...]

Posted on July 10, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Tony Pike is pleased with progressive galloper Sacred Day heading into Thursday's Listed Grafton Cup (2350m), but he has a fair handle on his main opposition. A last-start winner at Doomben, Sacred Day has continued to impress Pike, but it is fellow Kiwi raider Igraine that the Cambridge horseman is wary of. “He is way[...]

Posted on July 8, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

The chance to get black-type has co-trainer Bryan Guy leaning towards running talented staying mare Protest in the Listed Grafton Cup instead of Doomben. Protest, who Guy trains in partnership with his son Daniel, is in the $160,000 Cup (2350m) on Thursday and a restricted class race over 2220m at Doomben a day earlier. The[...]

Posted on July 2, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News, New Zealand Horse Racing News

With stakes wins on both sides of the Tasman, imported European mare Igraine has earned herself a special place in Brent and Cherry Taylor's broodmare band and hearts. The Trelawney principals are in the midst of a winter escape to Spain, but watched with delight as the Robert Priscott-trained Igraine scored a dominant victory in[...]

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