Grahame Begg

Magic Time skips clear with All Aged Stakes glory

Posted on April 21, 2024
in Australian Horse Racing News

Magic Time () has produced a stunning turn-of-foot to secure her second Group 1 victory, claiming the All Aged Stakes (1400m) at Randwick on Saturday afternoon. Michael Dee continued his association with the daughter of Hellbent after a tough performance in the Group 1 TJ Smith Stakes (1200m) on April 6, recapturing her best, similarly[...]

Posted on April 16, 2024
in Australian Horse Racing News

Magic Time is set to embark on a quest to augment her Group 1 accolades as she gears up for Saturday's All Aged Stakes at Randwick. Trained by Grahame Begg, the four-year-old prodigy clinched victory in the Group 1 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes (1400m) in her previous campaign. This season, she commenced with commendable efforts,[...]

Posted on February 29, 2024
in Australian Horse Racing News

Trainer Grahame Begg, based in Cranbourne, sadly confirmed the passing of his accomplished sprinter, Rose Quartz, due to a severe bout of colic. The six-year-old mare, sired by Written Tycoon, boasted an impressive record of five victories, including the Group 3 How Now Stakes (1200m), accumulating a total prize-money of $619,090 from 20 starts. Begg[...]

Posted on February 6, 2024
in Australian Horse Racing News

Magic Time, the talented four-year-old trained by Grahame Begg, showcased her form in her first public outing since her impressive victory in November's Group 1 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes (1400m) during a trial at Cranbourne on Monday morning. Despite finishing fifth over 800 metres, 2.75 lengths behind the winner Grand Impact, rider Michael Dee expressed[...]

Posted on October 18, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

Nine mares are set to feature in the Group 2 Tristarc Stakes (1400m) this Saturday at Caulfield, with many of those using this as a platform for the Group 1 Empire Rose Stakes (1600m) on November 4. It's brought some serious quality, with all nine gallopers bringing strong credentials to the $300,000 contest designated for[...]

Posted on October 11, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

The first of the three Group 1 feature races on the Caulfield program will be the $1 million Might And Power Stakes, where the 2000m contest has attracted 10 runners. The current race favourite Alligator Blood () has drawn perfectly in barrier three and will go into the 2023 edition considerably shorter and more of[...]

Posted on June 1, 2023
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Last-start Listed Warstep Stakes (2000m) winner She's A Con is on her way to Australia following the sale of a majority share to clients of Grahame Begg's Victorian stable. The deal, negotiated by Cambridge bloodstock agent Phill Cataldo, has been confirmed by Southland dairy farmer Allan Tyler, who owned the Contributer filly with his wife[...]

Posted on May 13, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

Grahame Begg and Lunar Flare's owners will get another crack at the Melbourne Cup in 2023, after their star mare took out the Listed Andrew Ramsden Stakes by 5.5 lengths, putting a space on the placegetters White Marlin and Hasta La War. The race favourite and online betting sites favourite for the 2023 Melbourne Cup[...]

Posted on April 8, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

The Grahame Begg-trained Cardinal Gem has run away with the Group 3 Victoria Handicap at Sandown in a truly dominant display. The four-year-old gelding was sent out as a $3 favourite with online bookmakers and on the back of a genuine tempo, relished the speed in the race and conditions to salute by 2.25 lengths.[...]

Posted on April 2, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

Magic Time kept her undefeated record in tact after blowing her opposition away in the Randwick finale on Saturday afternoon. He was first-up after a 147-day spell for trainer Graeme Begg and has seemingly lost nothing after her trip to the paddock. Already a stakes winner saluting in the Amanda Elliot at Listed level before[...]

Posted on March 4, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

It was a ding-dong battle down the straight at Royal Randwick as Passive Aggressive got the verdict in a grandstand finish of the Group 2 Challenge Stakes. Trained by Graeme Begg and steered by jockey Jordan Childs for his only ride of the day on Saturday, the first-up mare produced an electric turn-of-foot to storm[...]

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 November 1, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

A field of 22 will compete in the 2022 Melbourne Cup, following the scratching of the Grahame Begg-trained Lunar Flare on Tuesday morning. Having presented lame on inspection on Monday morning, the winner of The Bart Cummings was re-inspected on raceday morning still presenting with lameness in the off fore and was not passed fit. Prior to scratching,[...]

Posted on October 1, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Lunar Flare has taken out the Group 2 Bart Cummings over 2500m and punched her ticket into the 2022 Melbourne Cup for trainer Grahame Begg. Michael Dee has now recorded a double on Turnbull Stakes Day after another great ride on Lunar Flare, getting her into the box seat for the journey. Lunar Flare had the run of the[...]

Posted on August 23, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Talented stayer Nonconformist hasn't been seen at the races since his runner-up effort in the 2021 Caulfield Cup (2400m), but trainer Grahame Begg is confident the horse is right where he needs to be ahead of his first-up task this Saturday.

Posted on June 18, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Passive Aggressive has remained unbeaten following a classy win in Saturday Listed A.R. Creswick Stakes at Flemington. The Grahame Begg-trained filly started a $2.60 favourite with online bookmakers in the 1200m event, giving her supporters a pretty comfortable watch. Touted to be a race in two with Star Patrol starting a very close second favourite with online bookmakers,[...]

Posted on April 13, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

Trainer Grahame Begg is expecting Galaxy Raider to relish the step up in journey as he chases a rich prize at Caulfield. Galaxy Raider is down to run in the $250,000 VOBIS Gold Mile (1600m) on Saturday, his second run back following a break, having finished third behind Mr Quickie in the Group 3 Victoria[...]

Magic Time skips clear with All Aged Stakes glory

Magic Time set for All Aged Stakes tilt

Rose Quartz dies

Magic Time closing in on autumn return

Tristarc Stakes attracts nine mares

Alligator Blood heads Might And Power Stakes field

Stakes-winning bargain filly Australian-bound

Lunar Flare books golden ticket into 2023 Melbourne Cup

Cardinal Gem relishes the wet in Group 3 Victoria Handicap

Magic Time remains unbeaten with P J Bell Stakes victory

Passive Aggressive gets the head down in Challenge Stakes

Maharba dominates rivals in Talindert triumph

Lunar Flare scratched from 2022 Melbourne Cup

Lunar Flare claims The Bart Cummings

Nonconformist ‘in good shape’ ahead of Memsie Stakes

Passive Aggressive remains unbeaten

Galaxy Raider chases rich prize at Caulfield

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