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Lees To Test Coolmore Waters With Mares

Posted on February 20, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

The Coolmore Classic is a race close to trainer Kris Lees' heart and he hopes at least two of the stable's mares can confirm their credentials for the Group One race when they clash at Rosehill. His father and champion trainer, the late Max Lees, had a special affinity with the Coolmore Classic, winning it[...]

Posted on November 14, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

He won't be able to dodge an early morning start but Kris Lees can look forward to a more sedate weekend as his hometown of Newcastle prepares to host the inaugural $1 million The Hunter. For the first time in a long time, Newcastle will be the stand-alone centrepiece meeting in NSW on Saturday boasting[...]

Posted on November 12, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Le Romain's recent third in the Redzel Stakes is cause for quiet optimism the Kris Lees stable stalwart is back near his best. The triple Group One winner finished a length behind the winner Pierata with Trekking edging him out for second. That is encouraging for Lees as Le Romain spearheads his team for the[...]

Posted on September 6, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Trainer Kris Lees has taken a long-term view in his decision to remove blinkers from Graff and admits the gear change could come back to bite him in an all-star edition of the Concorde Stakes. Graff has worn blinkers in each of his nine starts but unhappy with the horse's racing manners last campaign, Lees[...]

Posted on August 10, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Short-priced favourite Alizee has duly won the Group Two Missile Stakes but not quite as easily as might have been expected. Sent out at $1.30 in Saturday's five-horse field, Alizee strode to the lead rounding the turn and looked to be cruising to a comprehensive victory in the 1200m-race. Invincible Gem ($17), winner of the[...]

Posted on August 8, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Sentimentally, Kris Lees would love to see history repeat itself in the Missile Stakes but realistically, he does not expect it will. Lees will saddle up two of the five runners in the Group Two sprint, Invincible Gem and Le Romain, who ran one-two in the corresponding race two years ago. The pair have both[...]

Posted on August 6, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Trainer Kris Lees will be two-handed as he chases a third win in the Group Two Missile Stakes with stable stalwart Le Romain and 2017 winner Invincible Gem. The two are primed to take on Godolphin mare Alizee in Saturday's 1200m-weight-for-age sprint, the first Group race in Sydney for the new season. Two years ago,[...]

Lees To Test Coolmore Waters With Mares

Locals Chase Inaugural $1 Million Hunter

Le Romain To Bounce Back On Home Track

Graff Going In Right Direction For Return

Alizee Makes Winning Return In Group 2 Missile Stakes

Lees Pair To Launch Spring Bids In Missile

Invincible Gem After Second Missile Stakes

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