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Cours Vite rewards connections with Ipswich win

Posted on May 9, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

A punt taken on Cours Vite has paid off with the lightly raced three-year-old opening his Australian account at short notice. The son of Almanzor broke his maiden at his second appearance in Queensland, following up a debut fourth at Ipswich with a return visit there on Saturday resulting in a dominant display to score[...]

Posted on January 24, 2023
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Allan Sharrock is going to be travelling up and down the North Island in the next couple of weeks as he gets ready for some big events. The New Plymouth trainer has three contenders for the Group 3 Wellington Cup (3200m) at Trentham on Saturday, including the two fixed odds market favourites Ladies Man and[...]

Posted on December 22, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

A familiar Australian face has re-joined the New Zealand riding ranks with the arrival this week of multiple Group One-winning jockey Jake Bayliss. He will kick off his third stint in New Zealand at Matamata on Friday with the 28-year-old coming off a rewarding 12-month contract in Singapore. Bayliss last rode in New Zealand in[...]

Posted on July 20, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Caloundra galloper Doctor Zous will chase the remaining northern sprint feature races after his comprehensive win in the Rockhampton Newmarket. The Rockhampton Newmarket is usually the first leg of a sprint series that carries a $100,000 bonus for any horse that can win three of the five races. But there is no bonus this year[...]

Posted on May 9, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Former stakes performer Dissolution finally returned to something like his best form to score his first win in more than two years. Dissolution ($5) was given the run of the race by jockey Jake Bayliss before hanging on to win in a four-way finish to the Mittys Handicap (2020m) at Doomben. It was the gelding's[...]

Posted on April 18, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Former AFL personality Ron Thomas tasted success in another sport when City Smart won at Doomben. Given the run of the race by jockey Jake Bayliss City Smart ($2.70) got up to beat Phoenix Raider ($14) in the Help A Neighbour Plate (1650m). Thomas is a former general manager of the Sydney Swans AFL team[...]

Posted on March 14, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Trainer Barry Baldwin was disappointed after watching his stable star The Candy Man work between races but quickly had a smile back on his face after Motion Granted won at the Gold Coast. Baldwin is hoping to get crowd favourite The Candy Man to the Group One Doncaster at Randwick on April 4. The veteran[...]

Posted on December 7, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Trainer David Vandyke has always expected to win a stakes race with mare Frangipani Moon but it came a little earlier than expected at Doomben. Ridden in a rails-hugging manner by jockey Jake Bayliss, Frangipani Moon ($19) got up to beat Shalwa ($11) in a driving finish to the Listed Just Now Stakes (1350m). Frangipani[...]

Posted on December 4, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Premier trainer Tony Gollan's policy of placing his horses where they can win has continued to reap rewards, with Sizzling Power scoring at Beaudesert. The filly was sent out at Winx-style odds of $1.12 on Wednesday on the strength of her form in a far stronger city class. She is a half-sister to stakes winner[...]

Posted on October 17, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Smart galloper Crafty Spirit is set to bounce back from an incident that ended his winter carnival when he resumes against open company horses at Eagle Farm. Trainer Dan Bougoure entered Crafty Spirit for the DSS Law Handicap (1200m) and a restricted class race at the weekend. But he elected to run in the Open[...]

Posted on September 28, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Spring carnival plans remain unresolved for Eric The Eel after his unlucky defeat at Doomben. Heavily backed with TAB Fixed Odds from an opening quote of $5.50, the gelding officially started the $2.70 favourite for the benchmark 70 on Saturday but had to settle for an unlucky third to Mr Storm after missing the start[...]

Posted on September 13, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Caloundra trainer David Vandyke is hoping Eminent's return to his pet track and distance can put the gelding in the right head space for a win at Doomben. Vandyke has always had a big opinion of Eminent who he considered good enough to run in stakes races as a younger horse. Eminent trialled solidly for[...]

Cours Vite rewards connections with Ipswich win

Sharrock eyes the future as he prepares three for Wellington Cup

Bayliss hungry for more NZ success

Caloundra Galloper Chases Northern Riches

Dissolution Scores First Win In Two Years

Ex-Swans Manager Kicks A Goal At Doomben

Baldwin Gets A Boost From Motion Granted

Frangipani Moon Secures Black-Type Victory

Gollan Continues Winning Run On All Tracks

Crafty Spirit Back To Best For Eagle Farm

Eric The Eel Luckless At Doomben

Eminent Returns To Pet Track And Distance

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