Linda Meech

She Dances runs away with Group 3 Northwood Plume Stakes

Posted on October 14, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

Peter Moody & Katherine Coleman have recorded their first winner on a massive day for the stable, with She Dances () running away from her rivals to claim her first Group victory in the Group 3 Northwood Plume Stakes at Caulfield. The daughter of Street Boss has always shown promise throughout her career but hasn't[...]

Posted on May 21, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

It was an absolute boil-over in the Listed Straight Six (1200m) at Flemington on Saturday, with Ocean Beyond getting the spoils on the stands' rail. Sent out as a $30 chance with online betting sites, the Stawell-based sprinter defeated two $71 hopes – Crestani and On The Lead – while Sirius Suspect filled the first four.[...]

Posted on February 12, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Warrnambool trainer Symon Wilde has taken out this year's running of the Colac Cup with his galloper, Aurora's Symphony. The five-year-old gelding provided Wilde with his fifth Colac Cup, which includes two while training in partnership with his father Bill. The win came after Aurora's Symphony was beaten on a soft track last time out[...]

Posted on June 15, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

Australian jockey Linda Meech has brought up her first win since returning to the saddle when booting home the Ciaron Maher & David Eustace-trained Last Week in the Aspley Cup at Edenhope on Sunday.

Posted on March 14, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

He did not make it into the $5 million All-Star Mile but the Aaron Purcell-trained Guizot has managed to land a stakes race victory on the same program at Caulfield. Guizot had been nominated for Saturday's All-Star Mile, won by West Australian Regal Power, but did not get the votes to secure a spot in[...]

Posted on February 22, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Four-year-old mare Pippie has given the track record a shake with a performance of pure speed to win the Group One Oakleigh Plate at Caulfield. Ridden by Linda Meech for the John and Chris Meagher training partnership, the lightly weighted Pippie ($12) began brilliantly from a wide draw to lead Saturday's 1100m handicap and was[...]

Posted on February 1, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

A rise in weight and distance has not stopped Vaucluse Bay from registering a second victory at Caulfield in the space of eight days. After winning over 2000m a week ago, Vaulcluse Bay was back at the track on Saturday to score over 2400m in the All Star Mile @ MRC March 14 Handicap. Carrying[...]

Posted on December 26, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Leading Victorian jockey Linda Meech makes a rare “homecoming” appearance at Eagle Farm with two key rides. She will ride Amish Boy in Saturday's Group Three B J McLachlan Stakes and Epic Girl in the Listed Nudgee Quality. Meech grew up in New Zealand but did her early apprenticeship in Brisbane during the late 1990s[...]

Posted on October 30, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Jockey Linda Meech hopes Thought Of That gets beaten after her sacking from the Victoria Derby second favourite. Meech had ridden Thought Of That to victories at Donald and Caulfield but was replaced by Mark Zahra on Tuesday morning after she had partnered the three-year-old in a gallop at Caulfield. Thought Of That is a[...]

Posted on October 19, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Promising colt Thought Of That has backed up a big-margin win in the bush with another dominant display in the Group Three Caulfield Classic to enhance his Victoria Derby prospects. Coming off a recent eight-length win in a Donald maiden over 1600m when blinkers were applied for the first time, Thought Of That faced a[...]

Posted on September 14, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

After a disappointing end to his previous preparation, promising gelding Zoutori has made an impressive start to his spring campaign at Flemington. Zoutori resumed in Saturday's Group Two Bobbie Lewis Quality (1200m) and powered home under jockey Linda Meech near the outside fence in the straight-track sprint to land his first stakes victory. It was[...]

Posted on August 24, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

A colt who cost just $3000 as a yearling has continued a rise through the grades early in his three-year-old season to win the Listed McKenzie Stakes at The Valley. The Richard Laming-trained Condo's Express won at the same track on August 3 but took another step up in Saturday's 1200m Listed race for three-year-old[...]

Posted on August 21, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Victoria's leading jockey Linda Meech stood herself down from her final ride after a fall at Sandown. Meech was riding Wild Sea in Wednesday's Long Fine Plate when the mare faltered near the 300m. Checked over by medical staff, Meech walked back to the jockeys' room before making the call to not ride Al Dorama[...]

Posted on August 14, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Lightly raced three-year-old Acting has put her name forward as a potential spring contender with a commanding victory at Sandown. After breaking her maiden status at Echuca, Acting was brought to town to tackle Wednesday's Ladbrokes Odds Boost Handicap, recording a win that co-trainer Natalie Young hopes will open spring options. Under a well-rated ride[...]

Posted on August 13, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Having defeated a subsequent city winner when breaking her maiden at Echuca, lightly raced filly Acting will return to town chasing her own metropolitan victory at Sandown. A homebred for Waikato Stud, the three-year-old Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young-trained Acting is by Savabeel out of Hollywood and is a grand-daughter of Group One winner Glamous[...]

Posted on August 3, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Linda Meech has celebrated her first Victorian jockeys' premiership, riding a treble at the opening metropolitan meeting of the new season at The Valley. Despite a stint on the sidelines with a broken collarbone, Meech collected 139 wins last season on Victorian tracks to claim the title from John Allen and Jye McNeil. Meech was[...]

Posted on August 3, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Cheap yearling purchase Condo's Express has upstaged some of his more expensive rivals with a stylish win at The Valley. A $3000 purchase at Scone in 2018, Condo's Express took his prize money to more than $90,000 when taking out Saturday's Seamus Mills Bloodstock Handicap. Ridden by Linda Meech, Condo's Express ($8.50) scored by a[...]

She Dances runs away with Group 3 Northwood Plume Stakes

Ocean Beyond salutes at big odds in Straight Six

Symon Wilde bags his fifth Colac Cup

Meech claims comeback win with Last Week in Aspley Cup

Guizot Wins Anniversary Vase At Caulfield

Pippie Wins The Group One Oakleigh Plate

Vaucluse Bay Salutes Again At Caulfield

Linda Meech Makes Rare Brisbane Appearance

Sacked Rider’s Parting Shot For Derby Pick

Thought Of That Stamps Derby Credentials

Zoutori Resumes With Group 2 Win At Flemington

Condo’s Express Takes Out McKenzie Stakes

Linda Meech Escapes Injury In Sandown Fall

Acting Shows Her Class In Sandown Victory

Acting Out To Play Leading Role At Sandown

Linda Meech Opens New Season With A Treble

Cheap Purchase Too Good In Valley Victory

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