Mark Zahra

Vibrant Sun makes all in Australasian Oaks

Posted on April 27, 2024
in Australian Horse Racing News

A perfect front running ride from Mark Zahra has seen Vibrant Sun () lead every step of the way to take out the Group 1 Australasian Oaks at Morphettville for trainers Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr. The daughter of The Autumn Sun was coming off an impressive victory in the Group 3 Alexandra Stakes,[...]

Posted on April 27, 2024
in Australian Horse Racing News

Ciaron Maher and Mark Zahra have kicked off their Adelaide Racing Carnival with a bang as Growing Empire () made a mess of his rivals in the Group 3 Breeders' Stakes at Morphettville. After jumping from barrier 10, Zahra chose to push forward and take up the lead, much like Ethan Brown did on the[...]

Posted on April 13, 2024
in Australian Horse Racing News

Peter Moody & Katherine Coleman have claimed their second win in three races at Randwick on the second day of The Championships, with Autumn Angel () getting the better of the two favourites, Zardozi () and Orchestral (), in the concluding stages of the Group 1 Australian Oaks. After going down in the Group 3[...]

Posted on February 10, 2024
in Australian Horse Racing News

The Peter & Paul Snowden-trained Bodyguard () demolished his rivals in the Group 3 Blue Diamond Prelude (1100m) at Caulfield on Saturday afternoon, staking his claim for Group 1 glory later in the campaign. The son of I Am Invincible was given a confident steer by Mark Zahra from barrier nine, sliding across to sit[...]

Posted on February 10, 2024
in Australian Horse Racing News

Mark Zahra and the Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr team have combined with Snow Patrol () to grind away to victory in the Group 2 Autumn Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield on Saturday afternoon. It was a perfectly timed steer by Zahra who elected to stalk the favoured runner Southport Tycoon () every step of[...]

Posted on November 7, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

Without A Fight () has become the first horse since Ethereal in 2001 and 12th ever to complete the Caulfield Cup/Melbourne Cup double, giving his jockey Mark Zahra his second straight victory in the Melbourne Cup. Many questioned Zahra's decision to jump off the reigning Melbourne Cup champion Gold Trip in favour for the Caulfield[...]

Posted on November 4, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

The final field and barrier draw for the 2023 Melbourne Cup has been confirmed, with 24 runners set to do battle over the 3200m at Flemington on November 7. Before the barrier draw, the Willie Mullins-trained Vauban was the race favourite with online bookmakers at , closely followed by Gold Trip () and 2023 Caulfield[...]

Posted on October 28, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

Apulia () was well beaten in the Group 3 Caulfield Classic (2000m) last weekend, but Ben, Will & JD Hayes chose to back up their Fiorente colt and take on the Group 2 Moonee Valley Vase, and it has paid dividends with Mark Zahra producing another great ride at Moonee Valley. After getting the run[...]

Posted on October 28, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

Roger James & Robert Wellwood didn't get to see their star filly Prowess () in the Cox Plate, but after Mark Zahra produced a brilliant ride on the winner, the stable will be very happy to take home the Group 2 Crystal Mile instead. A small field of six runners took part in the 1600m[...]

Posted on October 26, 2023
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Pre-race indicators all point to another high-class performance from Prowess in her delayed introduction to the Melbourne spring carnival. The multiple Group One winner suffered an early setback in her preparation, but the daughter of Proisir has bounced back and ready to shine in Saturday's Group 2 Crystal Mile (1600m) at The Valley. Prowess struck[...]

Posted on October 21, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

Without A Fight () has stormed over the top to win the Group 1 Caulfield Cup (2400m) on Saturday, taking home the major portion of the $5 million prize packet. It comes after some drama in the lead-up, as the Anthony & Sam Freedman-trained gelding was re-inspected pre-race due to some lameness detected by VRC[...]

Posted on October 7, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

The reigning Melbourne Cup champion Gold Trip () has taken out the Group 1 Turnbull Stakes in impressive fashion, destroying a strong field of spring contenders by just under two lengths, after being eased down in the final 50m. After settling towards the rear of the field in the feature event at Flemington, Mark Zahra[...]

Posted on September 29, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

Although he was unwanted late in the betting, Griff () from the Ciaron Maher & David Eustace yard has claimed his second victory in as many starts, after taking out the Group 2 Stutt Stakes at Moonee Valley. The son of Trapeze Artist was very impressive last start in the Exford Plate at Flemington, where[...]

Posted on June 10, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

After claiming the Group 3 Lord Mayor's Cup first-up last start, Without A Fight has given his rivals a galloping lesson second-up in the Group 2 The Q22 at Eagle Farm on Saturday, letting down with his customary turn of foot to claim victory over Nonconformist and Duais. The six-year-old gelded son of Teofilo was[...]

Posted on June 10, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

Jockey Mark Zahra and training duo Ciaron Maher & David Eustace have combined in the opening race at Eagle Farm on Saturday, as Namesake ($7.50) proved too good against the two-year-olds in the Oxlade Stakes. It was an elite steer by Mark Zahra sitting in behind what looked like a genuine tempo throughout the 1300m[...]

Posted on May 7, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

Trainers Mick Price and Michael Kent Jr celebrated a race-to-race double with New Zealand-breds at Sandown on Saturday afternoon, headed by the unbeaten Globe. It was the fourth win in as many starts for the four-year-old Charm Spirit gelding, who had previously scored victories at Pakenham on March 16 and March 30, then at Sandown[...]

Posted on March 25, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

Prowess has produced a dominant display in the Group 1 Vinery Stud Stakes going on to win by a staggering 3.3-lengths on the line. The Roger James and Robert Wellwood training duo have presented her in terrific order, as Prowess proved far too good for the Australian three-year-old fillies over the 2000m. She came from[...]

Vibrant Sun makes all in Australasian Oaks

Growing Empire spaces rivals at Morphettville

Autumn Angel victorious in Group 1 Australian Oaks

Bodyguard wins Blue Diamond Prelude (C&G)

Snow Patrol claims Group 2 Autumn Stakes

Without A Fight wins 2023 Melbourne Cup

Favourite draws perfectly for Melbourne Cup

Apulia outstays rivals in Moonee Valley Vase

Prowess claims Group 2 Crystal Mile

Prowess to lineup in Group 2 Crystal Mile

Without A Fight takes out Group 1 Caulfield Cup

Gold Trip blows away his Turnbull Stakes rivals

Griff claims Group 2 Stutt Stakes

Without A Fight signals spring intentions with big Q22 victory

Namesake gets the head down in Oxlade Stakes win

Unbeaten Globe heads trainers’ Kiwi-bred double

Prowess makes a mess of her rivals in Vinery Stud Stakes

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