Mark Zahra

Right You Are makes it five-straight in Australian Cup Prelude

Posted on March 11, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

Right You Are has now made it five wins on the bounce with an ultra-impressive win in the Australian Cup Prelude over 2000m, beating home the 2019 Melbourne Cup winner, Vow And Declare, and the 2022 Melbourne Cup runner-up, Emissary. With Ethan Brown being still in hospital after his fall, Mark Zahra was chosen as[...]

Posted on March 11, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

Mark Zahra has given Revolutionary Miss a top steer in the Group 2 Kewney Stakes at Flemington, with the win being her second win of her career after she broke her maiden in the Blue Diamond Fillies Prelude in February of 2022. After running in the Group 2 Light Finger Stakes and Group 1 Surround[...]

Posted on January 26, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

It was Gentleman Roy who made-all in the finale at Sandown on Thursday afternoon to prove too strong for rivals in the Listed John Dillion Stakes. This lightly-raced six-year-old was on return from a short 96-day spell to clinch his eighth career win from just his 16th start and produced another stylish front-running effort to[...]

Posted on November 26, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

My Whisper for Peter & Paul Snowden and Mark Zahra has taken out the Group 3 Summoned Stakes in the last race of the day at Caulfield on Zipping Classic Day. Toregene and Deny Knowledge chose to take up the lead together and when they hit the lead they scooted along at a very quick[...]

Posted on November 26, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Both trainer Ben Hayes and star jockey Mark Zahra referenced Crosshaven's idiosyncrasies after his three-quarter length win in the Kevin Heffernan Stakes at Caulfield on Saturday. Which was why Zahra's calmness and knowledge of the at-times volatile five-year-old was crucial in getting the gelding first across the line in the Group 3 feature worth $200,000[...]

Posted on November 12, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Uncle Bryn for Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young has smashed his rivals in the Listed Cranbourne Cup, after a 10 out of 10 ride from Mark Zahra. The field was strung out over the 1600m trip after the leaders, No Surrender and Lightsaber, took off and went at a break-neck speed, which set up perfectly[...]

Posted on September 17, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News, New Zealand Horse Racing News

New Zealand-breds featured prominently at Geelong on Thursday, scoring a treble courtesy of St Lawrence, Notabadbuy, and Captain Envious. St Lawrence was making his Australian debut over 1325m, and despite showing signs of greenness, he posted a one length victory for new trainers Ciaron Maher and David Eustace. Jockey Mark Zahra said he had to[...]

Posted on September 10, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

I'm Thunderstruck launched late to claim the Group 1 Makybe Diva Stakes at Flemington on Saturday, denying Alligator Blood of a third Group 1 win.

Posted on September 8, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Promising three-year-old Artzino broke through for his maiden win at Sandown on Wednesday, but he had to do it the hard way. Slow away out of the gates, jockey Mark Zahra had to get busy early on his charge to regather the field. Turning for home the son of Tarzino was guided wide by Zahra where he[...]

Posted on September 3, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

After strong-finishing seconds in his two previous starts, a change of tactics brought a deserved breakthrough for New Zealand-bred colt Castillian in Saturday's Ladbrokes Handicap (1500m) at Moonee Valley. A smart maiden winner at Warracknabeal in late July, the son of Per Incanto stepped up into city class and produced eye-catching late runs to be runner-up[...]

Posted on May 21, 2022
in Tips

It is not often champion Victorian trainer Mick Price is proven wrong – but on this occasion he was happy to be shown up by brilliant jockey Mark Zahra. Zahra knew exactly what he was doing when he got The Amazonian to a strong early position in the $152,250 SA Fillies Classic (2500m) because the[...]

Posted on May 21, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Once again, star jockey Mark Zahra has come up with the goods on the straight for Mick Price to salute aboard Maximillius in the $127,250 David Cole AM Stakes (1200m) at Morphettville. Zahra was outstanding to win the South Australian Derby on Jungle Magnate and Adelaide Guineas aboard Illation last week, and he started his Goodwood Day in fine[...]

Posted on May 14, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Mark Zahra showed all his experience and class to never panic and deliver what ended up being a comfortable one-length victory for Illation in the $107,250 Adelaide Guineas (1600m) at Morphettville. But he had to work for it, particularly after the Mick Price and Michael Kent three-year-old was denied an outside lane rounding the turn.[...]

Posted on May 14, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Champion Victorian trainer Mick Price's respect for “underrated” Jungle Magnate reached new heights after his comfortable almost two-length win in the $502,250 South Australian Derby at Morphettville. He did not have lofty expectations for him before the race, telling RacingOnline that he'd be content with a place behind favourite Alegron and $3.50 chance Detonator Jack. But what a performance[...]

Posted on April 30, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

All eyes were on the Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr trained Illation in The Group 3 HC Nitschke Stakes over 1400m at Morphettville on Saturday and the son of So You Think didn't disappoint. Sent out as the $2.10 favourite in his second career start, Illation had a lovely rails run with a gap[...]

Posted on April 23, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Racing manager Brad Taylor issued his trainer colleagues Anthony and Sam Freedman the ultimate compliment after Kings Consort's thrilling victory in the $1 million Showdown (1200m) at Caulfield on Saturday. The star two-year-old sprinter was purchased for just $32,000 from the Leneva Park Draft at last year's Adelaide Yearling Sale. “When Anthony goes to Adelaide he shuts[...]

Posted on March 25, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Mark Zahra rounded out a successful evening with one of the rides of the night aboard Daisies in the Group 3 Alexandra Stakes (1600m) at Moonee Valley. The Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr-trained three-year-old filly started a drifting $8.50 chance in the 3YO Fillies' event, with punters getting the race wrong as the heavily-backed[...]

Right You Are makes it five-straight in Australian Cup Prelude

Revolutionary Miss records a much-deserved win in Kewney Stakes

Gentleman Roy too tough for rivals in John Dillon Stakes

My Whisper claims Group 3 Summoned Stakes

Crosshaven takes out Kevin Heffernan Stakes

Uncle Bryn dominant in Cranbourne Cup win

Kiwi-breds to the fore at Geelong

I’m Thunderstruck wins Makybe Diva Stakes

Zahra’s urgings helps Artzino break maiden

Castillian smashes rivals at Moonee Valley

The Amazonian gaps her rivals in SA Fillies Classic

Maximillius claims David Coles AM Stakes

Illation shows his class in Adelaide Guineas victory

Jungle Magnate claims South Australian Derby

Illation puts in jaw dropping performance to claim HC Nitschke Stakes

Kings Consort claims The Showdown

Daisies takes out the Alexandra Stakes

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