Michael Dee

Caste takes out the Group 2 Queen Of The South in fine style

Posted on May 6, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

After taking out the Listed Nitschke Stakes last start, Caste for Ben & JD Hayes has brought up her maiden Group 2 victory, with a very impressive win in the Queen Of The South Stakes, defeating Foxy Frida and Waltz On By. The three-year-old filly settled near the rear of the field, much like she[...]

Posted on March 21, 2023
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Top-class mare Levante has taken no harm from her courageous effort in the Group 1 George Ryder Stakes (1500m) with the focus now on a date against her own sex. The multiple top-flight winner came from the tail of the field in a slowly run event at Rosehill to run fifth and a performance that[...]

Posted on March 11, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

Espiona has driven up the inside to win the Group 1 Coolmore Classic for the fillies and mares on Saturday afternoon, gaining her first win at Group 1 level and Chris Waller getting his first win in the race. Michael Dee has been in sublime form and it showed with his ride on the four-year-old[...]

Posted on March 4, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

The New Zealand raiders Ken & Bev Kelso have taken out the Group 1 Australian Guineas with Legarto who powered over the top of Attrition in the final 50m to record her second Group 1 success of her short career. After jumping nicely, Michael Dee had his filly midfield on the fence, with a lot[...]

Posted on February 25, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

Ben & JD Hayes have taken out the Hayes family's 10th Blue Diamond Stakes with Little Brose taking out the Group 1 feature for the two-year-olds, defeating the fast finishing Don Corleone and stablemate Arkansaw Kid who filled the placings. With The Instructor and Zulfiqar taking up the lead, one of the race favourites, Steel[...]

Posted on February 14, 2023
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Jockey Michael Dee has been booked for the plum ride on top class filly Legarto in next month's Group 1 Australian Guineas (1600m). The Ken and Bev Kelso-trained three-year-old will trial this week at Cambridge and will venture across the Tasman for the March 4 Flemington assignment. The winner of her first five starts, including[...]

Posted on February 8, 2023
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

The irony of Aegon running at the highest level in Australia in what may arguably be a lesser challenge for more than double the prizemoney of a feature event at home hasn't been lost on Andrew Forsman. Aegon will resume in Saturday's $750,000 Group 1 CF Orr Stakes (1400m) on the Hillside course at Sandown.[...]

Posted on November 29, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Aegon has appreciated time between assignments from an early age and that selective approach continues to bring out the best in the five-year-old. He has been sparingly raced throughout his career with six wins from 15 appearances and nearly $1.5 million banked from his efforts for Cambridge trainer and part-owner Andrew Forsman. Aegon will bid[...]

Posted on November 26, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Race experience proved advantageous as Little Brose, a son of Per Incanto, continued Lindsay Park's impressive record in the Listed Merson Cooper Stakes (1000m) for two-year-olds to open Zipping Classic Day at Caulfield. Trainer David Hayes, currently based in Hong Kong, won the race on five occasions between 2005 and 2017, and sons Ben and[...]

Posted on November 17, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Melbourne spring carnival star jockey Mick Dee will ride Group One winner Aegon in next month's Group 1 Captain Cook Stakes (1600m) at Trentham. Cambridge trainer Andrew Forsman confirmed the booking of Victoria-based Kiwi hoop Dee for Aegon, who has arrived back in New Zealand in terrific order after a two-race Melbourne campaign that resulted in victory[...]

Posted on November 1, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

A field of 22 will compete in the 2022 Melbourne Cup, following the scratching of the Grahame Begg-trained Lunar Flare on Tuesday morning. Having presented lame on inspection on Monday morning, the winner of The Bart Cummings was re-inspected on raceday morning still presenting with lameness in the off fore and was not passed fit. Prior to scratching,[...]

Posted on October 29, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Manzoice’s finishing burst to win the Victoria Derby at Flemington was so good, jockey Michael Dee compared it to Durston’s triumph in the Caulfield Cup two weeks ago.

Posted on October 15, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Durston has won the $5 million Group 1 Caulfield Cup under the urgings of Michael Dee with the latter claiming his first Caulfield Cup, whilst trainer Chris Waller now has two Caulfield Cups. Durston has become the first emergency to win the race since the Caulfield Cup transitioned to an 18 horse field with four emergencies. Durston[...]

Posted on October 1, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Lunar Flare has taken out the Group 2 Bart Cummings over 2500m and punched her ticket into the 2022 Melbourne Cup for trainer Grahame Begg. Michael Dee has now recorded a double on Turnbull Stakes Day after another great ride on Lunar Flare, getting her into the box seat for the journey. Lunar Flare had the run of the[...]

Posted on October 1, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Michael Dee has given Excelida a “10 out of 10 ride” to win the Group 2 Rose of Kingston Stakes over 1400m over Argentia and the tiring leader, She's All Class. The first 200m was where the race was won, with Excelida jumping from barrier seven and most of her market rivals were jumping from[...]

Posted on September 14, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

New Zealand trainers Lance O'Sullivan and Andrew Scott are hopeful of building on their dream start to the new season with key indicators pointing toward a bold showing from Dragon Leap in Melbourne this weekend. The training partnership celebrated a significant early domestic strike when Dark Destroyer claimed the major prize on the opening day[...]

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

There is a strong chance the Lance O'Sullivan and Andrew Scott-trained Dragon Leap will be seen in action at Caulfield rather than Te Rapa this weekend, with the highly-talented six-year-old amongst the 20-strong nominations for the Group 1 Memsie Stakes (1400m) on Saturday. With wet weather forecast in the lead-up to the Group 2 Waikato Stud Foxbridge Plate (1200m)[...]

Caste takes out the Group 2 Queen Of The South in fine style

Valiant Levante on target for Randwick test

Espiona gets the head down to claim Coolmore Classic

Legarto flashes home to take out dramatic Australian Guineas win

Little Brose gives Hayes family their 10th Blue Diamond win

Dee booked for Legarto in Guineas

Ironic twist to Aegon’s presence at Sandown

Fresh Aegon ready for Captain Cook

Per Incanto colt strikes in Merson Cooper

Forsman secures Dee for Aegon’s next Group One assignment

Lunar Flare scratched from 2022 Melbourne Cup

Beautiful finishing burst by Manzoice to win the Victoria Derby

Durston wins the Caulfield Cup

Lunar Flare claims The Bart Cummings

Excelida takes out Rose Of Kingston Stakes

Stable on trail of Group One double

Dragon Leap nominated for Memsie Stakes

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