Michael Dee

Daring Tactics Pay Dividend In Easter Cup

Posted on April 11, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

The benefit of a run over a longer distance has shone through for Inverloch in the Group Three Easter Cup at Caulfield. Inverloch was dropped back to the 2000m journey of Saturday's race after finishing second behind Mirimar over 2400m at the track a week ago. Jockey Michael Dee adopted brave tactics aboard Inverloch from[...]

Posted on March 28, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Evergreen Tasmanian galloper Hellova Street has led throughout to claim the Golden Mile at Bendigo. Saturday's win in the Listed 1600m race was his 21st career win from 58 starts and his 11th at stakes level. Taken to the front by jockey Michael Dee, Hellova Street ($19) defied the opposition to win by 1-3/4 lengths[...]

Posted on March 19, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Trainer Mike Moroney reckons jockey Michael Dee will be out to make amends in the Group One Galaxy on Tofane after a luckless unplaced run in the Newmarket Handicap. Tofane finished seventh in the recent Group One Newmarket (1200m) but Moroney believes the mare should have finished closer after striking traffic issues and being shuffled[...]

Posted on March 17, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

A group of high profile jockeys will take a charter flight from Melbourne to Sydney to ride at the Golden Slipper meeting. Racing Victoria has imposed biosecurity conditions on interstate travel for jockeys while coronavirus protocols are in place with the riders to use either private vehicles or private aircraft. Sydney-based jockeys Hugh Bowman and[...]

Posted on March 14, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Inverloch is set to race for prize money of $500,000 in the space of a week after winning the Mornington Cup Prelude at Caulfield. The Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young-trained galloper will back-up next Saturday in the $350,000 Listed Mornington Cup (2400m) after a polished display in Saturday $150,000 Listed race over 2000m Taken to[...]

Posted on February 23, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Alabama Express has already upstaged the older horses to win the C F Orr Stakes and will now take on the star three-year-olds in the Australian Guineas. After considering all options trainer Mike Moroney has confirmed a clash with Alligator Blood and Catalyst in Saturday's Group One 1600m-race at Flemington. Moroney and his fellow part-owners[...]

Posted on February 10, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News, New Zealand Horse Racing News

Leading Bloodstock agent Paul Moroney believes that impressive three-year-old Alabama Express is the perfect type of horse for the New Zealand stallion market once he is retired from the racetrack. However, he is also realistic that that scenario may not evolve given the potential demand from a number of Australian Stud farms including the Redoute's[...]

Posted on February 8, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

A plan to target the CF Orr Stakes with Alabama Express has been rewarded for his connections with the colt upstaging the older horses in the Group One weight-for-age race at Caulfield. The Mike Moroney-trained Alabama Express had to do it the tough way from a wide draw in Saturday's 1400m feature but he was[...]

Posted on January 18, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Promising three-year-old Alabama Express is on target to chase a Group One win against older horses after performing to his trainer's expectations in his first appearance of 2020 at Flemington. Alabama Express sprinted to a two-length victory in Saturday's Donate to Salvation Army Disaster Appeal (1100m) against his own age, encouraging trainer Mike Moroney to[...]

Posted on January 3, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Initially destined for Hong Kong, three-year-old sprinter Golden Gorge is instead set to forge a promising career in Australia and will be out to back up an impressive maiden win when he makes his city debut at Caulfield. The Robert Hickmott-trained Golden Gorge convincingly won an 1100m maiden at Bendigo on debut on December 15.[...]

Posted on January 1, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Melbourne-based New Zealander Michael Dee has made sure another ex-pat kiwi, James McDonald, has not taken all the limelight at the Ellerslie carnival. Dee returned to his roots to ride Te Akau Racing's Prise De Fer in the Group Two Rich Hill Mile (1600m) on Wednesday while McDonald rode four winners and steered Queensland sprinter[...]

Posted on December 26, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

In what has proved to be a tumultuous and tragic week for Cambridge Stud owners Brendan and Jo Lindsay, the victory of two-year-old filly Taroni and then underrated mare Pretty To Sea in the Listed Hallmark Stud Handicap (1200m) at Ellerslie has brought a small measure of joy to the couple. The Lindsay's had the[...]

Posted on December 26, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Trainer Enver Jusufovic is tempted to raise the bar further after Neighbourhood completed a winning hat-trick with a last-gasp victory at Caulfield. Neighbourhood is unbeaten in three runs this campaign and added Thursday's Catanach's Jewellers Handicap (1400m) to previous wins at Sandown and Pakenham. The Jusufovic stable has been in great form, winning six races[...]

Posted on December 9, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News, New Zealand Horse Racing News

Melbourne-based Michael Dee is returning home to New Zealand for Christmas and is set to ride in feature races at Ellerslie during the holiday period. Dee owns a farm in New Zealand with his parents Richard and Jo and will extend his stay to the new year to ride three-year-old Kali in the Group One[...]

Posted on November 13, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Melbourne-based jockey Michael Dee made a fleeting visit to Riccarton on Wednesday to join forces with emerging trainer and long-time friend Daniel Miller and the pair combined for a double, including Group 3 success in the Lindauer Stewards Stakes Handicap (1200m) with four-year-old mare Sheezallmine. Miller's parents, John and Maree, bought Sheezallmine for just $1000[...]

Posted on November 11, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Melbourne-based jockey Michael Dee is happy to be able to help out a long-time friend when he makes a fleeting trip back to New Zealand for Wednesday's Riccarton meeting. The former prominent Kiwi apprentice will ride three of the four runners for Matamata trainer and former jumps jockey Daniel Miller, including Sheezallmine in the Group[...]

Posted on October 19, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Niggling problems have plagued the career of Alabama Express but his trainer expects the three-year-old to reach the potential he has shown after a fighting win at Caulfield. Alabama Express broke through for his first city success when claiming Saturday's Listed Gothic Stakes. Trainer Mike Moroney held major spring aspirations for Alabama Express who had[...]

Daring Tactics Pay Dividend In Easter Cup

Hellova Street Takes Out The Golden Mile

Tofane Gets Another Group 1 Chance In Galaxy

Jockeys Get Charter Flight To Group 1 Meeting

Inverloch In Line For Mornington Cup Shot

Alabama Express Set For Guineas Showdown

Alabama Express a perfect fit for New Zealand

Alabama Express Wins The Group 1 CF Orr Stakes

Orr Stakes On Radar For Alabama Express

Golden Gorge Set For His First City Test

Michael Dee Makes His Mark At Ellerslie

Pretty To Sea lifts Cambridge Stud spirits

Three On End For In-Form Neighbourhood

Dee Gets New Zealand Christmas Call-Up

Showjumping mates combine for Group 3 success

Group rides bring mates together at Riccarton

Alabama Express Fights For Caulfield Win

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