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Romantic Warrior wins Cox Plate

Posted on October 28, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

Many refer to the Cox Plate as the best two minutes in sport, and the 2023 edition of the Group 1 feature at Moonee Valley did not disappoint, as Romantic Warrior () nosed out Mr Brightside () in a photo finish to claim Australia's best race. You couldn't have scripted the race any better, with[...]

Posted on October 28, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

Mark Walker's star sprinter Imperatriz () has become the third horse in history to complete the Moir Stakes/Manikato Stakes double, joining Manikato and Spinning Hill as the only horses to win the Group 1 features in the same season at Moonee Valley. The daughter of I Am Invincible has continued her winning ways this preparation,[...]

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

Beau Mertens produced a stellar ride on the Mitchell Freedman-trained Skybird () to take out the Group 2 Fillies Classic at Moonee Valley. The daughter of Exosphere kept her unbeaten start to her career intact with the win in the Fillies Classic and looks to be one of the key chances in the Thousand Guineas[...]

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 28, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

Damien Lane has made every post a winner aboard Wishlor Lass () in the Group 3 Tesio Stakes (1600m) at Moonee Valley on Saturday afternoon. The Symon Wilde-trained five-year-old is now a six-time winner in eight careers starts, building an impressive resume as she travels through the grades, with today's victory making it three wins[...]

Posted on October 27, 2023
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Andrew Forsman is stepping his stable star Mustang Valley back down in distance for her first Australian assignment of the season. Mustang Valley will contest Saturday's A$300,000 Group 2 Crystal Mile (1600m) at Moonee Valley, joining fellow Cambridge star Prowess to provide a strong New Zealand flavour among a six-horse field. Saturday's Group 1 Cox[...]

Posted on October 26, 2023
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Revered for prodigious Group 1 Cox Plate (2040m) exploits, former champion jockey Brent Thomson believes Hong Kong's Romantic Warrior is the “logical favourite” to win the AU$5 million showpiece at Moonee Valley on Saturday. Thomson, who rode 129 winners in Hong Kong during a decorated international career, is one of only three jockeys to partner[...]

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 9, 2023
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

“It's been a frustrating few months for Prowess and her connections,” shared trainers Roger James and Robert Wellwood. An abscess had kept the multiple Group One winner away from her initial target, the Group 1 Memsie Stakes (1400m) last month, and a stone bruise had led to her withdrawal from a trial at Taupo. However,[...]

Posted on October 7, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

World Pool, the largest globally commingled horse racing pools created and powered by the Hong Kong Jockey Club, is set to shine an international spotlight on the Spring Racing Carnival in Australia with five race days to be open for betting all over the globe. World Pool punters from almost 30 countries will have the[...]

Posted on September 29, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

The feature race of the night at Moonee Valley was the Group 1 Moir Stakes and the hot favourite Imperatriz proved way too good for her rivals as she gave them a start and a beating over the 1000m scamper. Opie Bosson and Mark Walker continued on their merry way by winning another feature Group[...]

Posted on September 29, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

The Group 1 Moir Stakes will headline the program at Moonee Valley, but seeing Amelia's Jewel () go around in the Group 2 Stocks Stakes was a very close second for all punters and spectators on track. The West Australian mare did not disappoint, as she proved a class above to take out the Stocks[...]

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 September 12, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

Imperatriz is set to remain in Melbourne, Australia this spring, as Te Akau Racing has decided against entering her in the $20 million The Everest (1200m) at Randwick on October 14. The mare delivered an impressive start to her spring campaign at The Valley by winning the Group 2 McEwen Stakes (1000m), following her victory[...]

Posted on September 9, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

Pinstriped, with odds at , has secured a coveted spot in the Group 1 Cox Plate on October 28 with a remarkable victory in Saturday's Group 2 Feehan Stakes at Moonee Valley. Trained by Enver Jusufovic, Pinstriped delivered a powerhouse performance under the expert guidance of jockey Ben Allen, who was celebrating a double on[...]

Posted on September 9, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

Imperatriz, at odds $4.00, displayed her dominance in the Group 2 McEwen Stakes at Moonee Valley on Saturday afternoon, delivering a breathtaking performance that left her competition in awe. Racing alongside the highly favored Giga Kick ($1.70) as they turned together with 150 metres to go, Imperatriz left her rivals in her wake, marking a[...]

Romantic Warrior wins Cox Plate

Imperatriz too good in the Manikato Stakes

Apulia outstays rivals in Moonee Valley Vase

Skybird keeps unbeaten record alive in style

Prowess claims Group 2 Crystal Mile

Wishlor Lass makes all in Tesio Stakes

Mustang Valley chasing Moonee Valley Group 2 success

Thomson declares Romantic Warrior “logical favourite” for Cox Plate

Prowess to lineup in Group 2 Crystal Mile

Crystal Mile next for Prowess

World Pool brings international flair to Australian spring

Imperatriz smashes rivals in Group 1 Moir Stakes

Amelia’s Jewel dazzles in Stocks Stakes

Griff claims Group 2 Stutt Stakes

Imperatriz to remain in Melbourne, set to bypass The Everest

Pinstriped salutes in Group 2 Feehan Stakes

Imperatriz takes out Group 2 McEwen Stakes in style

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