Mugatoo

Luncies set for Newcastle Cup tilt after trial win

Posted on July 22, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

English import Luncies made his presence felt when winning a trial at Newcastle on Thursday morning, as he looks to follow in his stablemate Mugatoo's footprints this Spring Carnival.

Posted on June 7, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

Mugatoo, the 2021 All Star Mile winner, is set to spend the best part of the next 12 months on the sidelines following a tendon injury sustained in the Group 1 Doomben Cup.

Posted on April 16, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

Chris Waller is banking on a fresh approach to help Verry Elleegant square the ledger with archrival Addeybb in their $4 million grand final showdown at Randwick. The pair has clashed three times and the English raider holds a 2-1 advantage after winning the Ranvet – Queen Elizabeth Stakes double 12 months ago. But it[...]

Posted on April 9, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

Doncaster Mile favourite Mugatoo will be Kris Lees’ headline runner at Randwick but the trainer has two capable support acts in import Collide and filly Never Talk. A Listed winner over 2500 metres in Europe, Collide made an encouraging Australian debut when third behind subsequent Mornington Cup winner Mount Popa and Sacramento in the Randwick[...]

Posted on March 14, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

Hugh Bowman thought hopes of winning the $5 million All Star Mile (1600m) at The Valley aboard Sydney visitor Mugatoo looked forlorn after his first two rides on Saturday. The rain that was forecast had not arrived, but it arrived in bucket loads after 3pm, moving the track into the soft range by All-Star Mile[...]

Posted on March 11, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

Right from when Mugatoo finished fourth in last year’s Cox Plate, connections and trainer Kris Lees began thinking ‘All Star Mile’. There were a few anxious moments until the announcement on March 1 of the wildcard runners for Saturday’s $5 million showpiece at The Valley. Mugatoo was one of five horses announced to join the[...]

Posted on February 24, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

The lure of a shot at the $5 million All-Star Mile has convinced connections of Mugatoo to keep him on ice in the hope of receiving a wildcard into the race.

Posted on February 11, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

Mugatoo will be on a mission to woo the All-Star Mile voters when he sets out to showcase his talents in the Apollo Stakes at Randwick.

Posted on November 6, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

The Cox Plate has historically been the perfect springboard for Mackinnon Stakes winners and Mugatoo is one of just two runners with that formline.

Posted on October 23, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

The absence of an established star in the Cox Plate has given Kris Lees the confidence to test Mugatoo against the country's best middle-distance horses.

Posted on October 2, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

The only jockey to have won on Mustajeer in Australia, Hugh Bowman will reunite with the Australian Bloodstock stayer in the Metropolitan Handicap.

Posted on October 1, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Kris Lees is placing more significance on Mugatoo's good barrier than his big weight as the exciting stayer prepares for a race that will define his spring.

Posted on September 29, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Jockey Kerrin McEvoy believes Mugatoo is the right horse to deliver him an elusive victory in the Group One Metropolitan Handicap at Randwick.

Posted on September 18, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Local trainer Kris Lees has celebrated a sentimental win in the Newcastle Cup with classy import Mugatoo, who has lumped a big weight to score.

Posted on September 17, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Tulloch Lodge stayer Hush Writer will aim to become the first horse in more than half a century to score successive wins in the Newcastle Cup.

Posted on August 28, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

The form around unbeaten colt Peltzer has been standing up and Kerrin McEvoy says that is an encouraging signal that the three-year-old can be a spring force. Peltzer will bid to deliver the newly minted training partnership of Gerald Ryan and Sterling Alexiou its first black-type success when he contests the Group Three San Domenico[...]

Posted on July 25, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

A pair of European imports have put the writing on the wall for the spring and given trainer Kris Lees plenty to think about as he plots their respective campaigns. Mugatoo and Korcho, both syndicated by Australian Bloodstock, have stamped their class at Rosehill with impressive victories. Resuming in Saturday’s Listed Winter Challenge (1500m), Mugatoo[...]

Luncies set for Newcastle Cup tilt after trial win

All Star Mile winner Mugatoo out with tendon injury

Waller Hoping Fresh Is Best For Star Mare

Collide ready to rebound at Randwick

Rain arrives in time for Mugatoo in All Star Mile

Mugatoo in top order for All Star Mile tilt

Mugatoo’s Owners Sweat On Mile Wildcard

Mugatoo Out To Flag All-Star Credentials

Mugatoo Boasts Right Form For Mackinnon

Cox Plate Timing Right For Import Mugatoo

Imports On Notice To Produce At Randwick

Good Gate Key Factor For Mugatoo In Metrop

Barrier Seven For Mugatoo In Metropolitan

Mugatoo Delivers Kris Lees A Hometown Cup

Clark Hunting Consecutive Cups On Writer

McEvoy Confident Peltzer Can Measure Up

Lees Unveils Promising Pair At Rosehill

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