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Stable praying for luck in Golden Eagle

Posted on October 28, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

Aegon’s co-trainer and part-owner Andrew Forsman can only hope Lady Luck will be riding on jockey Jason Collett’s shoulder in their quest for a share of Rosehill’s pot of gold this weekend. Everything had gone according to script for the four-year-old’s tilt at Saturday’s AUD$7.5 million Golden Eagle (1500m) until the barrier draw landed him[...]

Posted on October 25, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

Trainer Jamie Richards admits he hasn’t had a lot of luck with star mare Probabeel and her bid for feature race success at The Valley after her second attempt at the Group 1 Cox Plate (2040m) was thwarted by rain on the day. The four-time Group One winning daughter of Savabeel looked a solid chance[...]

Posted on October 22, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

A decade and a half after Todd Pollard entered the racing industry as an enthusiastic schoolboy, he now finds himself front and centre of one the world’s most famous races, the Group 1 W.S. Cox Plate (2040m). Pollard’s first taste of racing was as a 12-year-old working weekends and holidays as a stablehand for Matamata[...]

Posted on October 21, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

Tralee Rose has guaranteed her place in the Group 1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) after a game victory in Wednesday’s Group 3 Geelong Cup (2400m). The daughter of Tavistock was on the cusp of a start in the great race, sitting 24th on the order of entry, and Warrnambool trainer Symon Wilde elected to take the[...]

Posted on October 21, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

The Tony Pike-trained Tutukaka confirmed his staying prowess when powering home to land the Listed Geelong Classic (2200m) on Wednesday under a patient Damian Lane ride. The Tavistock gelding raced too fiercely when fifth in the Listed Super Impose Stakes (1800m) earlier in the month, and the decision by Pike to remove the blinkers and[...]

Posted on October 15, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

New Zealand-bred gelding Young Werther will be looking to score just his second career win on Saturday in the Group 1 Caulfield Cup (2400m). The son of Tavistock won on debut over 1500m at Geelong last September and has since posted six placings from nine starts, including the Group 1 Victoria Derby (2500m) and Group[...]

Posted on October 14, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

Connections of the Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman-trained Quick Thinker were praying for a wet forecast ahead of the Group 1 Caulfield Cup (2400m) on Saturday and their wish has come true. The Group One winner appreciates rain-affected going and his Cambridge conditioners have elected to chance their arm in the time-honored race after consulting[...]

Posted on October 12, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

A bright future is being tipped for former Kiwi galloper Corretto after he broke maiden ranks in his Australian debut when winning over 1100m at Hamilton on Saturday. Trainer Tom Dabernig was pleased with the win but said there is plenty of upside to the son of Zacinto. “I had the benefit of getting him[...]

Posted on October 11, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

A barnstorming finish for second behind Delphi in Saturday’s Group 2 Herbert Power Stakes (2400m) at Caulfield indicated the Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman-trained The Chosen One is right at his peak for a third tilt at the Group 1 Caulfield Cup (2400m) this coming weekend. The six-year-old Savabeel entire finished a gallant third behind[...]

Posted on October 8, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

Cambridge trainers Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman have set their sights on another Derby triumph in Australia. In the past 11 years, the stable has had success in seven trans-Tasman Derbys, including the 2010 Group 1 Victoria Derby (2500m) at Flemington with Lion Tamer. Baker and Forsman this week entered both Samarkand and Daario for[...]

Posted on October 7, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

Jamie Richards will once again have a strong contingent racing in Australia this weekend, with two runners apiece at Randwick and Caulfield on Saturday. Last season’s star New Zealand filly Amarelinha has a tilt at the AUD$7.5 million Golden Eagle (1500m) on the line when she contests the Group 3 Angst Stakes (1600m) at Randwick,[...]

Posted on October 5, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

New Zealand trainers David and Emma-Lee Browne’s golden run in Melbourne continued over the weekend when Rhinoceros added another win to their tally at Moonee Valley on Friday, while Border Leicester picked up a meritorious second. It was the second victory for Rhinoceros after winning his maiden over a mile at Sandown last month and[...]

Posted on September 30, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

Kiwi raider Tutukaka will continue his march towards the Group 1 Victoria Derby (2500m) next month when he lines-up in the Listed Super Impose Stakes (1800m) at Flemington on Saturday. The Tony Pike-trained gelding finished eighth first-up in the Listed Exford Plate (1400m) at Flemington earlier this month and Pike expects him to go close[...]

Posted on September 30, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

Group One winner Johnny Get Angry will continue his path towards the Group 1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) when he lines-up in the Group 1 Turnbull Stakes (2000m) at Flemington on Saturday. The New Zealand-bred gelding gave his trainer and part-owner Denis Pagan his biggest moment in racing when winning last year’s Group 1 Victoria Derby[...]

Posted on September 30, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

Last season’s Group 2 Waikato Guineas (2000m) winner Tokorangi will make her long awaited Australian debut at Flemington on Saturday, where she is likely to start in the Group 2 Rose of Kingston Stakes (1410m) but also holds a nomination for the Listed Paris Lane Stakes over the same journey. Prepared by Michael Moroney, the[...]

Posted on September 28, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

Like more than 26,000 other overseas Kiwis, trainer David Browne is hoping to be home by Christmas. The Waikato horseman, who trains in partnership with his wife Emma-Lee, is currently campaigning a handful of their team in Melbourne, with much success, headlined by Elephant’s Group 3 Sandown Stakes (1500m) win last Saturday. “We are very[...]

Posted on September 27, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

A quiet weekend on the domestic front for trainer Jamie Richards provided him with the opportunity to focus on the Australian-based members of his Matamata operation, who performed with credit despite not managing to bring up a victory in either Melbourne or Sydney. First cab off the rank was last season’s Group 1 Sistema Stakes[...]

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Stable praying for luck in Golden Eagle

Rain sinks Probabeel at The Valley

Young Kiwi front and centre of Cox Plate preparations

Cup start guaranteed following Geelong victory

Tutukaka triumphant in Geelong Classic

Young Werther set to come of age in Caulfield Cup

Wet forecast leads to Caulfield Cup tilt for Quick Thinker

Bright future tipped for Corretto

The Chosen One on target for third Caulfield Cup tilt

Baker and Forsman throw in dual entry for Victoria Derby

Golden Eagle aspirations put to the sword on Saturday

Browne stable continues golden run

Tutukaka continues march towards Victoria Derby

Turnbull test for Derby winner

Tokorangi to step out at Flemington

Kiwi trainer hoping to win in next MIQ lottery

Richards pleased with the performance of Australian team

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