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Valiant Levante on target for Randwick test

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 6, 2023
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Backers of New Zealand sprinter Imperatriz were almost counting their winnings with 100m to go in the Group 1 Canterbury Stakes (1300m) at Randwick on Saturday, but it was not to be. The Mark Walker-trained mare was backed into favouritism for the Sydney feature following her dominant form in New Zealand where she had won[...]

Posted on March 4, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

It’s that man again. Zac Purton has ridden a Group 1 double on Saturday afternoon at Royal Randwick. After winning on Artorius in the Group 1 Canterbury Stakes in the previous race; he then saw success aboard Communist in the Group 1 Randwick Guineas. It was another Zac Purton special when electing to take a[...]

Posted on March 4, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

It’s taken a superb ride from leading Hong Kong hoop Zac Purton, but Artorius is a winner again for the first time since the 2021 Blue Diamond Stakes, having claimed the Group 1 Canterbury Stakes. It was a weaving effort between horses from Artorius to nail the well fancied New Zealand raider, Imperatriz, who drifted[...]

Posted on March 4, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

It was a ding-dong battle down the straight at Royal Randwick as Passive Aggressive got the verdict in a grandstand finish of the Group 2 Challenge Stakes. Trained by Graeme Begg and steered by jockey Jordan Childs for his only ride of the day on Saturday, the first-up mare produced an electric turn-of-foot to storm[...]

Posted on March 4, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

The Golden Slipper favourite and unbeaten three-year-old filly Learning To Fly has taken out the Group 2 Reisling Stakes in a strong showing after he led and was challenged by Facile for most of the 1200m event. After jumping well from barrier one, the daughter of Justify chose to take up the lead and let[...]

Posted on March 4, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

James Cummings and the Godolphin team have yet another Golden Slipper fancy, with Cylinder getting the better of the pre-race Golden Slipper second favourite, Red Resistance in the Group 2 Todman Stakes at Randwick on Saturday. Going into the traditional Group 2 lead-up for the Golden Slipper for the colts and geldings, both the winner[...]

Posted on February 25, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

Trainer Joseph Pride may have unearthed a very impressive type this preparation, as Think About It continues blistering through the grades with a Group 3 win in the Liverpool City Cup on Saturday afternoon. It was a dominant front-running effort from Sam Clipperton to pinch some cheap sectionals mid-race and utilising the low weight for[...]

Posted on February 25, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

The superstar colt Anamoe has made it eight career Group 1 wins after destroying his rivals in the Chipping Norton Stakes on Saturday afternoon. He was a little bit slower away today after box seating in the Apollo Stakes first-up but it simply didn’t matter as James McDonald pulled him out with 400m to go[...]

Posted on February 25, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

In what might go down as one of the better finishes on the 2023 racing calendar, it was Sunshine In Paris for Annabel Neasham and Ryan Maloney taking out the Surround Stakes on Saturday. Punters didn’t know where to look as the three-year-old fillies turned for home and at one stage you could’ve announced any[...]

Posted on February 25, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

The old firm of Hugh Bowman and Chris Waller have combined for Group 2 success in the Sweet Embrace Stakes at Randwick on Saturday afternoon. The filly out of Capitalist has franked the form from the Inglis Millennium, as well as Facile and Blanc De Blanc all coming through the same race behind Learning To[...]

Posted on February 25, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

Kerry Parker and Tim Clark have combined in the Group 2 Guy Walter Stakes as Hope In Your Heart resumes a strong winner at Randwick on Saturday afternoon. The daughter of Dundeel looked to be getting back in the ruck between gallopers, but the toughness of the four-year-old was on full display. When asked to[...]

Posted on February 25, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

Team Godolphin has another runner set to line up in the Golden Slipper on March 18 after Corniche proved too strong for his rivals in the Skyline Stakes at Randwick on Saturday afternoon. The James Cummings-trained colt was given an exceptional ride by Brenton Avdulla, finding the one-one position throughout to stalk the moderate tempo[...]

Posted on February 24, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

Part-owner Justin Warwick has promised Sheeza Belter won’t repeat her last-start mistakes in the Surround Stakes at Randwick on Saturday.

Posted on February 22, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

Several Group 1 winners will line up in the A$600,000 Surround Stakes at Randwick this Saturday, with 13 fillies accepted in total.

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

Mustang Valley will be looking to get her campaign back on track when she heads to Randwick on Saturday. The Group One-winning mare dislodged jockey Wiremu Pinn shortly after the start of the Group 1 BCD Group Sprint (1400m) after clipping a heel at Te Rapa earlier this month, with the incident forcing trainer Andrew[...]

Posted on February 13, 2023
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Warwick Farm trainer Bryce Heys has a small but in-form team and the roll continued when four-year-old mare Po Kare Kare scored a comfortable victory in Saturday’s Group 3 Triscay Stakes (1200m) at Randwick. The victory provided Heys with his first Group success, with the New Zealander having previously trained Spieth to a Listed win[...]

Valiant Levante on target for Randwick test

Imperatriz denied perfect Australian start

Communist takes out Group 1 Randwick Guineas

Artorius returns a winner in Canterbury Stakes

Passive Aggressive gets the head down in Challenge Stakes

Learning To Fly remains unbeaten in Group 2 Reisling Stakes

Cylinder proves too tough in Group 2 Todman Stakes

Think About It continues stunning rise in Liverpool City Cup romp

Anamoe makes a mess of them in Chipping Norton Stakes

Sunshine In Paris wins Surround Stakes in Blanket finish

Lazzago the best of the girls in the Sweet Embrace Stakes

Hope In Your Heart Resumes stylishly in Guy Walter Stakes

Corniche books ticket to the Golden Slipper

Sheeza Belter looking to show more stamina in Surround Stakes

Surround Stakes attracts five Group 1 winners

Take two for Mustang Valley

Po Kare Kare scores breakthrough Group win