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Plein Ciel In Form For Winter Championships Final

Posted on July 3, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Melbourne Cup-winning trainer Danny O'Brien rates this year's Winter Championship Series Final as a strong editional of the Listed race at Flemington but he is happy to be saddling up favourite Plein Ciel. Plein Ciel has impressed in his two starts since joining O'Brien's stable early this year, closing from back in the field for[...]

Posted on June 15, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Racing Victoria's head of integrity Jamie Stier says if ever a protest is to be upheld for a breach of the whip rules, it would most likely come as the result of a dead-heat. However, Stier said there was many complexities surrounding those whip rules. Jockey Billy Egan was suspended for six meetings and fined[...]

Posted on June 13, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Shot Of Irish and Plein Ciel have fought out a thrilling finish to the Travis Harrison Cup at The Valley, with the pair unable to be separated at the end of 1600m. Jockey Michael Walker tried to control Saturday's race in front on $2.60 favourite Shot Of Irish and the in-form galloper kicked around the[...]

Posted on May 24, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Trainer Robert Hickmott has described the performance of German import Django Freeman as “super” after the entire's Australian debut placing at Flemington. With Craig Williams in the saddle, Django Freeman finished third behind Reykjavik and Shot Of Irish in Saturday's Apache Cat Handicap over 1600m. Django Freeman arrived in Australia in August and was being[...]

Plein Ciel In Form For Winter Championships Final

Whip Rules Scrutinised After Cup Dead-Heat

Shot Of Irish, Plein Ciel Share Cup Spoils

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