Sixties Groove

Sixties Groove Salutes For Lees At Grafton

Posted on July 9, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Sixties Groove has set a modern-day weight-carrying record to deliver trainer Kris Lees an inaugural win in the Listed Grafton Cup. Making light of his 61kg topweight, Sixties Groove settled among the tailenders in Thursday's 2350m feature before jockey Jason Collett pinched ground toward the inside around the home turn. Collett angled the gelding into[...]

Posted on July 8, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Last start McKell Cup winner Frankely Awesome has been scratched from the Grafton Cup but trainer Kris Lees is still poised to have a strong hand in the Listed race. Lees had three acceptors for Thursday's 2350m feature at Grafton but Frankely Awesome, who had drawn the outside barrier, was scratched on Wednesday to be[...]

Posted on July 6, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

NSW's premiership-leading trainer Kris Lees is poised to have a strong hand in one of the state's biggest country Cups. Lees is leading Sydney's premier trainer Chris Waller in the NSW premiership with less than a month of the season to go and both trainers have three acceptors in Thursday's Listed $200,000 Grafton Cup (2350m)[...]

Posted on June 25, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

They might have different ways of spelling a shared Christian name, but Chris Waller and Kris Lees are in sync with each other when it comes to winning the WJ McKell Cup at Rosehill. Waller and Lees have the odds heavily in their favour in the Listed race with the two leading stables sending out[...]

Posted on September 5, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Trainer Kris Lees will have at least two chances in each of the feature races at Wyong with confirmation Sixties Groove will start his spring campaign in the Gold Cup. The Brisbane Cup winner was also accepted for the Chelmsford Stakes (1600m) at Randwick on Saturday but Lees felt Friday's Listed Wyong Cup (2100m) was[...]

Posted on August 18, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

The Kris Lees-trained Graff will have a second barrier trial at Newcastle ahead of his bid to secure a slot in the $14 million Everest. He will be joined in Monday's 900m-heat by five stablemates including Group One winner In Her Time who already has a slot in the Everest on October 19. Lees plans[...]

Posted on June 8, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

A plan hatched months ago by trainer Kris Less paid off when Sixties Groove won the Group Two Brisbane Cup (2400m) at Eagle Farm. Following placings in the Doomben Cup and PJ O'Shea Stakes in his lead-up, Sixties Groove ($3.80) withstood a determined challenge from Grey Lion ($11) to win by three quarters of a[...]

Posted on May 17, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Newcastle colt Gem Song will have a slight modification of riding tactics as he attempts to become third three-year-old to win the weight-for-age Doomben Cup. Lees will have three Cup starters – Gem Song, Big Duke and Sixties Groove who has gained a start as first emergency with the scratching of stablemate Hallelujah Boy who[...]

Posted on May 14, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Sixties Groove's second start for Kris Lees is likely to be in the Listed Lord Mayor's Cup at Rosehill with the trainer resigned to him missing the field for the Group One Doomben Cup. Lees will accept with Gem Song, Big Duke, Hallelujah Boy and Sixties Groove at Doomben but Sydney's 2000m-race is the likely[...]

Sixties Groove Salutes For Lees At Grafton

Sixties Groove, Big Duke To Run At Grafton

Lees, Waller With Top Grafton Cup Chances

Lees, Waller Out In Force For McKell Cup

Lees Getting In The Wyong Cup Day Groove

Graff, In Her Time To Trial At Newcastle

Third Brisbane Cup Winner For Damien Oliver

Gem On Song For Doomben Cup

Sixties Groove Likely To Run At Rosehill

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