Queensland Guineas Focus For Gotta Kiss
Gotta Kiss is about to embark on a slow build up to the winter carnival where the Queensland Guineas will be her mission.
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Thompson Booked For Reckless Choice In Cup
Ben Thompson's impressive work ethic has led to him gaining a full book of rides at the Sunshine Coast including Reckless Choice in the Mooloolaba Cup.
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Wide Alley Poses No Barrier For Jami Lady
Jami Lady has to contend with a wide gate for her comeback to racing at Doomben but co-trainer Matt Hoysted believes she is up to the challenge.
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Sabkhat Chases Rare Win For Qld Veterans
Veteran Sabkhat can join an elite group of older horses to win in Queensland metropolitan company if he is successful at Eagle Farm. Only four horses aged 10 years or older have won metropolitan Open company races in Queensland in the past 30 years. The latest was Irish Constabulary in November 2018 with the oldest[...]
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Tullio Completes Comeback With Doomben Win
Promising gelding Tullio has completed a marvellous comeback from a career-threatening injury with his fourth straight win at Doomben. It was feared Tullio would be unable to race again after he needed knee surgery to remove a chip after finishing second at Eagle Farm in December, 2018. After the procedure Tullio was eased back to[...]
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Jami Lady Draws Ideal Barrier In Classic
Speedy mare Jami Lady has drawn ideally for her first test to see if she can handle longer distances. Jami Lady scored the seventh win of her 19-start career when she led all the way to win the Listed Bright Shadow Stakes at Eagle Farm two weeks ago. She steps out in stakes company for[...]
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Jami Lady Far Too Speedy In Bright Shadow
Consistent mare Jami Lady will get a chance to show she is more than a speed horse after landing her first stakes win. Jami Lady ($6) has previously been stakes-placed but made no mistake about her first black-type win, leading all the way in the Listed Bright Shadow (1200m). The Chris Waller-trained Fiesta ($17) rattled[...]
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Ready To Bolt Continues A Family Tradition
Trainer Kelly Schweida was feeling old when promising two-year-old Ready To Bolt scored an impressive midweek win at Doomben. Jockey Les Tilley set a slow early pace to lead all of the way to win the TAB 2YO Class 2 (1350m) on Wednesday. Ready To Bolt is by top Queensland sire Better Than Ready out[...]
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Gotta Kiss Primed For JJ Atkins Assault
Trainer Steve O'Dea has taken a cautious route to the JJ Atkins with Gotta Kiss but he is confident she won't be disgraced in the Group One race. Gotta Kiss is the forgotten horse of the Atkins as O'Dea has carefully managed her career. The filly had her first start with a win in early[...]
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Boris Thornton Lands First Qld Stakes Win
Jockey Boris Thornton scored his biggest win since moving to Queensland when Scallopini got up in the last stride to win the Listed Hinkler Handicap at Doomben. Thornton, the brother of top Victorian jockey Damien Thornton and leading Queensland apprentice Stephanie Thornton, has been riding in Brisbane for the past three years. He has had[...]
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Winkers Go On Bill Carter Stakes Favourite
Smart filly Gotta Kiss will wear winkers for the first time as she chases her initial black-type win at Doomben. Gotta Kiss won her last start at Doomben three weeks ago and it gave trainer Steve O'Dea time to weigh up his options for the filly. O'Dea decided to stay away from the top two-year-olds[...]
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O’Dea Weighs Up Options For Gotta Kiss
Trainer Steve O'Dea is weighing up the options for classy filly Gotta Kiss and could miss a much-anticipated return clash with top filly Isotope. The pair are considered Queensland's best two-year-old fillies and have clashed once when Isotope beat Gotta Kiss into third place at the Sunshine Coast. However Gotta Kiss was first-up that day[...]
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Gotta Kiss Confirms Bona Fides For Winter
Smart filly Gotta Kiss overcame a bout of pre-race nerves to return to the winners' list and stamp her winter credentials at Doomben. The Steve O'Dea-trained Gotta Kiss and Tony Gollan's Isotope are the considered the best two-year-old fillies in Queensland and are set to meet in some of the feature races later in the[...]
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Thornton To Make Mark Without An Allowance
Star apprentice Stephanie Thornton gets her chance to make a mark on her first days of riding without an allowance. Thornton outrode her city allowance with a treble at Doomben last Saturday. She will take advantage of the modified rules under COVID-19 protocols which allow jockeys to ride at both metropolitan meetings at the Gold[...]
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Stephanie Thornton Outrides Metro Claim
Star apprentice Stephanie Thornton was on a mission to outride her metropolitan claim at Doomben and it didn't take her long to achieve it. Thornton went into the meeting on Saturday with 79 city winners and made it 80 when Mount Beauty ($4.60) got up in the last stride to win the Tulloch House Handicap[...]
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Stephanie Thornton Close To A Milestone
Apprentice Stephanie Thornton has a strong book of rides at Doomben as she chases another career milestone. She is set to join an elite group of apprentice jockeys who have outridden their metropolitan claim. Her win on Just Orm at the Sunshine Coast last Saturday was her 79th at a city meeting, leaving her one[...]
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Gotta Kiss And Isotope To Clash At Coast
A strong trial by filly Gotta Kiss has set the stage for an exciting showdown with Isotope at the Sunshine Coast. The pair clash in Saturday's QTIS 2YO Handicap (1000m) which will be a forerunner to stakes races in the winter. Both are likely to chase races such as the Group Two Champagne Classic on[...]
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