The Shorts

Pierata Beats Small, Select Shorts Field

Posted on September 21, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

The wet Randwick track might have scared a few runners out of The Shorts but trainer Greg Hickman is more than happy he decided to run Pierata. The field for Saturday's Group Two 1100m-sprint was reduced to five from 11 original acceptors including high profile horses Santa Ana Lane, Osborne Bulls and Sunlight. In a[...]

Posted on September 20, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Graff is likely to be the sole representative for trainer Kris Lees in The Shorts with heavy rain in Sydney all but ruling In Her Time out of the race. If she is withdrawn, she will join Santa Ana Lane and Sunlight who have both been scratched because of the wet track. Godolphin trainer James[...]

Posted on September 20, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Sunlight has joined Santa Ana Lane as a non-runner in the Group Two Shorts because of the wet Randwick track. The Tony and Calvin McEvoy-trained mare is now likely to run in the Moir Stakes at The Valley next week. The Shorts (1100m) is a major lead-up to the $14 million Everest on October 19[...]

Posted on September 19, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Everest favourite Santa Ana Lane has been scratched from an important lead-up race to the $14 million sprint because of a heavy track at Randwick. Santa Ana Lane was an acceptor for Saturday's Group Two Shorts (1100m) but Sydney's wet weather has prompted trainer Anthony Freedman to keep the star sprinter in Melbourne and bypass[...]

Posted on September 19, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Pierata is no certainty to take his place in The Shorts with Greg Hickman joining the list of trainers reluctant to run their Everest contenders on a heavily rain-affected track at Randwick. Tony and Calvin McEvoy have indicated Sunlight is in doubt to run in Saturday's sprint on heavy ground while Anthony Freedman has delayed[...]

Posted on September 19, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Everest favourite Santa Ana Lane is in doubt for one of his major lead-up races because of Sydney's rain. Trainer Anthony Freedman has delayed Santa Ana Lane's trip from Melbourne for Saturday's Group Two Shorts at Randwick. Santa Ana Lane was scheduled to travel overnight on Wednesday but Freedman said he would leave the decision[...]

Posted on September 18, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Connections of Everest-bound mare Sunlight will continue to monitor the Randwick track condition before deciding whether the triple Group One winner takes her place in one of the main lead-up races to next month's $14 million sprint. Sunlight is one of 11 acceptors for Saturday's star-studded Group Two Shorts (1100m) at Randwick, which features a[...]

Posted on September 16, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

With just over a month until the $14 million The Everest, connections of the Anthony Freedman-trained Santa Ana Lane are comfortable where the star sprinter is positioned for the rich race at Randwick. Santa Ana Lane was a dominant winner of the $2.5 million TJ Smith Stakes over the Randwick 1200m in April and, ahead[...]

Posted on September 15, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Having shown he is still in business for a third win in the Everest with his Concorde Stakes victory, Redzel faces his next challenge on the path to his spring grand final when he runs in The Shorts at Randwick. His trainer Peter Snowden says The Shorts is an important step on the way to[...]

Posted on September 10, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Kerrin McEvoy has been locked in as Redzel's rider for an attempt at an Everest three-peat. In one of the most anticipated jockey moves of the spring, McEvoy has selected Redzel as his Everest mount over emerging younger sprinter Classique Legend. Syndicator Triple Crown confirmed McEvoy would ride Redzel, winner of the first two Everests[...]

Posted on September 10, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Progressive sprinter Classique Legend and veteran Happy Clapper have starred in barrier trials at Randwick. Ridden by Kerrin McEvoy, Everest contender Classique Legend circled the filed nearing the turn in his 1000m-heat on the course proper on Tuesday and comfortably beat Home of The Brave by 2-1/4 lengths. Carmel Size, racing manager for Hong Kong-based[...]

Posted on August 27, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Osborne Bulls, the Godolphin sprinter who occupies a prominent place in betting on the $14 million Everest, will have a delayed start to his spring campaign. Godolphin revealed the five-time Group One runner-up's return had been pushed back two weeks. Osborne Bulls was entered to contest a 1000m barrier trial at Randwick on Tuesday but[...]

Pierata Beats Small, Select Shorts Field

In Her Time Unlikely To Start In Shorts

Wet Forces Sunlight Out Of Shorts

Santa Ana Lane Scratched From The Shorts

Track To Determine If Pierata Runs

Santa Ana Lane In Doubt For Shorts

Wet Track A Query For Sunlight In Shorts

Santa Ana Lane Begins Everest Campaign In Shorts

The Shorts Next On Everest Path For Redzel

Mcevoy To Partner Redzel In $14m Everest

Classique Legend Has Shone In A Trial

Godolphin Sprinter In Early Spring Detour

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