Tyzone To Stake Epsom Claims In Shannon
Tyzone's performance in the Shannon Stakes at Rosehill will determine if he continues on a path to the Group One Epsom Handicap.
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Epsom-Bound Tyzone Shines In Barrier Trial
Stradbroke Handicap winner Tyzone has limbered up for his forthcoming trip to Sydney with a solid third in a Gold Coast barrier trial. Ridden by Robbie Fradd, Tyzone settled fifth before working home stylishly to place behind the Chris Waller-trained Subpoenaed in a 1000m heat, beaten three-quarters of a length. Subpoenaed’s time of 1:01.13 was[...]
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Summer Test For Mr Bellagio At Eagle Farm
In-form gelding Mr Bellagio will be facing an important audition for bigger races later this year when he returns to racing at Eagle Farm. Mr Bellagio is yet to win in four starts on the track which has a harder racing surface than most racecourses but he was still the $2.70 TAB favourite for Saturday’s[...]
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Dream Master To Boost Consistent Record
Consistent Gold Coast gelding Dream Master has had two trials to prime him for a return to racing at Doomben. Calling Dream Master consistent is something of an understatement as since finishing fourth at the Sunshine Coast on November 10, 2018 he has had 13 starts. Those runs have produced three wins and nine minor[...]
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Mr Bellagio Fresh For First Stakes Win
Consistent gelding Mr Bellagio gets a belated opportunity to make his stakes race debut at Ipswich, when he tackles the Listed Eye Liner Stakes. The last open company black-type race of the season in Queensland also presents Mr Bellagio with a chance to win over 1200m for the first time on Saturday. One of the[...]
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Edmonds Team Farewells Two Stable Stars
Gold Coast trainer Toby Edmonds has confirmed two of his best young horses will leave his stables. The Drinks Cart, who ran third in the Group One JJ Atkins two weeks ago is headed for Hong Kong. Wisdom of Water, who was unplaced in the JJ Atkins after winning two races this campaign, will be[...]
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Smart ‘N’ Sexy Breaks Maiden In Dalrello
Co-trainer Trent Edmonds admitted relief when promising filly Smart ‘N’Sexy shed her maiden status in the Listed Dalrello Stakes. The Dalrello Stakes has proved a good guide to the future with four recent winners going on to win more black-type races. Smart ‘N’ Sexy ($4) showed she could easily join them when she came from[...]
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Winter Bride Poised For Farewell Victory
Well-performed mare Winter Bride will get one last chance to add to her black-type credentials in the Group Two Dane Ripper Stakes at Eagle Farm. The mare, who is raced by the Segenhoe Stud, is earmarked to head to the breeding barn after Saturday. Winter Bride has won nine races, including three in Group Three[...]
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Vanna Girl Puts Spring Claims On The Line
The Matriarch Stakes is on the radar of top filly Vanna Girl if she can finish her winter campaign on a high. Vanna Girl will be chasing four wins in a row and her third stakes race on the trot in the Group Two The Roses (2000m) at Doomben on Saturday. Toby Edmonds, who co-trains[...]
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Group One Wins Add Award Battle Intrigue
The wins by Queensland horses in the Group One Stradbroke Handicap and JJ Atkins has set up an intriguing battle for the state’s horse of the year award. The Queensland Horse of the Year award will be presented in September after voting starts at the end of July. Australian Guineas winner Alligator Blood, despite an[...]
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Tyzone Wins The Group One Stradbroke Handicap
A plan that was a year in the making came to fruition when Tyzone won the Stradbroke Handicap at Eagle Farm. Tyzone ran second in last year’s Stradbroke behind Trekking and trainer Toby Edmonds immediately set him for a return bout this year: Starting at $14, Tyzone charged down the middle of the track to[...]
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Tyzone Aims To Join Country Greats
Pocket dynamo Tyzone will join a small but elite group if he can win the Stradbroke Handicap at Eagle Farm on Saturday. Tyzone would become one of the few horses to start their careers in country Queensland before winning a Group One race in the state. Red Smoke recorded wins in Rockhampton and Gladstone before[...]
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Fradd To Ride Stradbroke Day Despite Ban
Jockey Robbie Fradd will be able to ride two of the favourites for separate Group One races in Brisbane despite a suspension. Fradd is booked to ride Tyzone in the Stradbroke Handicap and Wisdom Of Water in the JJ Atkins at Eagle Farm on Saturday. At the Gold Coast on Friday, Fradd, who rode Fisticuffs[...]
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Vanna Girl Wins Listed Pam O’Neill Stakes
Classy Gold Coast filly Vanna Girl again emphasised her versatility with a storming win in the Listed Pam O’Neill Stakes at Doomben. Jockey Brad Stewart was able to angle Vanna Girl ($3.20) over one off the fence from barrier 12 at the notoriously treacherous 1600m start. He then got her to the outside in the[...]
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Wide Draw A Genuine Test For Vanna Girl
Top three-year-old filly Vanna Girl’s versatility will get a major test as she aims for three wins in a row in the Listed Pam O’Neill Stakes at Doomben. The O’Neill is a new race named after Pam O’Neill, a female jockey who is a Queensland Hall of Famer. Before the coronavirus restrictions which decimated the[...]
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The Drinks Cart Confirms JJ Atkins Start
Co-trainer Toby Edmonds believes there is little between his Gold Coast winner The Drinks Cart and JJ Atkins favourite Wisdom Of Water as the colts head to the Group One race. Sent out a warm favourite, The Drinks Cart ($1.65) had no problems cruising to a win after sitting back in the field in the[...]
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Mr Bellagio Heads Edmonds’ Gold Coast Tilt
Underrated gelding Mr Bellagio steps up to open company as he heads yet another assault by the Toby and Trent Edmonds training partnership on a Gold Coast metropolitan meeting. Racing Queensland introduced metropolitan standard meetings at the Gold Coast on Fridays as part of its decision to split the state into regional racing in April.[...]
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