Verry Elleegant

Verry Elleegant honoured with Group 1 race

Posted on January 31, 2024
in Australian Horse Racing News

One of Australian racing's most popular modern-day champions Verry Elleegant will have a Group 1 race permanently named in her honour at the Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival. The Group 1 $1 million Verry Elleegant Stakes (1600m) will be run at Royal Randwick on Saturday March 2, replacing in name the Chipping Norton Stakes. Verry Elleegant[...]

Posted on February 9, 2023
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

The roll of honour for the New Zealand Racing Hall of Fame is set to be enhanced by champion racemare Verry Elleegant, who will be on the list of 2023 inductees at the Hall of Fame Dinner in Hamilton on May 7. In common with recently announced inductee Melody Belle, Verry Elleegant easily meets the[...]

Posted on December 9, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Champion New Zealand-born but Australia-based jockey James McDonald's stellar 2022 will be capped, but not necessarily end, when he is presented with the World's Best Jockey Award at the Hong Kong International Races Gala Dinner on Friday night. McDonald already boasts eight Group 1 wins in Australia this season (which began in August) and 13[...]

Posted on October 20, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

The 2021 Melbourne Cup winner, Verry Elleegant, has been retired following a less than ideal preparation in Europe. The champion mare bows out with 11 Group 1 wins and $15 million in prizemoney to her name.

Posted on September 18, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Broodmare gem Opulence has passed away after foaling a healthy Zed filly at Grangewilliam Stud on Saturday. The 17-year-old Danroad mare was crowned New Zealand Broodmare of the Year for the second consecutive season at the New Zealand Breeding Awards last month after the deeds of her 11-time Group One-winning daughter Verry Elleegant and stakes-winning[...]

Posted on August 12, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News, France Horse Racing News

Champion jockey Frankie Dettori has said he is "super excited" to ride Verry Elleegant in her first-up run in France next weekend in the Prix Jean Romanet.

Posted on August 1, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

It's fair to say Auckland-based breeder Don Goodwin has loved every minute of breeding and owning a champion racehorse. The octogenarian stole the show at Saturday night's National Breeding Awards, where his star mare Verry Elleegant was named the Seton Otway Horse of the Year, while her dam Opulence shared the honours for Eight Carat[...]

Posted on June 22, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Don't be surprised if Cherry Lane shows sharp improvement when she contests the feature at Tauranga on Saturday. The Redwood mare had her first race in six months in an open 1200m handicap at Te Rapa last weekend, looming up on the turn before running out of condition in the straight to finish seventh while[...]

Posted on June 4, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

With a fourth straight Sydney metropolitan century and seemingly a sixth Sydney jockeys' premiership in the bag, Kiwi jockey James McDonald could be forgiven for taking his foot off the throttle. But that's the last thing on McDonald's mind as he sets his sights on Brisbane Group One targets before jetting off to England for[...]

Posted on May 22, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

A powerful late surge that carried him to victory in the Listed James Bull Holdings Rangitikei Gold Cup (1600m) at Trentham on Saturday may have put a hold on an immediate jumping career for handy winter galloper Verry Flash. The seven-year-old older brother of champion mare Verry Elleegant claimed his ninth victory for owners Nick[...]

Posted on April 27, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Chris Waller and connections of champion mare Verry Elleegant have confirmed her spring carnival plans, with a trip to France for the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe off the table.

Posted on April 26, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Despite feeling completely drained of energy after his day at the races at Pukekohe on Saturday, Nick Bishara had a broad smile on his face as he reclined on his couch at home that evening. Bishara has just completed a stint in isolation after testing positive for COVID 19 after returning to New Zealand from[...]

Posted on April 14, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Top Sydney trainer Chris Waller is set to sit down with the owners of champion mare Verry Elleegant and make a call on whether she will run in Europe’s most prestigious race, the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, which will take place in October.

Posted on April 8, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Like the true champion trainer he is, Chris Waller has quickly moved on from an uncommon Verry Elleegant defeat. That was when she finished second to Montefilia in the $700,000 Ranvet Stakes (2000m) at Randwick on March 19, with the chance for redemption in the 2022 Longines Queen Elizabeth Stakes.

Posted on April 5, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

After Hitotsu completed a rare Derby double at the weekend, connections are now considering the possibility of heading overseas for a tilt at the Japan Cup at the end of November.

Posted on February 26, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Australian Horse of the Year Verry Elleegant has claimed her 11th Group 1 victory in winning back-to-back Chipping Norton Stakes at Royal Randwick on Saturday. Given a 10 out of 10 steer by James McDonald, Verry Elleegant dug deep as She's Ideel stormed home late out wide on the track to run second by a[...]

Posted on February 15, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

The 2022 All Star Mile is just 32 days away (March 19), and the voting process to get into the race was bought to a close at midnight on Sunday evening.

Verry Elleegant honoured with Group 1 race

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McDonald’s amazing year not finished yet

Verry Elleegant retired after failing to fire in Europe

Verry Elleegant’s dam passes away

Dettori to team up with Verry Elleegant in Prix Jean Romanet

Goodwin honoured following Verry Elleegant’s success

Mare cherry ripe for Tauranga

Kiwi superstar McDonald not resting on his laurels

Verry Flash upsets in Rangitikei Gold Cup

No Arc assault for Verry Elleegant

Rising Storm provides tonic for Bishara

Waller yet to decide if Verry Elleegant runs in Arc de Triomphe

Can Verry Elleegant bounce back in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes?

Big spring could put Hitotsu into Japan Cup consideration

Verry Elleegant claims consecutive Chipping Norton Stakes wins

2022 All Star Mile betting suspended as voting closes

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