Verry Elleegant

Verry Elleegant pleases with pipe-opener

Posted on July 28, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

Verry Elleegant made a pleasing start to her spring preparation when finishing fourth in her 900m trial at Randwick on Tuesday. Her owners from both sides of the Tasman were watching with bated breath but were thrilled with her effortless first hit-out. “I am very satisfied with that. If you go through historically, she is[...]

Posted on June 18, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

New Zealand trainer Nick Bishara knows what it is like to loosen the reins on a stable talent to enable them to reach their full potential. The Auckland horseman initially prepared star mare Verry Elleegant to win two of her three starts in New Zealand before her partial sale and relocation to Australia. A part-owner[...]

Posted on June 10, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Nick Bishara didn't want to race his in-form mare Cherry Lane this weekend, but she's doing so well that he feels he has to. The South Auckland horseman had hoped Cherry Lane's last-start victory at Ellerslie on May 29 would be enough of a lead-in to her next winter target, the Listed Tauranga Classic (1400m)[...]

Posted on May 25, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

Australian star Verry Elleegant has had her plans of travelling to France and competing in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe put on hold, with connections instead choosing to aim the 2020 Caulfield Cup winner towards the Cox Plate this spring.

Posted on April 21, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

If Chris Waller gets his way, multiple Group One winner Verry Elleegant will remain in Australia this year. A number of her ownership group are keen to head to Europe to contest the Group 1 Prix de ‘Arc de Triomphe (2400m), but Waller believes putting those plans on ice until next year may be a[...]

Posted on April 18, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Nick Bishara is a sucker for punishment. The affable Aucklander spent part of his Sunday morning watching video replays of the Group 1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2000m) from Randwick on Saturday where champion mare Verry Elleegant had to settle for a hard fought second behind European raider Addeyyb. Bishara and the daughter of Zed's original[...]

Posted on April 18, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

It was billed as the race of The Championships and the Queen Elizabeth Stakes lived up to the hype with Addeybb out-toughing Verry Elleegant to capture the $4 million showstopper. The English raider was clearly superior last autumn to win the Ranvet Stakes – Queen Elizabeth double but when Verry Elleegant turned the tables in[...]

Posted on April 16, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

Chris Waller is banking on a fresh approach to help Verry Elleegant square the ledger with archrival Addeybb in their $4 million grand final showdown at Randwick. The pair has clashed three times and the English raider holds a 2-1 advantage after winning the Ranvet – Queen Elizabeth Stakes double 12 months ago. But it[...]

Posted on April 15, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Nicholas Bishara would love nothing more than to be trackside at Randwick to watch his star mare Verry Elleegant contest Saturday's $A4 million Group 1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2000m). But the South Auckland trainer is mindful that any sudden COVID-19 outbreak could see the reintroduction of enforced 14-day quarantine periods that would stretch his business[...]

Posted on April 14, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Leading Sydney jockey James McDonald can't wait to hop back aboard Verry Elleegant and act out their revenge against Addeybb in the Group 1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2000m) at Randwick on Saturday. The pair finished second to the European import in the Group 1 Ranvet Stakes (2000m) and Queen Elizabeth last year, and while Verry[...]

Posted on April 14, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

Star English Raider Addeybb will have blinkers applied for the first time in the highly anticipated Queen Elizabeth Stakes on Saturday. The William Haggas-trained galloper is looking to turn the tables on the Chris Waller-trained Verry Elleegant, after being beaten by a length a fortnight ago in the Ranvet Stakes. The son of Pivotal left[...]

Posted on March 28, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

Chris Waller has revealed how close he came to giving Nature Strip a shot at history in The Galaxy before pulling the plug at the eleventh hour. The star sprinter was allotted top weight of 59.5kg, an impost no horse has carried to victory since the race was first run in 1972. Waller admitted he[...]

Posted on March 27, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

Verry Elleegant has exacted revenge on English gelding Addeybb with a tenacious Ranvet Stakes victory, prompting Chris Waller to rate her as “world-class”. In a case of déjà vu, the pair made their runs coming to the turn and where Verry Elleegant looked to be coasting, Tom Marquand felt for the stick aboard Addeybb. But[...]

Posted on March 18, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

In a race that threatens to overshadow the Golden Slipper, the Ranvet Stakes rematch between international raider Addeybb and local heroine Verry Elleegant already has English jockey Tom Marquand on the edge of his seat. The William Haggas-trained Addeybb gave Marquand his first Group One win in the corresponding event last year when he edged[...]

Posted on February 27, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

Chris Waller continues to make the Chipping Norton Stakes his own, claiming the race for the ninth time with star mare Verry Elleegant.

Posted on February 12, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

Star mare Verry Elleegant has not raced since the Melbourne Cup but trainer Chris Waller believes she has the class to make a first-up impact.

Posted on February 11, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

International raider Addeybb and local star Verry Elleegant are set for a Queen Elizabeth Stakes rematch during The Championships in Sydney.

Verry Elleegant pleases with pipe-opener

Bishara banking more bucks

Te Rapa test for in-form mare

Verry Elleegant to ditch Arc plans for Cox Plate run

Waller leaning towards Cox Plate with Verry Elleegant

Bishara proud of champion mare despite Randwick defeat

Addeybb goes back-to-back in Queen Elizabeth

Waller Hoping Fresh Is Best For Star Mare

Bishara staying home to watch Verry Elleegant

McDonald ready for round two

Blinkers To Spark Addeybb In Queen Elizabeth

Nature Strip to tune-up for TJ with trial

Elleegant result in clash of the titans

Marquand excited for clash of the ages

Verry Elleegant Triumphs In Stirring Dual

Trainer Wary As Mare Resumes Off Cup Prep

Addeybb Heads Championships Entries

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