Victoria Derby

O’Brien Unveils Victoria Derby Prospect

Posted on September 23, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Danny O'Brien has a powerful team aimed at the major Cups and he's now got a legitimate Victoria Derby chance in Derby Trial winner Cetshwayo.

Posted on September 23, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

The classic seasons for a couple of Mick Price and Michael Kent Jr’s runners will start to ramp up this week. The Caulfield trainers will line-up Kiwi-breds Bak Da Man and Dalgarno in the Victoria Derby Trial (1800m) at Flemington today. Bak Da Man recorded his maiden victory at the second time of asking at[...]

Posted on September 22, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Trent Busuttin says the midweek meeting at Flemington will be key for the three horses he is aiming towards the Group One Victoria Derby.

Posted on September 19, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace stable hope they have unveiled a Victoria Derby contender in Wise Counsel, who took out the first race at Caulfield.

Posted on September 11, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Victoria Derby winner Warning is pleasing his trainers ahead of his return in the Makybe Diva Stakes but his main target is the Melbourne Cup.

Posted on September 10, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

The clash between undefeated three-year-olds Immortal Love and Cherry Tortoni will be one of the early highlights on a strong Flemington meeting.

Posted on September 3, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

In a week when Matt Cumani was officially named as the trainer of spring raider San Huberto, he will take two horses to Moonee Valley who he also hopes can be factors during the spring carnival. They are stayer Creedence, who will contest the Lockdown Legends Handicap (2040m), and three-year-old colt Hit The Shot who[...]

Posted on August 7, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Former Kiwi three-year-old Wertheimer has kicked off his Australian career in winning style for co-trainers Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young with an impressive performance at Cranbourne. After the victory, Young said Wertheimer would be set for the Victoria Derby at Flemington. Ridden by champion jockey Damien Oliver, Wertheimer was strongly supported to start a $3[...]

Posted on July 18, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Well-bred colt Alcyone has broken his maiden and secured a ballot exemption into this year’s Victoria Derby with victory in the Byerley Handicap at Flemington. By stallion Teofilo out of 2009 Queensland Oaks winner Purple, Alcyone was sent out the $1.95 favourite in Saturday’s 1800m race which provided a staying test for late-season two-year-olds. Alycone[...]

Posted on July 14, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Group One-winning colts King’s Legacy and Tagaloa have been installed favourites in an early market for the $2 million Caulfield Guineas in Melbourne this spring. The TAB posted its fixed odds markets on Tuesday for a handful of Victorian spring features including the Group One Caulfield Guineas (1600m) for three-year-olds on October 10. Dual Group[...]

Posted on June 9, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Victoria’s Racing Minister Martin Pakula says there won’t be a clash between the opening day of the Melbourne Cup carnival and the Grand Final if the AFL fixture falls that way. The COVID-19 pandemic has clouded the AFL fixture with uncertainty over when the Grand Final will be played. With the borders remaining closed in[...]

Posted on May 5, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Favourite Dalasan will have 13 opponents in his bid to win the Group One South Australian Derby at Morphettville. Locally trained by Leon Macdonald and Andrew Gluyas, the colt has drawn barrier nine in Saturday’s 2500m Classic in which he will be ridden by Jason Holder. Dalasan is chasing a third straight victory having won[...]

Posted on December 10, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Victoria Derby winner Extra Brut has died in Hong Kong after being injured in an accident on a walking machine. The Group One-winning horse had been scheduled to have a barrier trial at Sha Tin later on Tuesday morning. “It is very sad, very unusual accident,” trainer Frankie Lor told the South China Morning Post.[...]

Posted on November 2, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Sydney jockey Josh Parr has been suspended for 11 meetings for careless riding aboard beaten Victoria Derby favourite Shadow Hero. Shadow Hero finished fifth in Saturday’s 2500m Group One for three-year-olds at Flemington and stewards later charged Parr with careless riding approaching the 2000m mark in the $2 million race. Parr pleaded guilty to shifting[...]

Posted on November 2, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Sydney trainer Mark Newnham admits he has been left deflated after the Victoria Derby but will now give the beaten favourite Shadow Hero a spell before setting him for autumn features. Shadow Hero went into the Victoria Derby off convincing wins in the Group Three Gloaming Stakes and Group One Spring Champion Stakes in Sydney[...]

Posted on November 2, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Trainer Anthony Freedman and jockey Damien Oliver have turned back the clock to claim a Victoria Derby triumph at Flemington with Warning. For Freedman, it was his first Victoria Derby (2500m) win as a trainer in his own right. Oliver is celebrating his sixth, 27 years after his first aboard Redding. Oliver has had a[...]

Posted on November 2, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Within the space of a few days, racehorse owner John O’Neill’s life went from agony to ecstasy. The agony came with the controversial scratching of his Melbourne Cup hope Marmelo, runner-up in Australia’s most famous race last year. The ecstasy came from winning the $2 million Victoria Derby at Flemington on Saturday. The Anthony Freedman-trained[...]

O’Brien Unveils Victoria Derby Prospect

Trials and preludes await Kiwis

Busuttin’s Derby Contenders Go On Trial

Counsel Victoria Derby-Bound After Win

Warning Kicks Off Melbourne Cup Mission

Price Confident Regarding Immortal Love

Matt Cumani Confident In His Valley Pair

Bussutin, Young Unearth Vic Derby Hopeful

Derby Prospect Alcyone Wins Byerley Handicap

Group 1-Winning Colts Head Early Guineas Market

AFL Grand Final And Vic Derby Won’t Clash

Field Of 14 To Contest Group 1 SA Derby

Victoria Derby Winner Extra Brut Dies

Josh Parr Suspended Out Of Victoria Derby

Newnham Deflated After Victoria Derby Loss

Freedman, Oliver Reunite For Derby Glory

Owner’s Tough Week Ends With $2m Derby Win

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