Victoria Derby

Shadow Hero Primed For 2500m Of Derby

Posted on October 28, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

One-time VRC Oaks favourite Celestial Falls will miss the race but her trainer Mark Newnham still has the chance for Classic glory in Melbourne. Shadow Hero assumed favouritism for Saturday's Victoria Derby with his Group One victory in the Spring Champion Stakes in which he beat Castelvecchio. The Spring Champion form looks even better now[...]

Posted on October 28, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Donald may not be on the radar for those searching for potential Classic winners, but the track in north-central Victoria is one Ciaron Maher recommends. Maher, who trains in partnership with David Eustace, points to VRC Oaks winner Set Square racing at Donald early in her career while Victoria Derby prospect Thought Of That broke[...]

Posted on October 26, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Trainer Ken Keys is keeping his feet firmly planted after Soul Patch raced his way into Victoria Derby contention with an impressive win at The Valley. Soul Patch won Saturday's Drummond Golf Vase (2040m) and had his price slashed from $11 into $5 for next Saturday's Derby over 2500m at Flemington. The addition of blinkers[...]

Posted on October 23, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

A better-behaved Long Jack has stamped his claims for a tilt at the Victoria Derby with a strong staying performance to win the Geelong Classic. Murray Baker, who trains in partnership with Andrew Forsman, won the Geelong Classic two years ago with Weather With You who went on to finish eighth behind Ace High in[...]

Posted on October 21, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

The pressure goes on Long Jack at Geelong on Wednesday to keep alive the Group 1 Victoria Derby (2500m) prospects for Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman. The Cambridge trainers had three hopefuls — Long Jack, Quick Thinker and Rhaegar — entered for the Victoria Derby at Flemington on November 2, but are now down to[...]

Posted on October 20, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Thought Of That has emerged as one of the main Victoria Derby contenders after his dominant win in the Caulfield Classic but Sydney trainer Mark Newnham remains confident he has the right horse to win the $2 million Classic at Flemington. The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained Thought Of That backed up an eight-length win[...]

Posted on October 19, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Promising colt Thought Of That has backed up a big-margin win in the bush with another dominant display in the Group Three Caulfield Classic to enhance his Victoria Derby prospects. Coming off a recent eight-length win in a Donald maiden over 1600m when blinkers were applied for the first time, Thought Of That faced a[...]

Posted on October 18, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Caulfield Guineas hopes for Miroku failed to materialise but the colt gets the chance to make a spring impression in the Group Three Caulfield Classic. The Phillip Stokes-trained Miroku impressed on debut to win a maiden on the Ballarat synthetic track in early September before finishing unplaced in his next two starts at Geelong and[...]

Posted on October 16, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Trainer Danny O'Brien plans to use the Group Two Vase at The Valley to test the Victoria Derby credentials of Serious Liaison after the colt's victory at Caulfield. Serious Liaison ($5.50) came from back in the field out wide and knuckled down to his task under the urgings of jockey Damien Oliver late in Wednesday's[...]

Posted on October 5, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

The addition of blinkers has brought out the best in Warning with the gelding breaking through for his maiden win at Flemington. Success in Saturday's Listed Super Impose Stakes (1800m) resulted in Warning having his price slashed from $51 to $11 for the Victoria Derby (2500m) at Flemington on November 2. Providing Irish jockey with[...]

Posted on September 25, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Jockey John Allen knows what it takes to win a Victoria Derby and says Adelaide Ace has the attributes to succeed in the classic. Allen won the Derby in 2018 on the Darren Weir-trained Extra Brut and partnered Adelaide Ace to victory in the Victoria Derby Trial at Flemington on Wednesday. Adelaide Ace is prepared[...]

Posted on September 24, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Johno Benner and Holly Wynyard will get a better line on three-year-old staying prospect Shakespeare when he contests Wednesday's Victoria Derby Trial (1800m) at Flemington. The Otaki trainers are aiming high with the last-start maiden winner, with the Group 1 Victoria Derby (2500m) at Flemington on November 2 the ultimate goal. Shakespeare will be ridden[...]

Posted on September 22, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Two years of planning has trainer Danny O'Brien finally reaping the rewards with his team of staying three-year-olds. Skiddaw added to O'Brien's three-year-old haul of recent weeks winning the 4Cyte For Living Legends Handicap (1600m) at Caulfield on Saturday and is on a path to the Victoria Derby (2500m) at Flemington on November 2. O'Brien[...]

Posted on September 19, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

New Zealand three-year-old Long Jack will be out to enhance his Victoria Derby prospects when he steps up in distance at Caulfield for the second Australian start of his spring campaign. Trained by Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman in New Zealand, Long Jack is in Melbourne to target the Group One Victoria Derby (2500m) on[...]

Posted on September 7, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Stakes winner Power Scheme has kicked off his Victoria Derby campaign on a winning note at The Valley in his first start since being gelded. Beginning his spring campaign over 1500m in Saturday's Ladbrokes Odds Boost Exotics Handicap, last season's Listed Fernhill Handicap winner settled midfield under jockey Mark Zahra before edging past stablemate Conqueror[...]

Posted on August 28, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Well-related Just Thinkin' has taken his most progressive step in a sparingly raced career to make a winning start to a possible Victoria Derby campaign. A three-quarter brother to the Group Three winner Thinkin' Big, Just Thinkin' broke through for his first win at his third start at Warwick Farm on Wednesday. Resuming over 1300m,[...]

Posted on August 20, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Victoria Derby hopeful Eric The Eel is ready to trial in the first step to what could be a big spring for the gelding. Eric The Eel, who takes his name from Olympic swimmer Eric Malonga from Equitorial Guinea, was one of Queensland's better-performed two-year-olds last season winning two races and emphasising his ability when[...]

Shadow Hero Primed For 2500m Of Derby

From Donald To Derby For Thought Of That

Soul Patch On Derby Path After Valley Win

Long Jack Gets Derby Shot With Geelong Win

Derby hopes rest with Long Jack

Shadow Hero On Target For Victoria Derby

Thought Of That Stamps Derby Credentials

Classic Test For Lightly Raced Miroku

Vase Next For Derby Hope Serious Liaison

Warning Fires Claims For Victoria Derby

Allen Sees Derby Potential In Adelaide Ace

Shakespeare on Derby path

O’Brien Hits The Mark With Three-Year-Olds

Long Jack Out To Press Derby Claims

Derby Aim For Valley Winner Power Scheme

Derby Campaign Awaits Warwick Farm Winner

Eric Ready To Slide Into Spring Carnival

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