Vow And Declare

Settled Haky Lands Strong Flemington Win

Posted on April 25, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

When French import Haky arrived at the Ballarat stable of Archie Alexander, the trainer set about changing the stayer's racing style. That work paid off on Saturday with Haky successful in the William Newton VC Handicap (2600m) while relegating Melbourne Cup winner and $1.90 favourite Vow And Declare into the beaten brigade. Haky came to[...]

Posted on April 23, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Co-trainer Trent Busuttin admits he did not expect Jack Regan to be taking on Melbourne Cup winner Vow And Declare when he was planning his assault on a staying race at Flemington. After Jack Regan won successive races at Sandown, Busuttin picked out Saturday's William Newton VC Handicap (2600m) as a suitable assignment. But the[...]

Posted on April 22, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Trainer Danny O'Brien will use staying races on his home track at Flemington for his bid to defend Vow And Declare's Melbourne Cup crown. The first of those is Saturday's William Newton VC Handicap (2600m) which leads to the Andrew Ramsden Stakes (2800m) at Flemington on May 16. O'Brien is hopeful the Victoria Racing Club[...]

Posted on April 13, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Vow And Declare is back in Melbourne at Danny O'Brien's Flemington stable after a change to his racing program because of COVID-19. The Melbourne Cup winner was unplaced in Saturday's Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Randwick and is now being aimed towards the Andrew Ramsden Stakes (2800m) at Flemington next month. O'Brien was planning to send[...]

Posted on April 10, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

For the first time in four years there will be no Winx in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Randwick but trainer Danny O'Brien believes the showpiece of The Championships has delivered a stellar cast. Champion Winx has dominated the 2000m weight-for-age feature at Randwick over the past three years. The 2019 race was her swan[...]

Posted on March 29, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Trainer Danny O'Brien is unsure what the future holds for Vow And Declare's bid for consecutive Melbourne Cup victories. O'Brien was planning to take Vow And Declare to Brisbane for a three-run campaign, part of a nine month build-up to this year's Cup at Flemington in November. But the multi-million dollar Queensland winter carnival has[...]

Posted on March 28, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Melbourne Cup winner Vow And Declare has led home VRC Oaks winning stablemate Miami Bound in a race day gallop at Bendigo. Trainer Danny O'Brien took the pair to Bendigo on Saturday for a day out ahead of proposed Group One assignments in Sydney. With Cup-winning jockey Craig Williams aboard, Vow And Declare beat Miami[...]

Posted on February 21, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Melbourne Cup winner Vow And Declare is on track to make his return in the Australian Cup at Flemington after pleasing his trainer in a jump-out. Vow And Declare continued his preparations towards a race return in an 800m jump-out on the course proper at Flemington on Friday morning under jockey Craig Williams, and showed[...]

Posted on February 4, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Trainer Danny O'Brien can expect a glowing report on Melbourne Cup winner Vow And Declare when he arrives back in Melbourne. Vow And Declare had his first official trial in preparation for an autumn campaign, running second to the David Brideoake-trained Shepard at Cranbourne over 1190m on Tuesday. Ridden by Craig Williams, Vow And Declare[...]

Posted on February 4, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Melbourne Cup winner Vow And Declare has run second in a barrier trial at Cranbourne as he prepares for his return. Ridden by Cup-winning jockey Craig Williams, Vow And Declare worked home well behind the David Brideoake-trained Shepard at the end of Tuesday's 1190m-heat. Trainer Danny O'Brien will decide between options in Melbourne and Sydney[...]

Posted on February 3, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Melbourne Cup winner Vow And Declare will take another step towards an autumn return with an important barrier trial at Cranbourne. Vow And Declare's Cup-winning jockey Craig Williams takes the ride in the trial over 1190m on Tuesday morning. Trainer Danny O'Brien is in the United States for the Super Bowl but is in constant[...]

Posted on January 29, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Melbourne Cup winner Vow And Declare has shaded his younger stablemate Russian Camelot in a gallop between races at Geelong. Cup winning jockey Craig Williams made a special trip to Geelong on Wednesday to ride Vow And Declare while Damien Oliver, who rode a winner earlier on the Geelong program, partnered Russian Camelot. Williams was[...]

Posted on January 20, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Melbourne Cup winner Vow And Declare features among nominations for the $1.5 million Australian Cup at Flemington while dual winner Harlem is also entered. Nominations for three feature Group One races at Flemington were released on Monday, with the weight-for-age Australian Cup (2000m) on March 7 attracting 67 nominations with a host of high-profile sprinters[...]

Posted on January 19, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Melbourne Cup winner Vow And Declare could chase feature races in three states during the autumn and winter starting with the Australian Cup. The Danny O'Brien-trained stayer rose to stardom in the spring winning the $8 million Melbourne Cup in a memorable finish after running second in the Caulfield Cup. Vow And Declare was given[...]

Posted on December 17, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

The final day of the Brisbane winter carnival will have three million dollar events after the announcement of a $1.5 million weight-for-age race. Plans for the new 2200m-race, to be called the EVA Air Q22, were unveiled on Tuesday with trainer Danny O'Brien signalling it would be a target for Melbourne Cup winner Vow And[...]

Posted on December 5, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Few horses racing at this time of year have claimed the scalp of a Melbourne Cup winner but that is a form reference Rosehill contender Fun Fact can boast. Vow And Declare finished sixth behind Fun Fact in the Grand Prix Stakes during the Brisbane winter carnival, returning in the spring to snare Australia's most[...]

Posted on December 1, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Trainer Danny O'Brien will not be deviating too far from the successful Queensland winter campaign that landed him a Melbourne Cup victory with Vow And Declare. During the winter, Vow And Declare ran in the Grand Prix Stakes and Queensland Derby, before beating older horses in the Tatt's Cup (3000m) which will again be part[...]

Settled Haky Lands Strong Flemington Win

Improving Jack Regan To Tackle Cup Winner

Flemington Assignment For Vow And Declare

Andrew Ramsden Option For Vow And Declare

Vow And Declare Set For Group 1 Queen Elizabeth

Vow And Declare’s Cup Campaign Up In Air

Vow And Declare Shines In Bendigo Gallop

Vow And Declare On Track For Autumn Return

Vow And Declare On Track For Autumn Return

Vow And Declare Second In Barrier Trial

Vow And Declare Set To Trial At Cranbourne

Cup Winner Impresses Williams At Geelong

Nominations Released For Flemington Group 1s

Cup Winner Pleasing In Autumn Build-Up

New $1.5m Race To Boost Brisbane Carnival

Fun Fact Set To Relish Distance Rise

O’Brien Vows To Follow Similar Cup Plan

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