Zipping Classic

Vow And Declare breaks his run of outs in Zipping Classic

Posted on November 26, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Vow And Declare has finally broken through to win his first race this spring in the Group 2 Zipping Classic, after running so well in many of the races throughout his Melbourne Cup preparation. John Allen and Danny O'Brien have combined at Caulfield to get a much-deserved win in the 2400m feature race of the[...]

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

Last Sunday's Group 2 Auckland Cup (3200m) marked the final public outings for high-class gallopers Concert Hall and Sound, who signed off by finishing second and third respectively behind Central Districts visitor Uareastar. Retirement had been earmarked for both seven-year-old mare Concert Hall and nine-year-old entire Sound, and stud careers beckon the pair who ran[...]

Posted on December 22, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Mike Moroney and Pam Gerard will have numbers and class in their favour for the Group 1 Cambridge Stud Zabeel Classic (2000m) on Boxing Day. The Matamata training partnership is set to have three runners in the weight-for-age contest at Ellerslie, with two of them – Harlech and Sound – both looking like solid chances.[...]

Posted on November 14, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

A mid-race move from Jamie Kah landed former German stayer Sound his first Australian win in the Zipping Classic for trainer Mike Moroney.

Posted on November 13, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Matt Cumani has big plans for his improving stayer Future Score and he would love to see him start in the 2021 Melbourne Cup.

Posted on November 12, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Although Princess Jenni was an outstanding three-year-old, trainer David Brideoake believed she needed time to mature and could eventually become a top stayer.

Posted on November 12, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Talented filly Tokorangi headed to Christchurch on Thursday morning ahead of a tilt at the Group 1 Barneswood Farm New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) at Riccarton on Saturday for trainers Michael Moroney and Pam Gerard. The daughter of Redwood charged into third in the Group 3 Soliloquy Stakes (1400m) last start behind De La Terre[...]

Posted on November 11, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Surprise Baby will miss the Zipping Classic as his trainer Paul Preusker says he hasn't recovered from a torrid Melbourne Cup run.

Posted on November 10, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Glen Boss has no doubt beaten Melbourne Cup favourite Surprise Baby can recapture his best form when he chases a consolation win at Sandown.

Posted on November 10, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Ciaron Maher and David Eustace dominated the staying races at Sandown last year and they are hoping they can again with Lord Belvedere and Etah James.

Posted on November 9, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Former German stayer Sound has been making a habit of finishing second and trainer Mike Moroney is hoping he can post an overdue win in the Zipping Classic.

Posted on November 16, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

A late decision to run Southern France in the Zipping Classic has been rewarded, with the import racing away with the Group Two weight-for-age race at Sandown. Southern France finished 19th in the Melbourne Cup in his first Australian start and first for trainers Ciaron Maher and David Eustace, and he was only entered for[...]

Posted on November 15, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

It took trainers Mick Cerchi and his son Luke a number of starts to work out stable recruit Midterm before they struck gold in the Kyneton Cup. At Sandown on Saturday the pair is hoping to add the Group Two Zipping Classic (2400m) to Midterm's resume. Formerly known as the Sandown Classic, the race was[...]

Posted on November 14, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Imported stayer Ventura Storm has raced consistently without winning this preparation and has also displayed a quirk late in his races which has his connections puzzled. The gelding, who runs in Saturday's Group Two Zipping Classic (2400m), has a habit of lifting his head late and has done it to varying degrees inside the final[...]

Posted on November 13, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Miss Siska is set to race for the third consecutive weekend while facing a distance test in the Group Two Zipping Classic at Sandown. The Grahame Begg-trained mare finished midfield in the Group One Empire Rose Stakes (1600m) at Flemington last Saturday week before backing up seven days later, finishing a close second in the[...]

Posted on November 12, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Imported stayer Southern France is a late nomination for the Group Two Zipping Classic at Sandown with connections keeping their options open. Southern France finished 19th in last Tuesday's $8 million Melbourne Cup (3200m) at Flemington in his first Australian start and first run for co-trainers Ciaron Maher and David Eustace. Nominations for Saturday's weight-for-age[...]

Posted on November 11, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Mindful of the tough season Chapada had during his three-year-old year, trainer Mike Moroney is happy he decided on a light spring campaign. That brief preparation will wind up at Sandown on Saturday when Chapada runs in the Group Two Zipping Classic (2400m). Chapada ran in three Derbys last season, finishing an unlucky third to[...]

Vow And Declare breaks his run of outs in Zipping Classic

Auckland Cup placegetters bow out

Three-pronged attack on Zabeel Classic for Ballymore

Kah’s Ride Closer To Perfect Than Sound

Matt Cumani Looking To Score For Future

Mature Princess Relishing A Staying Trip

1000 Guineas raid for Tokorangi

Sandown Surprise With No Baby In Zipping

Boss Picks Up Plum Ride On Surprise Baby

Lord Belvedere To Bounce Back At Sandown

Perennial Placegetter Chasing Sandown Win

Southern France Wins WFA Zipping Classic

Midterm Chasing Zipping Classic Success

Ventura Storm To Back Up In Group 2 Zipping

Miss Siska Faces Distance Test In Classic

Southern France Late Entry For Group 2 Zipping

Light Spring To Benefit Chapada At Sandown

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