Tag: Australian Horse Racing News
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All-Star Mile Promises a Tight Race at Caulfield
Twelve horses are poised to charge out for the sixth edition of the lucrative $4 million All-Star Mile, returning to Caulfield for the second time this Saturday. A High-Quality Field Despite Smaller Size: While the field size may be smaller than in previous years, Racing Victoria emphasizes the exceptional quality of the participants. Each runner…
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2024 G1 Flemington Newmarket Handicap preview and tips
1. Imperatriz (3): Imperatriz, the Black Caviar Lightning Stakes winner, is set to make her second-up appearance after a three-month break. In her first-up race, she was the favorite and displayed remarkable prowess by tracking the speed and maintaining a steady pace, ultimately clinching victory by a head at this very track in the G1…
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Fully Lit to fire in Black Opal
Inglis Millennium winner Fully Lit headlines Sunday’s Black Opal at Canberra. Gai Waterhouse and Adrain Bott will be well represented in the nations capital’s biggest day of racing, headlined by unbeaten two-year-old colt Fully Lit in the Group 3 Black Opal Stakes (1200m). The stable are enjoying an unprecedented two-year-old season with 19 total wins, including Fully Lit, with the…
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Waller weighting with Espiona
Newmarket weights to determine whether Espiona’s next assignment. Chris Waller will study the weights for this Saturday’s Newmarket Handicap before deciding whether Espiona runs in the $1.5 million event at Flemington or returns to Sydney. The daughter of Extreme Choice caught the eye late when steaming home into third placing in the 1000-metre Black Caviar Lightning, won by Imperatriz. The star Kiwi mare was…
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Storm Boy dazzles again to romp home with Skyline!
James McDonald has bestowed high praise on unbeaten colt Storm Boy saying, “he’s as good as you get”. Gai Waterhouse and Adrain Bott don’t just have their sights set on the Golden Slipper with Storm Boy, they are also eyeing off a clean sweep of the juvenile triple crown. As the raging Slipper favourite made light work of his Skyline Stakes (1200m) rivals…
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Mr Brightside ready for Champions tilt
Mr Brightside will chase Group 1 honours in the Champions Mile at Flemington. The Lindsay Park team of Ben, Will and J D Hayes would like a little luck to go their way in what has been a frustrating week at Flemington. After Mr Brightside was touched out in the Cox Plate at Moonee Valley, the Hayes boys have suffered narrow losses with…
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Ozzmosis aiming to uphold family tradition
Ozzmosis out to become the fourth generation Coolmore winner Ozzmosis has the job of continuing his family’s amazing connection with the Coolmore Stud Stakes when the $2 million Group 1 is run at Flemington this Saturday. The Bjorn Baker-trained colt is out to become a fourth generation winner of the 1200-metre event that has risen to become the most significant…
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Cummings playing it Strait in Eagle
What began as a pipedream will become a reality when Strait Acer lines up in the Golden Eagle. He might have a famous racing surname, but the effort of Edward Cummings to have a Cox Plate and Golden Eagle runner in the space of eight days has been a notable feat. Cummings, the grandson of Cups King Bart and son of…
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Kovalica Waller’s Golden boy
Chris Waller has put blinkers on Kovalica to sharpen him up for a slight distance drop. The Cox Plate came under serious consideration for Kovalica, but his performance in the King Charles III Stakes convinced connections the $10 million Golden Eagle was the right target. The Queensland Derby winner was one of the few horses to make headway from back in the…
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Amelia’s Jewel shining ahead of Golden Eagle
Simon Miller is confident Amelia’s Jewel can bounce back in the $10 million Golden Eagle. His stable star may have been beaten for just the second time in her career last start, but Simon Miller couldn’t be happier with Amelia’s Jewel ahead of Saturday’s 1500m Golden Eagle at Rosehill. Beaten 5.5 lengths as a $2.40 favorite in the Group 1…
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Hong Kong star claims Cox Plate
Hong Kong’s Romantic Warrior has scored a last stride thrilling win in the Cox Plate at Moonee Valley. Champion James McDonald’s faith in Hong Kong superstar Romantic Warrior has been vindicated with the jockey landing a second Cox Plate victory. After guiding Anamoe to success in last year’s Group 1 weight-for-age championship, McDonald had to call on all his strength…
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32 left in Cup, penalty for Cleveland
Monee Valley Cup winner jumps to 14th in order of entry. A penalty for his Moonee Valley Cup win, combined with natural attrition, has Cleveland safely in the field for next week’s $8.4 million Group 1 Melbourne Cup. Racing Victoria’s head of handicapping David Hegan issued the Kris Lees-trained entire a 0.5kg penalty for Friday night’s win under 55.5kg, taking his…
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Morphettville Parks Races Review on 28th October 2023
The three-year-old gelding Give Some Lip raced away to bring up his first win at his fourth start in the 1250 metre opening event on the Parks track at Morphettville on Saturday. Prepared by Will Clarken and Niki O’Shea and guided to victory by apprentice Ben Price Give Some Lip came from a worse than midfield…
