Tag: Australian Racing History
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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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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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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…
