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When Eleven Eleven runs in the Manikato Stakes at Moonee Valley, he will be the first horse trained by Greg Hickman to compete in the event. Friday night's Gr.1 sprint 1 will be Eleven Eleven, 6YO, first start racing left-handed in his 30-race career. He has nine wins to his name. Until recently, Eleven Eleven only competed in races in New South Wales and Queensland; she hasn't been seen since ...
After a strong showing in a prep race, Emissary is now a serious contender for Australia's most prestigious event, the Melbourne Cup. On Wednesday, the $17 underdog gelding trained by Michael Moroney, Surefire, was defeated by a full length to win the Geelong Cup. Although the Geelong Cup does not grant automatic ballot exemption to the Melbourne Cup, it serves as a valuable form reference in ...
Ascot Racecourse announces today that Chief Executive, Vivien Currie, has stood down from her position in order to return to Scotland for family reasons. Sir Francis Brooke, His Majesty’s Representative and Chairman at Ascot, said, “We understand Vivien’s decision and she leaves with our best wishes for the future.” Ascot’s Managing Director, Alastair Warwick, has been appointed Acting Chief ...
The 39th running of the Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic will be held Nov 5 at Keeneland Race Course, and the $6 million race serves as the anchor of a powerful two-day, 14-race slate of World Championships races. This year’s classic drew a strong group of older racehorses, led by unbeaten Flightline and multiple G.1 winner Life Is Good, and talented 3YO Epicenter, Taiba, and Kentucky Derby ...
Stunning Rose, a filly at the age of three, won the Shuka Sho, the final leg of the Triple Crown. The King Kamehameha filly made her debut as a two-year-old in June of 2021; in her second career start, she broke her maiden, but in her subsequent three grade-race starts, she never finished higher than third. Stunning Rose got off to a quick start, settled into a comfortable position behind the ...
In a repeat of the G1 QIPCO British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes that appeared to be wide open, Emily Upjohn displayed a wonderful turn of foot to leave her competitors in the dust. Thunder Kiss and Insinuendo, two Irish raiders, overcame significant odds to place second and third, respectively. The runner-up in the Cazoo Oaks bounced back with a three-length victory while wearing a hood for ...
Stormbuster, trained by Andrew Balding, is about to compete in the Gr.1 Vertem Futurity Trophy at Doncaster. After four tries, the son of Dubawi finally broke his maiden in a difficult Newbury conditions race, defeating the likes of Highbank and Classic by five lengths. The colt will be well prepared for Saturday's trip to Town Moor, where he will have a clear idea of how he should be campaigned ...
For Saturday's Vertem Futurity Trophy at Doncaster, 17 horses have been entered throughout the course of the five days, including the exciting Nottingham victor King Of Steel. David Loughnane's youngster was a giant amongst his peers in the Colwick Park paddock and made quite an impression in his first race, which he won by a comfortable margin of five lengths. The Derby hopeful has "have a ...
The Vertem Futurity Stakes, a Gr 1 race for 2YO, is the weekend's main event, giving horse racing fans a chance to see some of the sport's future stars in action at Doncaster. Despite the fact that many people still refer to it as the Racing Post Trophy, the Vertem Futurity Trophy has been a reward that the formidable Aidan O'Brien stable has consistently targeted and won ten times. The ...
With his decisive win in the Gr.3 Nedes Classic at the Caufield, New Zealand 3YO Mr. Maestro established himself as a serious contender in the Victoria Derby. The Victoria Derby (or Penfold's Victoria Derby) is a Group One Thoroughbred horse race for 3YO that is run under weight-for-age conditions at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, Australia, and has a purse of A$2,500. Annually, metres are ...
Asfoora, owned by Henry Dwyer and sired by Flying Artie, won the Gr. 2 Caulfield Sprint on Saturday. Asfoora ($4.20), ridden by Jye Mcneil in place of regular rider Mitch Aitken, prevailed by a distance of 2 3/4 lengths over Kallos ($7) and the odds-on favourite Generation ($3.80), which finished a distant third by 1 1/4 lengths. Asfoora won her first three races, finished third in a stakes race ...
As of the year 2022, the Caulfield Cup has been won by Durston for the first time in racing history. Despite entering the race late, the Chris -Waller-trained runner made a remarkable performance, passing the second-placed Gold Trip, Knights Order and Montefilia. By taking home the Caulfield Cup, Durston makes history as the first ever emergency to do so. Durston wagered $18 to enter the ...
