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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 ...
After a thrilling renewal of the Qipco British Champions Long Distance Cup at Ascot, Trueshan won for the third year in a row on British Champions Day. Alan King's popular gelding was the 11-8 favourite following two previous wins in the race, and he faced off against Coltrane in a rematch from the Doncaster Cup, when Andrew Balding's runner had won by a neck. This time, though, the positions ...
The Caulfield Cup, Australia's other great Cup, has been a must-watch since 1879, both as a prelude to the major one at Flemington and as a wonderful handicap in its own right. Eighteen horses have entered for the feature race on the first Tuesday in November, and among them are seven Gr.1 winners, a handful of up-and-comers who will undoubtedly win one in the future, a Melbourne Cup hero who ...
James McDonald, riding the daughter of No Nay Never, surged wide on the bend for home, passing eight competitors, and gained a three-length advantage that proved crucial. New Zealand invader Licketysplit came through to earn third ahead of the favourite Boogie Dancer, while Revolutionary Miss finished a length and a half back in second, similar to her flashy effort when finishing second in the ...
In 2022, the biggest crowd ever assembled for the most exciting turf race in history. Clayton Douglas' unbeaten 3YO Giga Kick stunned the favourites Private Eye and Mazu to claim the Everest. As the pack neared the home stretch, it appeared that Nature Strip would race his keeping, but the kid from Victoria, Giga Kick, was not to be denied and he stormed home to triumph. The Scissor Kick gelding ...
The 3 YO Giga Kick made a late charge and won the $15 million race. The TAB Everest in a driving finish, becoming only the second horse of his age to win the event, by surging past Private Eye in the last strides to win the world's richest turf race in his fifth career outing. The 2019 Triple Crown was won by Yes Yes Yes, the first 3 YO to compete in the race. “Extraordinary, stunning,” Bruce ...
Clayton Douglas says last Saturday’s TAB Everest winner Giga Kick (Scissor Kick) will race at Flemington during the VRC spring carnival but is yet to decide which race. Douglas said Giga Kick has the option of the $2m Coolmore Stud Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) against his own age on October 29 or the $3m VRC Darley Champions Sprint (Gr 1, 1200m) on November 5. Speaking on Racing.com's The Wrap on Sunday ...
Despite being forced to miss the Everest, trainer John O'Shea will redirect Lost And Running (Per Incanto) towards the $3m Nature Strip Stakes (1300m) at Rosehill on October 29. The six-year-old had been second favourite for the $15m sprint, but developed a skin irritation and was ruled out by vets on Saturday morning. O'Shea said he had been optimistic Lost And Running would recover in time and ...
The biggest crowd to ever witness the world’s richest turf race live were rewarded with a thrilling 2022 The Everest result as Clayton Douglas’s undefeated three-year-old Giga Kick scored an upset win over Private Eye and Mazu. The first unbeaten The Everest champion in the race’s six-year history, Scissor Kick gelding Giga Kick joined Yes Yes Yes (2019) as the three-year-olds to defeat their ...
The buzz around Everest continues to build year-on-year, and the sixth running of the race is all about the Chris Waller-trained Nature Strip who is chasing back-to-back wins in sprinting showcase. Former top jockey and Sky Racing analyst Libby Hopwood told the Daily Mail Australia it will be tough to beat the red-hot favourite. 'To do that, somebody needs to take him on, so it's a tactically ...
