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Due to the particularly heavy track at Timaru, the need to mitigate barrier movements and the early start time the two trials originally scheduled prior to Race 1 have been cancelled. -
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Spring plan for Treasure The Moment Michael Manley@MichaelManley_1 7 June, 2025 Treasurethe Moment (Image: Racing Photos) Matt Laurie intends to follow the traditional spring path with his champion three-year-old filly Treasure The Moment before deciding on whether she will tackle the Caulfield Cup or the Cox Plate. The rising four-year-old mare has returned to Laurie’s stables and he’s thrilled with her condition. “She’s been trotting on the treadmill on the incline. She’s ready to have a saddle put on her and begin cantering work,” Laurie said. Laurie said he will consult with Yulong, but his plan is for her to resume in the Memsie Stakes at Caulfield on September 2. Treasurethe Moment Trainer M.Laurie Age 3YO Sex Filly Colour Brown Prize Money $2,555,863 Last 5 -1111 Career 11-9-2-0 POS Jockey Track Date DIST Race WGT MRG Odds 1 – 9 D.M.Lane RAND 12 APR 2025 2400m ATC OAKS 56kg 0.39L $1.55 1 – 9 D.M.Lane RHIL 1 APR 2025 2000m VINERYSTUD 56kg 1.22L $1.40 1 – 10 D.M.Lane FLEM 8 MAR 2025 1600m KEWNEY 56kg 2.25L $1.50 1 – 8 D.M.Lane CAUL 22 FEB 2025 1400m ARMANASCO 59.5kg 1L $2.70 1 – 14 D.M.Lane FLEM 7 NOV 2024 2500m VRC OAKS 56kg 1.25L $3.10 “Then she will run in the Makybe Diva Stakes and the Turnbull Stakes. Then we will decide whether she will run in the Caulfield Cup or the Cox Plate,” he said. Treasurethe Moment has won her past eight races, including three at Group 1 level which has taken her record to nine wins and two seconds from 11 starts. She is $8 with Sportsbet to win the Cox Plate and $15 to win the Caulfield Cup. Ba -
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Marathon float trip ends well for Lees filly in Queensland Oaks You Wahng (left) holds off Pinito to win the Group 1 Queensland Oaks at Eagle Farm. Picture: Trackside Photography By Daniel Pace 05:32pm • 07 June 2025 0 Comments The Kris Lees-trained filly You Wahng was lucky to be even running in Saturday's Queensland Oaks (2200m), let alone winning the Group 1 at Eagle Farm. But that's exactly what she did in a stirring performance, although it nearly didn't happen because of the recent floods on the NSW Mid North Coast. Lees said it took a marathon 16 hours of travel, comprising two trips, to even get the filly to Brisbane and didn't the waiting game pay off. In an exciting fight to the line, $19 chance You Wahng held on grimly to defeat the James Cummings-trained Pinito ($6), with Group 1 Australasian Oaks champion Benagil a distant third in the $700,000 contest for 3YO fillies. "There were floods at Taree so I had to spend the night at Armidale and then come across," a jubilant Lees said. "Each trip was like eight hours, so it was two lots of eight hours just to get here (to Brisbane). "It doubled the travelling time. "She was very stirred up in The Roses (at Doomben) and I thought ‘oh we're off here' and I was thinking she'd be going to the paddock. "But she actually ran super and came out of it well so she's a tough filly." You Wahng finished a creditable fifth in The Roses (2000m) on May 24 in a Group 2 race won by Queensland Oaks favourite Philia, who struggled to cope with the extra 200m on Saturday. Philia dropped out to finish eighth, ending her four-race winning streak, after starting as the $4.20 favourite. Lees admitted he was a little surprised at the victory, although he knew You Wahng was capable of an upset following her excellent third in the Australian Oaks (2400m) at Randwick on April 12 behind super filly Treasurethe Moment and Sun ‘N' Sand. When You Wahng finished last in the Listed The Coast at Gosford last month, Lees wasn't exactly brimming with confidence. "Look we lost confidence after she went to Gosford for a prep run to get her back on track but she was a bit plain," he said. A jubilant Tommy Berry after winning the Queensland Oaks. Picture: Trackside Photography. "(Jockey) Andrew Gibbons suggested putting a tongue-tie on and she's reacted really well to that. "It was a lovely ride from Tommy. He was able to get us straight across from the gate and got into a lovely position in running. "He had a lot of horse coming to the corner, but I was always just a little guarded that last furlong when she presented, but she was able to find under pressure. "She probably got to him a bit early in The Roses, so Tommy was adamant we just needed to hold her up for a furlong sprint and he produced her at the right time today. "She looked the winner a long way from home. "She was on her last legs late but she found something extra under pressure so that was very pleasing." You Wahng will now head to the paddock for a "well-deserved" spell. "That's her first city win, actually," Lees said. "She'll have a well-deserved rest because she's had a good prep. She's been up all throughout and we thought after the Oaks in Sydney we were a chance and she's delivered." -
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‘It's indescribable': One-horse trainer lands emotional Flemington win Trainer Kevin Daffy celebrates with first metro win with jockey Ben Allen after Oh Too Good saluted at Flemington. Picture: Getty Images By Gilbert Gardiner 05:39pm • 07 June 2025 1 Comments Kevin Daffy, "Australia's smallest trainer with one horse", is now also a Flemington winner. Oh Too Good avenged a costly Flemington defeat last spring, touched off in the lucrative Melbourne Cup Carnival Country Final, with a dominant victory on Saturday in the 1600m Benchmark 100. Oh Too Good could now return to Flemington next month for the Listed Winter Championship Final. "It's indescribable. My first metro winner and to do it here at Flemington," an emotional Daffy said. "I wasn't really sure how she would go on the soft track. We all found out together today on a soft track – very pleasing it was a bit unknown – she's never run on a track other than a Good 4. "Not in my wildest dream (train a Flemington winner), winning her first race … (Pakenham maiden) was enough for me. "Everything she has done since has been a bonus. I know how fortunate I am, as I know how tough this game is. I'm the smallest trainer in Australia with one horse. It's indescribable." Oh Too Good has won five of 11 starts and banked $569,450 for part-owner Daffy and connections. The mare travelled sweetly in the run and burst clear in the straight to space Jimmy The Bear and Regal Vow. Favourite Jimmy The Bear, trained by Patrick and Michelle Payne, went back from a wide barrier and ultimately had too much ground to make up. Oh Too Good was just that at Flemington. Picture: Getty Images Jockey Ben Allen, who sealed a double with the win after victory earlier on Miss Ole, endorsed Oh Too Good's Winter Championship Final potential. "I was a little concerned coming up in trip because she didn't run out a strong 1400m (last start) but she had a few little issues that weren't right," Allen said. "Kev has done a great job, got her spot on. She was a different horse today, relaxed a lot better for me, handled the track perfect and when I went for her she was strong right to the line. "Jimmy The Bear obviously looked like the one to beat, but he drew awkward and he can step slow so I thought he might have to go back, I always felt we might be in the better spot. "It was going to take a good horse to pick us up especially with how strong she was." ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ TAKEN TO THE BANK Taken completed a hat-trick with a dominant 1600m Three-Year-Old Quality win at Flemington. The Mick Price and Michael Kent Jr-trained gelding, a three-time winner from eight starts and placed on five occasions, travelled comfortably on speed and kicked strongly late. Cachink, a $41 outsider, stuck on boldly for second from Mometz and Detroit City. Kent Jr said Taken would be tested at 2000m next start. "I thought it was slightly stronger race than what he faced two weeks prior when he won and he's won by a bigger margin," Kent Jr said. "He just kept improving that little bit, typical of the breed and type of horse he is. "He's very consistent, yet to miss a place in all his career starts." FEELING LIKE A WINNER Flash Feeling broke an 18-month drought with victory in the 2000m Benchmark 100. The six-year-old stable hopper, now with Dan O'Sullivan after previous campaigns with John Sadler and Lindsay Park, denied a gallant Liberami. "He's always been a horse with pretty good ability," O'Sullivan said. "That's only his third run for me, it's a matter of finding the right race for him. "I was a bit worried this race might've been a bit tough for him, but he has been competitive at Benchmark 100 (level) before and today he did everything right and was able to capitalise." -
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