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By Wandering Eyes · Posted
Angel Capital ridden by Ben Melham wins the Autumn Stakes at Caulfield Racecourse. (Photo by Pat Scala/Racing Photos) Angel Capital returned to the racetrack with a big win in the Group 2 Autumn Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield on Saturday afternoon, sprinting quickly from the back of the field to swamp his rivals in the final 300m. The Clinton McDonald-trained colt held favouritism throughout betting with horse racing bookmakers, firming from an opening price of +220 to +180 by the time they jumped. Plymouth (+850) and Catoggio (+340) jumped well from their barriers to find the front and set a solid tempo, ahead of Detroit City (+1100), Jenni The Fox (+1800) and the eventual winner, who was in clear air. As the field turned the final corner, Ben Melham pushed Angel Capital into clear air down the middle of the track, while his main market rival Evaporate (+260) was slightly held up behind slowing runners. When Melham pushed the button, the son of Harry Angel exploded with a booming turn of foot and stormed over the top of Plymouth, who held on for second ahead of the luckless Evaporate. Click here for full Caulfield race replays. Clinton McDonald spoke about the victory post-race. “I’ve always had those thoughts, to look at him he looks like a 2000-metre horse, but he’s just got that devastating turn of foot and he’s so brilliant over a short trip,” McDonald said of Angel Capital being a miler. “This time in, after his gallops and after his trials his recovery’s been really good, whereas last time in he was always a little bit suspect. “I just think that was maturity and the way that he behaved today, as I said before the race, he’s just starting to mature mentally and learn what this game’s about. “I thought that was a race that showed that the penny’s starting to drop with him. “He’ll go straight to the Guineas I’d say, and then if he ran well there, we’d go to the All-Star Mile, then we’d pull up stumps and get him ready for the spring. “I think he’s a horse that doesn’t need a lot of racing. He’s one of those horses (it’s best to) keep him fresh, keep home well and he’ll do the rest.” Ben Melham echoed similar thoughts to McDonald in his post-race interview. “He’s very fresh and he’s been chomping at the bit to get the races for a long time,” Melham said. “He’s a good trainer, Clinton; he’s been very patient with him, and we had to work out what direction we went, whether we stayed at a sprint trip or had a crack at the Guineas, and to me, he feels like a miler. “He’s a horse that can get a bit aggressive, so it was good to see him find a spot and travel pretty good for him. “I was hoping they’d go a bit quicker, but he did a good job to pick himself up from that position and reel them in the way he did.” “His (first) two runs last time in were very good, he wasn’t himself when he ran in the Guineas last time at Caulfield, but he’s just improved as a horse. “He’s matured, he’s filled out, he’s strengthened and he’s just been breathing fire at home. “I reckon he’ll be pretty hard to beat in the Guineas this time.” Horse racing news View the full article -
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Rey Magnerio ridden by Jye McNeil wins the Rubiton Stakes at Caulfield Racecourse. (Photo by Pat Scala/Racing Photos) Robbie Griffiths and Jye McNeil have combined with Rey Magnerio to take out the Group 2 Rubiton Stakes (1100m) at Caulfield on Saturday afternoon, after wearing down Insurrection (+280) in the final strides to claim a valuable victory. The son of Magnus went into the race first-up, and he was heavily backed late with horse racing bookmakers from +300 into +270 in the last five minutes before the jump. After jumping well from the gates, McNeil was happy to settle Rey Magnerio three-wide close to the speed, which was set by Insurrection and Maharba (+270). With only one turn to navigate, Insurrection gave a strong kick at the 300m mark, which left Mahraba flatfooted and struggling to stay with the leader, while the eventual winner gradually took ground off the frontrunner. The only other chance in the race was Prairie Flower (+500), but the mare took forever to whind up and only chased in vein. Passing the 50m mark, Rey Magnerio continued to grind and take more and more ground off Insurrection before getting his nose down on the line to claim a narrow win. Click here for full Caulfield race replays. Robbie Griffiths spoke to the media post-race. “He had a nice little freshen after running second in The Meteorite, he put the form on the board during the spring and that stood up with Maharba running so well in the Winterbottom,” Griffiths said. “He came back and he appeared stronger, his trials indicated he was better, and he proved it today that he’s gone another level.” “I thought he couldn’t run any better than third; they were cantering, and I thought, ‘Blake’s going to win this (on Insurrection) and they’ll run it that order’, but when it gets to a fight, he’s a fighter – he’s well-named. “Looking at the way his form finished in the spring and how he has come back, you would think he’s going to be right in the thick of things in an Oakleigh Plate. “It was always the plan to go there and then the Newmarket, so he’s kicked it off the right way today.” Jye McNeil spoke on horseback on the way back to the mounting yard, and he was very happy with the victory. “He’s been great for me, connections and I’m sure Robbie as well,” McNeil said. “I seem to get along with him really well. “The draw was a bit awkward, but with moderate speed we landed three-wide outside them, and he was prepped up really well for today and great to get another win on the board. “Albeit we were covering a little bit more ground, it was probably beneficial to sit that little bit closer and be in that position. “He’s got a really good sprint, and he showed that today to get over the top.” Horse racing news View the full article -
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Matamata visitor Harlech (NZ) (Darci Brahma) made the trip down to Wingatui on Saturday a profitable one as he blitzed his rivals by four lengths in the Listed Nellies Restaurant & Bar Hazlett Stakes (1400m). Trainer Pam Gerard sent the eight-year-old south fresh up, having last raced when fourth of nine at Otaki back in November. Placed three times at Group One level as a younger horse, the Oaks Stud-bred son of Darci Brahma hadn’t visited the winners’ enclosure since May 2024 but didn’t let that statistic faze him as he produced a stunning performance in the hands of Kylie Williams to capture his fifth career victory. Williams bided her time behind pacemakers Willis (NZ) (Vadamos) and The Radiant One (NZ) (Darci Brahma) who led the 10-strong field a merry dance out in front before she peeled three-wide into the home straight. Harlech simply bounded clear at this point and held on strongly to defeat The Radiant One and Adannaya (NZ) (Niagara), who finished well to claim third. Gerard was at Te Rapa putting the finishing touches on star three-year-old Savaglee (NZ) (Savabeel) before the Gr.1 BCD Group Sprint (1400m) but caught the race on television. “He has stolen the show today and it was just so good to see him back like that,” Gerard said. “In all fairness, he was very good at Otaki, but we had a hiccup with him after an adverse reaction to some medication so we had to back off him and get ready to come down south. “He went down there early and has been chilling out and really thriving on the routine he has got into. He is a very happy horse and he seems to have his mojo back now.” Gerard indicated the Gr.3 White Robe Lodge Weight For Age (1600m) at Wingatui on 1 March is now the main target for her charge. “We went down there to test the waters and see if he could handle the track and I think we got the answer we were looking for,” she said. “He will stay down there now and hopefully he can get even better over the next three weeks.” Gerard was also delighted with the performance of Savaglee, who fought hard for third behind Aussie raiders Here To Shock (NZ) (Shocking) and Bosustow (Blue Point) in the Te Rapa sprint feature. “He has pulled up super and we are thrilled with him as he was the first Kiwi-trained horse home,” she said. “Being a colt, he probably wasn’t really suited own on the fence as he was cluttered up a bit and then got held up for a few strides when he was trying to clear that pocket behind Babylon Berlin (All Too Hard). “Sam (Spratt, rider) said he is looking for the mile now so he is right on track for the Australian Guineas (Gr.1, 1600m) on 1 March.” Raced by a large group including Dame Sian Elias and Hugh Fletcher, Harlech is out of the former top race mare Obsession (NZ) (Bachelor Duke), who won the Gr.2 Auckland Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes (1400m) and also finished third in the Gr.1 Captain Cook Stakes (1600m) during her career on the track. He was purchased by bloodstock agent Paul Moroney for $100,000 out of the Oaks Stud draft at Karaka in 2018 and has now won five races and secured more than $604,000 in prizemoney from his 43 career starts. View the full article -
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A dominant performance in the Gr.2 Legacy Lodge Waikato Guineas (2000m) at Te Rapa on Saturday has thrust Tuxedo (NZ) (Tivaci) into the top echelon of contenders for next month’s Gr.1 New Zealand Derby (2400m). Tuxedo had already shown plenty of promise in his four-race career, winning twice including the Gr.3 Wellington Stakes (1600m) and finishing second in both of the other two. He chased home Derby favourite Willydoit (NZ) (Tarzino) at Ellerslie on New Year’s Day, then returned to the same venue for a runner-up finish behind Damask Rose (NZ) (Savabeel) in the Karaka Millions 3YO (1600m). Those performances had left Tuxedo’s connections tossing up between the Derby and the lucrative new $3.5 million NZB Kiwi (1500m), which will be run on the same Champions Day card in Auckland on March 8. But Tuxedo made that decision easier with the way he handled the step up to 2000m on Saturday. Tuxedo settled in third-last for jockey Joe Doyle as Amazing Fluke (The Autumn Sun) led for most of the way around the Te Rapa circuit. Doyle swooped around the outside of the field coming up to the home turn, and Tuxedo loomed ominously in fourth coming into the straight. Doyle pushed the button and Tuxedo took command, opening up a winning margin of three and a half lengths despite pricking his ears and running around in the final 100m. “I was very impressed,” Doyle said. “In his last couple of runs, we gave him a squeeze early on from good gates and he seemed to travel a bit too strongly. Today he relaxed so well, so I’m sure he’ll give himself every chance of seeing out a Derby trip. “He went straight past them in the straight, then pricked his ears and had a good look around. There’s loads left in him. He’s a very exciting horse. “Opportunities like this don’t come up every day. It’s very exciting to be heading towards a Derby with such a strong chance. “He’s a three-year-old with a lot of class. He’s still a bit unfurnished, but I have no doubt he’ll give people something to shout about in the Derby.” The TAB has tightened Tuxedo to $5 in the New Zealand Derby market, sharing second favouritism with stakes-winning filly Hinekaha (NZ) (Savabeel). Willydoit remains the hot favourite at $2. Tuxedo was a $70,000 purchase from Book 1 of Karaka 2023 by Grant Barnett, who shares ownership along with six others. The promising gelding is trained by Shaune Ritchie and Colm Murray and has now earned $465,785 from his five-start, three-win career. “We couldn’t be happier with that,” Murray said. “Joe got him to settle lovely out the back, and then showed a nice turn of foot coming around the bend. He was flicking his ears and looking around in the straight, so there’s a bit left in the tank. “The more racing he’s done, the better he’s relaxing. He settled great in his work during the week, and seeing that performance today makes us very happy. “We’re thinking we want to head to a Derby now. What we do with him between now and then depends on how he pulls up from this. Shaune mentioned that Jimmy Choux (NZ) (Thorn Park) went straight to the Derby from the Waikato Guineas. But we’ll sit down with the owners and make a plan.” Second favourite Bourbon Proof (Justify) filled the runner-up position on Saturday, with another four and a half lengths back to Amazing Fluke and Golden Century (NZ) (Pierro). View the full article
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