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By Wandering Eyes · Posted
Inkaruna ridden by Daniel Moor wins the Chairman’s Stakes at Sandown Lakeside Racecourse. (Photo by George Sal/Racing Photos) Inkaruna and Sword Of Legacy (+260) have fought out a very tight finish in the Group 3 Chairman’s Stakes at Sandown on Saturday afternoon, with the former getting her nose down on the line to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat. The Anthony & Sam Freedman-trained filly became the fifth debutant since 2011 to claim the Chairman’s Stakes. The daughter of I Am Invincible had only been seen at the jumpouts early in her career; however, she was well backed with horse racing bookmakers, jumping at +600 on the fourth line of betting. No Limitation (+2500) jumped smartly to find the front and lead from Hot Sea (+290) and Forceofone (+400) throughout the 1000m journey, while the eventual winner and runner-up settled behind the speed influences with cover. Turning for home, the leader gave a strong kick with 400m to go, but Daniel Moor took his filly back to the inside rail, and Damian Lane chose to run home down the outside on Sword Of Legacy. The top two paired off with 100m to go to fight out the finish, and with both runners putting in a big dive on the winning post, it was Inkaruna who found the line first to take out the Group 3 contest. Click here for full Sandown race replays. Sam Freedman spoke about the victory post-race. “Obviously Craig (Williams) was engaged for the ride, and he is very unwell, so thoughts with Craig as he has been sick for a few days,” Freedman said when explaining the late jockey change on Inkaruna. “Daniel (Moor) had a sit on her at the jumpout, so again reward for a bit of hard work, and he picked up the ride. “Nice filly. She has progressed all the way through. “This filly went through the sales at Magic Millions, and we really liked her, but we didn’t quite have the budget to purchase her, so we sucked up to Luke and a few others and tried to get her in the stable. “To be a stakes winner on debut, it’s a great effort. “We thought we’d run second, so it’s nice that we won. “I don’t really love the Chairman’s into the Blue Diamond set up being 1000 (metres) to 1200 (metres), so we will have a chat with the team and see what we do.” Daniel Moor was very happy to pick up the ride, although he nearly missed the call from the stable this morning. “Yeah, I nearly missed it (phone call). I had a ute full of horse feed, and we were up working,” Moor explained. “I’d had a bit to do with her in the past, and she was well worth rushing to get here for. “It is very difficult coming into two-year-old season; you ride a lot of two-year-olds and sort out which ones you like and which ones Craig Williams and Blake Shinn don’t wanna ride. “She was super professional from the get-go, even from her first one (jumpout) and Mornington to her second one at the (Caulfield) Heath. “To her credit, she was ready to go and she found the line well.” Horse racing news View the full article -
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The Playwright after winning the Group 3 Widden Stakes. Photo: Bradleyphotos.com.au The Playwright ($4.00) has proven the best of the fillies in the Group 3 Widden Stakes (1100m) at Rosehill on Saturday afternoon, fending off the fast finishing Tempted ($3.40) and Snitzel Miss ($3.70) in the shadows of the post to claim the $250,000 prize. It was another superb front-running ride to secure victory, with Regan Bayliss sending the daughter of Written By straight to the top after jumping well from barrier three. The Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott-trained filly had it all her own way out in front, giving a bold sight under Bayliss and seemingly kicking clear comfortably at the top of the straight. Tempted was forced to steal rails runs after being dragged back towards the rear of the field in the early stage, while James McDonald and Snitzel Miss were surging down the middle of the course to produce a grandstand finish to the two-year-old feature. The Playwright didn’t want another inch of ground as they past the post, narrowly clinging to victory, while Tempted and Snitzel Miss lost no admirers as they also press on seeking black-type success in the autumn. Click here for full Rosehill race replays. Adrian Bott was on track to discuss the win and what the future holds for The Playwright. “Even though she began brilliantly, showed that customary speed,” said Bott. “You could just see in those first few furlongs of the race, just coming back from the 1,200 metres, she needed that assistance. “It took Regan (Bayliss) a bit of urging to get her to the front and obviously had to use her bit and had her at her top for a long way in the race. But in fairness, I guess, going into it, that’s the style of the race we wanted to run, using that fitness advantage and, I guess, the race experience that she had. “She’s got some black type now for her residual value, so if this happens to be the last run of her campaign, she’s done a great job. But the way she is, the constitution that she’s got, I don’t know. I do feel she could keep going. “We won this race last year with Lady Camelot and she pushed onto the Blue Diamond. She’s amongst the acceptances, whether we look to do that or whether there’s something still in Sydney for her. But everything will be determined by how she pulls up.” Regan Bayliss was elated with the win as he spoke post-race. “She’s just one out of the box, this filly, and she feels small everywhere until you jump out of the barriers on her,” said Bayliss. “She’s got so much heart and force, so I only had four starts. “She’s rarely out of the money, and she’s just gutsy. That race experience is golden, and she was able to drop them at the top of the straight, and when they challenged, she was able to pin her ears back and have a crack right through the line.” The Playwright currently holds a nomination for the Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes (1200m) on February 22 and is listed as a $26.00 chance with horse racing bookmakers. Horse racing news View the full article -
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Blitzburg winning the 2025 Group 3 Canonbury Stakes. Photo: Bradleyphotos.com.au The Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou-trained Blitzburg ($4.80) has claimed a dominant victory in the Group 3 Canonbury Stakes (1100m) at Rosehill on Saturday afternoon, with Tyler Schiller making every post a winner aboard the son of Snitzel in the two-year-old feature. The pair pinged the lids from barrier two and never looked in any danger of fending off his fellow colts and geldings, producing a slashing turn-of-speed to take full advantage of on-speed track conditions. The favoured pair of Burma Star ($2.50) and Tropic ($3.80) both got perfect runs in behind the speed, however, both appeared to be flat-footed when asked for the ultimate effort turning for home. The Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald-trained first starters, Hillier ($18.00) and Peleus ($15.00), both hit the line well to be potential black bookers for the future, filling out the minor money and putting some value in the exotics with horse racing bookmakers. It was all about the winner in the end, however, with Blitzburg pressing clear to assert himself as a potential Group 1 Golden Slipper (1200m) contender in the autumn. Click here for full Rosehill race replays. Gerald Ryan was on course at Rosehill to break down the win but suggested the Golden Slipper may be a bridge too far for the talented two-year-old. “I’ve been very confident with him since he came home from Queensland,” Ryan said. “He wasn’t right up there, I wasn’t happy with him. I spoke to the stewards about him. They couldn’t scratch him because he was second emergency and he ended up not getting a run and I treated him, so when they changed it to Friday night, I couldn’t run him anyway as it was within seven days. “So they let me scratch him and we brought him home and since he’s been home, he hasn’t missed a beat. “He’s only two once and we’ll just see where he ends up but the Black Opal might be his go. We’ll just pick our races with him and if he’s flying at Slipper time, yeah we would perhaps go there but at the moment I don’t think he’s a Slipper horse.” Tyler Schiller was delighted with the performance and suggested the step back to 1100m suited the lightly raced colt. “He’s not the best looking colt,” said Schiller. “He’s nice and compact, but he’s just not very big and strong, but he’s got a big motor and he tries hard, which is the main thing. “He jumped out very sharply, I thought he travelled a lot better in the winkers. It helped me just get him to be on the bridle instead of chasing him, and probably 1100m made a little bit of a difference too.” If connections do elect to head towards the 2025 Golden Slipper, Blitzburg is currently a $34.00 chance with Neds. Horse racing news View the full article -
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yesterday at hawera. Race 1. a driver warned for driving with his foot down for about 9 strides(same as moran), with 500m to go,then in a race not long after a driver did the same thing for about 4 strides with 350m to go,but no mention at all in the stipes report. i guess the fella in the first is a small timer,but it seems strange to treat them differently.Why did that happen? both horses placed. Both drivers i assume just lost their balance a little when pulling the ear plugs. mind you ,would others assume differently going by some replies on this thread?
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