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By Wandering Eyes · Posted
The 2025 Tancred Stakes at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday promises a thrilling contest, with international raider Dubai Honour heading the betting markets. The Group 1 $1.5 million Kia Tancred Stakes (2400m) has attracted a strong field of stayers, many with Sydney Cup aspirations. “International raider Dubai Honour is narrow favourite to add another Group 1 […] The post Tancred Stakes 2025 Field & Betting Update: Dubai Honour v Vauban appeared first on HorseRacing.com.au. View the full article -
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Alabama Lass winning Saturday’s Group 3 King’s Plate (1200m) at Ellerslie. Photo: Kenton Wright (Race Images) A new name is about to make waves across the Tasman, with New Zealand filly Alabama Lass poised to tackle the straight at Flemington in her Australian debut this Saturday. The classy three-year-old, trained by Ken and Bev Kelso, will line up in the Listed HKJC World Pool Sprint Classic (1200m), marking her first foray into straight racing after a stellar run on both right and left-handed tracks in New Zealand. A winner of five from eight starts — and runner-up in her other three — Alabama Lass brings serious form to Melbourne. Two of those second placings came in Group 1 company, though trainer Ken Kelso believes the weather played spoiler on both occasions. “She was very brave on those rain-affected tracks,” Kelso said. “If not for the wet, she might well have been unbeaten as a three-year-old.” The filly returned to her best with a commanding win in the Group 3 King’s Plate at Ellerslie earlier this month, flipping the script on Railway Stakes conqueror Crocetti, who has since secured a spot in next month’s $4 million The Quokka at Ascot. That win convinced the Kelsos to roll the dice at Flemington — but the iconic straight six will be unfamiliar ground. To help navigate the challenge, the stable has turned to local experience, booking top jockey Craig Williams for the ride. “ She’s adaptable,” Kelso said. “She doesn’t have to lead — she can take a sit if needed. That’ll be important down the straight.” With form, class, and now the services of one of Australia’s finest jockeys, Alabama Lass looms as a serious player — and another potential Kiwi success story on Aussie soil. Horse racing news View the full article -
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An attempt by trainer Jonathan Wong to challenge in a Louisiana federal court sanctions that arose in Indiana was denied.View the full article -
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Attrition. (Photo by Reg Ryan/Racing Photos) Mitch Freedman believes his stable star Attrition will thrive stepping up to 2000 metres for the first time when he tackles a strong edition of the Group 1 Australian Cup (2000m) at Flemington on Saturday. “The race has built up nicely over the last month and it’s going to be a good solid race,” Freedman told RSN. “It should be a great spectacle. Deny Knowledge and Pride Of Jenni will be up the front making the running and it will be interesting to see what the rest of the field do.” Attrition, a five-year-old entire, heads into Saturday’s race third-up and nearing peak fitness following his runner-up finish in the Group 2 Blamey Stakes (1600m) at Flemington last start. “We thought his fitness levels were pretty good coming out of the Blamey, so we’ve just kept him ticking over nicely,” the Ballarat-based trainer said. “He’s had a few grass gallops, and he’s improved slightly and tightened up a bit, but we were pretty happy with where he is fitness wise, and we haven’t had to do anything too extreme with him.” Future plans beyond Saturday depend on Attrition’s performance, with Freedman mindful of managing the entire carefully after an extensive spring campaign that included travel to Perth. “I am mindful after going to Perth off a longish spring that he hadn’t had much time off, so we are keen to give him a bit of a break and relieve the pressure at some point,” he said. “He does like being in work and he is showing no signs that he has had enough. We’re just mindful of managing the horse, like how Chris Waller manages these types of horse and how he has them hanging around at the top level for a long time. “That’s always been our aim with him and the team at home have done a good job doing it.” Horse racing news View the full article -
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Dubai Honour gave his rivals a smashing in the 2023 Group 1 Ranvet Stakes. Photo: Bradleyphotos.com.au Globetrotting stayer Dubai Honour will look to maintain his perfect Australian record when he contests Saturday’s Group 1 Tancred Stakes (2400m) at Rosehill. The seven-year-old gelding, trained by William Haggas, returns to Sydney for the first time in two years, aiming to build on his wins in the 2023 Group 1 Ranvet Stakes (2000m) and Group 1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2000m). Handler Isabella Paul is confident Dubai Honour is ready to continue his flawless Australian form. “Dubai Honour has been around the world and back about twenty times so he’s fairly cruisy,” Paul said. “He seems to just take everything in his stride. He’s probably a bit less naughty than he was as a younger horse, but he still can be pretty cheeky and it’s great to see how fresh he comes off the flight now. “When they’re a bit younger they think about it a bit more and they stress about it, where for him it is fairly routine and he came off the flight absolutely bouncing.” Dubai Honour was last seen finishing second in the Group 1 Hong Kong Vase (2400m) on December 8, and Paul is optimistic he will perform strongly first-up after a three-month break. “He’s in really, really good form,” she said. “That run in Hong Kong was absolutely huge. He was a bit unlucky in the race and you thought he might have won and then you look at how unlucky the eventual winner actually was, Giavellotto, and you can’t be upset. “He is still proving himself. That was only a couple of months ago, so I think he can still perform at the top level despite being a seven-year-old.” Horse racing news View the full article
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