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What Randwick-Kensington Races Where Royal Randwick Racecourse – Alison Rd, Randwick NSW 2031 When Wednesday, January 15, 2025 First Race 2:20pm AEDT Visit Dabble Metro racing returns to Royal Randwick on Wednesday afternoon, with a quickfire seven-part program set to take place on the Kensington circuit. The rail moves out +3m the entire way around for the meeting, and with the track already rated a Soft 7 at the time of acceptances, punters can expect that rating to hold for race-day with more rainfall forecast in the lead-up. The opening event is scheduled to get underway at 2:20pm local time. Best Bet at Randwick-Kensington: Blue Vein Blue Vein caught the eye returning on the course proper at Randwick on Boxing Day, storming down the middle of the course to get within a half-length of Endure. The son of Blue Point was asked to do a mount of work from the rear of the field, with the lightly raced three-year-old never shirking the task. He can sit much closer to the speed drawn in barrier three this time around, and after being heavily backed with horse racing bookmakers first-up, punters can expect Blue Vein to make amends here. Best Bet Race 3 – #2 Blue Vein (3) 3yo Colt | T: John O’Shea & Tom Charlton | J: Tommy Berry (57.5kg) Bet with Neds Next Best at Randwick-Kensington: Endure The Chris Waller-trained Endure appears to be the one with the most upside heading into the fourth event of the program after securing her maiden at Randwick on December 26. The Yes Yes Yes filly seems to be a grinding type and should appreciate stepping out to the 1550m third-up into the campaign. Barrier eight possesses some risk of getting caught wide without cover but leave it to the capable hands of Kerrin McEvoy to ping the lids and hold a spot forward of midfield. Provided she handles the testing conditions, Endure must be considered the one to beat. Next Best Race 4 – #4 Endure (8) 3yo Filly | T: Chris Waller | J: Kerrin McEvoy (59.5kg) Bet with BlondeBet Best Value at Randwick-Kensington: Rematch Rematch returns after a 209-day spell and appears primed to strike first-up into the preparation. The gelding by Real Impact was pushed out to score in a recent barrier trial at Newcastle on December 30, and although the 1400m may be short of his best trip, the five-year-old appears to be fully wound-up heading into the final race on the card. Benjamin Osmond should land somewhere midfield with cover from stall five, and with Rematch possessing the best turn-of-speed in this race, watch for this guy to be storming down the centre of the course at an each-way price with Picklebet. Best Value Race 7 – #5 Rematch (5) 5yo Gelding | T: Paul Messara & Leah Gavranich | J: Benjamin Osmond (a3kg) (61kg) Bet with Picklebet Wednesday quaddie tips for Randwick-Kensington Randwick-Kensington quadrella selections January 15, 2025 4-7 4-10-11 1-2-5-6-7-8 1-3-4-5-8 | Copy this bet straight to your betslip Horse racing tips View the full article

Away from the bright lights of Book 1, the Book 2 session of NZB’s National Yearling Sales Series has a proud record of producing high-quality racehorses at much lower prices. More than a dozen Group winners have come out of Book 2 since Karaka 2018, including no fewer than nine individual Group One winners. The prices paid for those nine Group One winners range from $32,500 to $90,000, with an average of just $62,917. Group One Graduates Sprint queen Roch ‘N’ Horse (NZ) (Per Incanto) was offered by her breeders Little Avondale Stud during Book 2 of Karaka 2018, where her reserve was only $40,000. She was passed in. Retained to race in Little Avondale’s green and gold colours, Roch ‘N’ Horse earned more than $3m with brilliant Group One victories in Flemington’s Group One Newmarket Handicap (1200m) and Champions Sprint (1200m). She also placed in the Group One Telegraph (1200m) and William Reid Stakes (1200m). Ancroft Stud’s purchase of Legarto (NZ) (Proisir) for $90,000 has turned out to be one of the biggest bargains at Karaka in the last decade. The Karaka 2021 Book 2 graduate has so far earned $1.95m from just 15 starts, including a prestigious trans-Tasman Group One double as a three-year-old in the New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) and Australian Guineas (1600m). With her brilliant burst out of the pack in the Australian Guineas, she became the first New Zealand-trained winner of that famous Flemington race. As a four-year-old, Legarto added the Group One Herbie Dyke Stakes (2000m) to her CV, along with strong-finishing seconds in the Group One New Zealand Stakes (2000m) and the inaugural $1m Elsdon Park Aotearoa Classic 4YO (1500m). Hall of Fame horseman Graeme Rogerson paid $55,000 to buy Sharp ‘N’ Smart (NZ) (Redwood) from Book 2 of Karaka 2021. Sharp ‘N’ Smart went on to become one of that stable’s best horses of the 21st century and was crowned New Zealand Horse of the Year in 2023. He has had 25 starts for six wins, eight placings and more than $3.2m. He was a triple Group One winner as a three-year-old, taking out the Spring Champion Stakes (2000m) in Sydney and the Herbie Dyke Stakes (2000m) and New Zealand Derby (2400m) on home soil. A reserve of only $20,000 was put on Gypsy Goddess (NZ) (Tarzino) in Book 2 of Karaka 2020. She was passed in. She went on to win six of her 10 starts and over A$1.9m, including victories in the Group One Queensland Oaks (2200m) and Group Three Grand Prix Stakes (2100m). She also placed in the Group One Australian Oaks (2400m), Group One Vinery Stud Stakes (2000m) and A$10m Golden Eagle (1500m). Another passed in lot in Book 2 of Karaka 2020 was Dark Destroyer (NZ) (Proisir), whose reserve was $30,000. He has had 24 starts for five wins, three placings and $622,445 in stakes. He won the Group One Tarzino Trophy (1400m) at Hastings in the spring of 2022, along with Group Three victories on both sides of the Tasman. Despite being a half-brother to Group One winner Ladies First (NZ) (Dylan Thomas), trainer Allan Sharrock had to pay only $60,000 to buy Ladies Man (NZ) (Zed) from Book 2 of Karaka 2019. That purchase has been rewarded with $921,656 in stakes from a 32-start career, including Group One wins in the Livamol Classic (2040m) and last month’s TAB Mufhasa Classic (1600m). Pulchritudinous (NZ) (Wrote) was a $32,500 purchase by Chad Ormsby’s Riverrock Farm during Book 2 of Karaka 2022. She won last season’s Group One New Zealand Oaks (2400m) and Group Two Lowland Stakes (2000m), earning $389,205 before being sold across the Tasman to clients of the Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott stable. Group One Randwick Guineas (1600m) hero Lion’s Roar (NZ) has been a headline performer in the sadly short-lived career of highly successful Mapperley Stud sire Contributer. Lion’s Roar was a $65,000 purchase by Champion Thoroughbreds from Book 2 of Karaka 2019, and the durable gelding has so far earned A$2.39m. One of the most breathtaking three-year-old performances anywhere in Australasia last season came from Warmonger (NZ) (War Decree), who blew his opposition off the track by 10 lengths in the Group One Queensland Derby (2400m) at Eagle Farm in June. He was a $75,000 purchase from Book 2 of Karaka 2022 and subsequently resold for $165,000 at the Ready to Run Sale. Warmonger has had 12 starts for three wins, three placings and A$1.08m, with his Queensland Derby heroics backed up by a second in the Group One South Australian Derby (2500m) and a fourth in this season’s Group One Makybe Diva Stakes (1600m). Age-Group Standouts One of the brightest talents among the current crop of two-year-olds in New Zealand is Too Sweet (NZ) (Satono Aladdin), who was a $50,000 purchase by Chris Rutten Bloodstock from Book 2 of Karaka 2024. The classy filly has had three starts for two wins and a second, including a brilliant victory in the Group Two Eclipse Stakes (1200m) at Ellerslie on New Year’s Day. She has earned $164,400 in stakes so far. Too Sweet is now a key contender for the $1m TAB Karaka Millions 2YO (1200m) at Ellerslie on January 25. Under its old name of the Select Sale, Book 2 has produced five previous winners of New Zealand’s richest two-year-old race. 2009: The Heckler (Lucky Owners). Bought for $70,000 from the 2008 Select Sale and earned $724,800 from a 20-start, four-win career. 2010: Sister Havana (NZ) (General Nediym). Cost $40,000 at the 2009 Select Sale and earned just under $550,000 in 17 starts. 2014: Vespa (NZ) (Elusive City). Bought for $34,000 from the 2013 Select Sale. He had 18 starts for seven wins, five placings and $916,213 in stakes. Now stands at Mapperley Stud and has sired 56 winners from 103 runners, with five individual stakes winners headed by Group One winner Puntura (NZ). 2015: Hardline (NZ) (Showcasing). Turned his $130,000 purchase price at the 2014 Select Sale into more than $600,000 from a 12-race career. 2016: Xiong Feng (NZ) (Iffraaj). Bought for $30,000 from the 2015 Select Sale and earned $583,835 from only eight starts before relocating to Singapore. The $1m Karaka Million 3YO Classic (1600m), which is now the $1.5m TAB Karaka Millions 3YO (1600m), was won by Scott Base (NZ) (Dalghar) in 2018. He was a $70,000 purchase by Chris Rutten Bloodstock from the 2016 Select Sale and earned $736,750 from a 22-start, five-win career. Black-Type Stars Grinzinger Belle (NZ) (Shamexpress) was bought for only $32,000 from Book 2 of Karaka 2022. She has gone on to become a multiple black-type performer in Melbourne, headed by victories in the Group Two Let’s Elope Stakes (1400m), Group Three Vanity Stakes (1400m) and Group Three Ladies’ Day Vase (1400m). She has had 15 starts for four wins, five placings and A$618,655 in stakes – 20 times her purchase price. Million-dollar earner Ayrton (NZ) (Iffraaj) was offered in Book 2 of Karaka 2019, where he failed to meet his $40,000 reserve. He has had 24 starts for eight wins and four placings, including two wins at Group Three level in Brisbane and Melbourne. He has also placed in the Group Two Blamey Stakes (1600m) and ran a close fifth against an elite field in the Group One CF Orr Stakes (1400m). His career earnings stand at A$1,052,725. Karman Line (NZ) (Myboycharlie) was a $67,500 purchase by Wexford Stables from Book 2 of Karaka 2020. She has had 21 starts for three wins, six placings and $220,500. She placed in the Karaka Million 3YO Classic (1600m) in January 2022, and went on to win the Group Three Rotorua Stakes (1400m) last May. Another notable recent black-type performer to come out of Book 2 is Jay Bee Gee (NZ) (Contributer), who was bought by Harry Bull for $26,000 at Karaka 2019. His 23-race career has produced seven wins, five placings and $240,960, including a Group Three double in this season’s Winter Cup (1600m) and Metric Mile (1600m). Book 1 of Karaka 2025 runs from Sunday January 26 to Tuesday January 28 with selling starting at 10am each day. Book 2 will start at the later time of 12pm on Wednesday January 29 and concludes the following day on Thursday January 30 (10am start). < > View the full article

Alabama Lass will take her place in the $700,000 Group 1 Railway (1200m) next Saturday at Ellerslie. Photo: Kenton Wright (Race Images) Alabama Lass will be out to replicate the feats of stable predecessor Bounding when she heads to Ellerslie next week to tackle the $700,000 Group 1 Railway (1200m). Bounding took out the 2014 running of the sprint feature after finishing runner-up in the Group 1 New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m), and it’s a sense of déjà vu with Alabama Lass who posted the same result in the Riccarton feature last November. Trainers Ken and Bev Kelso are hoping that is a good omen for the Railway, which has moved from its traditional New Year’s Day slot to the Karaka Millions meeting on January 25, and their mood was further buoyed by Alabama Lass’ 4-1/4 length victory in her 1000m trial at Matamata on Tuesday. “I am really happy with her trial, it was a nice day out,” Ken Kelso said. “She had an exhibition gallop the other day at Te Aroha, and a nice trial today, so I am very happy with the way she is going. “She was very unlucky in the 1000 Guineas and we have set her for the Railway, and she gets in with 52 kilos. That’s the plan at this stage all going well. “It is very similar to what we did with Bounding, she actually ran second in the 1000 Guineas as well.” Alabama Lass has been a revelation for her Matamata conditioners since winning by 9-1/2 lengths when on debut at her home track last February, going on to win the Group 3 Gold Trail Stakes (1200m) and Group 2 Soliloquy Stakes (1400m), with her only two defeats coming at the hands of arch-rival Captured By Love in the Group 2 Matamata Breeders’ Stakes (1200m) and 1000 Guineas. The daughter of Alabama Express will be out for vengeance in the Railway and online bookmakers favour her to turn the tables on her foe, installing her as a $2.60 favourite in the futures market, ahead of Crocetti ($5) and Captured By Love ($6). Meanwhile, Kelso was pleased to report that his multiple Group 1 winner Legarto has returned to work after she strained a muscle following her trial victory at Te Rapa in August, which put an end to a potentially lucrative spring campaign. “At this stage we are taking one stage at a time, but she is back at the track and back in work,” he said. “Everything looks good, so we will box on, but where we end up time will tell. We certainly won’t be rushing her.” Horse racing news View the full article

Douglas Whyte’s speedster will look to continue his love affair with the Happy Valley 1,000m on Wednesday night.View the full article

Belclare winning the A$2 million Group 2 The Invitation (1400m) at Randwick during her Australian campaign. Photo: Bradley Photos Dual Group 1-winning mare Belclare made her first public appearance back on home soil at the Foxton trials on Tuesday, as she readies for a title defence in the Group 2 Westbury Classic (1400m) on Karaka Millions Night next week. After failing to meet her $700,000 reserve at the Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale last May, Belclare spent the spring campaigning in Australia in the care of Bjorn Baker, where she repaid the faith of her owner David Woodhouse with a pair of Group 2 victories at Randwick and Rosehill. The daughter of Per Incanto has won the last two editions of the Group 1 New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes (1600m), and with her sights set on a three-peat, she returned to her original trainer, Awapuni horsewoman Lisa Latta. “It’s fantastic, I’m really appreciative of David and Deb to give me the opportunity to have her back,” she said. Belclare took her place in a 1000m heat on Tuesday where she and Group One performer Blissful Belle drew away from their rivals to go to the line in unison, the latter taking the trial by a nose in a sharp 1.00.29. The mare dominated her rivals in the Westbury Classic 12 months ago, and Latta confirmed she will be at Ellerslie on January 25 to tackle the $500,000 fillies and mares feature. “She just had a nice hit-out, they ran the fastest time of the day and she was second beaten a lip, so there was nothing in it,” Latta said. “It was exactly what we wanted to see. “She’ll have a pretty quiet rest of the week, she’s a very easy horse to train.” Belclare has made the Woodhouse’s black and white silks well-known to the racing fraternity, but not far behind her is younger stablemate Connello, who will carry them in Saturday’s Group 3 New Zealand Bloodstock Desert Gold Stakes (1600m). The Time Test filly ran a meritorious fifth in the Group 1 New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m), and since then has finished second to race-rival Leica Lucy in the Group 3 Eulogy Stakes (1600m). “She’s just a really professional filly, she’s not very big but she puts in her best every time,” Latta said. “She’s trained on well, she had a little freshen-up afterwards and she goes well like that. “I’m just hoping for a nice draw.” Connello holds an early nomination for the $1 million Group 1 New Zealand Oaks (2400m), a distance Latta feels is well within her capabilities. “We’ll know much more when we step her over 2000, but she gets her head down nice and low when she gallops and relaxes, so I get the feeling she will get over ground,” she said. Latta will have a number of other runners in the Trentham undercard, including Belle’s Echo, who made a searing return in her new campaign at the course in mid-December winning over 1200m. Coming from the back last Saturday over 1100m, she powered through the line to finish third to The Stoney One and Fancy Like Lass, a run that gave Latta confidence as she steps up in distance in the Taggs Accounting (1400m). “I was really happy with her, she was doing her best work late on the line and through the line,” she said. “That was suggest stepping up to the 1400 would be right up her alley now.” Horse racing news View the full article

What Geelong Races Where Geelong Racecourse – 99 Breakwater Rd, Breakwater VIC 3219 When Wednesday, January 15, 2025 First Race 3:05pm AEDT Visit Dabble Racing in Victoria heads down the highway to Geelong on Wednesday afternoon, where a competitive eight-race meeting is set down for decision. A perfect summer day will mirror those on the track with the Good 4 rating likely to hold throughout the card, while the race comes out 3m the entire circuit. The first race at Geelong is set to jump at 3:05pm AEDT. Best Bet at Geelong: Statice Statice disposed of her rivals with distain on her debut at Seymour on December 29 when putting four-lengths on them when leading throughout. She looked to have a fair bit left in reserve, and if Blake Shinn opts to adopt similar tactics on the Brutal filly, then barrier one is the perfect draw for her. If she can gain a cheap lead over 1112m, the Statice should be able to offer a kick in the home straight and prove too hard to run down once more. Best Bet Race 7 – #9 Statice (1) 3yo Filly | T: Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | J: Blake Shinn (54.5kg) Bet with Neds Next Best at Geelong: Entrusting Entrusting produced a thunderous finish at Seymour when returning from a five-month spell to break maiden ranks at the second time of asking and looks poised to go on with the job. The three-year-old colt relished a genuinely run affair and hit the line with great intent to get up in the last 25m. In the small field of six in the Geelong opener, the Lindsay Park-trained son of The Autumn Sun will need a bit of speed injected into the race at the right time, but with a similar finish, Entrusting can justify his short quote on offer with BlondeBet. Next Best Race 1 – #4 Entrusting (4) 3yo Colt | T: Ben, Will & JD Hayes | J: Blake Shinn (57.5kg) Bet with BlondeBet Best Value at Warrnambool: Aqueduct Aqueduct looks to be screaming out for the 1200m from what he has produced through his first three starts. The Tony & Calvin McEvoy-trained son of Dubious was hitting the line strongly on debut at Mornington before seemingly not handling Heavy going at start two. He then had excuses when racing up on speed at Murray Bridge when beaten four lengths in what is shaping as a strong form race. With plenty of speed drawn underneath, John Allen will likely have Aqueduct settled midfield, and with a strong finish, he can salute at the each-way price on offer with Picklebet. Best Value Race 5 – #1 Aqueduct (10) 3yo Gelding | T: Tony & Calvin McEvoy | J: John Allen (58kg) Bet with Picklebet Wednesday quaddie tips for Geelong Geelong quadrella selections Wednesday, January 11, 2025 1-2-5-7-10 1-2-3-9-10 3-9 3-8-11 | Copy this bet straight to your betslip Horse racing tips View the full article

Group 1-performing mare Faraglioni. Photo: Peter Rubery (Race Images Palmerston North) Levin trainer Josh Shaw left Foxton a happy man on Tuesday after his Group 1 performer Faraglioni took out her 1200m trial ahead of next Saturday’s Group 2 Westbury Classic (1400m) at Ellerslie. The six-year-old daughter of El Roca finished runner-up to fellow Central Districts mare Belclare in last year’s edition and Shaw would love to turn the tables on their rival, who also featured at the Foxton trials and finished runner-up in her 1000m heat. “She trialled up really well,” Shaw said. “The track was a wee bit hard, but she came through it really well. “She is pretty much following the same formula as last year, trialling 10 days before, and hopefully we go one better this time. “Belclare was at the trials and it looked like she trialled up nice as well.” Faraglioni has had mixed fortunes this campaign, finishing runner-up in the Group 1 Tarzino Trophy (1400m) first-up before two unplaced runs in the Group 1 Arrowfield Stud Plate (1600m) and Group 2 Auckland Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes (1400m), and returned to form last start when runner-up in the Group 2 Manawatu Challenge Stakes (1400m) at Trentham, much to Shaw’s delight. “It was good to see her back in form,” he said. “The start before at Pukekohe, she probably did a bit too well on me after the Arrowfield. She was eight weeks between runs there and it told in the last 50m. “Seeing her bounce back to what we know she is capable of at Wellington was heartening.” Shaw is pleased with the condition of his mare ahead of next week’s test and believes she is heading into this year’s edition of the Westbury Classic a more well-rounded horse. “Physically, I think she is a bit more ahead of where she was last year,” he said. “As she has gotten older, she has gotten bigger and stronger. “I think we have got her in a sweet spot at the moment.” Faraglioni has had just the one run at Ellerslie and Shaw is hoping the StrathAyr surface is to her liking once more. “I think it is a great surface,” he said. “There is natural cushion in there, so they should just bounce off it. She seemed to like it last year, so hopefully it hasn’t changed too much in 12 months.” Following next Saturday’s run, Shaw is contemplating a return to Ellerslie for Champions Day on March 8 where there is a $600,000 carrot dangling in the form of the Group 1 NZ Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes (1600m). “You don’t get $600,000 Group 1 fillies and mares races every day,” Shaw said. “I might have to look at stretching her out to that mile with a trial somewhere in between and try and ride her cold.” Horse racing news View the full article

Odds Bookmakers News Field Past Winners Southern Cross Stakes Group Three Betting Guide Date: Saturday, February 1, 2025 Location: Rosehill Gardens – Sydney, New South Wales Prize Money: $250,000 Distance: 1200m The Southern Cross Stakes (registered as the Frederick Clissold Stakes) has been a mainstay on the Australian racing calendar since 1940 and is typically run in February. The Group 3 contest is for horses aged three years or older and is run under Quality Handicap condition over 1200m. Although it has been known as the Southrn Cross Stakes since 2009, the race was named after Frederick William Clissold, who was a former director and founding member of the Canterbury Park Racing Club. 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Southern Cross Stakes News Lady Laguna brings up hattrick in Southern Cross Stakes Australia horse racing news 12 months ago Annabel Neasham and James McDonald have combined with Lady Laguna to take out the Group 3 Southern Cross Stakes at … Read More Quantico toughs it out on return in Southern Cross Stakes Australia horse racing news 2 years ago Quantico has returned a winner after a tough win in Saturday’s Southern Cross Stakes at Randwick. He was first-up after … Read More Lost And Running returns with win in Southern Cross Stakes Australia horse racing news 3 years ago The John O’Shea-trained Lost And Running has signalled his intentions for the autumn when claiming the Southern Cross Stakes at … Read More Laws Of Indices to resume in Southern Cross Stakes Australia horse racing news 3 years ago Laws Of Indices will resume in Saturday’s Group 3 Southern Cross Stakes (1200m) at Randwick, with trainer Annabel Neasham opting … Read More Southern Cross Stakes tips, best bets & odds | Randwick 13/1 Horse Racing Tips 4 years ago HorseBetting.com.au brings you the latest odds and best bets for the Group 3 Southern Cross Stakes at Royal Randwick on … Read More Standout No Certainty To Tackle Expressway Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Track conditions at Rosehill will determine whether Standout resumes in the Expressway Stakes or waits another fortnight to kick off … Read More 2025 Southern Cross Stakes Final Field HorseBetting will update this page when the 2025 Southern Cross Stakes field is released. Previous Southern Cross Stakes Fields 2024 Southern Cross Stakes field No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight 1 Baller Tony Gollan Nash Rawiller 8 59kg 2 Malkovich Bjorn Baker Joshua Parr 2 57.5kg 3 Lady Laguna Annabel Neasham James McDonald 7 56kg 4 On The Lead Richard & Will Freedman Jason Collett 5 54kg 5 Fifteen Rounds Wayne Brown Reece Jones 1 53kg 6 Hard To Say Jason Dreamer Dylan Gibbons 3 53kg 7 Lady Of Luxury Bjorn Baker Zac Lloyd 6 53kg 8 Kristilli Annabel Neasham Kerrin McEvoy 4 53kg 2023 Southern Cross Stakes field No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight 1 Hard Empire Toby & Trent Edmonds Rachel King 11 59kg 2 Mr Mozart Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes Jason Collett 7 59kg 3 Gravina James Cummings James McDonald 4 56.5kg 4 Swats That Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Brenton Avdulla 3 56.5kg 5 Quantico John O’Shea Kerrin McEvoy 2 55kg 6 Stampe Chris Munce Brock Ryan 10 54.5kg 7 Titanium Power Joseph Pride Tim Clark 9 54.5kg 8 Ranch Hand Chris Waller Regan Bayliss 8 53kg 9 Written Beauty Chris Waller Jay Ford 6 53kg 10 Espiona Chris Waller William Pike 1 53kg 11 Testator Silens Luke Clarke Tyler Schiller 5 53kg 2024 Southern Cross Stakes result https://horsebetting.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Rosehill-2024-Group-3-Southern-Cross-Stakes-03022024-Lady-Laguna-Annabel-Neasham-James-McDonald.mp4 1st – Lady Laguna (-105.26) 2nd – Hard To Say (+110) 3rd – Malkovich (NTD) Recent runnings of the Southern Cross Stakes: 2024: Lady Laguna brings up winning hattrick Lady Laguna ($1.95) has brought up a hattrick of wins this preparation after running away from a small field of older horses in the Group 3 Southern Cross Stakes at Rosehill, adding to her Listed Nudgee Stakes and Magic Millions Fillies & Mares victories at her previous two starts. As everyone expected, Malkovich ($5.50) took up the lead and ensured a solid gallop, with James McDonald settling the race favourite behind the leader and received the run of the race. There was only one horse that punters wanted to be on at the 400m mark, as McDonald slipped Lady Laguna more rein and she took over with 300m to go. Hard To Say ($4.60) was the best of the swoopers, as the Jason Deamer-trained gelding took ground off the winner in the concluding stages to finish second, beaten 1.6 lengths on the line. 2023: Quantico toughs it out on return Quantico has returned a winner after a tough win in Saturday’s Southern Cross Stakes at Randwick. He was first-up after almost a year away from the racetrack and has produced a tough effort under jockey Kerrin McEvoy to claim the Group 3 feature over 1200m. The son of I Am Invincible jumped evenly from barrier two and settled right on mid-field one-off the running rail before trialling Gravina into the race three-wide. Titanium Power had been well backed and opted to take a sit outside the leader with Stampe electing to get across to the rail. Gravina was able to find the one-by-one rather comfortably with James McDonald aboard, while much to punters surprise, Mr Mozart was slow away and flew home late to find the minor money. The six-year-old gelding, out of the John O’Shea yard; however, proved too classy on return, powering over the top of his rival to score a nice win in the China Horse Club colours. 2022: Lost And Running returns with Souther Cross Stakes win The first Group race at Royal Randwick on Saturday was taken out by Lost And Running in what was a terrific edition of the Group 3 Southern Cross Stakes. With the scratching of his stablemate, Quantico, on Friday, Lost And Running started $2 across the three totes and proved far too good, defeating a game Overpass and Standout. The five-year-old gelding was given a terrific ride by Hugh Bowman, who settled the even-money favourite fourth, behind Embracer, Overpass and Ashman who ensured it was a genuinely run 1200m affair. Bowman put his mount into the three-wide line at the top of the straight, which was a winning move, as the John O’Shea-trained gelding cruised through his gears to win comfortably in his first run back for the Sydney Autumn Carnival. 2021: Masked Crusader cruises to victory Masked Crusader claimed his first black-type victory with an outstanding performance in the $160,000 Group 3 Southern Cross Stakes (1200m) at Randwick. Returning to racing after a lacklustre performance at Rosehill in September, the talented sprinter lived up to his reputation by dominating a strong field. Despite racing keenly early, Masked Crusader unleashed a powerful finishing burst in the straight, securing a convincing win under jockey Tommy Berry. Southern Lad took second place, with Victorem finishing third, as Masked Crusader cemented his status as an emerging star of the sprinting scene. Previous winners of the Southern Cross Stakes Behemoth Stakes Past Winners Year Horse Jockey Trainer 2024 Lady Laguna James McDonald Annabel Neasham 2023 Quantico Kerrin McEvoy John O’Shea 2022 Lost And Running Hugh Bowman John O’Shea 2021 Masked Crusader Tommy Berry Michael, John & Wayne Hawkes 2020 Special Reward Brenton Avdulla Kris Lees 2019 Eckstein Sam Clipperton Kurt Goldman 2018 Kaepernick Brenton Avdulla John O’Shea 2017 Le Romain Hugh Bowman Kris Lees 2016 Big Money Robert Thompson Rodney Northam 2015 Heart Testa Jason Collett Chris Waller 2014 Terravista Jason Collett Joseph Pride 2013 Skytrain Joshua Parr Peter Snowden 2012 No Evidence Needed Joao Moreira John Thompson 2011 Sister Madly Rod Quinn Anthony Cummings 2010 Kenny’s World Corey Brown Graeme Murray 2009 Marchinski Grant Buckley Tracey Bartley 2008 Hoystar Danny Nikolic Peter Snowden 2007 The Free Stater James Innes Paul Cave 2006 Collate Zac Purton Allan Denham 2005 Cool Front Darren Beadman John O’Shea 2004 Britt’s Best Larry Cassidy Kris Lees 2003 Gordo Corey Brown John Hawkes 2002 Lord Essex Rod Quinn John Hawkes 2001 Ab Initio Larry Cassidy John Hawkes 2000 Pimpala Prince Shane Treweek Gordon Yorke Southern Cross Stakes winners pre-2000 Southern Cross Stakes Past Winners Pre 2000 Year Horse 1999 Ab Initio 1998 Confiscate 1997 Secret Savings 1996 Danewin 1995 Alert Me 1994 Deposition 1993 Big Dreams 1992 Friend’s Venture 1991 Joanne 1990 Comrade 1989 Diamond Benny 1988 Wong 1987 Swift Cheval 1986 Avon Angel 1985 Pete’s Gold 1984 Gelsomino 1983 Bronze Spirit 1982 Ubetido 1981 Goreham 1980 Brandy Slipper 1979 Scomeld 1978 Always Welcome 1977 Tiger Town 1976 Hartshill 1975 Let’s Fly 1974 Race Not Held 1973 Race Not Held 1972 Gunsynd 1971 Bogan Rea 1970 Biarritz Star 1969 Roman Consul 1968 Illusionist 1967 Red Clinker 1966 Aldor 1965 Florida Keys 1964 Here I Come 1963 State Martial 1962 Grammar Lad 1961 Tipperary Star 1960 Dark Night 1959 Winchester 1958 Jester 1957 Juggler 1956 Evening Peal 1955 My Hali 1954 Regoli 1953 Nagpuni 1952 Osborne 1951 Aerofoil 1950 San Domenico 1949 Cognac 1948 Persian Prince 1947 Lackaboy 1946 Petulance 1945 Gay King 1944 Race Not Held 1943 Race Not Held 1942 Race Not Held 1941 Amiable 1940 Gold Rod Recommended! 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What 2025 Magic Millions 3YO Guineas Where Gold Coast Turf Club – Gold Coast, Queensland When Friday, January 17, 2025 Prizemoney $3,000,000 Distance 1400m Conditions Restricted Listed 2024 winner Abounding (6) | T: Robert Heathcote | J: Martin Harley (54.5kg) Visit Dabble Due to the postponement of the last seven races on Magic Millions Day last Saturday, the remaining races will be run and won on Friday night at the Gold Coast Turf Club. The Magic Millions 3YO Classic is scheduled for race five on the program, with a full field of 18 expected to clash in the 1400m contest. The track was rated as a Heavy 8 on Tuesday afternoon, and with rain forecast on Thursday and Friday, it is expected that the surface will only improve slightly. There is a chance of an upgrade into the Soft range on raceday. 2025 Magic Millions 3YO Guineas odds The Peter Snowden-trained Tuileries has opened as the $5 favourite with horse racing bookmakers, leading the market over Sntizanova, who sits on the second line of betting at $6. The only other runner that is marked in single figure is Bauhinia, who is rated a $9.50 chance. Bittercreek ($10), Street Chase ($12), and Cosmic Fire ($13) all should be considered at each-way prices, following strong performance last start. 2025 Magic Millions 3YO Guineas speed map The three Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott representatives, Catoggio, Dawn Service, and Shangri La Express, will contest the lead in the 2025 Magic Millions 3YO Guineas. Cosmic Fire, Zoubaby, and Street Chase will attempt to settle in behind the top three from their inside to middle gates. Bittercreek, Give Me Space, and Bauhinia will appreciate a fast tempo as they will settle towards the back of the field from their wide barriers. Continue reading for HorseBetting’s top selections and $100 betting strategy for the 2025 Magic Millions 3YO Guineas. Magic Millions 3YO Guineas 2025 preview & form Tuileries has been impressive in both of her victories after getting herself out of trouble to finish off strongly over 1250m and 1300m. The Peter Snowden-trained filly has a brilliant turn of foot, and that has been on full display in those two victories at Canterbury and Randwick. Barrier 23 seems to be the only possible problem for Tuileries, but if she can navigate a clear path, she can win again. Much like the top selection, Snitzanova is on a winning streak after claiming victories in the Group 3 Spring Stakes and Group 2 Sandown Guineas in her last two starts. The Ciaron Maher-trained filly proved too strong for her rivals at Sandown over 1600m, and dropping back in trip to 1400m should be no problem for her. Snitzanova will map better than most of her market rivals, and that could be pivotal to her winning chances. Bauhinia and Bittercreek are two more chances that will make their prescence felt behind a strong tempo, with both of them likely to settle toward the back of the field and finish off strongly. Magic Millions 3YO Guineas 2025 selections & best bets Selections: 18 TUILERIES 6 SNITZANOVA 14 BAUHINIA 1 BITTERCREEK $100 betting strategy $50 win Tuileries (#18) @ +750 with BlondeBet $50 win Snitzanova (#6) @ +500 with Playup 2025 Magic Millions 3YO Guineas Field No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight 1 Bittercreek Leon & Troy Corstens & Will Larkin Blake Shinn 15 58kg 2 Give Me Space Barry Lockwood Luke Dempsey 21 57kg 3 Dawn Service Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott James Orman 4 56.5kg 4 Catoggio Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Tim Clark 19 56.5kg 5 Deoth Of Character Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald Chad Schofield 16 56.5kg 6 Snitzanova Ciaron Maher Daniel Stackhouse 9 56kg 7 Bosustow Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald Joshua Parr 10 56kg 8 Shangri La Express Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Angela Jones 14 56kg 9 Street Chase Jim Mason Craig Williams 12 56kg 10 King Of Roseau Peter Snowden Vlad Duric 3 56kg 11 Cosmic Fire Billy Healey Andrew Mallyon 2 56kg 12 Hella Fast Kelly Schweida Kyle Wilson-Taylor 8 56kg 13 Dance To The Boom Bjorn Baker Damian Lane 18 54.5kg 14 Bauhinia Lee & Cherie Curtis Tommy Berry 20 54kg 15 Zoubaby Richard & Will Freedman Andrew Adkins 7 54kg 16 Yes Lulu Ciaron Maher Jason Collett 17 54kg 17 Arriving Home Bjorn Baker Kerrin McEvoy 11 54kg 18 Tuileries Peter Snowden Tyler Schiller 23 54kg 19 Hell To Pay (1E) John O’Shea & Tom Charlton Damian Lane 5 56kg 20 Territory Ash (2E) Liam Birchley TBC 22 54kg 21 Bollinger Miss (3E) Chris & Corey Munce Martin Harley 6 54kg 22 Blitzum (4E) Chris Anderson TBC 1 56kg 23 Nuestra (5E) Lawrie Mayfield-Smith TBC 13 54kg Horse racing tips View the full article

Odds Bookmakers News Field Past Winners Autumn Stakes Group Two Betting Guide Date: Saturday, February 8, 2025 Location: Caulfield Racecourse – Melbourne, Victoria Prize Money: $300,000 Distance: 1400m The Autumn Stakes is a Group 2 race for three-year-olds conducted by the Melbourne Racing Club at Caulfield Racecourse. First held in 1979, the race was won by Gondolier. The Autumn Stakes is currently run over 1400m under Set Weights and Penalties conditions, offering a prize pool of $300,000 in 2025. Initially contested as a Listed race, the Autumn Stakes was upgraded to Group 3 status in 1980 and then elevated to Group 2 in 2008. The race has seen few fillies succeed, with only three—Catechuchu, Special Harmony, and Blaze The Turf winning in the past 25 years. It has been a notable lead-up to the Australian Guineas, with five horses completing the Autumn Stakes/Australian Guineas double: Light Fantastic, Apache Cat, Dash For Cash, Dignity Dancer, and King’s High. 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Autumn Stakes News Feroce set for Autumn Stakes return Australia horse racing news 1 day ago Feroce is set to trial on January 17 before kicking off in the Autumn Stakes, with trainer Dom Sutton favouring … Read More Snow Patrol gets the head down in Group 2 Autumn Stakes Australia horse racing news 11 months ago Mark Zahra and the Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr team have combined with Snow Patrol to grind away to … Read More Glint Of Silver causes boilover in Group 2 Autumn Stakes Australia horse racing news 2 years ago Blake Shinn and David Pfieffer have combined with a last start Kembla Grange Class 1 Handicap runner-up to take out … Read More Sandown full racing tips & quaddie tips | Saturday, February 11 Horse Racing Tips 2 years ago The C.F Orr Stakes headlines the action out of Sandown on Saturday, and HorseBetting’s James Herbert presents his race-by-race preview … Read More Coastwatch grips on in the Autumn Stakes Australia horse racing news 3 years ago The Chris Waller-trained Coastwatch has taken out the Group 2 Autumn Stakes at Caulfield, with Group 1 targets the main … Read More Poland Set To Conquer Australian Guineas Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Mike Moroney admonished himself after Poland’s first-up win in the Autumn Stakes as he said he should not have run … Read More 2025 Autumn Stakes Final Field HorseBetting will update this page when the 2025 Autumn Stakes final field is released. Previous Autumn Stakes Fields 2024 Autumn Stakes field No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight 1 Zipaway Neville Parnham Steven Parnham 7 58.5kg 2 Carbonados Ben, Will & JD Hayes Luke Currie 1 58kg 3 Flying Trapeze Gary Portelli Craig Williams 8 57kg 4 Southport Tycoon Ciaron Maher Damian Lane 5 57kg 5 Hey Fat Cat Robbie Laing Michael Dee 4 57kg 6 Shiny New Deel Gavin Bedggood Jamie Kah 2 57kg 7 Snow Patrol Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) Mark Zahra 6 57kg 8 Sacramental Mitchell Freedman Jarrod Fry 3 57kg 2024 Autumn Stakes result https://horsebetting.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Caulfield-2024-Group-2-Autumn-Stakes-10022024-Snow-Patrol-Mick-Price-Michael-Kent-Jnr-Mark-Zahra.mp4 1st – Snow Patrol (+800) 2nd – Southport Tycoon (-1000) 3rd – Zipaway (-125) Recent runnings of the Autumn Stakes: 2024: Snow Patrol fends off Southport Tycoon Mark Zahra and the Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr team combined with Snow Patrol ($9.00) to win the Group 2 Autumn Stakes (1400m). It was a perfectly timed steer by Zahra who elected to stalk the favoured runner Southport Tycoon ($2.10) every step of the way, taking a mid-field sit throughout the 1400m journey. There was a strong tempo mid-race setup by the team Hayes-trained Carbonados ($6.50), as the third market elect strode to the front under Luke Currie, attempting to make every post a winner. As the leader was fading turning into the home straight, the eventual quinella pair cleared out on their respective rivals as Snow Patrol and Southport Tycoon sat down to fight out the finish, with the former just able to get the upper hand in the shadows of the post. Hey Fat Cat ($6.00) was the clear firmer in the market but bombed the start significantly, putting an end to his winning chances despite flashing home into a fourth-place finish, while Western Australian invader Zipaway ($7.50) managed to hold third. 2023: Glint Of Silver causes boilover Blake Shinn and David Pfieffer combined with Glint Of Silver to cause a boilover in the Group 2 Autumn Stakes, after finishing as a runner-up in a Class 1 Handicap at Kembla Grange last start. This three-year-old son of Rubick has gone to another level this preparation, beginning his campaign by breaking his maiden first-up in a Canterbury Maiden three starts back, to now winning a Group 2 at Sandown. After jumping as an $11 outsider with online bookmakers, Glint Of Silver sat outside the leader and just kept finding down the straight to hold on and beat the fast finishing and luckless Amenable and The Fortune Teller. The race favourites, Pericles and Calico Jack, were somewhat disappointing which left some owners and punters scratching their heads. 2022: Coastwatch grips on to victory The first Group race at Caulfield on CF Orr Stakes Day in 2022 was taken out by the sole Sydney visitor, as Coastwatch proved too strong in the Autumn Stakes (1400m). The Chris Waller-trained gelding sat outside the heavily backed Decent Raine in the run, before going clear at the top of the straight under Craig Williams. The three-year-olds battled it out for every inch of the 1400m affair, as Burning Power surged from last, going down by only a narrow margin. Coastwatch was having his first run for the autumn, after having a successful spring campaign, which saw him take out the Group 3 Ming Dynasty Stakes and run 1.6 lengths behind In The Congo and Anamoe in the Group 1 Golden Rose Stakes. Previous winners of the Autumn Stakes Autumn Stakes Past Winners Year Horse Jockey Trainer 2024 Snow Patrol Mark Zahra Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) 2023 Glint of Silver Blake Shinn David Pfieffer 2022 Coastwatch Craig Williams Chris Waller 2021 Poland Jordan Childs Michael Moroney 2020 Microphone Damian Lane James Cummings 2019 Beauty Legacy Mark Zahra David & Ben Hayes & Tom Dabernig 2018 Holy Snow Michael Dee Mick Price 2017 Oak Door Damian Lane Robert Smerdon 2016 Mahuta Brad Rawiller Darren Weir 2015 San Nicasio Ben Melham Peter Moody 2014 Thunder Fantasy Mark Zahra Anthony Cummings 2013 Mulaazem Luke Nolen Peter Moody 2012 Pied a Terre Mark Zahra Peter Snowden 2011 Dusty Star Craig Williams Peter Morgan 2010 Denman Kerrin McEvoy Peter Snowden 2009 Fravashi Kerrin McEvoy Peter Snowden 2008 Light Fantastic Steven King Mick Price 2007 Catechuchu Craig Williams David Hayes 2006 Apache Cat Glen Boss Greg Eurell 2005 Shinzig Steven King Chris Waller 2004 Special Harmony Damien Oliver Lee Freedman 2003 Titanic Jack Patrick Payne Tom Hughes 2002 Dash for Cash Greg Childs Rick Hore-Lacy 2001 Desert Sky Greg Childs Mathew Ellerton 2000 Sudurka Patrick Payne Brian Mayfield-Smith Autumn Stakes winners pre-2000 Autumn Stakes Past Winners Pre 2000 Year Horse 1999 Dignity Dancer 1998 Blaze The Turf 1997 Tampir Lane 1996 Nick On The Run 1995 St Covet 1994 Royal Rubiton 1993 Just Juan 1992 Laranto 1991 Canny Lad 1990 The Oval 1989 King’s High 1988 Havelock’s Pride 1987 Northern Copy 1986 Beach Gown 1985 Testimony 1984 Centaine 1983 Lord Ballina 1982 Pure Of Heart 1981 Deck The Halls 1980 Tolhurst 1979 Gondolier Recommended! 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The Magic Millions race day, postponed last Saturday due to heavy rain, returns this Friday night for a special twilight meeting at the Gold Coast. One of the rescheduled highlights is the $2 million Magic Millions Cup 2025, a handicap race promising an exciting clash of talented sprinters and middle-distance runners. Moravia Seeks Redemption Michael […] The post 2025 Magic Millions Cup Heats Up Under the Friday Night Lights at the Gold Coast appeared first on HorseRacing.com.au. View the full article

Magic Millions 3YO Guineas Rescheduled for Friday Night Under the Lights The highly anticipated Magic Millions 3YO Guineas 2025, originally scheduled for Saturday, has been rescheduled for Friday evening, January 17th, at the Gold Coast. Heavy rainfall forced the abandonment of the majority of the Magic Millions race day on Saturday, leading to the decision […] The post Updated 2025 Magic Millions 3YO Guineas Betting appeared first on HorseRacing.com.au. View the full article

The rain may have delayed the party, but the glamour and excitement return to the Gold Coast this Friday night as the rescheduled 2025 Magic Millions 2YO Classic takes centre stage. A Wide-Open Race for $3 Million Sixteen talented juveniles will vie for a share of the $3 million prize purse in this prestigious race. […] The post Magic Millions 2YO Classic Rescheduled for Friday Night Lights! appeared first on HorseRacing.com.au. View the full article

What 2025 Magic Millions 2YO Classic Where Gold Coast Turf Club – Gold Coast, Queensland When Friday, January 17, 2025 Prizemoney $3,000,000 Distance 1200m Conditions Restricted Listed 2024 winner Storm Boy (9) | T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | J: Adam Hyeronimus (57kg) Visit Dabble Following the postponemnet of the Magic Millions Day meeting last Saturday, the remaining seven races will take place at the Gold Coast Turf Club this Friday Night. The Magic Millions 2YO Classic is scheduled to be run as the second race on the night, with a full field of 16 expected to clash over 1200m. With the track being rated as a Heavy 8 at the time of acceptances and some rain forecast in the lead-up, the track is expected to remain wet, but there is a possibility of an upgrade to a Soft rating on raceday. 2025 Magic Millions 2YO Classic odds Horse racing bookmakers have opened their Magic Millions 2YO Classic market with only six runners marked under $10. The Peter Snowden-trained Memo leads the betting at $5.50, slightly ahead of Invincible Woman and La Bella Boom at $6. Gallo Nero ($6.50) sits alone on the third line of betting, with Icarian Dream ($7.50) and first emergency, Space Rider ($8), rounding out the horses in single figures. 2025 Magic Millions 2YO Classic speed map The speed for the 2025 Magic Millions 2YO Classic will be very fast, with the likes of Invincible Woman, The Playwright, Space Rider, and Hi Barbie expected to fight for the lead. Vein Girl, Gallo Nero, Don’tdoubthelady and O’Ole will push forward from inside to middle barriers and settle behind the speed. Meanwhile, Quietly Arrogant, Memo, and Icarian Dream are likely to settle worse than midfield and enjoy the hot tempo. Continue reading for HorseBetting’s top selections and $100 betting strategy for the 2025 Magic Millions 2YO Classic. Magic Millions 2YO Classic 2025 preview & form With so many speed influences engaged in this year’s edition of the Magic Millions 2YO Classic, Icarian Dream will go on top in the 1200m contest. The Ciaron Maher-trained filly was way too good for her rivals in the Group 3 B.J. McLachlan Stakes at Eagle Farm last start, as she sailed down the middle of the track and recorded a 1.5-length win. The daughter of Blue Point has been to the races four times so far, with each of her performances showing that she is only getting better with the experience. If Jason Collett can settle Icarian Dream in a good position from barrier 21, she will prove very hard to hold out late. Gallo Nero was very good when taking out a 2YO Handicap at Rosehill last start. The son of Wootton Bassett settled behind the speed before taking a gap between runners at the 200m mark to finish off strongly over 1100m. After drawing barrier five, the Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes-trained colt will get the run of the race behind a strong speed. Invincible Woman and Space Rider have been impressive in their debut victories and must be given a chance if they can finish off after racing on speed. Magic Millions 2YO Classic 2025 selections & best bets Selections: 6 ICARIAN DREAM 2 GALLO NERO 10 INVINCIBLE WOMAN 17 SPACE RIDER $100 betting strategy $50 win Icarian Dream (#6) @ +650 with BlondeBet $50 win Gallo Nero (#2) @ +550 with Playup 2025 Magic Millions 2YO Classic Field No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight 1 Quietly Arrogant Peter Snowden Joshua Parr 16 57kg 2 Gallo Nero Michael, John & Wayne Hawkes Tyler Schiller 5 57kg 3 Secret Sort Donna Stanbridge Vld Duric 2 57kg 4 Luva Flutta Stuart Kendrick James Orman 7 57kg 5 Cool Archie Chris & Corey Munce Martin Harley 20 57kg 6 Icarian Dream Ciaron Maher Jason Collett 21 55kg 7 O’ Ole Bjorn Baker Tommy Berry 3 55kg 8 Vein Girl Chris & Corey Munce Cejay Graham 6 55kg 9 La Bella Boom Tony Gollan Craig Williams 10 55kg 10 Invincible Woman Lloyd Kennewell & Lucy Yeomans Damian Lane 9 55kg 11 Hi Barbie Tony Gollan Tim Clark 14 55kg 12 The Playwright Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Blake Shinn 8 55kg 13 Memo Peter Snowden Kerrin McEvoy 1 55kg 14 Formula Rossa Tony Gollan Angela Jones 18 55kg 15 Don’tdoubthelady Clinton Taylor Justin Stanley 17 55kg 16 Forgotten Spirit Scott Morrisey Linda Meech 11 55kg 17 Space Rider (1E) Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) Chad Schofield 4 57kg 18 Blitzburg (2E) Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou TBC 19 57kg 19 Earn To Burn (3E) Jack Bruce TBC 12 57kg 20 Lovebug (4E) Wendy Bannerot TBC 13 55kg 21 Insain Lady (5E) Adam & Dallas Simpson TBC 15 55kg Horse racing tips View the full article

Ben Allen returns to the mounting yard aboard Bittercreek after winning the Red Anchor Stakes at Moonee Valley. (Photo by George Sal/Racing Photos) Bittercreek is shaping up as the standout contender for Friday night’s Magic Millions 3YO Guineas (1400m), according to co-trainer Will Larkin, who hopes the colt can live up to expectations in the rescheduled $3 million feature on the Gold Coast. Originally set to run in Saturday’s abandoned Magic Millions meeting, the Group 2 Sandown Guineas (1600m) runner-up has had to adjust his preparation, but Larkin remains optimistic about his chances. “He’s trialled well here and his form in Queensland from his two-year-old season is really good,” Larkin, who trains in partnership with Leon and Troy Corstens, told Racing.com. “He loves going this way. He’s done everything right, looks terrific, and his trackwork has been incredible. “I think (Saturday) he was ready to peak, and heading into Friday he will be the same. “He’s probably the best horse in the race. If he gets a bit of luck from the draw (and) we get a track better than a Soft (6) he can definitely win.” Stablemate Zou Sensation is also on track for the rescheduled Magic Millions Cup (1400m), with Larkin confident both runners will present well on race day. “You have to scramble to make things happen and they’ll be there in good order. “Our two both handle the wet, but I reckon they are more effective on top of the ground. “If we happened to get a dry track it would definitely be a positive.” Horse racing news View the full article

Accredited. Photo: Bradleyphotos.com.au Accredited has been one of Sydney’s standout performers this summer, stringing together three consecutive city wins since early December. The five-year-old, trained by Joe Pride, has twice tasted success at Randwick and will now step up to stakes level for the first time in the Listed Carrington Stakes (1400m) on January 25. “You can only be impressed by what he’s been doing, he’s done really well,” Pride said. “He’s having a good preparation, to state the obvious, and he still looks like there’s a little bit of improvement in him. “This race should do him for this preparation.” Accredited’s latest victory came in dominant fashion on January 4, when he won a Benchmark 88 (1400m) by four lengths. Pride is pleased with how the gelding has pulled up since that run. “I’m happy with him,” he said. “The handicapper didn’t miss him, he gave him nine points so that’s 4.5 kilos. So he basically has to go up in grade again, which is fine. “I had that Carrington Stakes in mind anyway.” If Accredited can deliver another strong performance at Listed level, Pride is considering a potential winter campaign for the in-form gelding. Horse racing news View the full article

An appreciation, by T.D. Thornton In the mid-1960s, Rocco Gabriella started his career as a jockey by literally standing on his head to try and make it into the winner's circle. He didn't get his photo taken there all that many times during a two-decade career that largely played out in and around his beloved hometown of Philadelphia. But his flair for showmanship and a drive do just about anything to put a smile on the faces of his fellow racetrackers, to help those in need, and to take chances on just-for-fun endeavors fueled by nothing more than his unbridled optimism stood out, even in a sport that has never lacked for characters. Gabriella died last week at age 82 at his home in Pawleys Island, South Carolina, where he and his wife, Deatra, had retired two decades ago. His only son, Michael Gabriella, told TDN in a Monday phone interview that after a 2021 fall caused a brain bleed, Gabriella suffered a series of strokes that led to his demise. He passed peacefully Jan. 6 surrounded by his extended family, with Michael holding his hand. “He was always looking for ways to bring joy,” Michael Gabriella said. “He didn't go the track just to collect a paycheck.” Richard Orbann, a retired racetrack executive, came up through the officiating ranks with Gabriella in the 1980s after Gabriella had hung up his tack. Orbann was the clerk of scales at Philadelphia Park and Gabriella was his assistant. When Orbann rose through the ranks and become president of Garden State Park, Gabriella took over in the jockeys' room. Gabriella, who started singing at age five when the nuns at his Catholic school had him stand up in front of the class to demonstrate hymns to classmates with his pitch-perfect voice, had often filled the jockeys' rooms at tracks in the mid-Atlantic with song. Over the years he belted out everything from Motown to oldies to pop rock, just like he did when he performed crooning solo in talent contests, or at parties with his four-piece band, Dead Heat. “Rocco was a very interesting and very talented guy, and he was a guy with a good soul,” Orbann told TDN. “Everybody liked Rocco, is the best way to put it. “He was an amazing singer,” Orbann said. “He sang professionally in nightclubs, and had two or three CDs out. He had a Frankie Valli kind of a voice.” Born and raised in South Philly, Gabriella at first embarked upon a career as a plumber's apprentice. But he gave it up in his early 20s after hearing so many people say his muscular, 104-pound, 5'2″ frame would be better suited to riding racehorses. An established jockey who lived in his neighborhood, Kevin Daly, helped to influence his decision. Gabriella hatched a plan to head to New Orleans for a winter to learn hotwalking and then exercise riding. Because he was broke, he had to ride the entire way down in the back of a horse van, and slept in the stables until he got his first paycheck. “When I decided to become a jockey, I wanted to prove to my bigger friends that I could do as much or even more than they could,” Gabriella said in a 1973 interview with the Courier-Post of Camden, New Jersey. Gabriella returned to Philly and won his first race Oct. 5, 1965, at Atlantic City. He then ventured north to New England, where he was a leading apprentice at Suffolk Downs and Rockingham Park. On the opening day of the spring 1966 meet at Suffolk, the Boston Globe reported that Gabriella “startled the other jockeys and valets in the jocks' room [when] he stood on his head for 10 minutes” before the first race. “This is yoga. It's the art of relaxation,” Gabriella explained. “It eases the tension in your body. You're supposed to be able to stand on your head as you stand on your two feet. The blood doesn't circulate in the brain naturally. It has to be pumped there. That's why you have tension.” The Globe reported with a touch of skepticism that, “The others weren't convinced even though Gabriella won the only race he rode that day.” Within a few months though, the 24-year-old rookie had converted at least a few of his fellow reinsmen. One was the more experienced jockey John Giovanni, who had fractured spine and was nearly paralyzed in a spill around the same time Gabriella was getting started. The apprentice showed the journeyman a few yoga positions to help with strength and flexibility, and Giovanni later publicly credited Gabriella for providing “excellent therapy” to speed his recovery. A year later, Gabriella got married and decided to move to California to try his luck on a more competitive circuit. But four weeks into the venture, he, too, broke his back. During his time recuperating, Gabriella got homesick, so he and Deatra returned home from Santa Anita Park. In the early 1970s, Gabriella was based at Liberty Bell in Philly and the nearby New Jersey tracks. But he accepted long-shot mounts wherever they were offered, riding at now-defunct Thoroughbred venues like Commodore Downs, Pocono Downs, Dover Downs and the Marshfield Fair. Although he rarely ranked at the top of any track's win standings (his career predated statistics now available on Equibase), Gabriella did evolve into a go-to jockey whenever reporters wanted a good quote or an entertaining story. For Halloween in 1971, the clean-shaven Gabriella grew a long, full beard so his costume as a whirling dervish would look authentic. When he kept the mass of facial hair long into 1972, he joked in a Philadelphia Daily News article that its purpose would serve him well if he ever had to shave it to drop a few pounds to make riding weight. Based on numerous newspaper clippings from that era, even after a decade of riding, Gabriella still got more ink for his yoga than he did for winning races. Although he gamely fielded questions from reporters who didn't understand the practice decades before yoga went mainstream, Gabriella seemed to sense he was getting pigeonholed as a novelty for standing on his head. When Gabriella opened up about other aspects of his life, turf writers began to get curious about what they regarded as non-traditional interests for a racetracker, like the jockey's voracious library habit and his penchant for watching documentary films. “I find myself reading a lot of information books,” Gabriella told the Hackensack Record. “I just read Alvin Toffler's The Third Wave, which was very interesting. He says the world is becoming an information world. I don't want to become stagnated in my thinking. I want to look to the future.” Gabriella was ahead of his time with that choice. The Third Wave was a landmark book written nearly a half-century ago that correctly predicted how the planet would transition from centuries of being agriculture- and industry-based to the data-driven societies that dominate our daily lives today. “I don't want the label 'pinhead,'” Gabriella said by way of explaining his numerous off-track interests. Gabriella was a member American Society of Inventors. He always seemed to have ideas for in-the-pipeline patents, but the only one that came close to fruition was a “novelty gift” that he told one interviewer had made him “a little money.” Gabriella also liked to box, and although he never fought professionally, he was a sparring partner for others in the lower weight classes who did. He even managed to make that pastime mesh with his interest in show biz and all things Philly: He acted as a stand-in for Rocky Balboa's son in one of the Rocky films (although Michael said his dad's appearances did not make the final cut). Over the decades, injuries took their toll. “My dad broke his back, twice,” his son said. “And his collarbone. And his wrist. He had to have knee surgery from all the running he had to do to lose weight. He had six concussions. Multiple hernias. And one time, in addition to him falling off of horses, a horse tried to jump over his car one morning and totaled it. Luckily, it didn't land on him.” Michael Gabriella said those injuries were the reason that later in his life, his father never turned down a request to perform as entertainment at charity fundraisers that benefitted causes like the Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund. By 1983, when Gabriella was 41, good mounts were difficult to come by. He wound up his career as the “house jockey” at the Meadowlands and Garden State, getting paid a modest fee to stay late each racing night until the last race was over just in case another rider got hurt and a substitute jockey was needed so the track wouldn't lose betting handle by having to scratch the mount. In 2004, while working as the scales clerk at Philadelphia Park, a local horse was improbably on the cusp of winning the Triple Crown. Gabriella co-wrote and performed a song titled “The Legend of Smarty Jones.” The bluesy number got quite a bit of local airplay in the weeks leading up to the colt's near-miss, one-length loss in the GI Belmont Stakes. Although he had once told an interviewer that he would probably remain at the racetrack until he died, Gabriella retired to South Carolina in the mid-2000s. But before he could settle in and relax, his son said he almost did die after contracting a potentially fatal (and then little-known) autoimmune disease. He was failing fast and down to 90 pounds before a doctor came up with the correct diagnosis and initiated treatments that saved his life. “He had to go through chemotherapy, lost his hair, and came out of remission twice,” Michael Gabriella said. “But he always powered through and made it.” The retired jockey didn't exactly take it easy once he bounced back. Gabriella landed a regular gig singing in a supper club, and even tried out for the reality television music competition X Factor. “He did this in his 60s, ever the optimist,” his son told TDN. “He made it through three rounds. Never made it on TV, but he didn't get turned away at the door, either.” Even as far back as four decades ago, Gabriella knew that the racetrack had provided him with a full and interesting way of life and a second family. “I won a small stakes and had a couple of seconds in stakes races.” Gabriella told the Courier-Post shortly after retiring from riding in 1986.. “I never really had any nice horses. I rode a lot of claimers. I didn't really get any big stakes or anything. I guess I was never that much of a success as a rider. But I made a living at it, and I made a good living.” The post Remembering Rocco Gabriella, Renaissance Rider With a ‘Good Soul’ and a Flair for Showmanship appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

by Jessica Martini & Stefanie Grimm LEXINGTON, KY – The Keeneland January Horses of All Ages Sale opened with the first of its three sessions Monday and figures at the end of the day were well ahead of the pace set during the opening session of its four-day 2024 renewal. “It was a good, solid day,” said Keeneland Vice President of Sales Tony Lacy. “I think it was a continuation of November in large part. We saw good, solid trade for quality horses.” For the session, 200 horses sold for $18,087,000 for an average of $90,435–up 11.11% from last year's opening session–and a median of $65,000, which increased a whopping 103.13% from 2024. In 2024, 225 horses sold during the opening session of the January sale for a gross of $17,547,500, an average of $77,989 and a median of $32,000. With 95 horses reported not sold, the buy-back rate was 32.20% Monday. It was 30.12% a year ago. “The demand was high, reflected in the median up over 100%, which is fantastic,” Lacy said. “We were up in all three major indices, which is encouraging. We did have a tick up in RNA rate. We will dive into that, but there definitely has been some protectionism, as we mentioned in the November sale, and has been evident here as well.” Keeneland Senior Director of Sales Operations Cormac Breathnach added, “For a long time, the January sale was a little brother to the November sale, but this is a strong median and huge growth from last year, when we had seven figure offerings in the first session.” With a slimmer catalogue this year, the January sale has been condensed to three days, making direct comparisons between opening sessions difficult, Breathnach acknowledged. “The catalogue in general is a little stronger top to bottom because we lost primarily from the lower end of the market,” Breathnach said. “This first day [Monday] is probably a little enriched because a lot of Book 1 sort of got forced into this. But there is a lot of quality, particularly tomorrow [Tuesday], because some of the big consignors are selling everything tomorrow. It's not really a Book 1 and a Book 2 situation, but generally speaking, today was enriched a little bit. So that's probably helping the median jump, but that doesn't change the fact that it more than doubled, which could never have been anticipated either. It's not quite apples to apples because of the format tweak, but we will know more in a couple of days.” In addition to the smaller catalogue, the first day of the January sale had a large number of outs. From a catalogue of 459, there were 164 horses withdrawn from the session. “We are watching the scratch rate and RNA rate as indicators of not everybody getting what they needed to out of the session,” Breathnach said. Lacy added, “A lot of the scratches came in early. They were ones that we knew about for a while, so it wasn't that there wasn't enough activity on the grounds. There was fairly regular traffic of late scratches, there was nothing extraordinary in that sense.” Hip 447 – Delahaye | Keeneland Adrian Wallace of Coolmore, bidding on behalf of David Nagle's Barronstown Stud, went to a co-session topping $700,000 to acquire Pretty Birdie (Bird Song) (hip 453). The 6-year-old mare, in foal to Candy Ride (Arg), was consigned by Gainesway on behalf of the estate of John Hendrickson. Winner of the 2021 GIII Schuylerville Stakes, she had sold for $1.1 million at the 2024 Keeneland November sale, but was returned after she was observed cribbing. “She's a lovely mare,” said Wallace. “We loved her the first time we saw her. She was a very precocious race mare herself and obviously coming from the estate of the late John Hendrickson, we are privileged to buy into one of his great families–and that of Marylou Whitney, as well.” Of her announced status as a cribber at Monday's sale, Wallace, who confirmed the Coolmore team had bid on the mare in November, said, “We are delighted to get her this time at a slightly discounted rate. You take [cribbing] into account, but we've got lots of fence posts at Ashford Stud and hopefully she won't do too much damage.” Wallace said Pretty Birdie will likely have a date with a Triple Crown winner this spring. “The plan is to keep her in America,” Wallace said. “She is very well covered at the moment, so we will see what the foal is like, but probably you will find that she will go to Justify.” Three Chimneys Farm bought out partner William Lawrence on GIII Old Forester Mint Julep Stakes winner Delahaye (Medaglia d'Oro) (hip 447) with a $700,000 bid late into the supplemental catalogue Monday. The 5-year-old mare was consigned by Four Star Sales as agent. “That's the exact number I had appraised her at to [Three Chimneys owner] Goncalo [Torrealba] before she walked in,” said the farm's Chief Stipe Cauthen. “It wouldn't have shocked me if she had brought $800,000 or $900,000 and we knew she wasn't going to bring $500,000 or $600,000.” Kerry Cauthen of Four Star Sales agreed on the price point. “It was a great price for a Grade III filly,” he said. “And as has consistently happened year round and year over year, if they're as pretty as that and they show the performance, there's plenty of people that want to buy. [The price] was actually a little better than I thought she'd bring. I thought she was kind of a $500,000 to $600,000 filly. It's just a matter of finding two people who ant the same thing.” Both co-topping mares were supplements to the main January catalogue. “The nice thing about the supplements is that, when the time comes, I think they felt it was time to retire this filly and put her to the breeding shed,” Kerry Cauthen said. “And it was a partnership where one breeds and one doesn't, so that's why she went in here.” Of the market during Monday's first session of the auction, Kerry Cauthen said, “I think it's been a very fair January. Sometimes January doesn't always have the same sizzle that you get in November, so you have some odd happenings but, as a market overall, I think it's been very fair.” Delahaye is the first foal out of Bella Carina (War Front), a full-sister to MGSW Valid and a half-sister to a pair of talented runners in GISW Malibu Prayer (Malibu Moon), a $2-million KEENOV broodmare, and MGSP Grand Love (Gun Runner). Three Chimneys, which bred Delahaye, will add the young mare to Gun Runner's upcoming 2025 book. “She was extremely consistent and talented on the track and we just felt like it's an important family,” said Chief Stipe Cauthen. “Her dam is producing really nice horses. It's really hard to find quality that you can buy. Three Chimneys already owned half of her, she was on the market and if she brought more, she would've sold, but [Goncalo] was comfortable buying out the partnership. It's a win-win for everybody. The partner made money and had fun at the races. She made nearly a half million dollars. Now, she'll go to Gun Runner. She's a great young mare for Gun Runner.” Chief Stipe Cauthen noted a slight down tick from the November market to January. “The sale has been a very good quality sale, but maybe it just didn't have the electricity of November,” he said. In addition to offering Monday's co-topper, Gainesway also consigned the day's top-priced short yearling. A colt by Tapit, hip 293 is out of stakes winner Maybe Wicked (Mizzen Mast) and was purchased for $400,000 by JPM Bloodstock, agent. “It's typical,” Gainesway's Brian Graves said of the January market. “You're unhappy with a lot of what you are getting until you identify a horse that you really want to buy and then you go to the sale ring and you can't obtain the horse. It's a little bit feast or famine, a little spotty in January. But so far, it's been pretty fair.” The Keeneland January sale continues through Wednesday with sessions beginning each day at 10 a.m. The post With ‘Pretty Spectacular Increase in Median’, Pair of $700,000 Mares Share Top Billing at Keeneland January Opener appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The $2m Avantage Filly.

Haunui Farm will head to Karaka next week with a 51-strong draft for New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Yearling Sales, led by a number of blueblood fillies in Book 1. “We have got a very nice draft of Book 1 yearlings and we have got some pretty special fillies in that draft,” Haunui Farm managing director Mark Chitty said. Lot 345, the Savabeel filly out of Group Three performer Symphonic is set to garner plenty of interest, being a full-sister to multiple Group One winner and last season’s New Zealand Champion three-year-old Orchestral, while this year’s standout three-year-old Savaglee also features close-up in the pedigree, being out of a full-sister to Symphonic. Chitty is also excited about the prospects of two other Savabeel fillies in his draft – lot 255, the filly out of Group One performer Rondinella, and lot 450, the filly out of Arabian Night, an Oasis Dream half-sister to Group Two winner Olaya. “We have got three Savabeel fillies. The full-sister to Orchestral is a lovely filly,” Chitty said. “We have another one out of Rondinella, who we raced from our foundation family. I think she is the ninth generation from that family that hails all the way back to a mare called Foxona, who we bought off Trelawney back in the mid-fifties, so there is a lot of history there.” Chitty is also upbeat about the fillies by Little Avondale Stud stallion Per Incanto. “We have a couple of nice Per Incanto fillies, including lot 123, out of Moet Belle,” he said. “She is a really nice, athletic filly. We also have a filly out of Black Mascara (lot 489), who was a handy race mare and a full-sister to a handy horse called Mascarinto.” Haunui are also well represented by their colts in the Book 1 session, and they hope to kick their sale off positively when lot 18, the Proisir colt out of Group Two winner Irish Colleen, goes through the ring. The colt is a half-brother to Group One performer Crosshaven and Group Three winner Killarney, and is a half-brother to the dam of Group One winner Crocetti. “He is a really nice horse,” Chitty said. Haunui’s draft has plenty of variety to offer prospective buyers, with a large number of stallions represented in their Karaka offering. “Of the 50 yearlings we have got, 22 stallions are represented,” Chitty said. “That is one of the things we are tailored towards with a larger draft, which is a wide variety of stallions.” Heading into the Book 2 session, Haunui’s shuttle stallion Ribchester is represented by half a dozen yearlings, while buyers also get one of their last chances to secure progeny of Haunui’s former stallion Belardo. “We have got a couple of really nice yearlings by Ribchester,” Chitty said. “The filly out of Broadway Express (lot 984) is arguably pretty close to a Book 1 pedigree. She is a really nice, athletic filly. “He also has a colt out of Tokyo Lil (lot 898), and a nice half-brother (lot 1057) to Whisky ‘N Roses, who performed well earlier in his three-year-old year. “Belardo is a top five stallion in New Zealand at the moment, and we have got three yearling colts by him. “There are no other Belardos, the only Belardo you are going to get is through Haunui. They are well worth looking at.” Chitty is heading into the sale cautiously optimistic, but said Haunui is prepared to meet the market. “The very good horses will sell well, but it will be a buyers market,” he said. “Thankfully racing is where it is at at the moment in New Zealand, which is certainly a lot better than it was three or four years ago with stake money and opportunities. “It will have its challenges, but we go there with a really nice crop of horses and we are there to meet the market.” View the full article

Darryn Weatherley is unable to split his talented stayers Ess Vee Are (NZ) (Shocking) and Arby (NZ) (Proisir) ahead of Saturday’s Gr.3 NZ Campus Of Innovation And Sport Wellington Cup (3200m), and with the same ownership group in both horses, he would be happy to see either take the Trentham feature. The stablemates are half-brothers and strikingly similar, as big staying types with plenty to respect about their records. A seven-year-old by Shocking, Ess Vee Are won the Listed New Zealand St Leger (2600m) nearly two years ago at the Upper Hutt course, and this term has found little luck since winning at Te Rapa in October. In the Gr.3 Counties Cup (2100m), the gelding was severely hampered when Arby jumped the crossing and dislodged his rider, then in the Gr.3 Waikato Cup (2400m), he struggled to find room for much of the final straight. Weatherley, who trains in partnership with his daughter Briar, was happy to look past his most recent effort at Taupo, finishing 10th behind Doddle. “His run in the Waikato Cup was super, then he went to Taupo and we were expecting a bit more than what we got,” he said. “But he had a couple of excuses that we’ve taken from that, he was off-colour and his blood wasn’t quite 100 percent, he also went down on his front bumpers on a track that was never going to suit him. “That was enough for us to suggest he’s worth a shot at Wellington, his work since has been super and he’s won the St Leger down there.” Meanwhile, his younger sibling Arby bounced back from the Counties incident with a game second placing in the Gr.3 Queen Elizabeth II Cup (2400m) on New Year’s Day, where he had the race won everywhere but the line, where he was caught by Son Of Sun. “It was a great run and he didn’t have all favours really, it was a hard watch going out of the straight,” Weatherley said. “I thought it was a very good ride by Jasmine (Fawcett) because she was going to be caught wide, she elected to go forward when the pace came out of the race and that was almost the winning of it. “He tried very hard and he deserves his spot in the field on Saturday, I’m really looking forward to stepping him over two miles.” The pair currently lie at $12 (Ess Vee Are) and $14 (Arby) in the TAB Futures market for the Cup and Weatherley hopes a dry surface will allow them both a shot at the major spoils. “Both these boys, they’re half-brothers and are just out-and-out stayers,” he said. “At the two miles, I think they will eat up the ground, but I’m hoping that will be on good footing. The weather is looking okay, so if we can get between that 4-6 range, it’ll be right up their alley. “I can’t separate them, on Arby’s run at Ellerslie and Ess Vee Are’s history at Wellington. It’s a hard race to win, but it would certainly be a thrill if one of them could put their hand up. “I’m looking forward to it.” A long-standing association with owners RBC Racing would make a title all the more special for Weatherley. “The owners were my first clients, they are family friends of ours and own the mare (Reiveke),” he said. “They bred both of these horses, Ess Vee Are by Shocking and then Proisir for the other boy. We are very fortunate to have them on board. “The first horse we ever trained, aside from our own horse who is the mother of Pier and Maria Farina (La Vitesse), was called Soda, who was owned by these people. “We’ve got two out of the mare both by Vadamos, one is a three-year-old who finished second at his first trial, and the other is a two-year-old filly, she’s had a couple of jump-outs and is just coming back into work. “She’s showing the family promise as well.” View the full article

Heat 10 Angel's Brew trained by Pam Gerard. Very good trial. Watch for its next start. Best Rose power finish down the inside after climbing over horses.

Heat 9 won by Ocean Park filly Au Fait. Zonza colt Zivou a close second.

Matamata today Tuesday 14 January Melbourne Wednesday Gold Coast Friday Hong Kong at the weekend!

Zonza and Rondinella colts One by Bivoac and the other by Snitzel