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Chris Waller‘s star mare Via Sistina continued her stunning spring campaign with a dominant victory in the 2024 VRC Champions Stakes at Flemington. Ridden by James McDonald, the seven-year-old mare settled towards the rear of the field before unleashing a powerful burst in the straight. She quickly overhauled the leaders and extended her advantage to […] The post Via Sistina Dominates Again, Secures 2024 Champions Stakes Victory appeared first on HorseRacing.com.au. View the full article

Mr Brightside, the talented gelding trained by Team Hayes, has claimed the 2024 Champions Mile in a thrilling finish at Flemington on Champions Stakes Day. This victory marks his eighth Group 1 win, solidifying his status as one of Australia’s top racehorses. Ridden by Craig Williams, Mr Brightside settled midfield before launching a powerful finishing […] The post Mr Brightside Too Good in 2024 Champions Mile Triumph appeared first on HorseRacing.com.au. View the full article

Pericles after winning the Five Diamonds. Photo: Bradleyphotos.com.au The James Cummings-trained Pericles ($19.00) has been rewarded for a lengthy preparation, bolting clear in the $2 million Five Diamonds (1800m) at Rosehill on Saturday afternoon. The Godolphin five-year-old was set to peak after a testing effort in the Group 1 King Charles III Stakes (1600m) on October 19 and appeared well-placed against his own age group despite being sent around at a big price with Marantelli Bet. He was aided by an outstanding ride by star hoop Kerrin McEvoy, landing into the one-one throughout the journey from barrier 11. The complexion of the race changed from the outset, with most speed map followers thinking the Bjorn Baker-trained Amor Victorious ($41.00) would lead at his own leisure; however, Regan Bayliss had other plans, sending $71.00 rank outsider with Bet365, Osipenko to the top from barrier 13. Yellow Brick ($8.50) crossed to sit on his outside, leaving Pericles and Amor Victorious handing up in the middle stages. Attrition ($4.00) was heavily backed prior to the jump with Playup and lobbed into the ideal position mid-field with cover, while Territory Express ($4.20) had no luck under Zac Lloyd, buried behind a wall of horses throughout. It was all Pericles in the end, however, taking luck out of the equation as he careered away with the prize. 2024 Five Diamonds Replay – Pericles Darren Beadman spoke post-race at Rosehill on the behalf of Godolphin. “He’s been such a great campaigner for us,” Beadman said. “He’s been around in everything but the Bong Bong Bike Race. Great effort from the team. “He (Kerrin McEvoy) rode him such a lovely race from the 400m to the 200m. He’s a little bit suspect at the distance but with the blinkers off today he relaxed well in the run, great training effort by James and Reidy and the team. He’s been a great campaigner. “He’s such a placid animal. He’s a very placid horse. You just don’t realise how big he is. When you go to put the saddle on him, he’s very tall horse. He’s got a lot of substance to him. “He was second last year here in the Golden Eagle, just got touched off by the Japanese horse (Obamburumai). But he adds a lot of enthusiasm to the camp.” Kerrin McEvoy was confident pre-race and couldn’t have been happier with how things unfolded for his mount. “It was great,” he said. “James (Cummings) gave me some good confidence, as did Darren and Dizzy as well, they just said ‘try your luck’. We drew wide but we were on a fit horse. He’s been running well. You look at horses beating him home like Buckaroo, Ceolwulf, they’re all Group One winners. “It was up to us to try to extricate and get into a spot from that draw but we were able to lob into the one-one and they backed off and I got a bit of a rest. And I was ever so confident once we got to the 600m.” Horse racing news View the full article

Sunshine In Paris, trained by Annabel Neasham and Rob Archibald, has claimed a thrilling victory in the 2024 Champions Sprint results at Flemington on Stakes Day. Ridden by the masterful James McDonald, the mare produced a powerful finish to edge out 40/1 outsider Right To Party and secure the prestigious Group 1 title fourth-up for […] The post Sunshine In Paris Shines Bright in Champions Sprint 2024 Results appeared first on HorseRacing.com.au. View the full article

Cup Week is upon us! And we’ve got all the information you need to get involved in the fantastic week of racing Our 2024 Lift-Out includes previews from Michael Guerin, Dave Di Somma and Mike Love; fun facts, selections, full fields for Cup Day, Ashburton happenings and a Sweepstake kit for the office. Click here View the full article

By Adam Hamilton All the signs are great with glamour Aussie trotting filly Keayang Zahara ahead of her first NZ run next week. Driver Jason Lee was all smiles after taking the three-year-old for her first spin around Addington on Saturday morning, ahead of Friday’s inaugural $500,000 Majestic Horse Floats LP THE ASCENT. Keayang Zahara is unbeaten in 11 starts, five of them at Group 1 level. “It’s another box we’ve ticked-off on a trip where everything has gone to plan, maybe even a bit better than Paddy (Lee, co-trainer) could’ve hoped,” Lee said. “We didn’t ask her to do too much, but it’s a different sort of track and good for her, and I, to have a look around it. “She worked with Arcee Phoenix and one of Nathan Purdon’s young trotters and did it well. “She’s really mated-up with Arcee Phoenix and no doubt that’s helped her handle the trip so well.” Keayang Zahara arrived in Christchurch last Wednesday and is stabled at Nathan Purdon’s barn. “Paddy (Lee) has been with her the whole time and he’s been so happy with her. She lost a bit of weight, as you’d expect with two flights to get here, but she’s settled in and is eating up really well. Paddy says eating even better here that at home, “After the workout, I’d have to say there’s no reason she’s not at least as good as she’s been all campaign.” Incredibly, Keayang Zahara only had her first start at Maryborough on April 3. Keayang Zahara hasn’t raced since winning the Group 1 Victoria Trotters’ Derby at Maryborough on October 27. If she runs as hoped in The Ascent, Keayang Zahara will stay in Christchurch for the NZ Trotters’ Oaks and Derby. View the full article

Sunshine In Paris (middle) ridden by James McDonald winning the Group 1 Champions Sprint at Flemington. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Racing Photos) Sunshine In Paris ($5.50) has claimed her second Group 1 success of her career, following a barnstorming finish in the Champions Sprint at Flemington. For the ninth time at the Melbourne Cup Carnival, James McDonald pulled the right reign on the Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald-trained mare, who was well backed with horse racing bookmakers and duly saluted in a tight photo finish. As expected, the 1200m contest was run at a solid tempo down the Flemington straight, with Overpass ($6.50) and Estriella ($23) leading the field as they all moved towards the outside rail to find the best ground. When the field hit the course proper with 450m to go, the leaders began to struggle, and Bella Nipotina ($4.20) took over with Baraqiel ($13). McDonald held a strong grip on the eventual winner as he was looking for a run between the tiring pacemakers, and Jye McNeil set off towards the inside of runners on Right To Party ($41). Right To Party sprinted quickly to join Bella Nipotina in the lead before McDonald found a gap at the 150m mark with his mount. In what was a driving finish, Sunshine In Paris launched late and got her head down on the line between the leading duo, defeating Right To Party and Bella Nipotina in that order. 2024 Champions Sprint replay – Sunshine In Paris Annabel Neasham represented the winning stable in the post-race interview. “I feel bad. I wish Rob was standing here,” Neasham said. “I did ask him if he wanted to do it. He said, no, I’ll do Sydney, but no, it was the first person I rang as soon as she crossed the line and I know what that’ll be feeling like for him. “She’s been a great horse. “She’s obviously already won that Group 1, but not in the new ownership with John Camilleri. “So, I’m just delighted for him. He put so much into the sport and, he paid a hefty price for her, but she’s looking cheap now. “She’s been there or thereabouts. She’s probably been a little far back in a few of her runs from awkward draws, but, yeah, fantastic ride by James. “I actually thought mid-race she had come off the bridle a little, but she was still there and then she looked like she bridled up again and there was no room. “But when you’ve got James on, you always, I suppose you sweat less because he just makes good decisions and the split came at the right time and it was her day today.” James McDonald was also quick to mention Rob Archibald post-race. “Rob would be over the moon obviously,” McDonald said. “I’ve had a great association with Annabel and now Rob’s there. They’re a strong team, and their horses are firing. “This mare was turned out immaculate, and she was ready to win. “I was cursing myself a furlong from home as I didn’t want to go when the race built up, but I can’t say what I was saying at the furlong, but anyway, I was lucky I got away with it. “It was just lucky. “I had the right mare to do it and she was willing. She was a very willing partner, took the gap. “I was probably lucky I didn’t really get too itchy and go for a gap I was anticipating to open. “Anyway, it could have ended in tears, that’s for sure. I won’t take much credit for it.” Horse racing news View the full article

Golden Gift winner, North England. Photo: Bradleyphotos.com.au The Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott-trained North England ($3.30) has justified favouritism with horse racing bookmakers in the Group 3 Golden Gift (1100m) at Rosehill on Saturday afternoon, proving the best of the two-year-olds in the $1 million feature. The son of Farnan made a strong impression running into the minor money on debut in the Group 3 Breeders’ Plate (1000m) at Randwick on October 5, and Tim Clark was happy to adopt similar tactics stepping up to the 1100m, attempting to make every post a winner. He was revved up out of barrier three to cross to the rail, leading out at a moderate tempo, with O’ Ole ($8.00) sauntering to his outside throughout the journey. Icarian Dream ($5.00) and Tupakara ($4.20) lobbed into the ideal stalking position; however, both appeared to be their own worst enemy getting into a bumping duel as the pair turned for home. The debutants West Of Swindon (9.50) and Extractor ($12.00) were storming home after being well-backed with Neds prior to the jump but they were simply no match for North England who was already off and gone with the prize. 2024 Golden Gift Replay – North England Stable representative Neil Payne was on course at Rosehill to discuss the victory. “Terrific win,” Payne said. “What a good win. Tim, he is brilliant on our two-year-olds. He jumped out, he didn’t drive it mad, he just cruised up to the lead, kept a hold of it and the horse kept giving. “But going on what the horse did in the Breeders Plate and then went to a trial at Hawkesbury, and trialled sensationally. “It was a really good move by Gai and Adrian just to give him a few days off and then target him for this race. It was a $1 million race as well.” Tim Clark was delighted with the win and suggested more black-type could be on the cards in the autumn after being tipped out for a spell. “He’s been very straight forward and a horse that has just put his hand up early,” he said. “Obviously he got to the Breeders Plate and ran really well. He couldn’t have done much more there apart from win. Obviously Henry (Field) and the team identified this race and it’s a short turnaround.” “He had a little bit of time out and then had to come back in, so it’s a really long prep for them but he’s handled it really well. And I think that attribute is very much like his old man, Farnan, who I had a lot to do with. “He’s very laid-back and he’s just got the best attitude. Henry (Field) has been a great supporter of mine so it’s good to get a big win for him. “Obviously the great thing about today, and winning today, is he’s in the race so they can pick their mark with him. “He can have a good break now and just come back and have one race in mind for him. And he doesn’t have to improve a lot to be right up there with the best of them in six months time.” North England is now a $18.00 chance in futures markets with Marantelli Bet for the 2025 Golden Slipper on March 22. Horse racing news View the full article

Up-and-comer Kadavar extended his perfect record at 2400m to two-from-two with a stylish victory in Saturday’s A$160,000 TAB Handicap (2400m) at Rosehill. The Tarzino gelding has now had 11 starts for four wins, earning A$170,025 for his owners Neville Morgan and David Devine. Kadavar won the first two starts of his career at Ipswich and Doomben earlier this year, then stepped up to 2400m for the first time with victory on the Kensington track in June. The four-year-old headed into Saturday’s assignment with a form line that had steadily improved as distances increased this spring, finishing fifth over 1580m, fourth over 1800m and a last-start second over 2140m. The step up back up to 2400m on Saturday brought him right into his element, and he finished strongly out of the pack to win by a length for jockey Joao Moreira. “It all went our way,” Moreira said. “He had a good gate and hugged the rail, and they went at a solid tempo out in front. He finished it off strongly in the end.” Kadavar is trained by Chris Waller, who was represented at Rosehill on Saturday by his assistant trainer Charlie Duckworth. “I thought he was a bit unlucky not to win last start,” he said. “He was stepping up in distance and grade today, which isn’t easy. But he got a beautiful run through, and then when he had to be strong late and dig deep, he did that very well.” Kadavar was bred by Gerry Harvey and was offered in Westbury Stud’s draft at Karaka 2022, where Mulcaster Bloodstock and Chris Waller Racing bought him for $300,000. He is one of seven winners from nine foals to race out of the Danehill Dancer mare Arapaho Miss, who herself won the Gr.1 VRC Oaks (2500m). Her daughter Miami Bound followed suit with her own victory in the Flemington fillies’ classic in 2019, while De Little Engine won eight races up to Listed level. View the full article

A dream spring for Savaglee, his trainer Pam Gerard and jockey Sam Spratt culminated in something very special in the Gr.1 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai 52nd New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) at Riccarton on Saturday. Savaglee began his three-year-old season somewhat below the radar, albeit with two wins to his name from seven starts last season including the Gr.3 Matamata Slipper (1200m). But the Savabeel colt has blossomed before our eyes this spring and become a standout of his generation, winning four of his five starts including the Gr.2 Hawke’s Bay Guineas (1400m), Gr.2 Sarten Memorial (1400m) and Saturday’s $650,000 classic. He has been expertly guided through his breakthrough campaign by trainer Pam Gerard, who has made a triumphant start to her tenure as solo trainer at Ballymore Stables in Matamata. Having previously trained in partnership with Mike Moroney for just under a decade, Gerard went out on her own in August when the Melbourne-based Moroney relinquished his New Zealand licence. Gerard has rapidly racked up 14 winners this season, headlined by Savaglee’s black-type treble. The other piece of the Savaglee puzzle is Spratt, who is riding in the form of her life. She arrived at Riccarton on Saturday with 30 wins to her name and a three-win premiership lead over Craig Grylls. Spratt proceeded to add another four wins to that tally over the course of the afternoon, including a clean sweep of the black-type features with Illicit Dreams in the Listed Donaldson Brown Pegasus Stakes (1000m), Mehzebeen in the Listed Nautical Boat Insurance Metropolitan Trophy (2600m) and Savaglee in the one that mattered most. Savaglee’s commanding form leading into the 2000 Guineas meant his win on Saturday hardly came as a surprise. He was sent out as one of the hottest favourites in the race’s recent history, jumping as a $1.70 chance. But his performance was something out of the very top drawer. Spratt initially settled Savaglee in third behind So Naive and When Stars Align. Second favourite Love Poem slid up alongside him and kept him firmly in her sights, threatening to force him into a pocket along the rail. But Spratt was having none of that, driving Savaglee through a narrow gap between So Naive and When Stars Align just before the home turn. Savaglee stuck his head in front at the top of the straight and quickly took command, drawing away from his outclassed opponents and winning by two and three-quarter lengths. Love Poem crossed the line in a distant second, with longshot Domain Ace running into third. Savaglee’s Guineas win came in a sizzling time of 1:33.86 – the third-fastest recorded in the race. It was beaten only by Xtravagant’s 1:33.59 in 2015 and Ugo Foscolo’s 1:33.81 a year later. Savaglee, who was a $400,000 yearling purchase at Karaka from the draft of breeders Waikato Stud, has now had 12 starts for six wins, two placings and $744,975 in stakes. “He’s been brilliant,” Gerard said. “I wasn’t worried until about 10 minutes before the race, but then it all hits home. You start thinking, ‘Have I done it right?’ “But Sam’s riding like a demon today. She was always very confident. And this is just a really good little horse that’s gone from strength to strength this season. It was probably easy in the end, but it’s never easy to watch. “It’s special to come back to my old home town and win this race. I’ve run second a couple of times before, so this is fantastic. “The Oaks Stud is amazing. I’m so honoured that they’ve entrusted me with this horse, and he’s done the job for them today. He’s halfway to being a stallion now. It’s amazing.” Fellow Savabeel colts Embellish and Noverre went on to stud careers after winning the 2000 Guineas in 2017 and 2021 respectively. Spratt was full of praise for Savaglee’s Guineas performance. “That was pretty much perfect, he came back to me so nicely and just cruised along,” she said. “I briefly thought he was a bit flat around the 800m, but then as soon as I dug him up, I had plenty of horse there. “They loomed up to us in the straight, but he’s got an amazing turn of foot. He just kicked away and was too good. “I haven’t ridden a lot of colts like him in my time, so it’s very special to be riding him and winning this race today.” Savaglee became the second 2000 Guineas winner in the last five years for owners The Oaks Stud. Their blue and white colours were carried to victory in the 2019 edition of the Christchurch classic by the homebred gelding Catalyst. Four years before that, The Oaks Stud also won the Gr.1 New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) with Risque. “It’s always a huge honour to win a race like this,” The Oaks Stud general manager Rick Williams said. “We’ve been lucky enough to be on the receiving end of Al Basti Equiworld’s generous sponsorship a couple of times now. “It’s fitting that we won this race today with Pam Gerard. A few years ago, when she was an assistant trainer with Te Akau, she came down here with our filly Risque and spent about three months here with her during that spring. She ended up winning the 1000 Guineas, so as far as I’m concerned, Pam and The Oaks Stud are two-from-two together now. “Sam Spratt is riding at the absolute peak of her powers as well. I really appreciate the way she’s stuck with this horse and the relationship she’s formed with him. “He’s just an exceptional colt, and I’m hoping we’ll see a bit more of that in the future.” That could include the inaugural $3.5 million NZB Kiwi (1500m) at Ellerslie in March. The Canterbury Jockey Club owns a slot for the lucrative race, with the connections of the 2000 Guineas winner having the first option to negotiate use of their slot. The 2000 Guineas is also a bonus eligible race, meaning Savaglee’s connections could have the chance to compete for an additional $1 million in bonuses if he lines up in the NZB Kiwi. View the full article

Group One winner Smokin’ Romans broke a two-year win drought in style on Saturday with a black-type success at the scene of his biggest triumph. The Ghibellines gelding went into Saturday’s A$300,000 Gr.3 Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2600m) at Flemington as a nine-time winner from a career spanning 39 starts. However, he had not won since taking out the Gr.1 Turnbull Stakes (2000m) at Flemington in October of 2022. The eight-year-old turned back the clock in Saturday’s Queen Elizabeth Stakes under a front-running ride from Ben Melham. He held the chasers at bay all the way down the Flemington straight, beating Star Vega by half a length with another four lengths back to Berkeley Square in third. “I was a little bit cheeky,” Melham said. “We had it pretty steady the first half. He’s a lovely old horse. He’s got a beautiful rhythm. They sent the mozzies out midway to inject a bit of pressure, probably rightfully so, as I was going pretty steady on him. But from that moment on, he picked up, he switched on and when I went for him, he picked up quickly. “Because we had it so cheap the first half, I stepped it up a good way out and he maintained his gallop all the way through the line. “Sometimes, these old horses, you’ve got to try something a bit different on them. Just trying something different, leading and sprinting a long way out, it seemed to work with him today. He’s a good, honest horse, a sound horse. Obviously he hasn’t been in the winner’s circle for a long time. It’s good to see him return there.” Smokin’ Romans is trained by Ciaron Maher and has now had 40 starts for 10 wins, nine placings and A$1.96 million in stakes. “He’s a Turnbull winner,” Maher said. “He hasn’t got to that form for a while, but it’s fantastic for the horse, the owners and the team to get a big win like this. “He’s bred down in the South Island in New Zealand, so he’s a pretty hardy fella. He’s sound and the team have done a great job with him. The owners have had a big thrill today on the last day of the Flemington carnival. “We’ll definitely have a look at the Zipping Classic (Gr.2, 2400m) now. I feel that a few of these horses will be having a crack at that, and he’s winning, so we’ll give it a go.” Smokin’ Romans was bred by Brian and Lorraine Anderton’s White Robe Lodge. The son of Ghibellines is out of the Andertons’ high-class staying mare Inferno, the winner of 10 races including the Gr.3 Canterbury Gold Cup (2000m) twice. Smokin’ Romans sports the colours of Kiwi owner Don Frampton, who has raced Group One winners such as Booming and Trounced. Frampton secured a share in the gelding following his sale to Darren Weir for $52,500 during the Book 1 sale at Karaka in 2018. View the full article

Hinged ridden by James McDonald winning the 2024 Matriarch Stakes at Flemington. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Racing Photos) After failing to win a race and running several placings in over two years, Hinged ($4) has finally broken her lengthy winless drought by claiming the Group 2 Matriarch Stakes at Flemington, giving Chris Waller and James McDonald another winner at the Melbourne Cup Carnival. The daughter of Worthy Cause recorded her previous victory on February 26, 2022, and since then she has finished in the placings on nine occasions, which led many punters to steer clear of the six-year-old mare, drifting from an opening quote of $3.30 to jump at $4 with Neds. However, in just her third attempt at Flemington, McDonald got everything out of his mount to claim a very brave Sirileo Miss ($41) in the final bounds at the end of the 2000m journey. Declan Bates adopted Pride Of Jenni-like tactics on Sirileo Miss, sprinting out to an early two-length lead over Liveore ($26), Wishlor Lass ($23) and Lady In Pink ($14) before lifting the tempo at the 800m mark to build on her lead. Lady In Pink was the only runner from the top four that battled on and chased the tearaway leader turning for home, while the likes of Hinged, Little Mix ($13) and Firestorm ($5.50) made their runs down the middle of the track. With 200m to go, there appeared to be only one runner that could run down the leader, and it was McDonald getting absolutely everything out of Hinged, who put in the big bounds late to nab Sirileo Miss in the last 20m of the race. Lady In Pink and Little Mix continued to chase gamely and finished in third and fourth place, respectively. 2024 Matriarch Stakes replay – Hinged Chris Waller appeared to be a relieved trainer when he spoke about the win post-race. “She loves racing to be fair and although she’s getting on in life, it’s the best she’s ever looked and I took a video of her and sent it to the owners yesterday to say look at how well she’s travelled down from Sydney as well as racing last Saturday, you’d hardly know,” Waller said. “So it’s a little trip away stimulator and so many things in her favour. “Great ride from James McDonnell, nice draw, good weight and a long Flemington straight so it made it easier. “It worked out perfectly the first half of the race, James got her in a good spot, good speed so it set up well.” James McDonald was quick in his assessment of the win. “A great will to win and she did a good job,” McDonald said. “It set up really well, she was well- placed under those conditions and it’s a really good race to win so it adds a good value to her.” Horse racing news View the full article

Babylon Berlin winning Saturday’s Listed Legacy Lodge Sprint (1200m) at Te Rapa. Photo: Kenton Wright (Race Images) Quality sprinter Babylon Berlin successfully defended her crown in the Listed Legacy Lodge Sprint (1200m) within a display of pure sprinting power at Te Rapa on Saturday. The Ben and Ryan Foote-trained six-year-old mare has been amongst the upper echelon of New Zealand sprinters in recent years having competed with distinction at the highest levels including finishing runner-up on three separate occasions at Group 1 level. Entering her fifth season of raceday action the challenge for her mentors was to ensure she still had the desire to compete on the track and that question was answered in emphatic fashion as she ran her rivals off their feet in stunning fashion. Rider Vinnie Colgan, who had already won twice on the programme with La Dorada and Bella Voce, sent the daughter of All Too Hard straight to the lead from the barriers and had a lapful of horse under him approaching the home bend. Colgan let Babylon Berlin have her head at the 300m and she powered clear before holding on comfortably from Imprevu and Geriatrix in a smart 1.09.55 for the 1200m journey. Ben Foote was rapt to see the mare take the race that she also won fresh-up in 2023, suggesting she was on track to contest some of the major sprint races on the New Zealand calendar over the summer months. “I just wasn’t sure if she wanted to be back but that proves the point (she does),” Foote said. “When you see other mares like Atishu and Bella Nipotina winning as seven-year-olds it puts a spring in your step, but you never know until they step out again. “She didn’t turn her coat until a couple of weeks ago and in the back of my mind I had that thought about whether she wanted to be there. “She deserves to win a Group 1 but we will want to see how she comes through this one first before we get too far ahead although the sprint series is an obvious target.” Foote was referring to races like the Group 1 Railway (1200m), the Group 1 Telegraph and Group 1 BCD Group Sprint (1400m) where Babylon Berlin finished runner-up in each race during 2022/2023 racing season. Those races are included in a new innovative ten-race series initiated by New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing and Entain New Zealand & Australia this season that includes races in Australia and New Zealand that culminate on Champions Day at Ellerslie on 8 March. Points will be allocated to the first four placegetters of each race in the respective series, with a bonus pool of $500,000 being shared amongst the owners of the three highest point scoring horses at the conclusion of each series. Horse racing news View the full article

Illicit Dreams winning Saturday’s Listed Pegasus Stakes (1000m) at Riccarton. Photo: Ajay Berry (Race Images South) Riccarton is a home away from home for speedy Ruakaka mare Illicit Dreams, who added a blistering front-running win in Saturday’s Listed Pegasus Stakes (1000m) to her proud record at the Christchurch track. A daunting 1200km journey separates Riccarton from trainer Kenny Rae’s Northland base, but Illicit Dreams has repeatedly taken those big trips in her stride and produced some of the best performances of her career. The daughter of Vancouver is now a dual stakes winner and has also been stakes-placed, and all of those have been at Riccarton. She won the Listed Champagne Stakes (1200m) as an autumn two-year-old in 2023, then returned last spring for a runner-up finish behind Viva Vienna in the Listed Canterbury Belle Stakes (1200m). Overall, Illicit Dreams has now had two wins and two placings from seven starts at the track. The four-year-old ran her rivals off their feet in Saturday’s Pegasus, which was the first of eight black-type races to be staged at Riccarton during the New Zealand Cup Carnival. Sam Spratt sent Illicit Dreams straight to the lead and dominated the race from there, kicking hard in the straight and keeping herself out of reach of the highly rated Australian import South Of Houston. Illicit Dreams was still a half-neck in front of that rival at the finish line, with the same margin back to Tikki in third. Illicit Dreams stopped the clock at 55.3 seconds on a Soft5 track. It the fourth-fastest time for the Pegasus Stakes in the last 20 years, beaten only by Ticklish (54.20 seconds in 2006), Darcybee (54.82 seconds in 2005) and Sensei (55 seconds in 2019). Bought by Rae Racing for $30,000 from Book 2 of Karaka 2022, Illicit Dreams has now earned over $180,000 from a 19-start, five-win career. “Well, we’ve got one win from the trip down south anyway,” Rae said. “I was thinking of going straight into the Stewards’ Stakes (Listed, 1200m) next week with her, but then I thought you can get bad luck with draws and things like that. She can still back up next week now, but if she doesn’t, we’ve got a prize anyway. “I thought she was at false odds coming into this, and we’ve got the result. I’d like to thank the owners, and one of them isn’t here today because he’s been a bit crook lately. It’s a big trip down for this carnival. I’ve got a lot of good people behind me that make it possible, and I’d like to thank them as well.” Illicit Dreams provided a winning start to an exciting carnival for Spratt, whose rides also include Group 1 favourites Savaglee and Alabama Lass. “This horse was ready to run today, they said she’d been working beautifully down here,” she said. “Kenny told me that she might be a step slow away, but once she gets up and running, she’s off. We managed to get the kick right today, and I was pretty happy once we did that. She cruised along at a really nice speed. “If she gets away with an easy lead again, she might be alright stepping up to 1200m for the Stewards next week. But she is a real little running type and probably needs that uncontested lead.” Horse racing news View the full article

Reputation winning Rating 75 (1300m) at Te Rapa on Saturday. Photo: Kenton Wright (Race Images) Progressive mare Reputation kicked off a new campaign at Te Rapa on Saturday in fine style when she produced a fighting front running effort to claim the Maven Waikato 1300 (1300m). The Pam Gerard-prepared five-year-old had signed off her four-year-old season with a creditable midfield finish in the Group 3 Cuddle Stakes (1600m) at Trentham in March and was fitted for her raceday resumption with a 1000m open class trial victory on her home track at Matamata last month. Apprentice Joe Nishizuka took her straight to the front from her inside barrier and dictated a steady speed before being attacked by Our Absolute on her outer and Charmer on her inner shortly after rounding the home bend. Nishizuka didn’t panic and kept pushing the mare along as she found plenty in the final 100m to hold out Our Absolute and the late-closing Keegan to score a gritty victory. With Gerard in Christchurch putting the final touches on Group 1 New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) favourite Savaglee, her partner and sable representative Tommy Hazlett was on hand to witness the triumph. “Early doors she looked very promising and probably towards the end of her last campaign she ran out of luck on a couple of occasions,” Hazlett said. “She trialled nicely earlier on and I’m really pleased for Joe (Nishizuka). “He’s been having his ups and downs and has been doing a lot of work on getting his timing and his style right and he rode her really well. “He deserves this as he has gone back to basics and it seems to be working.” Nishizuka was beaming as he accepted post-race congratulations, describing the victory as having gone pretty much to plan from the outset. “She jumped out nicely and got the lead easily so I was waiting for something to come and lead,” he said. “Nothing did so I said I’m going to lead and she was cruising along nicely. “I waited in the straight before asking her to go where she kept on kicking on. “She is a very nice mare and will have a good season.” Horse racing news View the full article

La Dorada winning the 2YO (1100m) at Te Rapa on Saturday. Photo: Kenton Wright (Race Images) Royally bred filly La Dorada justified some inspired betting support when she proved too tough in the closing stages of the Hallmark Stud (1100m) at Te Rapa. Making her raceday debut for trainers Mark Walker and Sam Bergerson, the daughter of Waikato Stud stallion Super Seth had impressed when winning an 850m trial at Te Awamutu last month which saw punters install her the $2.70 favourite against her age-group rivals. Rider Vinnie Colgan was briefly caught three wide in the early stages of the contest but soon found cover behind the pacemakers on the punters elect before making his challenge between runners after Toretto had loomed on his outside rounding the home bend. La Dorada showed all her fighting qualities as she shook off the attentions of Toretto in the final 150m to charge clear and secure the winning $23,000 first prize in the race, which virtually guarantees her a place in the field for the $1m Karaka Millions 2YO (1200m) at Ellerslie on 25 January. “She certainly didn’t have much go right for her in the running, but it ended up a lovely win and she showed her class,” Walker said. “I thought she did very well to keep going through the gap when squeezed up between runners in the straight. That’s a really good sign for a two-year-old, especially having her first start. “She actually motored to the line in really good style, and she’s another lovely filly that Dave (Ellis) bought as a yearling off Waikato Stud. “We believe Super Seth is a sire on the up and up and we hold his progeny in high regard. “For La Dorada, it’s all systems go towards black type races and, of course, contesting the Karaka Million 2YO in January. “We’ll give her a week off and we’ll then set about plans for upcoming races.” Te Akau Racing boss David Ellis purchased the filly for $190,000 out of the Waikato Stud draft during the Book 1 sale at Karaka earlier in the year after purchasing her dam, Gold Fever, as a yearling for $110,000, from the draft of Sledmere Stud, at the 2016 Gold Coast Yearling Sale Colgan admitted he was a little anxious during the early stages of the contest when he was trapped wide for the first 400m. “I drew well and when the horses inside me didn’t go to the fence I was left parked for a little while,” he said. “I was a little worried but her class got her through it. “She really rallied when I needed it and she was very gutsy.” Bookmakers immediately halved her quote for the Karaka Millions 2YO from $16 to $8 where Storm Front ($5) currently heads the betting market. Horse racing news View the full article

Fillies and mares take center stage as grade 1 racing resumes in Japan with the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (G1) Nov. 10 at Kyoto Racecourse.View the full article

LEXINGTON, KY – The Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale continued to produce strong results as the nine-day auction continued into its Book 3 section Friday with double-digit gains over last year's corresponding session. During Friday's session, 244 head grossed $18,195,500 for an average of $74,572 and a median of $60,000. The average increased 20.71% and the median was up 20.00% from last year's Book 3 opener when 243 horses sold for $15,012,500 for an average of $61,780 and a median of $50,000. With 417 head catalogued Friday, 314 went through the ring with 70 failing to meet their reserves for a buy-back rate of 22.29%. It was 24.77% a year ago. Mandy Pope's Whisper Hill Farm, which purchased the auction's $2.4-million topper during Tuesday's opening session, made the top bid of Friday's session when paying $600,000 to acquire the 3-year-old broodmare prospect Adoptable (Curlin) from the Claiborne Farm consignment. Wimberley Bloodstock made the session's second highest bid when going to $375,000 to acquire graded-placed Unsung Melody (Maclean's Music) from the Grovendale Sales consignment. Grovendale also sold one of eight weanlings to sell for $200,000 or over during the session, when offering a colt by Corniche who sold for $200,000 to Mouse Bloodstock. Demand for horses continued to be strong into Book 3, according to Grovendale's Chance Timm. “I think it's been pretty solid overall,” said Timm. “For the right foals, there are plenty of buyers there. And I was pleasantly surprised by the mare market. Older, in-foal mares probably did a little better than I expected. To be honest, Book 2 was a little spotty, especially around the $100,000 to $200,000 mark, it was on or off the line. Whereas, today there were some older mares that were in foal to desirable stallions that brought what they should have brought. In the last couple of years, those have been kind of tough. The market kind of falls off a bit of a cliff for some of those 10-year or older mares. But today felt a little better, which was good.” A pair of weanlings shared Friday's top price of $250,000, with Joe Pickerrell bidding that amount for a colt by Jackie's Warrior and an internet bid from Easy Living Stables paying that figure for a colt by Twirling Candy. Twenty five weanlings sold for six figures, with eight bringing $200,000 or over Friday. “It's strong. Very strong,” Pickerrell said of the weanling market at Keeneland this week. “Anything you follow up there, it seems like a crowd follows you. Everybody is still here. We are all still looking. The yearling guys made plenty of money last year, so everybody is still shopping and I figure it will be that way to the end.” Weanlings by first-crop sires continued to dominate the results sheets, with five of the eight to bring $200,000 or over Friday from their stallion's first crops. “They are always popular,” Pickerrell said. “Everybody is always excited about the next big thing. First-crop sires have been good to us and Jackie's Warrior was a fast one, so he fits a lot of what we are looking for.” Timm said this year's class of first-crop sires is exceptional. “I think the quality of the first-crop sires out here is very strong,” he said. “We sold a really nice Corniche colt today that was very well-received. I think he, amongst the other first-crop stallions, have had a really good sale. It's a really strong group for sure. But overall, I think the foals are as good as they have ever been.” The Keeneland November sale continues through Wednesday, with sessions beginning at 10 a.m. 'An Outstanding Looker:' Pope Buys Adoptable for $600k The broodmare band at Mandy Pope's Whisper Hill Farm, which already included a pair of daughters of American Story (Ghostzapper), added a third Friday when Pope went to a session-topping $600,000 to add the mare's 3-year-old daughter Adoptable (Curlin) (hip 1285) to the roster. “I own part of the family and we have been happy with the foals and sold some good foals out of them,” Pope said. “She is good looking and we are just looking to keep that family going.” Whisper Hill purchased American Gal (Concord Point) for $3 million at the 2018 Fasig-Tipton November sale and then, on the very next hip, purchased that multiple Grade I winner's unraced full-sister America's Starlet for $550,000. American Gal's 2-year-old colt by Into Mischief sold for $1.1 million at last year's Keeneland September sale, while America's Starlet's 2-year-old colt by Curlin sold for $600,000 at that same sale. Through four sessions of the November sale, Whisper Hill–alone or in partnership–has purchased 17 head for $9,015,000, including the auction's $2.4-million topper Roses for Debra (Liam's Map). The unraced Adoptable was purchased by Repole Stable and St. Elias Stables for $450,000 at the 2022 Keeneland September sale. She sold Friday as a broodmare prospect and was consigned by Claiborne Farm. “We are very happy with that result,” said Claiborne Farm Manager Bradley Purcell. “She was a $450,000 yearling, so we were thinking maybe $250,000 or $300,000. So we are very happy with the outcome and very happy with the home she is going to. She must have been a standout in this book, with her pedigree and her looks. She is an outstanding looker.” Unsung Melody | Keeneland 'She Will Make a Top-Class Broodmare:' Jacobson Buys Unsung Melody for $375k Brendan Jacobson of Wimberley Bloodstock, who came into the Keeneland November sale looking to add numbers to his broodmare band, made his most expensive purchase of the week when going to $375,000 to acquire stakes winner Unsung Melody (Maclean's Music) (hip 1260), a 4-year-old racing/broodmare prospect, from the Grovendale Sales consignment Friday. “She is going to go into the broodmare band,” Jacobson said after signing the ticket on the bay filly out back. “She had a lovely physical. She is a proven runner and I really, really liked her. I think she will make a top-class broodmare.” Racing for WSS Racing and trained by John Ortiz, Unsung Melody finished third in the GIII Winning Colors Stakes in May before winning the Saylorville Stakes in July. Wimberley Bloodstock currently has a commercial broodmare band of some 15 to 20 head and Jacbobson said the goal is to get that number above 30. The star of the band is Holiday Soiree (Harlan's Holiday), the dam of Grade I winner Vahva (Gun Runner), whom he purchased for $300,000 at last year's Keeneland November sale. “We breed to sell,” Jacobson said. “We will keep fillies, typically out of really good fillies, mainly mares that are producers of graded stakes winners. I own the dam of Vahva. I have a foal on the ground from her [by City of Light] and we will probably keep her and run her and then add her back to the broodmare band.” Also at Keeneland this week, Wimberley has purchased Golden Review (Medaglia d'Oro) (hip 194) for $295,000 and Seeking Mo Jewel (Nyquist) (hip 1186) for $100,000. Jackie's Warrior, Twirling Candy Colts Lead Weanlings Friday A colt from the first crop of Eclipse sprint champion Jackie's Warrior (hip 1347) was the top-priced weanling for much of Friday's fourth session of the Keeneland November sale when selling for $250,000 to the bid of Ocala horseman Joe Pickerrell. That figure was matched late in the day by an internet bid from Easy Living Stables to acquire a colt by Twirling Candy (hip 1459) from the Lane's End consignment. Pickerrell, who signed the ticket on hip 1347 as Arrowhead Farm, said the youngster was destined for resale next year. “He just had a lot to like,” Pickerrell said. “He's by a freshman sire. He had a lot of stretch, scope and size. Jackie's Warrior was very impressive with what he did on the track. We are trying to find some big, fancy colts that look like him.” The dark bay colt is out of Caribbean Lady (Speightstown), a half-sister to multiple graded stakes winner Halory Leigh (Halory Hunter). The weanling is a half-brother to stakes winner Let Her Inspire U (Practical Joke). He was bred by Torie Gladwell, Jordan Wycoff and Jimmy and Martha Gladwell and was consigned Friday by Scott Mallory. Hip 1459 is out of Jemmabelle (Street Sense), a half-sister to graded-placed Moyo Honey (Mizzen Mast). She was bred by Jamie Corbett and W.S. Farish. The post ‘Everybody is Still Here’: Pope Buys Adoptable for $600k to Top Keeneland November Book 3 Opener appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Champions Stakes Day. (Photo by George Sal/Racing Photos) VRC Champions Stakes Day 2024 is finally here with a bumper nine-race meeting set down for decision at Flemington Racecourse on Saturday, November 9, 2024. The Group 1 Champions Sprint (1200m), Group 1 Champions Mile (1600m) and Group 1 Champions Stakes (2000m) will open the quaddie, with the first of the three Group 1 races jumping at 3:50pm As the Melbourne Cup Carnival comes to a close, catch up on all the race replays, results and dividends provided by top horse racing bookmakers here. Flemington race replays and results 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Race 1 – BM84 Handicap (1600 METRES) Race Replay & Results Place No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Fixed Odds (W) Fixed Odds (P) 1st 9 Angland Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) Michael Dee $3.60 $1.65 2nd 8 Farhh Flung Danny O’Brien Damian Lane $3.40 3rd 1 Nation’s Call Robbie Griffiths & Mathew de Kock Jye McNeil $1.95 4th 7 Anahita Chris Waller James McDonald Exotic Bet Type Results Dividend Quinella 9-8 $23.50 Exacta 9-8 $35.70 Duet 9-8 $9.30 Duet 9-1 $3.30 Duet 8-1 $11.90 Trifecta 9-8-1 $205.50 First Four 9-8-1-7 $1,372.90 Horse racing news View the full article

Five Diamonds Day. Photo: Bradleyphotos.com.au Five Diamonds Day 2024 awaits punters at Rosehill on Saturday, November 9, 2024 with a bumper 10-race meeting set down for decision. The $2 million Five Diamonds (1800m) headlines what is set to be a big day of racing in Sydney. As the Sydney Spring Carnival winds down, catch up on all the race replays, results and dividends provided by top horse racing bookmakers here. Rosehill race replays and results 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Race 1 – Midway Handicap (1300 METRES) Race Replay & Results Place No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Fixed Odds (W) Fixed Odds (P) 1st 10 Direct Fire Theresa Bateup Amy McLucas $5.50 $1.95 2nd 7 Monte Supreme Robert & Luke Price Tommy Berry $1.55 3rd 5 Byron Lee & Cherie Curtis Reece Jones $1.95 4th 6 Justela Kerry Parker Jay Ford Exotic Bet Type Results Dividend Quinella 10-7 $10.10 Exacta 10-7 $23.90 Duet 10-7 $4.30 Duet 10-5 $5.50 Duet 7-5 $3.70 Trifecta 10-7-5 $108.00 First Four 10-7-5-6 $978.50 Horse racing news View the full article

By Adam Hamilton The first step of Swayzee’s extraordinary IRT New Zealand Trotting Cup title defence went without fuss when he easily won last night’s $60,000 Cherry City Cup (2887m) at Young. The race, which required a seven-hour return road trip from Swayzee’s Menangle barn, was crucial as it kept alive his quest to snare a $1 million bonus for winning all five legs of the NSW Carnival of Cups series. Swayzee won the first leg at Parkes on September 20 and last night’s race at Young was the second leg. The next leg is at Tamworth on January 17. Last night was the romp many expected with Swayzee’s driver Cam Hart looking to give him the easiest possible run ahead of his manic next few days ahead of Tuesday’s NZ Cup. Hart pushed through from the back row and kept charging around the field to find the lead after 400m. He then dictated terms through a steady 61.6sec middle half. Hart barely quickened down the back straight in 29.1sec as Serg Blanco charged quickly at him and Jordy looked from a run on his back. But Swayzee was just cruising and Hart “clicked him up” to pull away and win by three metres over Jordy with Serg Blanco third in a 27.2sec last quarter. They went a 2min0.2sec mile rate for the marathon trip. Trainer Jason Grimson will quickly switch focus to Sunday when Swayzee boards a flight to Auckland and then a connector from Auckland down to Christchurch. With yesterday’s scratching of Leap To Fame, Swayzee is $2.70 favourite to successfully defend his title at Addington on Tuesday. Young Kiwi stars Merlin ($3.20) and Don’t Stop Dreaming ($4.50) are the main dangers. X X X TOP former Kiwi pacer Minstrel snared the biggest win of his career and did it the hard way in last night’s $450,000 Group 1 WA Pacing Cup at Gloucester Park. In a remarkable training performance, Team Bond did it with Minstrel just second-up from a spell and after having a fitness scare a couple of weeks ago. Throw in the fact he sat parked throughout the 2536m feature and it was a WA Cup win to remember. Young gun driver Deni Roberts did her part, “nursing” Minstrel outside leader Pinny Tiger as long as she could, knowing main dangers Mister Smartie (one-one) and Captain Ravishing (one out, two back) were stalking her. Minstrel gave a great kick at the top of the straight and held-off Mister Smartie to win by 1.5m in a 1min55sec mile rate, while Mighty Ronaldo escaped three pegs to charge into third spot. Captain Ravishing came three-wide without cover at the 1000m rather than risk being pocketed, but the effort took its toll and he weakened late to finish a close fourth. Minstrel’s win capped a massive week for Team Bond and Roberts, who won the Group 1 WA Derby the previous Friday night with Christopher Dance. “That almost brought a tear to my eye and I’m not one to cry. That’s insane,” Roberts said. “He’s an absolute machine. I thought they’d get me at the top of the straight, but he finds that extra gear that the others don’t have. He’s been the most amazing horse for us.” Minstrel’s win was his 25th from 64 starts with another 19 placings. He’s now banked $1,298,288. Earlier in the night, star mare Steno made the most of an ideal draw to lead throughout and win the $100,000 Group 2 Norms Daughter Classic. Trained and driven by Jocelyn Young, Steno scorched down the back straight in 27.4sec and just held-off a late challenge from Little Darling to win by a half-head in a 1min54.7sec mile rate for 2130m. Last season’s NZ Oaks winner Aardiebytheseaside did the work outside the leader and tired to finish 10m from the winner in fifth spot. View the full article

By Michael Guerin Nicky Chilcott had to be kind to be cruel to Village Rebel and it finally paid off at Alexandra Park on Friday night. The five-year-old son of Raging Bull outstayed the more favoured three-year-olds Always B Elite and Hawkeye Pierce to win the TAB Northern Metro Final for the pacers, having to do it the tough way sitting parked. Trainer Chilcott says that is the best way to drive Village Rebel but she hasn’t been letting driver Sailesh Abernethy do that this campaign as she needed to restore the gelding’s confidence. “He has a motor but the problem is he is a big dummy,” says Chilcott. “He learned a bit with travelling around last campaign but because he is a bit that way we have tended to drive him tough. “But as I said to Sailesh, if we keep driving him that way every start we are never going to get the best out of him long term. “So we decided to start this campaign by sitting him in and letting him run home so he felt good and had some good experiences, even though we knew he might not be able to win that way. “Sailesh has done a great job sticking to that plan but tonight I told him he could let him go. “He was ready and he showed that and it was great to get the win as this was the one we wanted.” Chilcott admits she doesn’t know whether Village Rebel will ever show his total worth, with his brain smaller than his heart, and she says he could spend time back on the Country Cups circuit over the summer as it saw him improve last term. A horse with more ambitious immediate plans is Friday night’s Metro Trot Final winner Faith In Manchester. The five-year-old mare blew her rivals away thanks in part to a dominant Todd Mitchell drive but also a sizzling 56.7 second last 800m, which meant those back in the field from big handicaps had no chance. It enabled Faith In Manchester to trot 3:26.5 for the 2700m off her 10m handicap suggesting she won’t be out of place in open class, particularly as the north is well short of open class trotters. She will get her chance in the big time soon enough with the new $100,000 Queen of Diamonds at Alexandra Park on December 13, a Group 1 Trot restricted to fillies and mares and a race she should still get into well. “We think it is a great thing to have a Group 1 fillies and mares trot and the logical aim for her,” says co-trainer Michelle Wallis. “Then she has the Golden Gait Final the week after so she has a big end to the year coming up. “I don’t see why she can’t spend time in open class next year, especially with us lacking many open class numbers up here at the moment.” Other eyecatchers on Friday night were The Jolly Roger making it three wins on end, hard to follow three-year-old trotter Father Barry finally get things right and Franco Santana living up to his breeding winning for the second time on end. The night started on a great note when Voronov extended trainer Luk Chin’s best ever season with the popular horseman’s 21st winner for the year, seven more than his previous best two years ago. View the full article

For the 30th racing season, Emerald Downs will have 51 days of live racing beginning Apr. 27 and ending Sept. 7, the track announced Friday evening. The meeting will run through 13 Fridays, 18 Saturdays, and 18 Sundays as well as special racing days on Memorial Day May 26 and the annual Fireworks Spectacular July 3. There will be a mid-season break spanning July 4 to July 10, and the stakes schedule will be crowned by the 90th renewal of the Longacres Mile. “We are looking forward to the 30th spring and summer of exciting racing and family fun promotions at Emerald Downs,” said track president Phil Ziegler. “There's something special planned for every race day.” The post Emerald Downs Releases 2025 Racing Dates appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (G1) runner-up Post Time resumed training Nov. 7 at Fair Hill Training Center, and if he continues to train well, he could race next in the Dec. 7 Cigar Mile Handicap (G2) at Aqueduct Racetrack, trainer Brittany Russell said.View the full article

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