Journalists Wandering Eyes Posted September 24, 2023 Journalists Share Posted September 24, 2023 Te Akau Racing announced on Sunday that stable rider Opie Bosson will take the ride on Imperatriz (I Am Invincible) in the Gr.1 Moir Stakes at The Valley on Friday night. Trainer Mark Walker has also confirmed that a planned Monday morning gallop with stablemate Zourion has been put back to Tuesday so he can see her work. Cambridge Stud owned filly Zourion (NZ) (Zoustar) will have her first Australian outing in the gallop, after two runs for as many wins at home – including a Stakes win at Matamata at her most recent run in February. Zourion showed she was certainly ready for her Australian campaign when a soft winner of a Listed trial over 1100 metres at Taupo on September 15. The unbeaten filly will also run at the Moir Stakes meeting on Friday night, where Imperatriz is the hot favourite to take the feature. Zourion will run first-up in the Gr.3 Scarborough Stakes (1200m) on her way potentially to a Gr.1 Thousand Guineas start on November 18. As for Imperatriz, Walker said he cannot wait to see her. “Everything’s going along really well with her. We’re very pleased,” he said. We can confirm that Imperatriz will be ridden in the Group 1 Moir on Friday @TheValley by @TeAkauRacing stable rider @opie_bosson – excited to see her return to one of her favourite tracks. pic.twitter.com/xXSLw4XeGb — Te Akau Racing (@TeAkauRacing) September 24, 2023 View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.