Journalists Wandering Eyes Posted November 1, 2023 Journalists Share Posted November 1, 2023 Zardozi, ridden by Chad Schofield, wins the Edward Manifold Stakes at Flemington. (Photo: Reg Ryan/Racing Photos) The Group 2 Wakeful Stakes (2000m) for the three-year-old fillies has drawn a competitive field of 14 set to line up at Flemington on Saturday. There’s $300,000 up for grabs, but more importantly, it’s the last chance for the girls to build their resume for the Group 1 VRC Oaks (2500m) on November 9. The James Cummings-trained filly Zardozi is a firm +140 favourite with online bookmakers as James McDonald makes his way to Melbourne for the ride. She was impressive when dispatching her rivals in the Group 2 Edward Manifold Stakes (1600m) and now steps up to 2000m for the first time. Having won the Oaks Trial (1800m) on September 24, the John Sargent-trained Harlow Mist (+400) has gained early support with top betting sites. The daughter of Contributor will be breaking from barrier one with Blake Shinn in the saddle. Jamie Kah has landed aboard Konasana (+450) for the Chris Waller barn, with Damien Lane electing to ride in Sydney this weekend. The daughter of Dundeel is one of the three gallopers pressing on from the Group 3 Ethereal Stakes (2000m) at Caulfield a fortnight prior. The Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott-trained Amazonian Lass is the only runner to shorten from double digits, coming from +1000 into +850. The Wakeful Stakes is the fifth race on the Flemington program, jumping at 3pm AEDT. Wakeful Stakes 2023 field No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight 1 Zardozi James Cummings James McDonald 10 57kg 2 Coco Sun Tony & Calvin McEvoy Mark Zahra 13 56kg 3 Konasana Chris Waller Jamie Kah 5 55kg 4 Harlow Mist John Sargent Blake Shinn 1 55kg 5 Amazonian Lass Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Tim Clark 12 55kg 6 Sentimental Flame Travis Doudle John Allen 7 55kg 7 Subrising Nigel Blackiston Jamie Spencer 8 55kg 8 Diamonds Choice Chris Bieg Harry Coffey 4 55kg 9 Zambezi Khan Guy Lowry Billy Egan 11 55kg 10 Aethelflaed Matthew Smith Damien Oliver 14 55kg 11 Aspenado John McArdle Craig Newitt 3 55kg 12 Bon Mistress Ken & Kasey Keys Blaike McDougall 6 55kg 13 Vieste Benjamin Smith Winona Costin 2 55kg 14 Easy Turn Patrick Kearney Madison Lloyd 9 55kg More horse racing news View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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