Journalists Wandering Eyes Posted 2 hours ago Journalists Share Posted 2 hours ago Mr Brightside and Craig Williams after winning the 2024 CF Orr Stakes. Photo: Bruno Cannatelli The first Group 1 of 2025 headlines the action at Caulfield on Saturday afternoon, with a quality field of 10 assembled for the time-honoured Group 1 C.F. Orr Stakes (1400m). Four of the 10 runners engaged have tasted Group 1 success in the past, including last year’s winner and eight-time Group 1 winning gelding Mr Brightside who makes his return after a slashing victory in the Group 1 Champions Mile (1600m) at Flemington on November 9 at the end of last preparation. The Lindsay Park-trained seven-year-old is the current $2.50 favourite with horse racing bookmakers post-barrier draw; however, jockey Craig Williams may need some luck to fall his way after drawing out in gate eight. After a barnstorming effort in the Group 1 Champions Sprint (1200m) on the same day, the Chris Waller-trained Private Life ($10.00) gets another chance to take on the older horses, with the son of Written Tycoon likely to be suited by the extra 200m to chase down his rivals. The Group 1 Caulfield Guineas (1600m) winner is the only three-year-old set to line up in Saturday’s $750,000 feature and seemingly gets every chance to figure after drawing barrier one under star hoop Damien Lane. The Ciaron Maher barn sends around three runners to represent his stable, including Group 1 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes (1400m) runner-up Another Wil ($4.80) who goes in search of his first Group 1 success as Jamie Melham gets legged aboard once again, continuing her association with the Street Boss gelding. The chances don’t end there, with the likes of Schwarz ($5.50) and Pinstriped ($15.00) garnering early support with Neds as we draw closer to the weight-for-age classic. The 2025 C.F. Orr Stakes is the penultimate race on the Caulfield program and is scheduled to get underway at 4:55pm local time. 2025 CF Orr Stakes Final Field 1. Mr Brightside (8) T: Ben, Will & JD Hayes J: Craig Williams W: 59kg Age: 7YO Colour: Bay or Brown Sex: Gelding Sire: Bullbars Dam: Lilahjay (NZ) +140 -333.33 2. Southport Tycoon (2) T: Ciaron Maher J: Mark Zahra W: 59kg Age: 4YO Colour: Chestnut Sex: Horse Sire: Written Tycoon Dam: Ready to Rule (USA) +1300 +230 3. Pinstriped (10) T: Enver Jusufovic J: Ben Allen W: 59kg Age: 6YO Colour: Chestnut Sex: Gelding Sire: Street Boss (USA) Dam: Snitzel Blitz +1500 +260 4. Steparty (4) T: Paul Preusker J: Blaike McDougall W: 59kg Age: 4YO Colour: Bay Sex: Gelding Sire: Artie Schiller (USA) Dam: Watch Your Step +1300 +230 5. Another Wil (3) T: Ciaron Maher J: Ms Jamie Melham W: 59kg Age: 5YO Colour: Chestnut Sex: Gelding Sire: Street Boss (USA) Dam: Arohanui +360 -142.86 6. Freedom Rally (6) T: Tony Gollan J: Ethan Brown W: 59kg Age: 5YO Colour: Bay Sex: Gelding Sire: Rubick Dam: Ipioga +3300 +500 7. Schwarz (7) T: John O’Shea & Tom Charlton J: Blake Shinn W: 59kg Age: 4YO Colour: Bay Sex: Horse Sire: Zoustar Dam: Summer Sham +500 -105.26 8. Semana (9) T: Ciaron Maher J: Thomas Stockdale W: 57kg Age: 5YO Colour: Chestnut Sex: Mare Sire: Winning Rupert Dam: Festivity +4000 +600 9. Super Smink (5) T: Daniel Morton J: John Allen W: 57kg Age: 4YO Colour: Bay Sex: Mare Sire: Super One Dam: Sminky Shorts +3300 +500 10. Private Life (1) T: Chris Waller J: Damian Lane W: 55.5kg Age: 3YO Colour: Bay Sex: Colt Sire: Written Tycoon Dam: Aliyana Tilde +700 +130 Horse racing news View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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