Year: 2019

Dunn brings up Derby day double on Tofane

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Tofane has capped a good day at the office for jockey Dwayne Dunn with her Furphy Sprint win. After a Group One win on quality colt Exceedance in the Coolmore Stud Stakes, jockey Dwayne Dunn has capped a successful Victoria Derby day with a victory on Tofane. Dunn steered the Mike Moroney-trained Tofane to a 1-1/4-length success in Saturday’s Group Three Furphy Sprint (1100m) for mares at Flemington, bringing up a winning double on the program for the jockey. Dunn was one of two riders to snare winning doubles on…

Kolding wins the $7.5 million Golden Eagle

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The Chris Waller-trained Kolding has won the inaugural $7.5 million Golden Eagle at Rosehill. Trainer Chris Waller and jockey Glen Boss have combined to win Sydney’s second richest race two weeks after claiming the biggest cheque on offer. Under the kind of ride it seems only Boss can deliver, Kolding has come through the pack to win Saturday’s $7.5 million Golden Eagle (1500m) for four-year-olds at Rosehill to add to the $14 million Everest win by Yes Yes Yes. Kolding also won the Group One Epsom Handicap early last month…

Fierce Impact gives Smith Group 1 spring double

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Fierce Impact has completed a spring Group One double with his $2 million Cantala Stakes victory. Sydney trainer Matthew Smith will give Fierce Impact every opportunity to land a third spring feature after the entire’s win in the Cantala Stakes at Flemington. Fierce Impact has now won Melbourne’s two Group One mile handicaps having taken the Toorak Handicap at Caulfield last month ahead of Saturday’s success. Smith is now looking at stepping Fierce Impact up to weight-for-age and 2000m in next Saturday’s Mackinnon Stakes. “We’ll consider it alright, we have…

Final field declared for Melbourne Cup

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The final field for the Melbourne Cup has been declared with 12 Australian trainers represented. Training partners David Hayes, Ben Hayes and Tom Dabernig hold weight of numbers for the Australian brigade with three runners – favourite Constantinople, Rostropovich and Neufbosc. Champion trainer Chris Waller has secured Cup berths for Finche and Youngstar while Vow And Declare is also regarded as a strong chance for Danny O’Brien. Irish trainer Joseph O’Brien, who won the Cup two years ago with Rekindling, has four runners including Downdraft who secured his spot with…

The Shark – Best at Kaikoura on Sunday

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The Shark heads to the picturesque South Bay Racecourse in Kaikoura for the first day of their annual two day meeting. For more punting information head to The Punters Lounge  Race 1: 5 Rake: Going great guns at the moment and often in much stronger fields than this. Should take all sorts of stopping. 7 All Nuts N Bolts: Versatile customer who won’t shirk the challenge laid down to him here today. Can play a role. 3 2 El Capitan: Knocking around in stronger fields down the road at Addington recently…

Golden Eagle fancy Brutal can soar higher

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Michael Hawkes insists lightly raced star Brutal (NZ) (O’Reilly) is yet to realise his potential and can soar higher in the $7.5 million Golden Eagle. The Hawkes Racing team turned down a slot in the $14 million Everest in favour of keeping the Doncaster Mile winner fresh for Saturday’s inaugural Rosehill showpiece over 1500m. Brutal will not have many more chances to prove himself, with next autumn shaping as his last hurrah after breeder Newgate Farm claimed a stake in the entire. Hawkes, who trains in partnership with father John…

Successful surgery for Mansour

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Injured jockey Donavan Mansour is in good spirits after a successful operation on his broken pelvis at Waikato Hospital on Thursday. The popular hoop sustained the injury after his mount reared up and fell backwards on to him at Te Aroha on Wednesday. “The results were fantastic, the surgery went really well,” Mansour’s riding agent Tony Raklander said. “He looks a different person, he has all the colour back in his face. “The surgeon was really happy with the results. He said everything went to plan, so they don’t see…

Gore double for part-time trainer

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Lisa Vaughan trained a double at Gore on Thursday. Photo: Wild Range Photography Shirley Maude (NZ) (Fully Fledged) and Morellmac (Excelebration) combined to deliver a perfect result at Gore on Thursday for Lisa Vaughan. The pair are the only two active racehorses in the Ascot Park trainer’s stable, and they captured the Henderson Livestock Open (1200m) and the Thomas Green and Howl at the Moon Rating 65 (2000m) respectively. “That was a great result, I was really happy with the way both horses performed,” Vaughan said. Training is very much…

Long Jack carries owner-breeder’s dream

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Long Jack winning the Listed Geelong Classic (2200m). Photo: Bruno Cannatelli Already a Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) winning owner, Fergus Doyle has put his ultimate racing dream in the hands of New Zealand trainers Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman. The champion Cambridge pair will saddle Doyle’s homebred three-year-old Long Jack (So You Think) in Saturday’s Gr.1 Victoria Derby (2500m) at Flemington. The last-start Listed Geelong Classic (2200m) winner will be ridden by Craig Williams and will jump from the outside gate. “It’s very exciting to have a Derby runner,” Doyle…