Month: May 2020

Oceanex winning the Listed Port Adelaide Cup (2500m) at Morphettville on Saturday. Photo: Atkins Photography Four-year-old mare Oceanex (NZ) (Ocean Park) has added another string to her bow, showing her staying prowess when winning the Listed Port Adelaide Cup (2500m) at Morphettville on Saturday for Caulfield trainers Mick Price and Michael Kent (Jnr). A Group Two winner of the Matriarch Stakes (2000m) in the spring, the daughter of Ocean Park was tried beyond 2040m for the first time and was a comfortable winner in the hands of Zac Spain. “She…

After passing a serious staying test with his narrow defeat in the VRC St Leger, Saint Eustace (NZ) (Tavistock) is on target for a Classic race in Adelaide. Trained in Victoria by Mick Price and Mick Kent jr, Saint Eustace is returning to Adelaide on Saturday to contest the Group One South Australian Derby (2500m) at Morphettville. Saint Eustace was beaten a nose by Sacramento in the VRC St Leger (2800m) at Flemington on April 25 after finishing seventh behind SA Derby favourite Dalasan in the Port Adelaide Guineas (1800m) at…

Starosa has been a dramatic firmer in markets on the Group One J J Atkins after her Doomben win. Under-rated filly Starosa has shortened dramatically in markets on the Group One J J Atkins after her easy win at Doomben. Starosa made it two wins in a row when she strode to a five length-victory in Saturday’s Two-Year-Old Handicap (1350m). Before the win bookmakers were freely offering $51 about Starosa in the J J Atkins (1400m) on June 6 but she was as short as $6 on Sunday. Trainer Tony…

Trainer Mike Moroney believes Hawker Hurricane can be a force in the Listed Wangoom at Warrnambool. After farewelling the best three-year-old in his stable, trainer Mike Moroney is looking to another to win a feature race against older horses. Group One C F Orr Stakes winner Alabama Express has joined the ever-growing list of this season’s retirees and will stand at Yulong Stud in the spring. Moroney is having one of his best seasons and is turning his attention this week to Warrnambool and the two feature flat races, the…

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Jockey Tom Marquand is eagerly awaiting the return of British racing and hopes to make his mark. After a ground-breaking stint in Australia, jockey Tom Marquand is determined to make his mark at home in Britain when the Flat season gets under way. With racing sidelined amid the coronavirus crisis, the 22-year-old took full advantage of the opportunities that came his way during his time on the other side of the world, highlighted by Group One victories aboard the William Haggas-trained Addeybb. Success in the Ranvet Stakes at Rosehill in…

Group Two winner Cosmic Force has been retired and will stand at Newgate Farm. Group Two-winning sprinter Cosmic Force has joined the list of new season stallion prospects and will stand at Newgate Farm. Trained by Peter and Paul Snowden, the colt won three of his 11 starts including the Pago Pago Stakes at two and the Roman Consul Stakes at three, beating Standout and Microphone who is also headed to stud. Cosmic Force will stand alongside his sire Deep Field for a 2020 fee of $16,500. “For me, he…

The Tony and Calvin McEvoy-trained Shrouded In Mist has recorded an all the way win at Morphettville to take out the Group 2 Queen Of The South Stakes (1600m) at big odds. Jockey Barend Vorster last rode the mare back in December where the pair finished second in a Benchmark 80 race over the course and distance. The five-year-old had since returned to win first-up over the 1400m before a lacklustre effort second-up at Morphettville Park on March 21st left  Shrouded In Mist at $21 odds on Saturday. Shrouded In Mist…

Jockey Barend Vorster rode a winning double at Morphettville on Saturday, following up his brave ride aboard Shrouded In Mist with another all the way win on Xilong in the Group 2 Euclase Stakes (1200m) less than an hour later. Vorster again chose to move right up on speed out of the gates to set a helter-skelter pace from the front. He found himself with plenty of horse left underneath him rounding the turn, before Xilong held on over the final furlong to beat home the fast-finishing Garner. The McEvoy-trained…