Month: September 2021

Daniel Moor takes the win on Wild Ruler in the 2021 Moir Stakes

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Just six days after winning his first Australian Group 1, Daniel Moor has bagged another aboard Wild Ruler in Friday night’s Moir Stakes at The Valley. After winning the Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes aboard Sierra Sue on Saturday at Caulfield, Moor had to wait only six days to get his second which has made him even hungrier for more success over the Spring carnival. While Moor jagged his maiden Group 1 last weekend, it was Wild Ruler who was able to secure his maiden Group 1 in the 1000m dash…

Classique Legend on track for retaining the 2021 The Everest

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Classique Legend took his next step towards retaining his Everest title by winning a Randwick trial in good fashion on Friday morning. The six-year-old gelding was dominant in winning last year’s $15M sprint by 2.5 lengths over Bivouac and Gytrash, before heading to Hong Kong where he failed to live up to expectations, running 11th in the Group 1 Hong Kong Sprint. The son of Not a Single Doubt is owned by Bon Ho and will race in Ho’s slot once again in this year’s edition of The Everest. Having…

Joao Moreira believes Sky Darci is primed for strong return

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Sky Darci (inside) lands the BMW Hong Kong Derby. Joao Moreira has unshakeable faith in Sky Darci’s ability to cope with various contingencies as the BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) winner resumes in the Group 3 Celebration Cup Handicap (1400m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (26 September). Facing eight quality rivals in the first Group race of the 2021/22 Hong Kong season, Moreira suspects Sky Darci’s premium distance is 1600m but is trading on the five-year-old’s versatility and competitive nature to hold sway. “He’s trialled not so long ago (14…

Esta La Roca signs off on winning note

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Four-year-old mare Esta La Roca (NZ) (El Roca) notched the fifth win of her career when successful at Sandown on Saturday over 1000m. The Lloyd Kennewell-trained mare was sent out $2.70 favourite and was prominent throughout before staving off the challengers late to salute for apprentice Josh Richards. A daughter of Westbury Stud-stallion El Roca, Esta La Roca will now go for a break after a fruitful campaign that has netted multiple stakes placings. “She’s had a couple of really tough runs and a trip to Adelaide. It’s a good…

Elephant marches to Sandown Stakes win

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Kiwi galloper Elephant (NZ) (Shocking) has rebounded from his sole career defeat with an impressive win in Saturday’s Gr.3 Sandown Stakes (1500m). The Emma-Lee and David Browne-trained gelding suffered his first defeat when thrust into the deep end when he ran a game second in the Gr.2 Feehan Stakes (1600m) at The Valley on September 4 before resuming winning ways at Sandown on Saturday. Sent out the $2.35 favourite under Damian Lane, Elephant scored a 1-¼ length win from Romancer (NZ) (Redwood) ($11) with Harbour Views (Le Havre) ($7.50) two…

Daily Mail: Meadows trip is merited for Aston

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After making a huge impact during the Healesville Festival of Racing, Aston Merit (2 from 4) runs for the first time at a track with bends in today’s Grade 6 525m race at The Meadows. The winner of the $15,000 Highway 31 Maiden Challenge final was second to Hill Top Jonah in a Healesville Cup heat before finishing fourth in the $71,250 G2 final won by Ferdinand Boy. Zippy Tesla and Boston Garden (2 from 5) are considered the biggest dangers to Aston Merit. Gypsy Vista (2 from 3 Box…

House Of Cartier claims feature on home track

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Underrated local mare House Of Cartier (Alamosa) made her return to racing in emphatic fashion on Saturday when she stormed home from near last on the home bend to take out the Gr.3 Boehringer Ingelheim Metric Mile (1600m) at Awapuni. The Peter Didham-trained six-year-old has always promised to win a good race having finished runner-up to Pinmedown (NZ) (Pins) in the 2018 Gr.2 Eight Carat Classic (1600m) at Ellerslie as a three-year-old before finishing third in the Gr.1 Schweppes Oaks (2000m) at Morphettville later that season after transferring to the…

Karaka graduate secures Everest slot

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Cliff Brown has had just 23 starters since resuming his Victorian training career in July, but he has already managed to secure a prized Everest slot after a place for Karaka graduate The Inferno was confirmed on Saturday morning. The former Singapore sprint star was picked up by slot-holder James Harron Bloodstock on the back of his luckless second placing to Wild Ruler in Friday night’s Gr.1 Moir Stakes (1000m) at The Valley. Inferno is a $16 chance for the A$15 million feature on October 16, and Brown said he…

Colorado Star on target for Riccarton feature

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Lightly raced six-year-old Colorado Star (NZ) (Alamosa) got his spring campaign off to the best possible start when he produced a powerful home straight burst to down his open class rivals over 1200m at Awapuni on Saturday. The Mike Breslin-trained son of Alamosa was having just his 14th career start and first since finishing midfield in the Listed Anzac Mile (1550m) back in April. Apprentice Faye Lazet put her four-kilogram claim to good effect as she cuddled up the notoriously wayward galloper until well into the home straight before angling…