Michael Moroney’s class mare Tofane was brilliant fresh with an all-the-way victory in the Group 1 $750,000 C.F. Orr Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield to kick off her swansong racing campaign in style. Tofane was brilliant fresh winning the Group 1 C.F. Orr Stakes (1400m) during her swansong campaign. Photo: Ultimate Racing Photos. Winner of the winter’s Group 1 Tattersall’s Taira over the same distance in Brisbane, the six-year-old daughter of Ocean Park has been the picture of consistency for the stable and continued that first-up in the year’s opening Group…
Month: February 2022
Apollo Stakes 2022 Results: Think It Over Beats Colette
Think It Over kept the success coming fresh extending his winning streak to four straight and setting himself up for a big autumn campaign in Sydney with a powerhouse victory in the Group 2 $250,000 Apollo Stakes (1400m). Think It Over was too good for his rivals first-up in the Group 2 Apollo Stakes (1400m). Photo: Steve Hart. In a star-studded edition of the important autumn kick-off, it was the Kerry Parker-trained Think It Over given the best ride in the race with Nash Rawiller settling the six-year-old son of…
Think It Over Favourite to Win 2022 Apollo Stakes
An outstanding edition of the Group 2 $250,000 Apollo Stakes (1400m) steals the show in Sydney on Saturday with Kerry Parker’s returning Rosehill Cup champ Think It Over the firming favourite to win. Think It Over is favourite to win the 2022 Apollo Stakes first-up at Randwick on Saturday. Photo: Steve Hart. Fourteen top weight-for-age hopes line-up in this season’s Apollo Stakes field with the $3.80 favourite at Ladbrokes.com.au to jump from barrier 10 with Nash Rawiller aboard. A winner of three straight last time in, So You Think six-year-old…
2022 CF Orr Stakes Field: Group 1 Racing Returns
Group 1 racing returns down under in Melbourne on Saturday in the form of the $750,000 Neds C.F. Orr Stakes (1400m) and it is shaping up as an outstanding edition of the Caulfield weight-for-age showdown. Sinawann heads the field and markets for the opening Group 1 of the year down under – Saturday’s C.F. Orr Stakes. Photo: Ultimate Racing Photos. This season’s C.F. Orr Stakes field features a dozen autumn hopefuls led in betting by the Anthony & Sam Freedman-trained Sinawann. Drawn in gate six with Craig Williams in the…
Golden Slipper Option for Inglis Millennium 2022 Winner Xtravagant Star
Next month’s Group 1 $5 million Golden Slipper Stakes (1200m) is a potential autumn target for the improving Tony & Calvin McEvoy-trained filly Xtravagant Star following her big win in Saturday’s $2 million Inglis Millennium (1100m) at Randwick. The $5 million Golden Slipper is a potential autumn target for the 2022 Inglis Millennium winning filly Xtravagant Star. Photo: Steve Hart. Backing-up from her narrow win on debut at Geelong a month ago, the two-year-old daughter of Xtravagant was far too strong for a big field of fellow juveniles in the…
2022 Expressway Stakes Winner Overpass Defeats Forbidden Love & Anamoe
The Bjorn Baker-trained colt Overpass finally got things his way first-up with a surprise victory in the Group 2 $200,000 Expressway Stakes (1200m) at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday. Overpass was impressive leading all-the-way in the Group 2 Expressway Stakes at Rosehill. Photo: Steve Hart. All the pre-race hype ahead of the weight-for-age sprint was on the new season return of James Cummings’ Caulfield Guineas star and controversial Cox Plate runner-up Anamoe. While the son of Street Boss failed to salute for the punters, he lost few fans when coming from…
Laurie Laxon commemoration postponed
The gathering to celebrate the life of Hall of Fame trainer Laurie Laxon, scheduled for February 24 at Karapiro, has been postponed. COVID lockdown restrictions at the time of Laxon’s death in July meant delaying a public service, and continuing restrictions have further impacted on his family’s ability to be present. A revised date will be notified in due course.
Queensland favoured for Entriviere
Group One winning mare Entriviere (NZ) (Tavistock) is likely to have a short break after finishing runner-up to fellow high-class mare Levante (NZ) (Proisir) in Saturday’s Gr.1 BCD Group Sprint (1400m) at Te Rapa. The clash of the two top-liners had been one of the highlights of summer racing, with Entriviere drawing first blood in the Gr.1 Sistema Railway (1200m) when comfortably accounting for Levante, only for the tables to be turned in both the Gr.1 Telegraph and BCD Group Sprint. Saturday’s contest was an enthralling tactical affair in which…
Pike pair to clash in Avondale Guineas
Tony Pike’s two big hopes for New Zealand’s premier three-year-old classic will clash for the second time in the Gr.2 AJC Avondale Guineas (2100m) at Ellerslie on Saturday. Tutukaka (NZ) (Tavistock) ($6) and Field Of Gold (Starspangledbanner) ($8) should be hard to topple in the final major lead-up to the Gr.1 New Zealand Derby (2400m) on March 5, where they sit as second and third favourite, respectively, behind top filly The Perfect Pink (NZ) (Savabeel). The pair clashed once before, in the Gr.2 Sky City Auckland Guineas (1600m). That day…
PRISON GREYHOUND PROGRAM CELEBRATES 500TH FOSTER GRADUATE
Victoria’s Greyhound Adoption Program (GAP) has reached a milestone with the 500th rehomed dog successfully completing foster care at the State’s HM Tarrengower Prison in Victoria’s Goldfields region. The 500th milestone reinforces the success of the GAP-Corrections Victoria Prison Pet Partnership program which sees up to four foster dogs at a time being placed within the prison system in preparation for their forever home. The program, which started in 2009 allows inmates to play a vital role in socialising greyhounds and preparing them ready for adoption. This includes familiarising them…