Month: May 2022

Zapateo & Flying Crazy win Scone stakes races

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Rachel King piloted three-year-old filly Zapateo to her third career victory in the Denise’s Joy Stakes (1100m) at Scone. Flying Crazy has stormed through the middle of the pack to salute in the $140,000 Luskin Star Stakes (1300m) at Scone on Saturday. It was the latest impressive performance from a three-year-old gelding on the up, winning four of his past six starts for Gerald Ryan and Stirling Alexiou. With Kerrin McEvoy aboard, he beat Annabel Neasham’s star veteran sprinter Olmedo by half a length, after Much Much Better held the…

Tarzino’s Jungle Magnate lands South Australian Derby

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It is a case of mission accomplished for the Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr-trained Jungle Magnate, with the smart three-year-old stayer scoring a strong win in Saturday’s Gr.1 South Australian Derby (2500m) at Morphettville.  The three-year-old Classic had been the target race for the son of Tarzino this campaign and the Cranbourne trainers placed the gelding to perfection this time in, winning three of his four starts including the Gr.3 Chairman’s Stakes (2000m) at the same venue a fortnight ago. The victory was immensely satisfying for Price, who prepared…

Dark Destroyer game in Rough Habit

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Kiwi raider Dark Destroyer has been building towards a Queensland breakthrough and at the third run of his Australian campaign, the Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott-trained son of Proisir prevailed in the Gr.3 Rough Habit Plate (2143m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday. It was a hard-fought victory for the talented gelding who had won the Gr.2 Auckland Guineas (1600m) in his homeland on New Year’s Day before the focus switched to an autumn campaign in Australia. After closing well for second in the Gr.2 Queensland Guineas (1600m) last start, Dark…

Stayer provides Shock result at Flemington

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Kiwi import Hezashocka was back in the winner’s circle when a surprise $61 winner at Flemington in a BenchMark 78 over 1600m. After racing midfield in a sedately run affair, Hezashocka kicked well under Patrick Moloney and held off Lyrical Lad.  The Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr-trained four-year-old sports the colours of OTI Racing and was purchased privately after winning the Gr.2 Championship Stakes (2100m) at Ellerslie as a three-year-old. The son of Shocking transferred from Shaun and Emma Clotworthy to the Cranbourne training duo of Price and Kent…

2022 Doomben 10,000 Results: The Everest Contender Mazu Wins

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The Everest-bound Mazu proved why he had secured one of the early slots for the $15 million The Everest this October saluting for the punters in the wet in Brisbane’s Group 1 $1 million Doomben 10,000 (1200m). Mazu (pictured in Sydney) saluted for the punters in the 2022 Doomben 10,000 results to hand co-trainer Peter Snowden his fourth win in the Brisbane sprint feature. Photo: Steve Hart. Well-backed to extend his winning streak to six straight, the son of Maurice was excellent late, digging deep the closing stages to hold…

Vulpine proves too good in the Ortensia Stakes

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Vulpine flies late to claim the Ortensia Stakes. Brad Widdup knew a win was only around the corner after Vulpine’s last start heading into the $140,000 Ortensia Stakes (1100m) at Scone, which she won on the outside and on the line. The five-year-old mare finished almost two lengths behind Ciaron Maher and David Eustace’s star sprinter Snapdancer in the $1 million Magic Millions Fillies & Mares (1300m) at Gold Coast Turf Club on January 15. Widdup was super impressed with that performance, thinking it would hold her in good stead…

Illation overcomes trouble to take out the Adelaide Guineas

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The Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr-trained Illation has claimed the Adelaide Guineas. Photo: Racing SA Mark Zahra showed all his experience and class to never panic and deliver what ended up being a comfortable one-length victory for Illation in the $107,250 Adelaide Guineas (1600m) at Morphettville. But he had to work for it, particularly after the Mick Price and Michael Kent three-year-old was denied an outside lane rounding the turn. “I took my medicine early. At the top of the straight another jockey wanted to make it hard for…

Jungle Magnate takes out the Group 1 South Australian Derby

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Jungle Magnate crosses the line in splendid isolation to claim the 2022 SA Derby. Champion Victorian trainer Mick Price’s respect for “underrated” Jungle Magnate reached new heights after his comfortable almost two-length win in the $502,250 South Australian Derby at Morphettville. He did not have lofty expectations for him before the race, telling Horsebetting.com.au that he’d be content with a place behind favourite Alegron and $3.50 chance Detonator Jack. But what a performance it was on the straight – with star hoop Mark Zahra in the saddle – in the…

Mazu claims the Group 1 Doomben 10,000

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Mazu gets the head down in time to claim the Doomben 10,000. Photo: Darren Winningham Mazu has extended his winning run to six, with a tough victory in the Group 1 Doomben 10,000 (1200m) at Eagle Farm. The Snowden-trained three-year-old justified Arrowfield’s decision to run Mazu in the 2022 and 2023 editions of The Everest. Despite looking under pressure upon straightening, Sam Clipperton lifted the race favourite up off the canvas, to deny Paulele in the shadows of the post. 2022 Doomben 10,000 Replay https://horsebetting.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/2022-Doomben-10000.mp4 “I was thinking at the…

Dark Destroyer grips on to claim Rough Habit Plate

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Dark Destroyer returns to the mounting yard following his win in the Rough Habit Plate. Photo: Darren Winningham Dark Destroyer built on his impressive runner-up performance in April’s Queensland Guineas (1600m), winning Saturday’s Rough Habit Plate (2000m) at Eagle Farm. The New Zealand-based three-year-old moved up stylishly at the top of the straight in the Group 3 event, towing jockey Sam Weatherly into the race. Despite only winning by two tenths of a length, the son of Proisir was left in front a long way from home, which allowed Paternal…