Month: November 2022

Dajraan was to good for his rivals in the Festival Stakes. Photo: Steve Hart Dajraan has produced a brilliant performance to take out the Group 3 Festival Stakes (1500m) at Rosehill Gardens for Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott. From 2014 Golden Slipper winner Mossfun, the 5-year-old British import had his first Australian start just under 12 months ago and patience has finally paid off for connections with the Frankel entire claiming his first Stakes victory. Jumping well from barrier 13, Dajraan was settled just behind the leader Cold Crusher by…

My Whisper ridden by Mark Zahra wins the Tile Importer Summoned Stakes at Caulfield Racecourse on November 26, 2022 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Reg Ryan/Racing Photos) My Whisper for Peter & Paul Snowden and Mark Zahra has taken out the Group 3 Summoned Stakes in the last race of the day at Caulfield on Zipping Classic Day. Toregene and Deny Knowledge chose to take up the lead together and when they hit the lead they scooted along at a very quick tempo, which set the race up for a…

See You In Heaven ridden by Craig Williams wins the Neds Sandown Guineas at Caulfield Racecourse on November 26, 2022 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Reg Ryan/Racing Photos) See You In Heaven for Richard & Chantelle Jolly and Craig Williams have taken out the Group 2 Sandown Guineas over 1600m at Caulfield. After jumping from barrier 11, Williams was able to cross the front of the field and sit outside the leader, Atmosphere, where they set a moderate tempo and ultimately allowed the winner to kick away in the final…

A smiling Joe Kamaruddin brings La Flora Belle back to the Wanganui birdcage. Photo: Race Images – Peter Rubery Progressive staying mare La Flora Belle set the scene for further success over the summer months with a determined effort to take out the Wanganui Cup (2040m) on Saturday. The Mark Walker-trained five-year-old had picked up her first career victory back in February and added a second before being set aside for a decent winter break. Off the back of her third victory two starts ago and a last start second…

Vow And Declare ridden by John Allen wins the Herald Sun Zipping Classic at Caulfield Racecourse on November 26, 2022 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Racing Photos) Vow And Declare has finally broken through to win his first race this spring in the Group 2 Zipping Classic, after running so well in many of the races throughout his Melbourne Cup preparation. John Allen and Danny O’Brien have combined at Caulfield to get a much-deserved win in the 2400m feature race of the day. Vow And Declare hadn’t won a…

Milford (NZ) ridden by Blake Shinn wins the Lamaro’s Hotel Eclipse Stakes at Caulfield Racecourse on November 26, 2022 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Racing Photos) Milford for Mike Moroney and Blake Shinn has taken out the Group 3 Eclipse Stakes at Caulfield over 1800m. Keats and Holbien crossed the field to lead from wide barriers and Milford was able to follow them across and sit in the one-out one-back position in fifth about three lengths off the leaders. The winner has taken out the Group 3 at rough…

Little Brose takes out the Listed Merson Cooper Stakes (1000m). Photo: Bruno Cannatelli Race experience proved advantageous as Little Brose, a son of Per Incanto, continued Lindsay Park’s impressive record in the Listed Merson Cooper Stakes (1000m) for two-year-olds to open Zipping Classic Day at Caulfield. Trainer David Hayes, currently based in Hong Kong, won the race on five occasions between 2005 and 2017, and sons Ben and JD continued the family’s success with colt Little Brose, who settled just rear of midfield with cover but unleashed a dashing turn-of-foot…

Prise De Fer holds out Sinarahma (obscured) to win the Group 3 Eagle Technology Stakes (1600m) at Te Rapa. Photo: Race Images – Megan Liefting Fresh off winning the first feature race on the card at Te Rapa on Saturday aboard Waitak in the Listed Trevor & Corallie Eagle Memorial (1500m), South African jockey Craig Zackey added the main event of the day when he guided Prise De Fer to a narrow victory in the Group 3 Eagle Technology Stakes (1600m). Zackey used similar tactics to those he employed aboard…