Month: January 2023

Mariamia was too good for the favourites in the Group 2 Expressway Stakes. From stud duty prospects to Group 2 winner, Mariamia has bolted up to take out the Expressway Stakes in stylish fashion. It wasn’t that long ago Joseph Pride was giving the reins of this now six-year-old mare and has seemingly given her a new lease on her racing life. After winning impressively first-up at BM88 level, the nominations earlier in the week of just four runners saw plans change for the Pride camp and elect to risk…

Jigsaw ridden by Daniel Moor wins the Australia Stakes at Moonee Valley. (Photo by Pat Scala/Racing Photos) Cindy Alderson and Daniel Moor have combined with Jigsaw to take out the Group 2 Australia Stakes at Moonee Valley, defeating a game Turaath and fast-finishing Calypso Reign. Daniel Moor urged the Manhattan Rain gelding to take up the lead and make the other speed influence, Snapper, work and ultimately brought upon his downfall, with Snapper fading out of the race on the home turn with 200m to go. Jigsaw jumped at a…

Vincent Ho has 22 wins on Golden Sixty. Alert to the tactical challenges looming in a blockbuster HK$12 million Group 1 Stewards’ Cup (1600m) at Sha Tin on Sunday, Vincent Ho will approach the pulsating showdown with Romantic Warrior with California Spangle with an open mind. Hoping to further erase memories of shock defeat to Waikuku in the Stewards’ Cup last season, when Golden Sixty was attempting to equal Silent Witness’ record of 17 consecutive Hong Kong wins, Ho has full faith in Francis Lui’s champion. “He felt really good…

Learning To Fly fought on hard to claim the Widden Stakes. Learning To Fly has produced an empathic display of talent to win the Group 3 Widden Stakes on Saturday afternoon for trainer Annabel Neasham. The filly by Justify was a late drifter in the market despite opening a short-priced favourite after barrier draws on Wednesday, and seemingly overcame that drift with a dominant win against the girls, stopping the clock at an impressive 1:03:30. A time which proved slightly quicker than the colts earlier in the day as Red…

Kozzi Asano salutes his first Group One victory aboard He’s A Doozy in the Group 1 Thorndon Mile (1600m). Photo Credit: Race Images – Peter Rubery Trainer Lisa Latta has always had faith that five-year-old galloper He’s A Doozy had the necessary ability to make it all the way to the top echelon and that belief was rewarded at Trentham on Saturday when he ploughed through the heavy underfoot conditions to take out the Group 1 Thorndon Mile (1600m). The son of Zacinto has taken a long time to grow…

Mazzolino (right) is too tough for her rivals as she takes out the Group 3 Desert Gold Stakes (1600m). Photo Credit: Race Images – Peter Rubery Rugged filly Mazzolino showed just how tough she is when she dominated the finish of the Group 3 Desert Gold Stakes (1600m) at a rainswept Trentham. Carrying the colours of her owner and breeder, Waikato Stud, who had earlier picked up a double on the day with wins by Boasting and Purrfect Puss, the three-year-old daughter of Savabeel relished the Heavy 10 underfoot conditions…

Red Resistance was a smart all the way winner under Brett Prebble in the Canonbury Stakes Red Resistance for the Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott yard has taken out the Group 3 Canonbury Stakes, with Brett Prebble taking the two-year-old colt to the front and led from barrier to winning post, defeating the odds-on favourite, Kings Gambit, by just over a length. The son of Russian Revolution jumped out of the barriers very professionally for Prebble and it wasn’t long before he found the rail and had the race favourite…

Waikuku has banked HK$45.98 million across 29 starts in Hong Kong. John Size will chase a pair of remarkable feats with Waikuku when his stable star lines up to contest a fourth HK$12 million Group 1 Stewards’ Cup (1600m) at Sha Tin on Sunday afternoon. No eight-year-old has ever won the Stewards’ Cup dating back to the 1980s, while across this period no horse has ever returned three wins in the race – two records Waikuku will be chanced with setting this weekend after his victories in 2020 and 2022.…

What Geelong Races Where Geelong Racecourse – 99 Breakwater Rd, Breakwater, VIC, 3219 When Sunday, January 29, 2023 First Race 1:20pm AEDT Visit Ladbrokes We head down the highway on Sunday afternoon for an eight-race program at Geelong Racecourse. With warm weather expected across Melbourne and its surrounds, we expect a firm, but fair fair track for competitors on Sunday with the track expected to go from a Soft 5 to a Good 4 prior to race one. We kick off the day of racing at 1:20pm AEDT, with the…