Month: April 2023

Saturday’s Champagne Stakes 2023 results saw master trainer Chris Waller complete the Sydney 2YO Triple Crown thanks to an emphatic victory in the final leg with Militarize. Chris Waller’s Inglis Sires’ winner Militarize was too good again taking out the 2023 Champagne Stakes over the mile. Photo: Steve Hart. Earlier in the autumn Waller took out the coveted Golden Slipper with Shinzo before his talented Dundeel colt won the final two legs with big wins in Inglis Sires’ and the Group 1 $600,000 Champagne Stakes (1600m). “I haven’t put that…

Overpass held on bravely to claim The Quokka. Photo: Western Racepix The Bjorn Baker-trained Overpass has held off the fast-finishing Amelia’s Jewel to claim the inaugural edition of The Quokka. Having set a breakneck tempo out in front, the NSW-based Overpass kept finding under urgings from Josh Parr to hold off three-year-old filly Amelia’s Jewel by the barest of margins. Baker had opted to bypass the Group 1 TJ Smith Stakes on Day 1 of The Championships at Randwick on a heavy surface with Overpass, instead opting to keep him…

Giga Kick bolted clear under Craig Williams to claim the Group 1 All Aged Stakes. Giga Kick burst onto the scene taking out the $10,000,000 Everest in the spring and has now seen his first Group 1 success in the 1400m All Aged Stakes. The Clayton Douglas-trained Scissor Kick gelding was a terrific runner-up behind I Wish I Win in the Group 1 TJ Smith Stakes and has gone on with the job, beating a quality field in the process. Lost And Running found himself in an unfamiliar role of…

Shesallshenanigans ridden by Linda Meech wins the The Showdown at Sandown. (Photo by Brett Holburt/Racing Photos) Linda Meech and Simon Zahra have combined to take home the $1,000,000 The Showdown on Saturday afternoon at Sandown Racecourse with Shesallshenanigans. In a race reserved for two-year-old progeny of Victorian-based stallions, it was Shesallshenanigans was proved to be far too good for her rivals, scoring a sensational three-length win on the line, careering away with the prize. With speed drawn all over the map, jockey Linda Meech was the beneficiary, sitting quietly on…

Joao Moreira salutes in the irons aboard Militarize in the Group 1 Champagne Stakes. Militarize has carved up his opposition in the Group 1 Champagne Stakes to secure a first-time Triple Crown success for trainer Chris Waller. After Shinzo took out the Group 1 Golden Slipper and Militarize saluted in the Group 1 ATC Sires Produce Stakes, it was left to him to conquer the treble and did so with authority. It wasn’t smooth sailing for star jockey Joao Moreira as the ‘Magic Man’ was cast wide toward the rear…

Saturday’s Alice Springs meeting has been postponed following heavy rain from Cyclone Ilsa. Heavy overnight rain caused by former tropical Cyclone Ilsa forced the Alice Springs Turf Club to postpone its meeting on Saturday, which just happened to be Day 2 of its Cup Carnival. Upwards of 30-50mm fell in the Red Centre when the rain arrived early Saturday morning and with Pioneer Park’s dirt surface left saturated it is hoped that the seven-event meeting will be re-scheduled for Monday. The feature race on Day 2 was the $50,000 NT…

Diamil (outside) got the better of Bankers Choice in the Group 3 JRA Plate. Bankers Choice and Diamil have fought out the finish in the Group 3 JRA Plate with the latter getting the better of the photo on the winning post. It was a bizarre race turned on it’s head with jockey Regan Bayliss allowing Pride Of Jenni to travel excessively, seeing her lead a whopping 15 lengths to the half-way point of the race. When the race went on at the 600m it became a battle of attrition…

What Geraldton Gold Cup Day Where Geraldton Racecourse – 71 Eastward Rd, Geraldton WA 6530 When Sunday, April 16, 2023 First Race 1:30pm AWST Visit Ladbrokes The Geraldton Turf Club will host its annual Geraldton Cup Day this Sunday afternoon, with the $100,000 Geraldton Gold Cup being the feature event of the day. The track is currently rated a Good 4, and with no rain on the forecast for the area, we anticipate racing on a perfect surface for the entire program. The rail will go back into the True…

Vilana showed all of his class in his Group 3 Hall Mark Stakes win. It’s been an ultra-impressive return by Vilana in the Group 3 Hall Mark Stakes, scoring a very strong win after a 126-day spell for Godolphin. It was a no panic steer from jockey Nash Rawiller aboard this improving four-year-old colt, after being cast wide throughout the 1200m. Rawiller was willing to take his medicine and cart into the race never pivoting from the tactics, proving the winning option in the end as Vilana bolted clear despite…

Olentia stuck to the rail under Joao Moreira to claim Group 3 glory at Randwick. Chris Waller and Joao Moreira have combined with Olentia on Saturday in the H B Carr Stakes to score in emphatic fashion. Olentia has stamped herself as a filly on the rise, making the jump from the mid-week BM68 company to Group 3 winner after creeping up the inside running rail to score a dominant half-length victory. It was a nice watch for backers as Portray crawled along to lead, while Joao Moreira bided his…