Month: September 2023

Benedetta, ridden by Daniel Stackhouse, wins the Cockram Stakes at Caulfield Racecourse on September 2. (Picture: Pat Scala/Racing Photos) The Group 2 Bobbie Lewis Quality (1200m) has drawn a competitive field of 11 gallopers, with $300,000 on the line for the Flemington straight-six feature. Benedetta will be looking to continue her unbeaten record for the preparation, opening as a clear +150 favourite after scoring a dominant victory in the Group 3 Cockram Stakes (1200m) on September 2. The Clinton McDonald-trained gelding Star Patrol (+400) is set to make his return…

Amelia’s Jewel, pictured winning the Northerly Stakes, is a hot favourite for the Let’s Elope Stakes this weekend. (Photo: Western Racepix) Amelia’s Jewel is set to line up as a -125 favourite in the Group 2 Let’s Elope Stakes (1400m) when she makes the trek to Flemington for the first time this Saturday. The Western Australia-based four-year-old comes over with a near-unblemished record of seven wins from nine career starts. She took out the Group 1 Northerly Stakes (1800m) on December 3 last year before returning to contest The Quokka…

Pennyweka winning the Group 1 New Zealand Oaks (2400m). Photo: Peter Rubery (Race Images Palmerston North) Pennyweka, the Oaks sensation who triumphed in both the Group 1 New Zealand Oaks (2400m) and Group 1 Australian Oaks (2400m) last season, is set to make her way to Sydney for an exciting campaign. Her first outing as a four-year-old saw her finish 13th in the Group 1 Tarzino Trophy (1400m), a distance considerably shorter than her preferred range. Trainer Jim Wallace, who also co-bred and co-owns the mare, expressed satisfaction with her…

Romancing The Moon winning the Group 1 Levin Classic (1600m). Photo: Peter Rubery (Race Images Palmerston North) Te Akau Racing co-trainer Sam Bergerson is still basking in the glory of his first-ever Group One win at Hastings last Saturday, but his focus has swiftly shifted to a busy week of racing ahead. Bergerson, who operates in partnership with Mark Walker, expressed his elation, saying, “It was pretty surreal. You don’t have many days like that, and to have it so early on in my training career I am very fortunate.”…

Shaun Fannin and Hazel Schofer will line up three contenders in Saturday’s NZB Airfreight Road To The Jericho (3210m) at New Plymouth. Photo: Race Images Three in-form stablemates are set to make their bids for a place in the Jericho Cup (4600m) in Victoria later this year, representing a new training partnership. Right Now, Jesko, and Sailor Jack, all contenders for extreme distances, will participate in the first New Zealand qualifying race, the NZB Airfreight Road To The Jericho (3210m) at New Plymouth. These three horses will be the inaugural…

Zac Lloyd lifts Tiz Invincible to victory in the Group 2 Furious Stakes. (Photo: Racing NSW) The Group 2 Tea Rose Stakes (1400m) has lured a field of 16 fillies for the three-year-old feature at Randwick this Saturday afternoon. This is considered the third leg of the Princess Series, with the Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott-trained Autumn Ballet quoted at +800 after taking out the first leg in the Group 2 Silver Shadow Stakes (1200m) on August 19. The Waterhouse & Bott stable has a strong hand with three more…