If Saturday’s Gr.2 David & Karyn Ellis Fillies’ Classic (2000m) at Te Rapa was the final New Zealand appearance for Molly Bloom (NZ) (Ace High), the Group One-winning filly farewelled her homeland on a high. The daughter of Ace High established herself as one of the standouts of her generation in the late spring, scoring scintillating victories in the Gr.1 New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) and the Gr.2 Eight Carat Classic (1600m). Molly Bloom’s winning sequence was interrupted in last month’s Karaka Millions 3YO (1600m), where she got a long…
Month: February 2024
Sneaky Adelaide Cup tilt for Caulfield winner Wertheimer
A strong tempo and a perfect Blake Shinn ride played to the strengths of handy stayer Wertheimer (NZ) (Tavistock) as he ran out a strong winner of the Herald Sun Handicap (2400m) at Caulfield on Saturday. The six-year-old son of Tavistock is prepared by Matthew Enright at Bendigo and is racing consistently well this campaign for the ex-pat Kiwi conditioner, showing no signs of fatigue at the ninth start of his preparation. Wertheimer settled second-last in the run and tracked Oceanic Flash (NZ) (Sacred Falls) throughout as Divine Purpose (Divine…
Bodyguard dominates the boys in Blue Diamond Prelude
Bodyguard ridden by Mark Zahra wins the Blue Diamond Prelude (C&G) at Caulfield. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Racing Photos) The Peter & Paul Snowden-trained Bodyguard (+320) demolished his rivals in the Group 3 Blue Diamond Prelude (1100m) at Caulfield on Saturday afternoon, staking his claim for Group 1 glory later in the campaign. The son of I Am Invincible was given a confident steer by Mark Zahra from barrier nine, sliding across to sit three wide throughout, gaining cover on the eventual runner-up Stay Focused (+240). The speed was genuine courtesy…
Yonce makes every post a winner in Group 3 Carlyon Cup
Yonce (NZ) ridden by John Allen wins the Carlyon Cup at Caulfield Racecourse. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Racing Photos) Yonce ($3.30) held off all challengers in the Group 3 Carlyon Cup at Caulfield on Saturday, making every post a winner to secure victory in the 1600m feature. The lightly raced six-year-old mare was third-up into the campaign after suffering a lengthy setback and had only recently returned from the paddock after 626 days off the scene. Two moderate performances at this course at Listed level were both clearly short of her…
Snow Patrol gets the head down in Group 2 Autumn Stakes
Snow Patrol (outside) denies Southport Tycoon in the Group 2 Autumn Stakes. (Photo by Pat Scala/Racing Photos) Mark Zahra and the Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr team have combined with Snow Patrol (+800) to grind away to victory in the Group 2 Autumn Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield on Saturday afternoon. It was a perfectly timed steer by Zahra who elected to stalk the favoured runner Southport Tycoon (+110) every step of the way, taking a mid-field sit throughout the 1400m journey. There was a strong tempo mid-race setup by…
Wertheimer puts forward strong Adelaide Cup audition
Blake Shinn drives Wertheimer to a strong win at Caulfield. Photo: Bruno Cannatelli A strong tempo and a perfect Blake Shinn ride played to the strengths of handy stayer Wertheimer as he ran out a strong winner at Caulfield on Saturday. The six-year-old son of Tavistock is prepared by Matthew Enright at Bendigo and is racing consistently well this campaign for the ex-pat Kiwi conditioner, showing no signs of fatigue at the ninth start of his preparation. Wertheimer settled second-last in the run and tracked Oceanic Flash throughout as Divine…
Karis Teetan upbeat over quality Chinese New Year Raceday rides
Mugen forges clear under Karis Teetan. Trailing only Zac Purton in the Hong Kong jockeys’ championship, Karis Teetan hopes to enhance another productive season when he partners emerging talent Mugen in the HK$3.72 million Class 1 Chinese New Year Cup Handicap (1400m) at Sha Tin on Monday when the Mauritian takes a full book of rides. With 43 wins so far, Teetan is second in the 2023/24 standings behind six-time champion Purton (63) after 44 meetings and hopes Pierre Ng stablemates Mugen and Galaxy Patch continue to make impressive headway.…
Lines caps off eventful day with Darwin double
Darwin apprentice Emma Lines, 17, pictured after winning a race in the Top End recently, maintained her remarkable consistency with a winning double at Fannie Bay on Friday. Picture: Caroline Camilleri (Darwin Photography Professionals) You could wax lyrical about the success of Darwin-based apprentice Emma Lines all day. The 17-year-old, who debuted in December 2022, continued her amazing strike rate with a winning double at Fannie Bay on Friday. That made it 54 wins for the teenager, who won last year’s Darwin Guineas (1600m) aboard Tubthumper for trainer and her…
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