After a pair of luckless placings from wide barriers, New Zealand-bred mare Elettrica (NZ) (Vespa) turned things around at Rosehill on Saturday and set herself up for a potential black-type winter campaign in Queensland. The five-year-old daughter of Vespa went into Saturday’s A$120,000 Midway Handicap (1500m) as a three-time winner from 27 starts. She had placed on another 13 occasions, including unlucky Midway Handicap second placings at Rosehill and Randwick in her previous two appearances. Elettrica finally landed a single-digit draw for Saturday’s race, jumping from gate four, and apprentice…
Month: March 2024
Talented filly triumphs at Tauranga
Grande Gallo (NZ) (Belardo) has competed among the best of the country’s three-year-olds this season, and the talented filly proved too strong when stepping out of stakes company at Tauranga on Saturday. The daughter of Belardo broke maiden status stylishly at the Bay Of Plenty course in November, earning a trip south for the Gr.1 New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m), where glamour stablemate Molly Bloom (NZ) (Ace High) triumphed. Grande Gallo returned to the winner’s circle in MAAT company on New Year’s Day, taking a clear shining to the right-handed…
Riff Rocket Roars Back in Rosehill Guineas Victory, 2024 Australian Derby Next Target
Chris Waller‘s VRC Derby champion, Riff Rocket, has set his sights on the Australian Derby after a dominant victory in the 2024 Rosehill Guineas results. 2024 Rosehill Guineas winner Riff Rocket posted his second Group 1 success with a big run down the outside. Photo: Steve Hart. This win ties Waller with Gai Waterhouse for the most career Group 1 victories (159). The talented American Pharoah gelding spearheaded a successful Golden Slipper Day for Waller, following Via Sistina’s win in the Ranvet Stakes. Riff Rocket, a surprise winner in the…
Via Sistina Dominates Ranvet Stakes 2024 Results on Debut Down Under
Yu Long Investments‘ mare Via Sistina, now trained by Chris Waller, lived up to the hype with a resounding victory in her Australian debut at the 2024 Ranvet Stakes. 2024 Ranvet Stakes winner Via Sistina impressed winning her Australian debut at Rosehill for trainer Chris Waller. Photo: Steve Hart. The Fastnet Rock mare demonstrated her world-class ability, overcoming a slow pace to outclass a select field and claim the prestigious Group 1 $1 million Ranvet Stakes (2000m) at Rosehill on Golden Slipper Day. Jockey James McDonald continued his stellar form,…
Vibrant Sun nabs Grinzinger Belle late to claim Alexandra Stakes
Vibrant Sun ridden by Thomas Stockdale winning the Group 3 Alexandra Stakes at Moonee Valley. (Photo by George Sal/Racing Photos) Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr have taken out the Group 3 Alexandra Stakes with their progressive filly Vibrant Sun (+900) claiming the tearaway leader Grinzinger Belle (+550) in the final strides of the 1600m contest. As the leader ran the field along at a very quick tempo, Thomas Stockdale allowed his mount to settle behind the speed and pick off runners down the side of the Moonee Valley track.…
Via Sistina thrashes rivals in Group 1 Ranvet Stakes
Via Sistina was a dominant winner of the Group 1 Ranvet Stakes. Photo: RacingNSW Via Sistina (+130) has given rivals a galloping lesson in the Group 1 Ranvet Stakes (2000m) at Rosehill on Saturday afternoon, producing a blistering debut for the Chris Waller stable. The newly acquired European import was first-up after being purchased by the Yulong ownership for a staggering $5.5 million. She repaid the faith immediately, bringing her quality European form to the fore, careering away from her rivals in a slowly run Ranvet Stakes, stamping herself as…
Eternal Flame proves too classy in Sunline Stakes triumph
Eternal Flame ridden by Ethan Brown wins the Sunline Stakes at Moonee Valley. (Photo by Brett Holburt/Racing Photos) After claiming her first Group victory in the Group 3 Matron Stakes last start, Eternal Flame (+750) has recorded back-to-back victories by taking out the Group 2 Sunline Stakes at Moonee Valley. Although Ethan Brown didn’t ride the Mick Kent-trained mare at her last start, he re-connected with her on Saturday as they claimed a valuable and memorable win for the pair, as Brown continues his comeback from that nasty fall. Wishlor…
Osmose proves best of the girls in the Epona Stakes
Osmose fends off rivals to claim the Group 3 Epona Stakes. Photo: RacingNSW The Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott barn produced their first winner of Golden Slipper Day, with Osmose (+180) justifying the short quote to claim victory in the Group 3 Epona Stakes (1900m) at Rosehill on Saturday afternoon. The daughter of Zoffany was well-backed into favouritism after a terrific first-up effort in the Group 3 Aspiration Stakes (1600m) a fortnight ago, and she never looked in doubt courtesy of a stellar steer by Tim Clark. He managed to…
Elettrica brings up overdue success
Apprentice Molly Bourke guides Elettrica to victory at Rosehill. Photo: bradleyphotos.com.au After a pair of luckless placings from wide barriers, New Zealand-bred mare Elettrica turned things around at Rosehill on Saturday and set herself up for a potential black-type winter campaign in Queensland. The five-year-old daughter of Vespa went into Saturday’s $120,000 Midway Handicap (1500m) as a three-time winner from 27 starts. She had placed on another 13 occasions, including unlucky Midway Handicap second placings at Rosehill and Randwick in her previous two appearances. Elettrica finally landed a single-digit draw…
Post Impressionist thrashes N E Manion Cup rivals
Post Impressionist was too classy for his rivals in the Group 3 Manion Cup. Photo: RacingNSW Post Impressionist (+270) has shown an explosive turn of foot to round up her rivals in the matter of 100m to claim the Group 3 N E Manion Cup at Rosehill Gardens, giving his trainer William Haggas his third win in the race in five years. The son of Teofilo was first-up off a six-month break but you wouldn’t have known as Tom Marquand took his gelding to the back of the field and…