Month: March 2024

Pride Of Jenni delivered a masterful performance to claim victory in the 2024 All-Star Mile at Caulfield, leaving her rivals in her wake. All-Star Mile 2024 winner Pride Of Jenni ran her rivals ragged with a two length victory at Caulfield Racecourse. Photo: Ultimate Racing Photos. The Ciaron Maher-trained mare displayed blistering speed throughout, leading from soon after the outset and powering home to a two-length win over the pre-race favourite, Mr Brightside. “She’s thrilling to watch, isn’t she?” Maher told the Seven network after the race. “Unbelievable…I was very,…

Democracy Manifest winning the Ajax Stakes. Photo: RacingNSW Democracy Manifest (+550) has shown a blistering turn-of-foot to secure victory in the Group 2 Ajax Stakes (1500m) at Rosehill on Saturday. He was unsuited to the shorter trip in the Group 3 Liverpool City Cup (1300m) first-up into the campaign at Randwick a fortnight ago, but has bounced back to his brilliant best, thundering down the outside to claim a gallant Territory Express (+2000) in the shadows of the post. The race was run at a break-neck tempo courtesy of race…

James McDonald guides Zougotcha to victory in the Group 1 Coolmore Classic. Photo: Racing NSW The Chris Waller-trained Zougotcha (+220) has claimed her first Group 1 success, proving too strong for the fillies & mares in the Group 1 Coolmore Classic (1500m) at Rosehill on Saturday. It comes after a dominant return in the Group 2 Millie Fox Stakes (1300m) at Rosehill on February 24, with the form being franked last Saturday as Lady Laguna went on to secure the Group 1 Canterbury Stakes (1300m). She was a consistently firming…

Pride Of Jenni ridden by Declan Bates wins the All-Star Mile at Caulfield. (Photo by Pat Scala/Racing Photos) Pride Of Jenni showcased her brilliance by clinching the $3.75 million All-Star Mile (1600m) in a captivating display, setting a blistering pace from the outset and maintaining a comfortable lead down the Caulfield straight, guided flawlessly by Declan Bates. Executing her trademark front-running style, the two-time Group 1 winner surged ahead, leading Buffalo River into the corner and widening the gap to secure victory, leaving Mr Brightside trailing from a distant position…

Zardozi winning the Group 2 Phar Lap Stakes at Rosehill. Photo: RacingNSW Zardozi has shown dramatic improvement second-up to secure victory in the Group 2 Phar Lap Stakes (1500m) at Rosehill on Saturday. The Group 1 VRC Oaks (2500m) winner has bounced back from a luckless first-up performance in the Group 1 Surround Stakes (1400m) a fortnight ago, recapturing her elite best to return to the winners’ circle in dominant fashion. Tom Marquand headed straight to the rear of the field aboard the daughter of Kingman, allowing his filly to…

Red Card winning the Maurice McCarten Stakes. Photo: RacingNSW The ‘Blue Army’ of Godolphin have struck in the Group 3 Maurice McCarten Stakes (1100m) at Rosehill on Saturday, with the James Cummings-trained Red Card (+220) making every post a winner. The daughter of Ribchester has made it back-to-back wins at this course and distance to start the campaign, extending the unbeaten run at Rosehill to three on the trot. The four-year-old mare was taken straight to the lead by Adam Hyeronimus from the inside draw, and was relatively uncontested throughout…

Dublin Down punched his ticket to the Golden Slipper Stakes in upset fashion, conquering the final ballot exemption race – the Group 2 Pago Pago Stakes at Rosehill. Pago Pago Stakes 2024 winner Dublin Down has booked a spot in Saturday week’s Golden Slipper field. Photo: Steve Hart. The Exceedance colt, trained by Tony & Calvin McEvoy, arrived in Sydney after a decent showing in the Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes at Caulfield, where he finished 12th. Fitter for his second run, he thrived in this drop in class and…