Day: 28 September 2024

Alsephina after winning the Stocks Stakes at Moonee Valley. (Photo by George Salpigtidis/Racing Photos) Alsephina ($3.60) has become the second Western Australian winner of the Group 2 Stocks Stakes in as many years, following Amelia’s Jewel’s barnstorming finish to claim the race in 2023. Hailing from the Grant & Alana Williams stable, the six-year-old mare produced a strong performance at Flemington first-up, which had many tipping her in the final event on the Moonee Valley card. After jumping well from the barriers, Blake Shinn allowed the daughter of Star Turn…

Evaporate races to victory in the Group 2 Stutt Stakes (1600m). Photo: Bruno Cannatelli Smart three-year-old Evaporate has maintained his rich-vein of form with a comfortable victory in the Group 2 Stutt Stakes (1600m) at The Valley on Friday night. Trainers Ben, Will and JD Hayes continue to build the confidence of the good looking son of Per Incanto, who has now won four races in succession. After a winless two-year-old season, Evaporate bounced off a maiden victory at Cranbourne at the beginning of the season to win a pair…

Southport Tycoon ridden by Mark Zahra wins the Manikato Stakes at Moonee Valley Racecourse on September 27, 2024. (Photo by George Salpigtidis/Racing Photos) Ciaron Maher and Mark Zahra have combined with Southport Tycoon ($21) to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat by nosing out his stablemate Growing Empire ($3.80) on the line to take out the Group 1 Manikato Stakes. Maher trained four of the 12 runners in the Moonee Valley feature, but of those, Southport Tycoon would have been his fourth seed, and the three-year-old colt was his…

Bellatrix Star winning the Group 3 Scarborough Stakes (1200m). Photo: Bruno Cannatelli High-class filly Bellatrix Star displayed her versatility when usurping the Scarborough Stakes (1200m) at Moonee Valley on Friday night on a Good 4 surface. The Mark Walker-trained three-year-old was sent out a $9.50 chance with horse racing bookmakers by punters with her previous Listed Cap D’Antibes (1100m) victory at Flemington coming on a rain-affected surface. Jockey Michael Dee was able to get Bellatrix Star into a stalking position just off the leader in the three-year-old fillies contest before…

Pride Of Jenni ridden by Declan Bates wins the Feehan Stakes. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Racing Photos) Following her defeat in the Group 1 Makybe Diva Stakes, Pride Of Jenni bounced back with an all-the-way victory at Moonee Valley to claim the Group 2 Feehan Stakes. The race that was billed as a match race between Ciaron Maher’s mare and Mr Brightside from the Ben, Will & JD Hayes stable, and in the end there wasn’t much of a contest. With only four horses in the field, Declan Bates was always…