Waikato Stud’s rising star stallion Super Seth has sired his first two Group One winners within the space of seven days, with Linebacker capturing Saturday’s A$1 million Gr.1 The Agency Randwick Guineas (1600m) a week after Feroce’s heroics in the Gr.1 Australian Guineas (1600m). Both Linebacker and Feroce come from the first crop by Super Seth, who was New Zealand’s leading first-season sire in 2023-24 and heads the second-season standings in 2024-25. His 28 winners include six at stakes level, with Feroce and Linebacker backed up by La Dorada, Sethito,…
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Fresh Jedibeel sparkles in Challenge Stakes
Lining up for his first start in 84 days, Jedibeel collected the eighth and most important win of his promising career in Saturday’s A$500,000 Gr.2 Schweppes Challenge Stakes (1000m) at Randwick. The five-year-old Savabeel gelding scored his first black-type win in the Listed Razor Sharp Handicap (1200m) in December, and then trainer Brad Widdup elected to freshen him ahead of autumn targets. Saturday’s Challenge Stakes was his first start since, and he announced his return to racing in style. Guided through a narrow opening in the straight by jockey Tyler…
Dominant Derby redemption for Willydoit
Memories of a confidence-denting defeat in last month’s Gr.2 Avondale Guineas (2100m) were blown away on Saturday as Willydoit powered to a dominant victory in the Gr.1 Trackside New Zealand Derby (2400m) at Ellerslie. Willydoit strung together three increasingly impressive wins at the Auckland track during the summer and spent most of the last three months at the head of fixed-odds betting for the $1.25 million classic. However, the Tarzino gelding dropped out to a distant third-last among a 15-horse field in the Avondale Guineas on February 22 and made…
Hasseltoff continues to makes waves in Alice Springs
Hasseltoff ridden by Jamie Kah winning at Flemington when under the care of Phillip Stokes. (Reg Ryan/Racing Photos) Hasseltoff enhanced his Alice Springs Cup hopes with yet another convincing win at Pioneer Park on Saturday. The Dick Leech-trained eight-year-old gelding proved too classy for Terry Gillett’s stablemates Vinnie’s Spirit and Great Buy when he saluted in an open 1600m handicap by 5.8 lengths. That followed a comfortable win on debut in the Red Centre when he prevailed by two lengths in a BM66 over 1600m on February 22. Formerly linked…
Trav causes Auckland Cup boilover
Trav winning Saturday’s Group 2 Auckland Cup (3200m) at Ellerslie. Photo: Kenton Wright (Race Images) Raymond Connors’ green and red colours will forever be known for six victories in the Great Northern Steeplechase (6400m) at Ellerslie between 1998 and 2019, but the respected Manawatu horseman returned to Auckland on Saturday and took the spoils in another major test of stamina. Connors won the Great Northern as an owner and jockey on Our Jonty (1998) before adding owner-trainer successes with Hypnotize (2007, 2008, 2009) and Wise Men Say (2017, 2019). Now…
Alabama Lass set for Australian sojourn after King’s Plate win
Alabama Lass winning Saturday’s Group 3 King’s Plate (1200m) at Ellerslie. Photo: Kenton Wright (Race Images) Ken and Bev Kelso bought Alabama Lass in Melbourne as a yearling two years ago, and a stunning performance in Saturday’s Group 3 Haunui Farm King’s Plate (1200m) at Ellerslie has them plotting a return. The $250,000 sprint feature on Champions Day was a rematch of the Group 1 Railway (1200m) in January, where Crocetti defeated Alabama Lass by a short head. Alabama Lass had a weight swing in her favour on Saturday and…
Sha Tin Sunday races preview & quaddie tips | March 9, 2025
What Sha Tin Races Where Sha Tin Racecourse – Tai Po Rd, Sha Tin District, Hong Kong When Sunday, March 9, 2025 First Race 12:30pm HKT (3:30pm AEDT) Visit Dabble Hong Kong racing resumes at Sha Tin Racecourse on Sunday afternoon, with a stacked 11-part program set for decision. The rail is in the C course for all races on the turf, and with no rainfall predicted to hit the course proper, punters can expect a genuine Good 4 surface throughout the afternoon. The opening event is scheduled to get…
Return To Conquer grips on to claim Group 1 Sistema Stakes
Return To Conquer winning the Group 1 Sistema Stakes (1200m) at Ellerslie on Saturday. Photo: Kenton Wright (Race Images) Expensive colt Return To Conquer extended his unbeaten record to four as he brought up a significant milestone for the Te Akau Racing operation when winning the Group 1 Sistema Stakes (1200m) at Ellerslie. The son of Snitzel was bought by Te Akau Racing boss David Ellis for $1.3 million as a yearling on the Gold Coast in January of last year and his latest success made it 100 Group One…
Provence causes New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes upset
Provence winning Saturday’s Group 1 New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes (1600m) at Ellerslie. Photo: Kenton Wright (Race Images) Eight weeks after celebrating what they thought was a career pinnacle in the Group 1 Thorndon Mile (1600m) at Trentham, the connections of blue-blooded mare Provence were treated to something even more special in Saturday’s Group 1 New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes (1600m) at Ellerslie. The fillies and mares’ feature carried a stake of $600,000 and was one of four Group Ones on a star-studded Champions Day card. Provence earned her time…
2025 Newmarket Handicap Results: Joliestar Salutes for Punters
The 2025 Newmarket Handicap delivered a victory for punters at Flemington, with Chris Waller‘s mare Joliestar returning to Group 1 winning form. The Zoustar four-year-old ($3.40F) charged down the ‘Straight Six’ track, defeating Headwall ($14) by 1.25 lengths in the $1.5 million race. “We had faith about the horse being the best horse in the […] The post 2025 Newmarket Handicap Results: Joliestar Salutes for Punters appeared first on HorseRacing.com.au.