Our Anchorage winning the Gorup 3 Parramatta Cup. Photo: Bradleyphotos.com.au Our Anchorage ($3.00) has strung together his fourth straight win of the preparation, grinding his way to victory in the Group 3 Parramatta Cup (1900m) at Rosehill on Saturday afternoon. It was a big step up in grade for the son of Galileo after claiming a dominant win in a competitive BM78 at Rosehill, offset by only 53kg on his back tackling stakes level for the first time. Ashley Morgan took luck out of the equation aboard the airborne six-year-old,…
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Zahra guides Deny Knowledge to victory in Victoria Gold Cup
Deny Knowledge ridden by Mark Zahra winning the Victoria Gold Cup at Caulfield. (Photo by Pat Scala/Racing Photos) Deny Knowledge proved too strong in a bold front-running display to capture the Listed Victoria Gold Cup at Caulfield on Saturday. Trained by Anthony and Sam Freedman and expertly ridden by Mark Zahra, the seven-year-old mare led throughout the 2000m feature to notch her tenth career win. Breaking cleanly from barrier five as the $4 favourite with the top Australian bookmakers, Deny Knowledge surged to the lead and dictated the tempo, setting…
Ballarat free horse racing preview & quaddie tips | February 23
What Ballarat Races Where Ballarat Turf Club – 240 Kennedys Rd, Miners Rest VIC 3352 When Sunday, February 23, 2025 First Race 1:20pm AEDT Visit Dabble The Ballarat Turf Club is the destination for horse racing in Victoria on Sunday afternoon. A competitive eight-race card is set down for decision on a track rated a Good 4, while the rail coming out 8m means there should be no disadvantage to being up on speed. The Ballarat races are set to commence at 1:20pm AEDT. Best Bet at Ballarat: Speir Speir…
Jimmysstar stuns rivals with first-up win in Oakleigh Plate
Jimmysstar ridden by Ethan Brown winning the Group 1 Oakleigh Plate at Caulfield. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Racing Photos) Jimmysstar produced a breathtaking first-up performance to claim the Group 1 Oakleigh Plate at Caulfield on Saturday, February 22. Trained by Ciaron Maher and ridden by Ethan Brown, the five-year-old gelding stormed home from off the pace to capture the 1100m sprint in dominant fashion. Breaking cleanly from barrier 14, Jimmysstar settled midfield while Insurrection and Golden Boom set a strong tempo early. As the field turned for home, Arabian Summer made…
Devil Night holds on to claim Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes
Devil Night ridden by Michael Dee winning the Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes at Caulfield. (Photo by Pat Scala/Racing Photos) Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes have taken out the Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes with Devil Night after Michael Dee piloted the colt to victory in Victoria’s premier two-year-old contest. Dee, who claimed the Blue Diamond two years ago on Little Brose, couldn’t have ridden the winner any better after jumping well from barrier two, even though he was vulnerable in the final strides. The son of Extreme Choice was…
Beiwacht causes upset in Group 2 Silver Slipper Stakes
Beiwacht winning the Silver Slipper Stakes. Photo: Bradleyphotos.com.au Godolphin two-year-old Beiwacht ($17.00) has caused a minor upset in the Group 2 Silver Slipper Stakes (1100m) at Rosehill on Saturday afternoon, fending off the late challenge of West Of Swindon to claim a confidence building victory. The Bivouac colt was coming off a strong runner-up performance behind Bellazaine in the Listed Lonhro Plate (1000m) at Randwick on February 8 and appeared set to peak third-up into the campaign after a testing front-running effort. He adopted similar tactics under Adam Hyeronimus on…
Mr Brightside defends Group 1 Futurity Stakes crown
Mr Brightside ridden by Craig Williams winning the Futurity Stakes at Caulfield Racecourse. (Photo by Brett Holburt/Racing Photos) Mr Brightside (-153.85) has shown his toughness and ability to hold off his rivals late in the Group 1 Futurity Stakes at Caulfield, defending his title after claiming the same race last year. The Ben, Will & JD Hayes-trained gelding claimed his ninth Group 1 success of his career, proving that he is one of Australia’s best middle-distance horses. After being heavily backed with Neds, the son of Bullbars was made to…
Coeur Volante returns to winning ways in Mannerism Stakes
Coeur Volante ridden by Blake Shinn winning the Mannerism Stakes at Caulfield. (Photo by Brett Holburt/Racing Photos) Blake Shinn has produced another confident stalking ride at Caulfield, this time to win on Coeur Volante (+450) in the Group 2 Mannerism Stakes. The Michael Moroney & Glen Thompson-trained mare found 1200m too short first-up, but after coming into the race with an unbeaten second-up record, she kept that record intact with a big win in the 1400m contest. The race favourite with BlondeBet, Grinzinger Belle (+210), took up the lead as…
Firestorm scorches turf to claim Group 2 Mille Fox Stakes
Firestorm winning the Group 2 Millie Fox Stakes at Rosehill. Photo: Bradleyphotos.com.au Chris Waller & Jason Collett have combined with Firestorm ($7.00) to claim the Group 2 Millie Fox Stakes (1300m) at Rosehill on Saturday afternoon, with the returning mare showing a blistering turn-of-foot in the concluding stages to secure the $300,000 prize. The daughter of Satono Aladdin was well-supported with horse racing bookmakers prior to the jump, with the four-year-old boasting an impressive first-up record of four starts for three wins fresh, as well as an undefeated record when…
Treasurethe Moment claims Group 2 Angus Armanasco Stakes
Treasurethe Moment ridden by Damian Lane winning the Angus Armanasco Stakes at Caulfield. (Photo by Pat Scala/Racing Photos) Treasurethe Moment has returned with a dominant victory in the Group 2 Angus Armanasco Stakes, with the Group 1 VRC Oaks (2500m) winner proving way too good for her rivals over 1400m first up. The Matt Laurie-trained filly was heavily backed with horse racing bookmakers from +270 into a +200 favourite, with early favourite Too Darn Lizzie going the other way from +200 to +240. As expected, Too Darn Lizzie bounced well…