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Group 1-performing mare Faraglioni. Photo: Peter Rubery (Race Images Palmerston North) Levin trainer Josh Shaw left Foxton a happy man on Tuesday after his Group 1 performer Faraglioni took out her 1200m trial ahead of next Saturday’s Group 2 Westbury Classic (1400m) at Ellerslie. The six-year-old daughter of El Roca finished runner-up to fellow Central Districts mare Belclare in last year’s edition and Shaw would love to turn the tables on their rival, who also featured at the Foxton trials and finished runner-up in her 1000m heat. “She trialled up…

Odds Bookmakers News Field Past Winners Southern Cross Stakes Group Three Betting Guide Date: Saturday, February 1, 2025 Location: Rosehill Gardens – Sydney, New South Wales Prize Money: $250,000 Distance: 1200m The Southern Cross Stakes (registered as the Frederick Clissold Stakes) has been a mainstay on the Australian racing calendar since 1940 and is typically run in February. The Group 3 contest is for horses aged three years or older and is run under Quality Handicap condition over 1200m. Although it has been known as the Southrn Cross Stakes since…

What 2025 Magic Millions 3YO Guineas Where Gold Coast Turf Club – Gold Coast, Queensland When Friday, January 17, 2025 Prizemoney $3,000,000 Distance 1400m Conditions Restricted Listed 2024 winner Abounding (6) | T: Robert Heathcote | J: Martin Harley (54.5kg) Visit Dabble Due to the postponement of the last seven races on Magic Millions Day last Saturday, the remaining races will be run and won on Friday night at the Gold Coast Turf Club. The Magic Millions 3YO Classic is scheduled for race five on the program, with a full…

Odds Bookmakers News Field Past Winners Autumn Stakes Group Two Betting Guide Date: Saturday, February 8, 2025 Location: Caulfield Racecourse – Melbourne, Victoria Prize Money: $300,000 Distance: 1400m The Autumn Stakes is a Group 2 race for three-year-olds conducted by the Melbourne Racing Club at Caulfield Racecourse. First held in 1979, the race was won by Gondolier. The Autumn Stakes is currently run over 1400m under Set Weights and Penalties conditions, offering a prize pool of $300,000 in 2025. Initially contested as a Listed race, the Autumn Stakes was upgraded…

What 2025 Magic Millions 2YO Classic Where Gold Coast Turf Club – Gold Coast, Queensland When Friday, January 17, 2025 Prizemoney $3,000,000 Distance 1200m Conditions Restricted Listed 2024 winner Storm Boy (9) | T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | J: Adam Hyeronimus (57kg) Visit Dabble Following the postponemnet of the Magic Millions Day meeting last Saturday, the remaining seven races will take place at the Gold Coast Turf Club this Friday Night. The Magic Millions 2YO Classic is scheduled to be run as the second race on the night,…

Ben Allen returns to the mounting yard aboard Bittercreek after winning the Red Anchor Stakes at Moonee Valley. (Photo by George Sal/Racing Photos) Bittercreek is shaping up as the standout contender for Friday night’s Magic Millions 3YO Guineas (1400m), according to co-trainer Will Larkin, who hopes the colt can live up to expectations in the rescheduled $3 million feature on the Gold Coast. Originally set to run in Saturday’s abandoned Magic Millions meeting, the Group 2 Sandown Guineas (1600m) runner-up has had to adjust his preparation, but Larkin remains optimistic…

Accredited. Photo: Bradleyphotos.com.au Accredited has been one of Sydney’s standout performers this summer, stringing together three consecutive city wins since early December. The five-year-old, trained by Joe Pride, has twice tasted success at Randwick and will now step up to stakes level for the first time in the Listed Carrington Stakes (1400m) on January 25. “You can only be impressed by what he’s been doing, he’s done really well,” Pride said. “He’s having a good preparation, to state the obvious, and he still looks like there’s a little bit of…