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Lack of early pace in Winx Stakes added an extra degree of difficulty for Winx
The champion mare, having her first start since winning the Queen Elizabeth Stakes (Gr 1, 2000m) in April, Winx needed to produce her rare brand of acceleration and will-to-win before recording her 26th successive victory. Winx was resuming in what was previously Warwick Farm’s feature race, the weight-for-age Warwick Stakes (Gr 2, 1400m), upgraded and... Read More
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Voodoo Lad’s fast sectional times in winning Aurie’s Star suggest he should not be underrated
The seven-year-old is in peak form, winning the Sir John Monash Stakes (Gr 3, 1100m) at Caulfield on July 14 three starts ago, prior to recording fast closing sectional when second to Vega Magic (Lope De Vega) in the Bletchingly Stakes (Gr 3, 1200m) at Caulfield on July 25. Then on Saturday, Voodoo Lad settled... Read More
Godolphin-raced filly Multaja shows her class with fast times at Moonee Valley
Having her first start since her promising debut win in a Two-Year-Old Fillies’ Maiden (1115m) at Werribee on April 7, Multaja was resuming from the outside barrier (12) in a Three-Year-Old Fillies’ Handicap (1000m). After settling back in ninth place, Dwayne Dunn tracked forward with a wide trail with Multaja, before making a decisive move,... Read More
Nature Strip and Vega Magic again show their talent with fast sectional times
Vega Magic’s first-up win in the Bletchingly Stakes (Gr 3, 1200m) at Caulfield being sufficiently impressive that slot-holder James Harron subsequently secured a start for the dual Group 1-winning sprinter in our richest race at Randwick on October 13. But the rising young sprinting star Nature Strip remains in the wings, Saturday’s six-length victory in... Read More
Plague Stone’s fast times suggest he has a bright future after breaking through for first win
Resuming in the Rosebud Prelude (1000m), Plague Stone began awkwardly and was back in eighth place early on before Hugh Bowman settled the colt in fourth spot nearing the 600 metres, tracking a quick tempo. He set out after the leader at the 200 metres and finished too well to score, seemingly with something in... Read More
Thine Is The Power (AUS) 2 f Street Boss – Princess Delight by Agnes World
After showing promise with a second on debut at this track on July 4, the Lindsay Park-trained Thine Is The Power built on that impressively on Wednesday with a comfortable maiden victory under jockey Cory Parish. The daughter of Street Boss (Street Cry) broke well from her inside barrier (1) before displaying good early pace... Read More