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Anjana shows Group potential in chasing strong pace to score easily at Moonee Valley
Now unbeaten in three starts after wins last month at Wangaratta and Ballarat, Anjana stepped up to metropolitan class on Saturday and succeeded in a manner to prompt connections to set her for the Thousand Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m) at Caulfield in the spring. Anjana was reasonably away from the barrier and after being fifth... Read More
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Black Caviar’s son impresses on debut with quick closing sectional times
After being tightened for room at the start, Prince Of Caviar remained at the tail of the ten-horse field until gaining a split at the 300 metres. He then made very good ground to finish just over four lengths from the winner Scottish Rogue (Rothesay) in the Ladbrokes 2YO Handicap (1200m). Racing on a Soft... Read More
Sectional Times suggest Vega Magic’s defeat was not as disappointing as it may have appeared
Starting $4.00 favourite in the large 20-horse field to repeat his victory in last year’s Goodwood, Vega Magic was having his first start since November and was resuming with top weight (59kg) from a difficult barrier (14). With leading jockey Damien Oliver in the saddle, Vega Magic began well but caught three wide outside the... Read More
Redzel misses place for first time since 2016 after quickly run Doomben 10,000
With a record of 12 starts for eight wins and four seconds since finishing eighth in the A J Moir Stakes (Gr 1, 1000m) at Moonee Valley on 30 September 2016, it was hardly surprising that Redzel went out a firm favourite to win his second successive Doomben 10,000 on Saturday. All was going well... Read More
Surprise winner I’ll Have A Bit’s fast sectional times suggest she should not be overlooked again
The John McArdle-trained three-year-old filly, settled at the tail of the 11-horse field from her outside barrier, went widest of all at the home turn before coming with a strong late run to score by a neck, going away. I’ll Have A Bit ran the 1200 metre journey in 1:09.13 on the Soft 5 track,... Read More
A trio of lightly-raced colts expected to clash in last juvenile Group One race of the season
The Kris Lees-trained Graff met the previously unraced Mickey Blue Eyes in Saturday’s Clarendon Stakes (1300m) at Hawkesbury with Graff holding off his Lindsay Park-trained rival to score by a half-neck in a race that featured fast closing sectional times. While The Autumn Sun, a colt from the Chris Waller stable, made a most impressive... Read More