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Velocious shines for Marsh in Sistema Stakes
Superstar filly Velocious (Written Tycoon) cemented herself atop the country’s two-year-old ranks with a tenacious victory in yesterday’s Sistema Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) at Ellerslie. Velocious burst onto the juvenile scene on debut at Te Rapa in November, the daughter of Written Tycoon (Iglesia) swiftly collecting black-type honours in the Counties Challenge Stakes (Listed, 1100m)... Read More
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Think It Over slays his rivals in the Verry Elleegant Stakes
Kerry Parker called Think It Over (So You Think) more giant than giant-killer after another riding masterclass from Nash Rawiller helped the eight-year-old scupper raging favourite Fangirl (Sebring) in yesterday’s Verry Elleegant Stakes (Gr 1, 1600m). Starting an $8.50 second-elect behind the $1.30 Fangirl, Think It Over and Rawiller exploited the inside running at Randwick... Read More
Tropical Squall takes flight to win the Surround
Tropical Squall (Prized Icon) – bought as a weanling for just $16,000 – joined an illustrious list of Gai Waterhouse’s finest fillies in completing the Group 1 double of the Flight Stakes (Gr 1, 1600m) and Surround Stakes (1400m) at Randwick yesterday. Giving the task of going in first-up from a spell after a failed... Read More
Extraordinary Orchestral makes Derby history for James
Roger James is now the most successful trainer in the history of the New Zealand Derby (Gr 1, 2400m), but even that enormous achievement was overshadowed at Ellerslie yesterday by the new superstar of his Cambridge stable. Orchestral (Savabeel) became the sixth Derby winner for James, following on from Tidal Light (Diagramatic) (1986), Roysyn (Bakharoff)... Read More
Trial double for Microphone
A quartet of juvenile trials at Warwick Farm yesterday saw a pair of fillies by Darley’s first-season sire Microphone (Exceed And Excel) produce promising displays, beginning with Mic Drop who scored in an 802-metre heat. Trained by Muswellbrook-based Todd Howlett, the filly was landing her second trial success in defeating Full Metal Jacket (Capitalist) by... Read More
La Crique back to brilliant best in WFA Classic
Katrina and Simon Alexander celebrated one of their most satisfying moments on a racetrack with La Crique’s (Vadamos) triumphant turnaround in the Otaki-Maori WFA Classic (Gr 1, 1600m) yesterday. The undisputed star of the Alexanders’ Te Awamutu stable, La Crique had endured a turbulent 12 months since her runner-up finish behind Levante (Proisir)in the same... Read More