Month: March 2022

Craig Williams returns to the mounting yard aboard Barb Raider after winning the Kewney Stakes at Flemington. (Reg Ryan/Racing Photos) The Jerome Hunter-trained Barb Raider backed up her first-up performance by scoring a win in the Group 2 Kewney Stakes (1600m) at Flemington on Saturday. The daughter of Rebel Raider turned in another terrific performance after winning the Group 3 Vanity Stakes (1400m) at the same venue three weeks ago when first-up from a spell. Jockey Craig Williams continued his successful association with the Mornington-trained filly. He took her forward…

Lighthouse has picked up a deserved Group 1 win when claiming the Coolmore Classic. Lighthouse proved herself as the elite mare when winning the Group 1 Coolmore Classic on Saturday at Rosehill Gardens. The Ciaron Maher & David Eustace-trained five-year-old lapped up the 1500m on the Heavy 9 track to record a two-length victory over Mirra Vision and Hinged. Lighthouse started a $5 chance with online bookmakers and lived up to market expectations under Jason Collett. LIGHTHOUSE draws clear in the COOLMORE CLASSIC! Jason Collett wins his third Group 1…

Duais has taken out the 2022 Australian Cup with Joshua Parr on board. (Brett Holburt/Racing Photos) Hawkesbury trainer Edward Cummings claimed the Group 1 Australian Cup (2000m) with his galloper Duais on Saturday at Flemington. The four-year-old mare was stepping up to the 2000m after an unlucky mid-field finish in the Group 1 Chipping Norton Stakes (1600m) on a Heavy 10 at Randwick last start. It was the second Group 1 win for the daughter of Shamus Award after she won the Queensland Oaks (2200m) as a three-year-old. Jockey Josh…

Roch ‘N’ Horse (NZ) ridden by Patrick Moloney wins the Newmarket Handicap at Flemington Racecourse. (Brett Holburt/Racing Photos) New Zealand mare Roch ‘N’ Horse has caused a massive boil-over for trainer Michael Moroney in the Group 1 Newmarket Handicap (1200m) at Flemington on Saturday. The daughter of Per Incanto was making her Australian debut after being runner-up in the Group 1 Telegraph Handicap (1200m) at Trentham last start. The win was the first Group 1 victory for jockey Patrick Moloney who showed how much the win meant with his celebrations…

Mr Mozart could not be caught in the Phar Lap Stakes. (Photo: Steve Hart) In what was just a seven-horse field, Mr Mozart proved too good for his rivals, denying Chris Waller a sixth consecutive Phar Lap Stakes win. Ridden by William Pike, the three-year-old colt was sent out as a $10 chance with online bookmakers for the 1500m event. The son of Snitzel has taken their prizemoney to over $430,000 after the brilliant win in the Group 2 event. In recent years, Waller has won this race with Winx,…