Year: 2022

A smiling Joe Kamaruddin brings La Flora Belle back to the Wanganui birdcage. Photo: Race Images – Peter Rubery Progressive staying mare La Flora Belle set the scene for further success over the summer months with a determined effort to take out the Wanganui Cup (2040m) on Saturday. The Mark Walker-trained five-year-old had picked up her first career victory back in February and added a second before being set aside for a decent winter break. Off the back of her third victory two starts ago and a last start second…

Vow And Declare ridden by John Allen wins the Herald Sun Zipping Classic at Caulfield Racecourse on November 26, 2022 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Racing Photos) Vow And Declare has finally broken through to win his first race this spring in the Group 2 Zipping Classic, after running so well in many of the races throughout his Melbourne Cup preparation. John Allen and Danny O’Brien have combined at Caulfield to get a much-deserved win in the 2400m feature race of the day. Vow And Declare hadn’t won a…

Milford (NZ) ridden by Blake Shinn wins the Lamaro’s Hotel Eclipse Stakes at Caulfield Racecourse on November 26, 2022 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Racing Photos) Milford for Mike Moroney and Blake Shinn has taken out the Group 3 Eclipse Stakes at Caulfield over 1800m. Keats and Holbien crossed the field to lead from wide barriers and Milford was able to follow them across and sit in the one-out one-back position in fifth about three lengths off the leaders. The winner has taken out the Group 3 at rough…

Little Brose takes out the Listed Merson Cooper Stakes (1000m). Photo: Bruno Cannatelli Race experience proved advantageous as Little Brose, a son of Per Incanto, continued Lindsay Park’s impressive record in the Listed Merson Cooper Stakes (1000m) for two-year-olds to open Zipping Classic Day at Caulfield. Trainer David Hayes, currently based in Hong Kong, won the race on five occasions between 2005 and 2017, and sons Ben and JD continued the family’s success with colt Little Brose, who settled just rear of midfield with cover but unleashed a dashing turn-of-foot…

Prise De Fer holds out Sinarahma (obscured) to win the Group 3 Eagle Technology Stakes (1600m) at Te Rapa. Photo: Race Images – Megan Liefting Fresh off winning the first feature race on the card at Te Rapa on Saturday aboard Waitak in the Listed Trevor & Corallie Eagle Memorial (1500m), South African jockey Craig Zackey added the main event of the day when he guided Prise De Fer to a narrow victory in the Group 3 Eagle Technology Stakes (1600m). Zackey used similar tactics to those he employed aboard…

Waitak parades after his Te Rapa successPhoto: Race Images- Megan Liefting A storming late run by powerfully built three-year-old Waitak continued the latest run of success for his sire Proisir as he captured the Listed Trevor & Corallie Eagle Memorial (1500m) at Te Rapa. Placed at Group One level as a two-year-old when prepared by Peter and Dawn Williams, Waitak was having just his second run for the Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott team on Saturday. Rider Craig Zackey, who is also enjoying a purple patch of form since relocating…

What Chevalier Cup Day 2022 Where Sha Tin Racecourse – Hong Kong When Sunday, November 27, 2022 First Race 12:45pm HKT / 3:45pm AEDT Visit Ladbrokes We’re heading abroad for Hong Kong racing on Sunday afternoon with a 10-race program from Sha Tin Racecourse. The Class 1 Chevalier Cup is the feature race over the 1600m; However, we’ve got plenty of quality undercard racing as well, with some key runners amid their preparation with eyes firmly set for Hong Kong International Races on December 11. The track is rated as…

Beautyverse triumphs on debut in Hong Kong. Upbeat after setting a new Hong Kong record for the most wins by a jockey at Happy Valley, Zac Purton turns his attention to next year’s Four-Year-Old Classic Series when Beautyverse tackles the Class 1 Chevalier Cup Handicap (1600m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (27 November). An impressive first-up winner from barrier 14 over 1600m on November 6, 2022 Group 1 South Australian Derby (2500m) winner Beautyverse (120lb) will tackle LONGINES Hong Kong International Races selected runners Excellent Proposal (135lb) and Butterfield (134lb)…