Day: 11 May 2024

Jason Warren‘s mare Benedetta produced a thrilling performance to capture the prestigious Group 1 $1 million The Goodwood (1200m) at Morphettville on Saturday. 2024 The Goodwood winner Benedetta (pictured winning the RN Irwin) is Brisbane-bound for the Stradbroke Handicap. Photo: Jenny Barnes. This victory sets her sights on the upcoming Group 1 $3 million Stradbroke Handicap (1400m) at Eagle Farm in Brisbane on June 15. Jockey Jamie Kah, fresh off her first Adelaide Group 1 win in the SA Derby last week, secured her second Group 1 victory of the…

Benedetta has taken out the Group 1 Goodwood at Morphettville. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Racing Photos) Benedetta (+500) has claimed her first-career Group 1 success, as Jason Warren & Jamie Kah combined to secure victory in the Group 1 Goodwood (1200m) at Morphettville on Saturday afternoon. It’s been a long-overdue accomplishment for the daughter of Hellbent, with her ultra-consistency finally paying dividends after three bold displays in Group 1 company this preparation. She finished off third best in the Group 1 Robert Sangster Stakes (1200m) on April 27, closing within a…

En Francais has taken out the Group 3 Cummings Stakes at Morphettville. (Photo by Brett Holburt/Racing Photos) The Jake Stephens-trained En Francais (+1700) has shown a blistering turn-of-speed to claim victory in the Group 3 The Cummings Stakes (1600m) at Morphettville on Saturday afternoon. The daughter of Puissance De Lune hadn’t found the winners enclosure in over a year before Saturday’s breathtaking victory, as the six-year-old mare was forced to swoop the entire field from near-last turning for home. The David Aldridge-trained Chicago Storm (+900) left them all chasing in…

Boognish has taken out the Group 3 Proud Miss Stakes. (Photo by George Sal/Racing Photos) It was a grandstand finish in the Group 3 Proud Miss Stakes (1200m) as the Will Clarken & Niki O’Shea-trained Boognish (+1000) got the head down in a blanket finish at Morphettville on Saturday afternoon. She had it all to do from barrier 16, with local superstar jockey Jamie Kah electing to drag back towards the rear of the field, leaving the speed battle up front. Wonderful Tonight (+2000) and Tropicconi (+4000) burst clear to…

Scarlet Oak is Queensland bound after a strong win at Newcastle Photo: Steve Hart Former New Zealander Scarlet Oak has rocketed to the second line of betting in the Group 1 Queensland Oaks (2200m) following an easy victory at Newcastle. Having just her second start in Australia and third overall, the three-year-old filly made light work of her opponents in Saturday’s Signarama Erina/Gosford Handicap (1600m) to all but confirm a trip north. Partnered by champion apprentice Zac Lloyd, the Chris Waller-trained Scarlet Oak ($2.30 fav) zipped through along the inside…

Positivity has taken out the Group 3 SA Fillies Classic at Morphettville. Photo: Kenton Wright (Race Images) It was a one-act affair in the Group 3 SA Fillies Classic (2500m) at Morphettville on Saturday afternoon, with the Andrew Forsman-trained Positivity (+130) bolting clear to claim the $170,000 prize. She put the writing on the wall in her latest outing in the Group 1 Australasian Oaks (2000m) on April 27 and appeared to want to stretch out over further after closing off impressively. It was a patient ride by Damian Lane,…

Bella Waters winning the Listed Campbell Infrastructure Rotorua Cup (2200m) at Arawa Park on Saturday. Photo: Kenton Wright (Race Images) Well-related Cambridge Stud mare Bella Waters was thrown in at the deep end for Saturday’s Listed Rotorua Cup (2200m), but she proved that she belonged at black-type level with a highly valuable win. Bred and raced by Brendan and Jo Lindsay, Bella Waters is by Sacred Falls out of the Irish-bred mare But Beautiful. That makes her a half-sister to Immediacy, a classy Melbourne three-year-old who won this season’s Group…

Karman Line (inside) gets the better of La Crique in Saturday’s Group 3 Rotorua ITM Stakes (1400m) at Arawa Park. Photo: Kenton Wright (Race Images) Red-hot rider Masa Hashizume added further plaudits to an already outstanding season when he piloted Karman Line to a deserved victory in the Group 3 Rotorua ITM Stakes (1400m) on Saturday. Hashizume has already smashed his previous season’s best winning tally of 33 victories set in the 2021/2022 racing year with a current total of 53 wins at the close of play on Saturday, including…

Rocababy winning at New Plymouth on Saturday. Photo: Peter Rubery (Race Images Palmerston North) An emphatic front-running win at New Plymouth on Saturday hinted at a lucrative winter campaign over the next few months for Rocababy. Most of the highlights of the Hawera mare’s career have come on her favoured rain-affected footing, including a victory over subsequent Group 1 winner Romancing The Moon in the Listed O’Learys Fillies’ Stakes (1200m) at Wanganui as a three-year-old. Rocababy faced only three opponents in Saturday’s The Rock (1400m), and jockey Lisa Allpress took…