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Marhoona winning the Group 1 Golden Slipper. Photo: Bradleyphotos.com.au Michael Freedman & Damien Lane have combined with Marhoona ($8.50) to claim victory in the Group 1 Golden Slipper (1200m) at Rosehill on Saturday afternoon, with the daughter of Snitzel securing the prize in Australia’s richest two-year-old feature. She put the writing on the wall in the Group 2 Reisling Stakes (1200m) finishing on the heels of Tempted ($4.80), with the pair heavily supported with horse racing bookmakers prior to the jump. She looked to be the map horse on paper,…

Schwarz ridden by Jamie Mott wins the 3 Point Motors William Reid Stakes at Moonee Valley. (Photo by Pat Scala/Racing Photos) John O’Shea & Tom Charlton have taken out the Group 1 William Reid Stakes with Schwarz (+450) at Moonee Valley on Saturday afternoon, thanks to a great frontrunning ride by Jamie Mott. The son of Zoustar was heavily backed with horse racing bookmakers in the concluding stages of betting, due to the track bias at The Valley, with several on-speed runners claiming victory throughout the meeting. As expected, Schwarz…

Grinzinger Belle ridden by Declan Bates wins the Group 2 Sunline Stakes at Moonee Valley Racecourse. (Photo by George Sal/Racing Photos) Declan Bates continued his strong association with front-running mares, guiding Grinzinger Belle ($4.00F) to a dominant all-the-way victory in the Group 2 Sunline Stakes (1600m) at Moonee Valley on Saturday. The Danny O’Brien-trained mare bounced back in style following a flat effort in the Mannerism Stakes, relishing the downgrade to a Soft 6 and making full use of her high cruising speed. After jumping cleanly from barrier 10, Bates…

Tommy Berry celebrates aboard Gringotts after claiming the Group 1 George Ryder Stakes. Photo: Bradleyphotos.com.au After going into the race as the only runner to not win a Group 1, Gringotts has broken through to claim the George Ryder Stakes (1500m) at Rosehill on Saturday afternoon. The Ciaron Maher-trained gelding was very unlucky last start in the Group 3 Liverpool City Cup, and he was well-backed in the lead-up to the 1500m contest, jumping at +500 on the fourth line of betting with Picklebet. Royal Patronage (+290) led the field…

Broadsiding (blue) holds off Aeliana to claim the Group 1 Rosehill Guineas. Photo: Bradleyphotos.com.au Broadsiding ($2.80) has bounced back to his brilliant best to claim the Group 1 Rosehill Guineas (2000m) on Saturday afternoon, surviving a late charge by the lone filly Aeliana ($5.50) to get the verdict in a grandstand finish. The Godolphin colt was in search of a fourth Group 1 victory on Saturday, and the son of Too Darn Hot had to do it the hard way early, seemingly racing on the three-wide line throughout. That was…

Cilacap ridden by Jordan Childs wins the Group 3 Alexandra Stakes at Moonee Valley Racecourse. (Photo by George Sal/Racing Photos) Jordan Childs delivered a perfect ride aboard Cilacap ($8.00) to capture the Group 3 Alexandra Stakes (1600m) at Moonee Valley on Saturday, giving the Written Tycoon filly her second black type success in impressive style. Trainer Grahame Begg has had a remarkable autumn with his team, and Cilacap added another highlight to the stable’s season with her powerful performance. After drawing barrier two, Childs was able to find a soft…

Shanwah ridden by Ethan Brown wins the Alister Clark Stakes at Moonee Valley Racecourse. (Photo by Pat Scala/Racing Photos) Progressive gelding Shanwah extended his winning streak to four with a dominant display in Saturday’s $500,000 Group 2 Alister Clark Stakes (2040m) at Moonee Valley, further stamping himself as a serious Australian Derby contender. Trained by Ciaron Maher and ridden to perfection by Ethan Brown, the son of Too Darn Hot overcame a sluggish start to land in the coveted one-one position before launching a powerful move approaching the turn. Brown…

Via Sistina ridden by James McDonald takes out the Group 1 Ranvet Stakes at Rosehill. Photo: bradleyphotos.com.au Via Sistina (-454.55) has recorded her second straight Group 1 Ranvet Stakes in as many years, with Chris Waller and James McDonald combining for another Group 1 feature at Rosehill on Saturday afternoon. The star mare was sent around as a long odds-on favourite with Dabble, and even though she took her time to get past her stablemate Lindermann, the Cox Plate winner eventually cleared out and claimed a dominant win. After being…