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Eagle Nest winning the Group 3 Maurice McCartin Stakes. Photo: Bradleyphotos.com.au The Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou-trained Eagle Nest ($6.50) has made every post a winner to claim victory in the Group 3 Maurice McCarten Stakes (1100m) at Rosehill on Saturday afternoon, fending off the late challenge of Time To Boogie ($4.40) and Pisanello ($2.30) in the concluding stages. Rachel King sent the daughter of Shalaa to the top from barrier 10, taking luck out of the equation aboard the resuming five-year-old mare as she looked to dictate terms throughout…

What Yarra Valley Cup Day 2025 Where Yarra Valley Racing – Armstrong Grove, Yarra Glen VIC 3775 When Sunday, March 16, 2025 First Race 12:40pm AEDT Visit Dabble Country Cup racing in Victoria heads to Yarra Valley on Sunday afternoon, where the Yarra Valley Cup (1950m) headlines the eight-race meeting. Plenty of rain is forecast for race day, meaning the Good 4 track rating at the time of acceptances is unlikely to stand true. The rail will stick to its true position, with the opening event set to jump at…

Mcgaw ridden by Damian Lane wins The Showdown at Caulfield. (Photo by George Sal/Racing Photos) Emma-lee & David Brown have taken out The Showdown with Mcgaw (+500), thanks to a peach of a ride from Damian Lane in the 1200m contest at Caulfield on Saturday afternoon. The son of I Am Immortal backed up his impressive debut victory with a tough win in the feature to give the trainers their first success in the $1 million race. Befuddle (+2200) jumped smartly from her barrier to take up the lead from…

Lazzura winning the Phar Lap Stakes. Photo: Bradleyphotos.com.au Chris Waller & Tommy Berry have combined with Lazzura ($4.00) to claim victory in the Group 2 Phar Lap Stakes (1500m) at Rosehill on Saturday afternoon, giving Waller his seventh win in the $300,000 feature. The daughter of Snitzel put the writing on the wall last time out, finishing third behind Lady Shenandoah in the Group 1 Surround Stakes (1400m) on March 1, with team Waller electing to dual accept for the Group 1 Coolmore Classic (1500m) later on the same program.…

Vauban after winning the Group 3 Sky High Stakes. Photo: Bradleyphotos.com.au Vauban ($9.00) has come with a withering burst to claim the Group 3 Sky High Stakes (2000m) at Rosehill on Saturday afternoon, defying a big betting drift prior to the jump. The son of Galiway was making his debut for the Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott barn on Saturday after being transferred from the Willie Mullins camp, and the former Melbourne Cup favourite was unwanted with horse racing bookmakers after sweating up badly behind the barriers. It was all…

Pride Of Jenni ridden by Craig Newitt winning the Group 2 Peter Young Stakes at Caulfield Racecourse. (Photo by George Sal/Racing Photos) Pride Of Jenni has returned to racing with a bang after claiming a dominant win in the Group 2 Peter Young Stakes at Caulfield, with Craig Newitt piloting the Ciaron Maher-trained mare to an impressive first-up triumph. After opening as a -125 favourite with horse racing bookmakers on Wednesday, the daughter of Pride Of Dubai was sent out as a +260 second favourite. Many expected Newitt to replicate…

Memo ridden by Kerrin McEvoy coming back to the mounting yard after winning the Group 3 Magic Night Stakes. Photo: bradleyphotos.com.au Kerrin McEvoy has recorded back-to-back Group triumphs at Rosehill by piloting Memo to victory in the Group 3 Magic Night Stakes, following his win on Skyhook in the previous race. The Peter Snowden-trained filly has solid formlines throughout her career, after racing Group or Listed grade in her first five starts for four placings, including a second-place finish in the Magic Millions 2YO Classic at the Gold Coast. Although…

Waitak winning Saturday’s Gr.2 Ultimate Mazda Japan Trophy (1600m) at Tauranga. Photo: Kenton Wright (Race Images) A week after Blake Shinn’s rail-skimming masterclass to guide Damask Rose from last to first in the inaugural NZB Kiwi (1500m), Ryan Elliot followed a similar script to help Waitak triumph in Saturday’s Group.2 Ultimate Mazda Japan Trophy (1600m) at Tauranga. The $150,000 feature was a step down in class following a string of high-class summer assignments for Waitak, who has contested 10 Group One races in his 30-start career. The Proisir gelding had…

Orlov winning the Carpet Maintenance & Cleaning Open (2040m) at Wanganui on Saturday. Photo: Jack McKenzie (Race Images Palmerston North) Consistent galloper Orlov picked up his ninth career victory when he took out the feature event on the Wanganui card, the Carpet Maintenance & Cleaning Open (2040m), in the process providing trainer David Haworth with a winning double on the day. The seven-year-old son of Sweynesse had enjoyed a purple patch of form towards the end of his autumn campaign last season, and early in his current preparation he was…

Grande Gallo winning the Triton Pacific Owens Plate (1200m) at Tauranga on Saturday. Photo: Kenton Wright (Race Images) Grande Gallo collected her third win from four starts at Tauranga with a narrow victory over three-year-old Yaldi in the Triton Pacific Owens Plate (1200m) on Saturday. The daughter of Belardo won the three-year-old race on the undercard of this same Japan Trophy meeting 12 months ago, which has proved to be a strong form reference for the 2025 edition. Grande Gallo won that race by two lengths over You Say D’Orsay,…