After a highly anticipated first up run at Swan Hill that went awry, Shootoose had a point to prove at the Ballarat synthetic on Saturday. With Lachie King in the saddle and very little speed on paper, Shootoose jumped well and settled just in behind the speed, travelling sweetly to the 600m. At that point...
On Thursday night First Light Racing filly Grey Northern broke through for a much deserved maiden win after taking on the best fillies of her generation throughout the Spring. Jumping well from the kind gate, jockey Jamie Mott was able to find the perfect spot in the run behind the speed and settled nicely. Mindful...
On Sunday at Horsham onlookers had their hearts in their mouths as they saw Star Smash hold on for a last stride win in the 2100m maiden. As usual Star Smash jumped well from the gate and jockey Jarrod Fry put him in a nice position heading to the 800m mark. He allowed a couple...
Horses are naturally equipped with great strength, unmatched grace and indeed presence as well. Yet, they remain humble enough to carry the distinguished jockey on their back as they gallop ever-so-gracefully across the countryside, on various racetracks. Nevertheless, watching these gallops brings surging levels of enthusiasm and inpouring of never-ending bets, as racehorses make the...
An excited group of owners gathered at Caulfield on Saturday to see Little Stevie take out the 1100m F&M BM84 on Saturday. After putting together an outstanding campaign thus far, the writing was on the wall after posting some slick sections at Flemington last start. The 7 day backup proved a masterstroke from Simon as...
In week where all the main action centred on Royal Ascot, the Duke of Hastings was heading down the highway to Royal Geelong on Friday. The conditions were cold and rainy however the expectations were high, based on his brilliant second last start placing at Ballarat. Simon and the team have been extremely patient with...
On Thursday at Wangaratta we witnessed something as rare as a Tassie Tiger with brother and sister Alpinova and Eaglesaurus (Tassie Siblings) both scoring maiden wins in their respective races. By Alpine Eagle out of the Testa Rossa mare Novasaurus, the siblings brought up memorable a double for Tasmanian breeder and loyal stable client David...
The duck was broken at Flemington on Saturday as consistent Zac De Boss posted SZR’s first Flemington winner, as a standalone stable. This is truly a memorable moment for our stable annd one we intend to build on, in the future. Zac pinged the gates quickly from barrier 1 as apprentice jockey Matthew Cartwright angled...
The Team at Simon Zahra Racing celebrated their second city double of the year yesterday at Sandown with emphatic wins to stable favourites Little Stevie and Zac De Boss. Little Stevie was coming off a desperately unlucky performance at Moonee Valley last start and was keen to set the record straight. Starting from the outside...
With the sales season in full swing, Simon has been busy trying to find our next crop of stable stars. The Inglis Classic sale saw some incredibly strong results and we were fortunate to walk away with some quality yearlings ready to join the stable. As you all know, Simon is not one to get...
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Flemington Vic 3031San Diego: Flemington StablesZahra Lodge
134 De Graves Mill Drive
Kyneton Vic 3444
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