On Sunday at Bendigo exciting So You Think colt Don’t Hope Do made his presence felt at his very first start, showing great speed and tenacity to take out the Workforce Extensions Maiden Plate. The 1000m is certainly going to be short of his best trip but his ability was able to get him over...
On Saturday at Moonee Valley up and coming stayer Duke of Hastings staked a claim to involve himself in some nice races throughout the Spring with a big metropolitan win. The plan was to jump and settle in the first half of the field, however that didn’t work out and we were forced to snag...
Coming off a lacklustre performance at Sale at his previous start at Sale, we made the trek out to Pakenham on Thursday night with more questions than answers about the horse, but the answers came to us very quickly after race 7 – he’s back. He jumped with them and was steered into an excellent...
He was one of the best maidens in Victoria but last night Distorted Mission swiftly put an end to that by taking out the $75,000 Sportsbet Future Stars maiden repecharge. With an excited group of owners on track, hearts were in mouths early as he missed the start. Blaike didn’t panic however, easing the horse...
On Sunday at Geelong in the 2400m BM58 promising stayer Winds of March franked his good for from his maiden victory to post back to back wins. The Tarzino 4yo made light work of his opposition when Daniel Stackhouse was once again able to put this horse in a great position in the run before...
On Sunday at Geelong promising three year old Dirty Grin put his name up in lights for some stronger races, beating some nice horses in the 1400m maiden. The smart Zacinto gelding was a little unlucky the previous start at Sandown, running on strongly for fourth place not beaten far. On this occasion he was...
The owners of enigmatic Shalaa gelding Aurolaa were finally given something to cheer about when he took out the Evolve Interiors Maiden Plate at Kyneton on Monday. With a familiar face in Damien Thornton back in the saddle and the blinkers applied, Aurolaa was able to find the front with the minimum of fuss. Rated...
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...
On Friday night at Pakenham Simon unveiled his first UK import for the stable and it’s fair to say the result was a nice surprise. Despite the horse working very well in the build up to the race, he was coming off a long break after winning at 2400m last start. He was purchased as...
With his recent win behind him The Duke ventured to Caulfield, to further progress his status as an emerging stayer of the future. With an inside draw and soft track conditions again coupled with Harry Coffee on board as well, the scene was set for a competitive showing. As expected, a large group of owners...
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