Jameka ($4.60) defeated the John Thompson-trained Honesta ($8.50) by 2-1/4 lengths with the John O’Shea-trained Ambience ($4 fav) peaking on her run 200m from home, finishing third beaten 3-1/2 lengths. Maher also won last year’s Crown Oaks with Set Square. This is what the jockeys thought of the performance of their rides in the Crown…
Caulfield-based trainer Ciaron Maher went back-to-back in the Group I VRC Oaks (2500m) when Jameka proved too good for her rivals at Flemington on Thursday. Jameka proved too good for her rival fillies in the VRC Oaks on Thursday. Photo: Darryl Sherer Having defeated subsequent Victoria Derby winner Tarzino at her previous start in the…
Jockey Jarrad Noske has built a strong association with Fuchsia Bandana but he can’t offer any explanation for her poor performance last time out and it’s one that he wants to completely wipe away from his memory bank. After running a bolter in the Birthday Stakes (1200m) in October when she pushed Black Heart Bart…