Lucia Valentina Too Good

Lucia Valentina snapped an 11 race losing streak when proving too good in Saturday’s Group II Matriarch Stakes (2000m) at Flemington. Lucia Valentina came widest of all to win the Matriarch Stakes. Photo: Darryl Sherer Ironically her last victory came at Flemington over 2000m when the daughter of Savabeel won last year’s Turnbull Stakes. With…

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Star WA Galloper Off To Hong Kong

Victoria Derby placegetter, Kia Ora Koutou, has almost certainly run his last race in Australia. Trainer Adam Durrant, whose father, Geoff, shares ownership in the three-year-old, said an international offer was too good to refuse. “Sadly the horse is being sold and we are in negotiations at the moment,” said Durrant on TABradio. “It’s not…

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Oaks: What The Jockeys Said

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…

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Jameka Too Good In Oaks

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…

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Smoko Out For The Year: Price

Ross Price admits the Group 3 Colonel Reeves Stakes (1100m) has not been a kind race to his talented sprinter, Smoko. The past two editions of the sprint have been a nightmare for the Bunbury trainer with Smoko bedevilled by injury and bad luck. In last year’s Colonel Reeves Stakes the son of Snitzel suffered…

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Melbourne Cup Upset

2015 Melbourne Cup – Payne and her Prince stun the world Brad Waters – 03 Nov 2015 “To those who say women aren’t strong enough, get stuffed.” Prince Of Penzance and Michelle Payne are clear at the end of the 2015 Melbourne Cup. Photo: Darryl Sherer Michelle Payne had that message for the doubters after…

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