HISTORY OF THE BELMONT GUINEAS

It’s the turn of three-year-olds to take centre stage at Belmont on Saturday with the running of of the Listed Belmont Guineas, run over 1600m. Below is an overview of the race’s history. BACKGROUND The Belmont Guineas was first staged in 1980 and won by Queen Inca, ridden by Mark Grisby and trained by Colin…

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SHE’S GOD TO YOU TO BYPASS BELMONT GUINEAS

Darren Taylor experienced his first feature race as a trainer last Saturday and although She’s God To You ran a credible race he’s elected against running the filly in next weeks Belmont Guineas (1600m). The daughter of Playing God finished third behind Graceful Girl in the Listed Raconteur Stakes, but Taylor believes a softer assignment…

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Not Over For Clairvoyance

Top trainer Darren McAuliffe has not given up on glamour filly Clairvoyance making a return to racing. The bold-striding daughter of Nostradamus underwent surgery last week after sustaining a baffling leg injury at McAuliffe’s Baldivis stables in April. In a accident that left McAuliffe and veterinarians puzzled, Clairvoyance is thought to have struck a rail…

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