SYDNEY - For a gelding who has won seven of nine starts, there seems to be room for improvement from Briasa, who will start favored in the Group 1 All Aged Stakes at Royal Randwick Racecourse on Friday night.
A 4-year-old in the Southern Hemisphere, Briasa had a breakthrough win at the Group 1 level in the $1.88 million T.J. Smith Stakes at six furlongs at Randwick on April 5, closing from fourth of 14 to win by a head.
SYDNEY – Moira, the Eclipse Award winner as the champion turf female of 2024, has been turned out after finishing 14th in her Australian debut in the Group 1 Doncaster Mile at Royal Randwick Racecourse on April 5, trainer Chris Waller said last weekend.
“She just needs time to adapt,” Waller said. “She’ll be better when she’s gotten into our seasons.”
Tom Wood:
R1: 9-6-12-1
R2: 10-8-3-1
R3: 6-2-10-1
R5: 3-5-6-1
R6: 7-3-1-6
R8: 4-1-2-5
R9: 4-3-8-7
BEST: R7 N10 LOVING VIBES (WIN)
VALUE: R6 N7 KING MILES (EW)
PLAY: R6 QQP 1,3,7
Paul Lally:
R1 12-2-9-1
R2 1-10-6-4
By Declan Schuster
Ricky Yiu is all too familiar with the handling of elite talents and the 67-year-old trainer is excited to saddle Voyage Bubble and Straight Arron in search of Group 1 glory on FWD Champions Day (Sunday, 27 April) at Sha Tin.
By Leo Schlink
Angus Chung successfully forged new territory on Sunday (13 April), posting his first Sha Tin treble crowned by Divano’s dominant victory in the HK$3.72 million Class 1 Healthy Community Handicap (1400m).
After scoring on Tony Cruz pair Parents’ Love and Gustosisimo, Chung produced a clinical ride on Divano (112lb) in the afternoon’s feature to down Patch Of Theta (127lb) and Taj Dragon (122lb) in 1m 20.69s after trailing Invincible Sage and Drombeg Banner in the run.
SYDNEY – The legendary race mare Winx has company in the record books of Australia racing.
Winx won seven Group 1 races in the 2018-2019 season in the final year of her illustrious career, which included a staggering 37 wins in 43 starts.
On Friday at Royal Randwick Racecourse, Via Sistina equaled Winx’s single-season record of Group 1 wins with her seventh victory at the highest level since August in the $3.08 million Queen Elizabeth Stakes at 1 1/4 miles.
Via Sistina is certain to be named Australia’s Horse of the Year for the current season.
By Leo Schlink
David Hayes hopes a change in plans with Rubylot will deliver victory this weekend at Sha Tin as the Hong Kong Classic Cup (1800m) winner prepares for a tilt at the HK$28 million G1 FWD QEII Cup (2000m) on 27 April.
Hayes had initially scheduled Rubylot to trial over 1600m at Sha Tin on Tuesday (8 April) but after reviewing entries for the HK$3.72 million Class 1 Healthy Community Handicap (1400m) on Sunday (13 April) decided to change tack.
Mark McNamara:
R1 | 6.4.2.5
R2 | 3.4.9.1
R3 | 4.3.7.2
R4 | 4.1.7.8
R5 | 3.1.6.9
R6 | 10.8.7.11
R7 | 3.13.7.4
R8 | 3.5.6.4
R9 | 10.11.1.3
R10 | 1.3.9.12
R11 | 3.4.5.1
Best Bet | R9 N10 Justifying
Longshot | R6 N10 Max Que
Play | FCT R9 10-11
