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Monday Wrap Up- 23.04.18

The result of the weekend came from Tribal Wisdom (Makfi) who scored on the final day of The Championships when successful in the last at Randwick over 1400m on Saturday. The Mike Moroney-trained Tribal Wisdom was given the perfect run by jockey Kerrin McEvoy sitting third on the fence before getting through to hit the lead at the right time and go on for a brave win. Tribal Wisdom, a descendant of 1989 Japan Cup winner Horlicks, was bred by Consolidated Bloodstock and selected by bloodstock age...

Step towards Group One for Belle

A Cambridge galloper preparing for a Group One goal will step out in Australia on Saturday. In Adelaide Belle du Nord will tackle the Gr.3 Schweppervesence (Auraria) Stakes (1800m) at Morphettville. Belle du Nord left New Zealand after running seventh to Savvy Coup in the Gr.1 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai New Zealand Oaks (2400m) at Trentham and made her Australian debut in the Listed Lealia Stakes (1600m) at Morphettville a fortnight ago when running on for fifth behind Blue Morpho. �I was expectin...

This weekend's runners 19/04/18

Good luck to the connections of the following Cm Graduates, running this weekend. AUSTRALIA FRIDAY Hamilton RC Race 1 Eulong S/chase, A$29400 3200m #SURGINGWAVE (AUS) 2010 (G. by Encosta de Lago-Lucida) (trainer: Steven Pateman)Lockyer RC Race 7 Book Marquee Packages Now H., A$16000 1100m #GRANOLASTATE (NZ) 2013 (G. by Cape Blanco-Tip the Wink) (trainer: Chris Anderson) NEW ZEALAND FRIDAY Te Aroha JC Race 5 Lee Somervell Racing H., NZ$10000 1200m #LADYHASS (NZ)...

Unforgotten the fastest ever Australian Oaks winner

Unforgotten (Fastnet Rock), victorious in last Saturday’s Gr.1 ATC Australian Oaks (2400m), will be remembered as the fastest ever winner of this Classic for three-year-old fillies. Her time of 2:27.21 easily broke the previous record of 2:28.80 set by Serenade Rose (Stravinsky) in 2006 but since then the Australian Oaks has mostly been run on rain affected tracks. Coming from well back in the field, Unforgotten finished powerfully in the home straight to catch the front-running Hiyaam (High C...

Theanswermyfriend back again at Caulfield

Trainer Henry Dwyer has gathered some new intelligence about Theanswermyfriend (High Chaparral) from the last time he ran at Caulfield. The gelding was having his second start for Dwyer after being transferred from Robert Smerdon when a fading 14th in the Gr.3 Victoria Handicap (1400m) at Caulfield on March 31. Theanswermyfriend returns to Caulfield on Saturday to run in the Listed Anniversary Vase over the same distance as the Victoria Handicap. Dwyer says Theanswermyfriend will not be ridden a...

Turner and Poletti doing rain dance for Lisdoonvarna

Warwick Farm training partnership Amanda Turner and Mauro Poletti are praying for rain at Randwick on Saturday after nominating progressive filly Lisdoonvarna (Super Easy) to test the waters for the Brisbane winter carnival in the Gr.3 J H B Carr Stakes (1400m). The daughter of Super Easy earned her shot at Stakes grade after winning four of her five starts in Australia, including her last two at Warwick Farm in mid-week grade when defeating some quality opposition. Bought from New Zealand ...

Oaks Winner's Sister not Forgotten

Unforgotten's victory in the Group I Australian Oaks (2400m) provided a pair of New Zealand racing identities with a result to savour. Carol Marshall and Nessie Paykel raced her sister Special Memories and they are now breeding from the daughter of Fastnet Rock and the Galileo mare Memories Of You.Special Memories was purchased for them by Te Akau principal David Ellis from the draft of Curraghmore for $400,000 at Karaka in 2014. "Nessie and I were over the moon with the win by Unforgotten, yo...

Monday wrap up 16.04.18

Curraghmore graduates have been in top form over the last few days with Distinctive Darci (Darci Brahma) following up Unforgotten's (Fastnet Rock) record breaking Gr.1 Australian Oaks (2400m) win with a dominant victory at the Singapore Turf Club on Sunday night.Bred by Nearco Stud, Distinctive Darci was given a superb ride by Valid Duric and was far too strong for his rivals in the S$125,000 Kranji Stakes A race over 1000m.The Mark Walker-trained son of Darci Brahma, who was purchased by T...

Merlion Trophy next after Distinctive Darci's devastating win

A 10-out-of-10 ride from leading jockey Vlad Duric saw Distinctive Darci blow away his rivals in the S$125,000 Kranji Stakes A race over 1000m on Sunday. Dropped in a rearward spot by the Australian rider, Distinctive Darci smoked his pipe, away from the hustle and bustle upfront, only gearing up for his assault as the field neared the 500m mark. After setting a blistering pace from the get-go, Constant Justice (Craig Grylls) tried to stage another rally upon cornering but Al Green (Glen Boss) w...

Unforgotten wins the ATC Australian Oaks

Unforgotten's (Fastnet Rock) uneasy start to the autumn is now a distant memory. Diagnosed with cardiac arrhythmia after running last in the Gr.1 Surround Stakes last month, Chris Waller never lost faith in the three-year-old filly. Sydney's premier trainer was also unfazed when Hiyaam beat her in the Gr.1 Vinery Stud Stakes (2000m) and a fortnight later Unforgotten turned the tables in style at Randwick to claim the A$1 million ATC Australian Oaks (2400m) in record time. The $4 favourite levell...

Unforgotten has history for Oaks success

Chris Waller is looking to Unforgotten's pedigree to reinforce his belief the talented filly can justify her favouritism for the Gr.1 Australian Oaks at Randwick. Waller pointed to the three-year-old's dam side as the key to Unforgotten over the 2400 metres of the A$1 million race. "The 2400 is always a test for any horse, let alone a three-year-old, but she's fit and her preparation's coming right at the right time of the year," Waller said on his stable update. "She's out of a Galileo mare (Me...

Distinctive Darci set on a Merlion Trophy path

Polytrack specialist Distinctive Darci’s (Darci Brahma) run on Sunday will give trainer Mark Walker a good guide about his prospects in the S$500,000 Merlion Trophy (1200m) on April 27. The Darci Brahma four-year-old will run in Sunday’s S$125,000 Kranji Stakes A race over 1000m on the all-weather. Walker would actually have preferred a 1100m trip as a lead-up, but said he could not be too choosy. “Sunday’s race will be a good trial for the Merlion Trophy, even if I wished it had been ov...

Monday wrap up 09.04.18

Long Leaf (Fastnet Rock) confirmed his potential as a Group One prospect when running a very good fourth in the Gr.1 ATC Sires' Produce Stakes (1400m) at Randwick on Saturday.In a race won by rank outsider El Dorado Dreaming, Long Leaf flew home the last 200m and finished only 1.4 lengths off the winner.Jockey Kerrin McEvoy was pleased with the run and indicated Curraghmore's $750,000 New Zealand Bloodstock graduate could appreciate a step up in distance.“It was a nice run, he presented t...

Monday wrap up April 2 2018

While there were no big wins on the weekend Curraghmore graduates again put in some great performances on the track. Unforgotten (Fastnet Rock) put in a huge performance running second to the New Zealand bred Hiyaam in the Gr.1 Vinery Stakes (2000m) at Rosehill.  This run, as well as her previous victory in the Gr.2 Phar Lap Stakes (1500m) have Unforgotten as the current favourite for the Gr.1 Australian Oaks on the April 14. Unforgotten was purchased by trainer Chris Waller from Curraghmo...

Unforgotten the one to beat in Vinery

Trainer Chris Waller will be hoping to add the Vinery Stud Stakes (2000m) to his impressive list of Group One wins when Curraghmore graduate Unforgotten lines up at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday.  The daughter of Fastnet Rock is unbeaten in three starts at Rosehill including an impressive last start victory in the Phar Lap Stakes (1500m) where she came from last on the turn and defeated Holy Snow.  Her best run last campaign was third-up where she scored by 2.5 lengths over 1500m, and j...

Group One filly chasing Adelaide double

Belle du Nord (Reliable Man) has headed to Australia with fresh legs for a two-race Adelaide campaign. The Group One performer who was born and raised at Curraghmore for breeder Nearco Stud arrived safely in Melbourne on Wednesday night. Runner-up in last season’s Gr.1 Manawatu Sires’ Produce Stakes, Belle du Nord added another top-flight placing to her record this term in the Gr.1 Levin Classic (1600m) before finishing a last-start seventh in the Gr.1 New Zealand Oaks (2400m). “She didn�...

Theanswer found in NSW Cups?

He has performed at Group One level, but Theanswermyfriend and trainer Henry Dwyer will be lowering their vision beyond Saturday's Group 3 Victoria Handicap, and likely road-tripping through New South Wales. The High Chaparral gelding resumed in his autumn campaign with a close second to Sovereign Nation in the Listed March Stakes (1400m), and will be over seven furlongs second-up at Caulfield this weekend. But beyond that, Dwyer said the silks synonymous with co-owner Rod Lyons could be on a tr...

Monday Wrap-up March 26 2018

The past weekend provided no additional winners for the Curraghmore tally but several graduates put in great runs at Group level. 2017 New Zealand Bloodstock graduate Long Leaf was the second colt home and finished sixth in the Gr.1 Golden Slipper (1200m) at Rosehill.  Jockey Blake Shinn was full of praise for the Fastnet Rock colt. “Long Leaf went amazing, we drew wide and had to go back,” Shinn said.  “The pace wasn’t as quick as we all anticipated.  He sprinted really...

Group Two win for Unforgotten

Unforgotten has risen to prominence again after shrugging off cardiac arrhythmia to snatch a narrow victory in the Gr.2 Phar Lap Stakes at Rosehill.The Chris Waller-trained three-year-old filly is back on track for a tilt at the ATC Australian Oaks after she was only confirmed to run in the Phar Lap Stakes on race day.Unforgotten had to pass a barrier test on Thursday after cardiac arrhythmia was detected once she finished last in the Group One Surround Stakes (1400m) at Randwick on March 3.She ...

Monday wrap up – March 19 2018

Unforgotten (Fastnet Rock x Memories of You) became Curraghmore’s latest stakes winner and also showed she is on track for the Australian Oaks with a win in the Gr.2 Phar Lap Stakes at Rosehill on Saturday. Bred by Coolmore, Unforgotten was purchased out of Curraghmore’s 2016 NZB Premier Yearling Sale by Guy Mulcaster for Chris Waller Racing. She has since won four of seven starts earning over A$300,000 in prizemoney for her big team of Waller stable clients. Unforgotten’s win capped a f...

Potential Melbourne Cup campaign for Kiwi mare

It has been nearly a decade since Rich Hill Stud stallion Shocking won the Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) and this year he could have a contender in the race in the form of his Group One-winning daughter Fanatic. The Lindsay Park-trained mare once again showed her class over two miles when winning the Gr.2 Adelaide Cup on Monday and her camp believes she is a genuine star over that distance. Bred and owned by Taranaki dairy farmer Sean Kiernan, the five-year-old mare will now be set for the Gr.1 Syd...

Rails ride gains Fanatic Adelaide Cup win

A rails-hugging ride by Michael Walker has given the jockey and Lindsay Park a second big Cup victory within 48 hours. Walker teamed with David and Ben Hayes and Tom Dabernig to win Monday's Gr.2 Adelaide Cup aboard Fanatic to follow their victory with Harlem in the Group One Australian Cup at Flemington on Saturday. Fanatic's win completed an amazing weekend for Lindsay Park who also won the Newmarket Handicap at Flemington with Redkirk Warrior. Sent out the $4.40 favourite, Fanatic defeated Or...

Monday wrap up- March 12 2018

Curraghmore again boasted some impressive race results over the weekend with graduates of the farm flying the flag on the international stage. $400,000 New Zealand Bloodstock graduate Tulip (Pierro) ran a brave fifth in the Gr.1 Canterbury Stakes (1300m) at Randwick on Saturday. “She was a touch keen early,” jockey Jason Collett said. “She came back and relaxed nice. It felt like we were going to run past Global Glamour however perhaps the 1300m is a touch too far for her at this level.”...

Almost Court snares Listed Canberra Cup

Lightly raced New Zealand import Almost Court (Alamosa) has given trainers Barbara Joseph and Paul Jones their hometown Cup with a bold front-running performance in Canberra. Christian Reith took Curraghmore graduate Almost Court to the front and didn't look back as he held on to claim the A$200,000 Listed Canberra Cup (2000m) on Sunday. It was the five-year-old gelding's sixth and biggest win since crossing the Tasman to join Joseph and Jones's Canberra stable. While Almost Court tired in the r...

Ritchie thinking of Queensland

Global Thinking will close her South Island campaign on Saturday, but that might not be the end of her travels this season. The So You Think filly won the Listed Southland Guineas (1600m) last time out and will head home to Cambridge after the Listed New Zealand Bloodstock Airfreight Stakes (1400m) at Wingatui. “She’ll come back here to have a couple of weeks off and then we’ll decide where we go,” trainer Shaune Ritchie said. “We gave some consideration to a late nomination for the Ne...