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King won’t be Deprived of Sydney Stakes
Jockey Rachel King thinks Godolphin sprinter Deprive is capable of running in a The TAB Everest on his day so there’s little wonder he’s the horse to beat Saturday’s Group 3 Sydney Stakes at Randwick. Deprive is the $2.80 favourite with TAB.com.au to capture the 1200m sprint for a second consecutive year after edging out Champagne Cuddles 12 […]
[ Read More ]Smart Winning Double
Smart Missile featured with an early double at Warwick Farm on Wednesday with impressive maiden winner Only Mine followed by progressive three year old filly Ballistic Lover, who won a very competitive Benchmark 68 in a thrilling finish. Never further back than fourth in her first four starts, the Joe Pride trained Ballistic Lover has […]
[ Read More ]Victorian raider set for Spring Champion tilt
Victorian talent Cherry Tortoni will now attempt a Group 1 raid in Saturday’s Spring Champion Stakes with trainer Patrick Payne electing change targets with his emerging stayer and head to Sydney. Payne had been planning to run the talented three-year-old in Saturday’s Group 1 Caulfield Guineas but the prospect of rain in Melbourne has seen the trainer change tact.He […]
[ Read More ]Missile explodes in Kalgoorlie Cup
Missile Launch (7 g Smart Missile – Takeiteasyedye by Opening Verse) added his second Listed win in a year when taking yesterday’s Kalgoorlie Cup (Listed, 2200m). The Perth Cup (Gr 2, 2400m) runner-up, sent out at $12, swept home over the top of favourite Divine Shadow (Blackfriars) to win by a half-length, with Boulder Cup […]
[ Read More ]Crosshaven puts hand up to tackle Ole Kirk
While Ole Kirk was the star of the show in Sydney, the Melbourne colts and geldings attempted to put their name forward in the Caulfield Guineas Prelude (Gr 3, 1400m), with the prize a clash with the Golden Rose winner in two weeks. Step forward Crosshaven (3 g Smart Missile – Irish Colleen by Shinko […]
[ Read More ]Lindsay Park produces Caulfield Guineas contender as Crosshaven boosts impressive strike rate
Still a work in progress, underrated Crosshaven shapes as Lindsay Park’s premier chance of ending the stable’s Group 1 Caulfield Guineas drought after an emphatic Prelude triumph. Boosting his record to four wins from five starts, the Smart Missile gelding ($5.50) underlined his talent by downing Amish Boy ($7) and National Choice ($51) while enhancing […]
[ Read More ]Smart Missile Gelding Wins G3 Guineas Prelude
A last start Listed winner at Flemington, talented Smart Missile gelding Crosshaven took another step forward when scoring a stylish victory in the Group III MRC Caulfield Guineas Prelude (1400m) at Caulfield on Saturday. Prepared at Lindsay Park, Crosshaven keeps improving and raced on the pace for Daniel Stackhouse before kicking clear to win by […]
[ Read More ]19 For Smart Missile
Twin Hills Stud-based sire Smart Missile (Fastnet Rock) sired his 19th stakes winner on Saturday when Lindsay Park-trained Crosshaven (3 g ex Irish Colleen by Shinko King) announced himself as a serious contender for the Caulfield Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m) in the Exford Plate (Listed, 1400m) at Flemington. The three-year-old gelding came into the race […]
[ Read More ]Crosshaven victorious in Exford Plate
Lindsay Park’s hand in next month’s Caulfield Guineas was strengthened following the Exford Plate victory of Smart Missile gelding Crosshaven at Flemington on Saturday. Just days after stablemate Aysar resumed with his second-consecutive mid-week city win over 1300 metres at Sandown Hillside, Crosshaven won his three-year-old Listed feature over 1400m. Crosshaven ($9) raced outside the […]
[ Read More ]Oaks winner Colette can defy history
There’s “a smorgasbord of options” in the coming months for Australian Oaks winner Colette but trainer James Cummings is under no illusions of the task ahead when the mare kicks off her preparation at Randwick on Saturday. Colette tackles a strong line-up of Group 1 spring candidates in the Group 2 Tramway Stakes (1400m). . After winning the Australian […]
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