![]() THE Mark Walker-trained Imperatriz has broken her own Moonee Valley 1,000 metre track record, winning the Group 1 Moir Stakes in 56.47 seconds last Friday night. He has been inoculated for Hong Kong, but we will see what happens,” said trainer Graeme Rogerson. He is certainly a good horse, but he has got his life ahead of him, and we have got to put the horse first, that’s the main thing. “He is out of the Cox Plate and Melbourne Cup. The flop of the race was Sharp ‘N’ Smart, the New Zealand Derby winner was tailed off 20 lengths last with subsequent tests revealing a viral infection scuppering the plans connections had for a Melbourne Cup tilt. Everything’s gone to plan so far in this campaign, so hopefully that continues,” said trainer Andrew Forsman. But I think getting up to 2,000 metres now will really suit her. “At a mile today, we expected her to be competitive at weight-for-age on rain-affected ground. Second in this race last year she will now head to the Group 1 Livamol Classic which she won last year. “She got going at the 600 (metres) and it was game over.” The Vanbrugh mare has now won six from 26 starts. “We were three-wide halfway, but I was happy with where I was, they weren’t going crazy in front,” said Doyle. Though the Premiership is in its early stages, Doyle with 30 winners, landed an early double at Hastings before completing his treble in the 1,600 metre feature aboard the Andrew Forsman-trained Mustang Valley.Ĭoasting up to the leading trio on the final bend, Mustang Valley had all the answers in the run to the line defeating the Adelaide mare Malt Time by over a length as the Atlante gelding Callsign Mav claimed third. Tipperary-born Joe Doyle franked his ascension to the top of the New Zealand Jockeys’ Premiership with victory in Saturday’s Group 1 Arrowfield Stud Plate. “She was originally going to go down to Melbourne a bit sooner on that path but she has actually shown us a bit more brilliance so we could keep her here for the Flight Stakes and then decide.”ĬO. “The (Victoria) Oaks was always the original plan,” added Bott. He’s had plenty of good opportunities all the way through and he said there’s a lot of things he would give up to stick with the filly.” Tropical Squall has now won three from four with Adam Hyeronimus aboard each time. “He’s been keen on this filly for a long time. “I think he’s obviously a great front-running rider,” said Bott of Hyeronimus. The Prized Icon filly who won her maiden on debut in June had a length in hand over the Brave Smash filly Kimochi with The Autumn Sun filly Tutta La Vita third. Gai’s late father Tommy Smith won the Flight Stakes 13 times, and Gai, nine under her own name, and three in partnership with Adrian Bott. Girls are taking over.”ĪDAM Hyeronimus produced possibly the ride of the day at Randwick to claim the Group 1 Flight Stakes for three-year-old fillies aboard Tropical Squall for longtime supporters Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott, who under the banner of Tulloch Lodge have now won 24 editions of the race. “Kath’s been someone I’ve looked up to from the minute I’ve been in Australia, so to follow her today after she won her Group 1 first and I got to get mine next. “It was very special, Kathy was the first person to come up next to me and give me a fist pump and I couldn’t have been happier to see her win the Epsom,” said King. ![]() “He just continues to improve and go the right way for us and he opened up more options for him today staying that trip.” Rachel King’s winning ride made it a Group 1 double for the women after Kathy O’Hara’s Epsom win 40 minutes earlier. “I think we might have to, it’s hard to deny it after that,” said Adrian Bott when asked about contesting the Melbourne Cup. Ridden by Rachel King for Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott, Just Fine is unbeaten in three Australian starts and is now second favourite for the Melbourne Cup behind Vauban. THE Irish-bred Just Fine has incurred a half-kilo Melbourne Cup penalty following his Group 1 Metropolitan win at Randwick on Saturday, taking him to 53 kgs and a guaranteed start in the Cup.Ī narrow winner, the Sea The Stars gelding defeated the British-bred Nathaniel gelding Spirit Ridge in track-record time with five-lengths to the Irish-bred pair of Kalapour and Military Mission.
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