Via Sistina joins Winx with crowning glory in Queen Elizabeth
Via Sistina now sits alongside champion mare Winx in the history books with her victory in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes that will seal Horse of the Year honours.
Via Sistina now sits alongside champion mare Winx in the history books with her victory in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes that will seal Horse of the Year honours.
Star mare Fangirl completed a Group 1 double for jockey James McDonald and trainer Chris Waller with an exciting win in the Group 1 Queen Of The Turf Stakes at Randwick.
Treasurethe Moment was expected to win the Australian Oaks with ease but gave trainer Matt Laurie some anxious moments before producing an improbable victory.
High-class Godolphin filly Tempted was forced to cover plenty of ground but ended a terrific two-year-old campaign with a commanding victory in the Percy Sykes Stakes at Randwick.
Globetrotting jockey Christophe Lemaire only needed a couple of minutes with Japanese raider Rousham Park to know he’s ready to be a key player in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes.
Boom filly Autumn Glow could be given her chance in the All Aged Stakes if she can maintain her unbeaten record at Royal Randwick on Saturday.
Hopes of Alligator Blood making a return to the track have been dashed with the seven-time Group 1 winner retired.
The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained Alcabeel has been good in both runs this campaign and looks ideally placed up in distance to break through. BEST BETS, INSIDE MAIL
Mark Minervini is happy to forget the first-up run of Star Impact and expects the mare to find her best form when she steps out over her best distance on her home track.
English maestro William Haggas isn’t surprised by Dubai Honour’s form surge as the trainer closes in on a fourth win in five years in the Group 1 $5 million Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2000m) at Royal Randwick on Saturday.
Jockey Declan Bates is plotting another Group 1 raid at Randwick with a freewheeling mare a year after his exploits with Pride Of Jenni.
Ron Dufficy is keen to back a Group 1-winning mare who offers amazing value on Day 2 of The Championships. Get Duff and Ray Thomas’s race-by-race tips and analysis for all 10 races on Saturday.
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