Asfoora dazzles in homecoming win at Morphettville
Royal Ascot winner Asfoora made a triumphant return to Australian racing in the Group 3 Irwin Stakes at Morphettville.
Royal Ascot winner Asfoora made a triumphant return to Australian racing in the Group 3 Irwin Stakes at Morphettville.
Regal Zeus overcame an interrupted week – and a race-day barrier mishap – to score a tough all-the-way win in the Golden Mile at Bendigo.
Wonder Boy scored a deserved win in the Bendigo Guineas to book a trip to Queensland, and trainer Jerome Hunter is confident the best is still ahead.
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.
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.
Visiting jockey Winona Costin had one ride at Doomben and she sure made it count before the meeting was abandoned.
Trainer Sara Ryan’s perseverance with injury-plagued galloper Matcha Latte was rewarded with success in the Provincial Midway Championships Final at Randwick.
Aaron Bain and Ned Taylor’s emergence as a training force in South Australia can continue with a maiden stakes win at Morphettville on Saturday.
She’s the filly who’s forgotten how to lose … and if Treasurethe Moment’s rivals are hoping for a down day in the Australian Oaks, they’ll be disappointed to hear her trainer’s race-eve comments.
Hopes of Alligator Blood making a return to the track have been dashed with the seven-time Group 1 winner retired.
Jett Stanley is on the verge of joining the senior riding ranks and a maiden stakes win at his home Bendigo track on Saturday would be fitting.
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