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More Joyous
More Joyous (foaled 20 August 2006) is an Australian trained and New Zealand bred Thoroughbred racemare, trained by Gai Waterhouse, who has won eight Group 1 races. Pedigree More Joyous is by the leading Southern Halo sire More Than Ready, and from the Australian Oaks winning Sunday Silence mare Sunday Joy. Racing career More Joyous made her debut in January 2009 by winning a two-year -ld fillies handicap by five and a half lengths. A month later she was sent out a $1.35 favourite in the Group 2 Silver Slipper Stakes at Rosehill. When the barriers opened the saddle on More Joyous slipped and she began buckjumping for about 100 metres and took no part in the race. Three weeks later she took out the Group 2 Reisling Stakes by 2.3 lengths from Melito before finishing second last in the Golden Slipper Stakes which was won by Phelan Ready. Following the race, Jockey Darren Beadman was suspended for five meetings for careless riding on More Joyous. More Joyous began her spring camp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southern Halo
Southern Halo (1983–2009) was an American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. In his racing career he ran twenty-four times, winning five races and finishing second in the Grade I Swaps Stakes and Super Derby. He is chiefly notable for his remarkable career at stud where he was leading sire in Argentina on ten occasions and the sire of 170 stakes winners, including 56 Group/Grade I winners, and 16 champions. Background Southern Halo was bred in Maryland by E. P. Taylor. As a yearling he was sent to the Keeneland sales where he was bought for $600,000 by the British Bloodstock Agency. He was originally sent into training in Ireland. Racing career Southern Halo made little impact as a racehorse in Europe, finishing unplaced on both his starts. He was then sent to race in the United States where he was trained by D. Wayne Lukas. Southern Halo proved to be more successful racing in America. Although he recorded no major wins, he placed in several stakes races including the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reisling Stakes
The Reisling Stakes is an Australian Turf Club Group 2 Thoroughbred horse race, for two-year-old fillies, at set weights, over a distance of 1200 metres, held at Randwick Racecourse in Sydney, Australia in March. Total prize money for the race is A$300,000. History The winner of this race receives automatic entry to the ATC Golden Slipper Stakes and the race is considered an important prep test due to the same distance as the Golden Slipper Stakes. Seven fillies have captured the Reisling – Golden Slipper double: Hartshill (1974), Burst (1992), Merlene (1996), Belle Du Jour (2000), Polar Express (2003), Overreach (2013) and Estijaab (2018) Name *1973–2001 - Reisling Slipper Trial *2002 - Seppelt Salinger Slipper Trial *2003–2004 - Reisling Slipper Trial *2005–2010 - Reisling Stakes * 2011 - McGrath Foundation Stakes * 2012 - Reisling Stakes * 2013 - Moët and Chandon Stakes * 2014 onwards - Reisling Stakes Grade *1973–1978 - Prin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moonee Valley Racecourse
Moonee Valley Racecourse, currently marketed as The Valley, is a horse-racing track in Moonee Ponds, Melbourne, Victoria Australia. History Moonee Valley Racecourse was established in 1883 by William Samuel (W.S.) Cox, who purchased a farm the previous year belonging to John F. Feehan for the purpose of establishing a racetrack. Being entirely freehold land owned by a private club, this separates Moonee Valley from other Melbourne racecourses such as Caulfield and Flemington. Expansion of the racecourse facilities occurred in the 1960s, funded by compensation for land acquired for the construction of the adjacent Tullamarine Freeway. In the 1970s harness racing moved to the Valley, when night trotting relocated from the Royal Melbourne Showgrounds Melbourne Showgrounds is located in the inner north-western suburb of Ascot Vale, Victoria, Australia, next door to Flemington Racecourse. The largest and most flexible indoor/outdoor venue space in Melbourne the Showgrounds is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cox Plate
The W. S. Cox Plate is a Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race for horses aged three years old and over under Weight for age conditions, over a distance of 2040 metres (approximately 1m 2f), that is held by the Moonee Valley Racing Club at Moonee Valley Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia in late October. The race has a purse of A$5,000,000. History The race is named in honour of William Samuel (W. S.) Cox, the racing club's founder. It was first run on Saturday 28 October 1922 with a purse of £1,000. Between 1999–2005 the event was included in the Emirates World Series Racing Championship, a global "grand prix" of horse racing. The series included the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot, the Japan Cup, the Dubai World Cup, the Arlington Million, the Hong Kong Cup, the Canadian International Stakes, the Grosser Preis von Baden, the Irish Champion Stakes, the Breeders' Cup Turf and the Breeders' Cup Classic. 1938 & 1948 racebooks Image:1938 MVRC W S Cox ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caulfield Racecourse
Caulfield Racecourse Reserve is located nine kilometres from the Melbourne CBD, on the boundary of Caulfield and Caulfield East in Melbourne's south eastern suburbs. The Reserve was set aside for three purposes, racing, recreation and a public park. The ''Caulfield Racecourse Reserve'' Act 2017, established a Trust to plan for the future of the reserve, develop and maintain the reserve. https://www.crrt.org.au/ The Trust reports publicly on its activities through an Annual Report which is reported to the Victorian Parliament and available on the Trust's Web page. https://www.crrt.org.au/ The Land Management Plan sets a bold vision for the future of the Reserve as a place for everyone is also available on the Trust's Web page Caulfield Racecourse is one of Melbourne, Australia's best-known horse-racing tracks. Commonly known as "The Heath" by local racegoers, It is home to the Melbourne Racing Club. The track has a triangular shaped layout, comprising three straights, wid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theo Marks Stakes
The Theo Marks Stakes is an Australian Turf Club Group 2 Thoroughbred quality handicap horse race, for horses aged three years old and older, over a distance of 1300 metres, held annually at Rosehill Racecourse, Sydney, Australia in September. Total prizemoney for the race is A$250,000. History The race is named after Theodore John Marks, architect and chairman of the Rosehill Racing Club (1919-41). Name * 2010–2013 - Sebring Sprint. * 2014 onwards - Theo Marks Stakes Grade * 1946–1978 - Principal Race * 1979 onwards - Group 2 Distance * 1946–1972 - 7 furlongs (~1400 metres) * 1973–1984 – 1400 metres * 1985–1990 – 1300 metres * 1991 – 1280 metres * 1992–2008 – 1300 metres * 2009–2010 – 1400 metres * 2011 – 1300 metres * 2012–2014 – 1400 metres * 2015 – 1300 metres Venue * 1991 - Canterbury Racecourse * 2021 - Kembla Grange Racecourse Winners * 2022 - Kiku * 2021 - Chat * 2020 - Wild Planet * 2019 - Arcadia Quee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warwick Farm Racecourse
Warwick Farm Racecourse is a racecourse at Warwick Farm, a south-west suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is used as a racecourse for Thoroughbred horse racing. The racecourse is owned and operated by the Australian Turf Club. History In the early 1880s William Alexander Long bought J.H. Stroud's Warwick Park grant north of Liverpool. By 1884 he had also developed his property across the river, Chipping Norton, building stables and tracks. Long lived at Chipping Norton until 1901 when the banks foreclosed on him. His most successful horse Grand Flaneur won the Melbourne Cup in 1880. He sold the Warwick Park estate in 1882 to William Forrester, who changed the name to Warwick Farm to match his initials. He became one of the most successful trainers of his time and in 1889 he and Edwin Oatley were the principals in the formation of the Warwick Farm Racing Club. Forrester owned two Melbourne Cup winners, Gaulus in 1897 and The Grafter in 1898. Forrester died almost de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Randwick Racecourse
Royal Randwick Racecourse is a racecourse for horse racing located in the Eastern Suburbs (Sydney), Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales. Randwick Racecourse is Crown Land leased to the Australian Turf Club and known to many Sydney racegoers as headquarters. The racecourse is located about six kilometres from the Sydney Central Business District in the suburb of Randwick, New South Wales, Randwick. The course proper has a circumference of 2224m with a home straight of 410m. On 14 October 2017, the inaugural running of The Everest was held at Royal Randwick. The Everest is the richest race in Australia and the richest turf race in the world with $15 million in prize money. Since 2014, Randwick hosts The Championships, a two-day season-ending meeting in April that offers over AUD$20 million in prize money. It features several Group One, Group 1 races such as the Australian Derby, Doncaster Handicap and Queen Elizabeth Stakes (ATC), Queen Elizabeth Stakes. Other an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blake Shinn
Blake Shinn (born 26 September 1987) is an Australian jockey, who rode the 2008 Melbourne Cup winner Viewed for trainer Bart Cummings. On Melbourne Cup day 2010, Blake Shinn missed his ride in the Cup on Precedence, after a fall in Race 3 at Flemington resulted in him being taken to hospital. Shinn also won: * the 2021 Hong Kong Classic Mile on Excellent Proposal for trainer John Size * the 2022 Hong Kong Champions & Chater Cup Hong Kong Champions & Chater Cup is a Hong Kong Thoroughbred horse race held annually in late May or early June at Sha Tin Racecourse. A Group One race that offers a purse of HK$12,000,000, it is run on turf over a distance of 2400 meters (prior ... on Russian Emperor for Douglas Whyte * the 2022 Hong Kong Gold Cup on Russian Emperor for Douglas Whyte References External links The Virtual FormGuide - Jockey Directory - Blake Shinn {{DEFAULTSORT:Shinn, Blake 1987 births jockeys from Melbourne living people 21st-century Australian people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosehill Racecourse
The Rosehill Gardens Racecourse is located in the Western Sydney suburb of Rosehill, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is operated by the Australian Turf Club. Rosehill holds horse races for thoroughbred gallopers on a grass surface. It is one of the two premier racecourses in Sydney, the other one being Randwick Racecourse. One of the main events held at Rosehill is the Golden Slipper race for two-year-olds. The track has a circumference of with a home straight of . History John Bennett purchased a large section of Rosehill to construct a racecourse and recreation area. Construction started in 1883 and was completed in April 1885 for a grand total of £12,000. Bennett constructed a private railway line connecting the racecourse to the main line located at Clyde which opened on 17 November 1888. From 1943 Rosehill Gardens Racecourse was managed by the Sydney Turf Club and remained so until 2011. In 2011, the Sydney Turf Club and Australian Jockey Club combin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surround Stakes
The Surround Stakes is an Australian Turf Club Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old fillies, run at set weights over a distance of 1400 metres at Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia in late February or early March. Total prize money for the race is A$600,000. History The race is named after 1976–1977 Australian Champion Racehorse of the Year, Surround the only three-year-old filly in history to win the Cox Plate. The race was run at Randwick Racecourse in 1980 and 1981. Grade * 1979–1985 - Group 3 * 1986–2017 - Group 2 * 2018 onwards - Group 1 Venue * 1979 - Warwick Farm Racecourse * 1980–1981 - Randwick Racecourse * 1982–2000 - Warwick Farm Racecourse * 2001 - Randwick Racecourse * 2002–2007 - Warwick Farm Racecourse * 2008–2009 - Randwick Racecourse * 2010–2015 - Warwick Farm Racecourse * 2016 onwards - Randwick Racecourse Winners * 2023 - Sunshine In Paris * 2022 - Hinged * 2021 - Forbidden Love * 2020 - Proba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Light Fingers Stakes
The Light Fingers Stakes is an Australian Turf Club Group 2 Thoroughbred horse race, for three-year-old fillies at set weights, over a distance of 1200 metres at Randwick Racecourse in Sydney, Australia every February. History The race is named in honour of the 1965 Melbourne Cup winner Light Fingers. Grade *1983–1985 - Listed Race *1986 - Group 2 *1987–1990 - Group 3 *1991 onwards - Group 2 Distance * 1979–1996 – 1200 metres * 1997–1998 – 1100 metres * 1999–2003 – 1200 metres * 2004 – 1180 metres * 2005 onwards - 1200 metres Venue * 1979–2001 - Randwick Racecourse * 2002 - Warwick Farm Racecourse * 2003–2011 - Randwick Racecourse * 2012 - Warwick Farm Racecourse * 2013 - Rosehill Gardens Racecourse * 2014 onwards - Randwick Racecourse Winners * 2023 - In Secret * 2022 - Fangirl * 2021 - Every Rose * 2020 - Flit * 2019 - Nakeeta Jane * 2018 - Alizee * 2017 - Global Glamour * 2016 - Perignon * 2015 - Adrift * 2014 - Sweet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
