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Warning (Australian Horse)
Warning (foaled 30 September 2016) is a Group 1 winning Australian bred thoroughbred racehorse who is most notable for winning the 2019 Victoria Derby. Background Warning was purchased for A$ 65,000 at the 2018 Magic Millions Adelaide Yearling Sale. Racing career 2018/19: two-year-old season Warning made his race debut on the 23 April 2019 at Ballarat Racecourse and finished in 7th placing. His only other start as a two-year-old was at Bendigo over 1,400 metres finishing in 4th place. 2019/20: three-year-old season Warning returned to racing four months later at Sandown over a distance of 1,400 metres finishing in 4th place. After finishing unplaced at his next start at Sale, Warning contested his first stakes race on the 5 October 2019 in the Listed Super Impose Stakes at Flemington. Ridden by Martin Harley at the odds of 15/1, Warning won the race over 1,800 metres by two lengths. After finishing second in the Norman Robinson Stakes at Caulfield, Warning then star ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Declaration Of War (horse)
Declaration of War (foaled 29 April 2009) is an American-bred, Irish-trained Thoroughbred racehorse. He won the Group Three Diamond Stakes in 2012, but emerged as a world-class performer in the following year, winning the Queen Anne Stakes and International Stakes and being placed in the Eclipse Stakes, Sussex Stakes and Breeders' Cup Classic. Background Declaration of War is a bay horse with a white star and a white coronet on his left hind foot, bred by his owner Joseph Allen. He was sired by War Front who won the Alfred G. Vanderbilt Handicap in 2006. Since retiring War Front has also sired War Command, Del Mar Oaks winner Summer Soiree, Hong Kong Classic Mile winner Sweet Orange and Malibu Stakes winner The Factor. Declaration of War's dam Tempo West was descended from Glad Rags, an Irish-bred mare who won the 1000 Guineas in 1966. Other descendants of Glad Rags include the Irish 2,000 Guineas winner Prince of Birds and the Belmont Stakes winners Colonial Affair and ... [...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] |
Makybe Diva Stakes
The Makybe Diva Stakes, previously called the Craiglee Stakes, is a Victoria Racing Club Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race at Weight for age conditions for three year olds and older, over a distance of 1,600 metres held at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, Australia in September. Total prize money is A$1,000,000. History Originally named the Craiglee Stakes after the home in Sunbury of Wilfred Henry Johnston (1864 - 1951), chairman of the VRC stipendiary stewards between 1924 and 1945, the event is now dedicated to Australian Thoroughbred champion racehorse Makybe Diva, winner of three consecutive Melbourne Cups. 1948 Racebook File:1948 VRC Craiglee Stakes Racebook P1.jpg, Front page 1948 VRC Craiglee Stakes racebook. File:1948 VRC Craiglee Stakes Racebook P2.jpg, 1948 VRC Craiglee Stakes raceday officials. File:1948 VRC Craiglee Stakes Racebook P3.jpg, Starters and results of the 1948 VRC Craiglee Stakes. File:1948 VRC Craiglee Stakes Racebook P4.jpg, Starters and results of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russian Camelot
Russian Camelot (foaled 29 March 2017) is a multiple Group 1 winning Thoroughbred racehorse bred in Ireland and raced in Australia. Career Russian Camelot made his debut at Ballarat on 11 October 2019, jumping at $4.60 and winning by 2 lengths. Jockey Damien Oliver said, "I've trialled him and he's trialled like a nice horse, but because he's six months behind, being a European two-year-old, we haven't really tried him hard as such. He's a great looking horse and he's always given you the feel of a nice horse, but it's always nice to see it there when you ask them for the effort and they do respond." A month later, Russian Camelot contested a listed race, finishing second. Trainer O'Brien said, "He ran super, he's still inexperienced and it was his second start. He got to the front, probably just floated a little bit, and he found a better horse on the day." After a spell, Russian Camelot returned in March 2020, but his "poor barrier manners" saw him jump poorly and finish 4th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Australian Derby
The South Australian Derby is a South Australian Jockey Club Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds, at set weights, run over a distance of 2,500 metres at Morphettville Racecourse in Adelaide, Australia during the SAJC Autumn Carnival. History The inaugural running of the race was on 5 January 1860 at Thebarton Racecourse which is located today in Mile End. The race was called The Thebarton Derby and had stakes of 100 sovereigns with an additional sweep of 10 sovereigns with a forfeit of 2 sovereigns. The race was won by the famous colonial pastoralist C.B. Fisher's, four-year-old mare Midnight who carried 8 stone 10 pounds and ridden by jockey Simpson in a time of 2:54. By 1862 the race was simply known as The Derby and in 1866 the Summer meet was held before Christmas Day. For a period of seven years between 1869 and 1875 the race was not held. When the race was resumed in 1876 it was held at Morphettville Racecourse and it was held in September during the SAJ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morphettville Racecourse
Morphettville Racecourse is the main horse racing Race track, course for the Australia, Australian state of South Australia, incorporating two separate tracks. It is situated in the Adelaide suburb of Morphettville, South Australia, Morphettville, and is about 10 km from the Adelaide city centre, and is home to the South Australian Jockey Club. History After years of using grounds at the East Parklands ("The Old Adelaide Racecourse", later known as Victoria Park, Adelaide, Victoria Park) rented from the Adelaide City Council, a group which became the South Australian Jockey Club began using a racecourse ("Thebarton Racecourse" or "The Butchers' Course") at present-day Mile End, South Australia, Mile End formed on grazing land owned by E. M. Bagot and Gabriel Bennett near the River Torrens from 1859 to 1869, when the course was abandoned due to insufficient patronage. After five or six years of existence in name only, the SAJC acquired, thanks to the generosity of Sir Thoma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chairman's Stakes (SAJC)
The Chairman's Stakes is a South Australian Jockey Club Group 3 Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds, at set weights, over a distance of 2,000 metres at the Morphettville Racecourse, Adelaide, Australia in the Autumn Carnival. History The race is considered a prep lead-up race for the Group 1 South Australian Derby which is usually run a couple of weeks after this race at the same track. Four horses have won the Chairman's–SA Derby double: Markham (1997), Mummify (2003), Rebel Raider (2009), Howard Be Thy Name (2016), Leicester (2018) Name *1983–1992 - Chairman's Stakes *1993–2003 - The Veuve Clicquot Stakes *2004–2005 - Yalumba Plate *2006–2008 - Chairman's Stakes *2009–2010 - Chairman's TAB Stakes *2011 - Chairman's Tattsbet Stakes *2012 - Chairman's Stakes *2013 - Chairman's Veolia Stakes *2014 onwards - Chairman's Stakes Distance * 1983–1984 - 2000 metres * 1985 - 1850 metres * 1986–1989 - 2000 metres * 1990 - 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quick Thinker
Quick Thinker (foaled 7 September 2016) is a Group 1 winning Australian bred, New Zealand trained thoroughbred racehorse. Background Quick Thinker was a A$100,000 Inglis Easter purchase and was bred by Bowcock Bloodstock. He is a half-brother to Group III placed The August from stakes-placed Al Maher mare Acouplamas, who comes from the family of Group I classic winners Blackfriars and Larrocha. Racing career 2018/19: two-year-old season Quick Thinker debuted at Rotorua Racecourse on the 12 April 2019 and finished in second placing. One week later he won his first race in the Listed Champagne Stakes at Ellerslie Racecourse. Trainer Murray Baker spoke of the horse possibly travelling to Australia as a three-year-old to contest bigger races. 2019/20: three-year-old season Quick Thinker travelled to Australia and raced in the Ming Dynasty Quality Handicap on the 31 August 2019 at Rosehill Racecourse. Ridden by Hugh Bowman and starting at odds of 10/1, he won the race ... [...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] |
Australian Derby
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Rosehill Guineas
The Rosehill Guineas is an Australian Turf Club Group One Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds at set weights run over a distance of 2000 metres at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse in Sydney, Australia annually in March. Total prize money for the race is A$600,000. History Many champions have been victorious in this race, including Phar Lap, Ajax, Tulloch, Dulcify, Kingston Town, Octagonal, Naturalism and Tie The Knot. 1921 racebook File:1921 RRC Hill Stakes Racebook P1.jpg, Front cover of the 1921 RRC Rosehill Guineas racebook. File:1921 RRC Hill Stakes Racebook P2.jpg, Showing officials and race day train timetable. File:1921 RRC Rosehill Guineas Racebook P3.jpg, Starters and results of the 1921 Rosehill Guineas. File:1921 RRC Rosehill Guineas Racebook P4.jpg, Starters and results of the 1921 Rosehill Guineas showing the winner, Furious. Distance * 1910–1914 held - 7 furlongs (~1400 metres) * 1915–1947 held - miles (~1800 metres) * 1948–1972 held - miles (~20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Randwick Guineas
The Randwick Guineas is an Australian Turf Club Group One Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds, run at set weights over a distance of 1600 metres at Randwick Racecourse in Sydney, Australia in March as a part of the Sydney Autumn Carnival. Total prize money for the race is A$1 million. History The winner of this race automatically qualifies for a berth in the Australian Derby and Doncaster Mile This race is the first leg of the Australian Three Year Old "Triple Crown" consisting of the Rosehill Guineas (2000 metres) and Australian Derby (2400 metres). Name This race replaced the former event Canterbury Guineas, which was discontinued after the 2005 running after the Australian Jockey Club and the Sydney Turf Club implemented major program changes streamlining the major races into the race calendar. As the Canterbury Guineas the race was originally run in the spring in early September but after 1978 the race was run early in the autumn as prep race for the rich Sydne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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