Double Rise and Kiss The King set a quick tempo in the Class 3 1625 metre Toowoomba race on Saturday. Among those at the rear of the field was Argenteum. Amy Taylor steered the gelding to the outside and upon straightening, quickly closed the gap on the leaders. Argenteum found the post 0.4 leng[...]
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She’ll Avago Wins At Hawkesbury
She’ll Avago settled just behind the front runners in the 1000 metre class 2 race at Hawkesbury last Sunday. Rounding the bend, apprentice Josh Adams steered the filly in to space. She quickly accounted or the frontrunners and drew away from them to win by a length and a half. It was the third car[...]
Levant Wins at Echuca
Levant was slowly away from the inside gate in the 1212 metre 0-68 rating race at Echuca last Monday. It was a good ride by Eddie Cassar. He pushed the gelding up in to the box seat and at the turn peeled him off the rails. Levant ran down the front runners to win by [...][...]
June 27th, 2010 - 11:20 am § in Racing
Energy Finds Gold in the Ring
Gold Energy finished strongly after settling toward the rear of the field to win the fifth at Morphetville over 1200 metres yesterday. Jockey, Adrian Patterson, rated the gelding well. Bondarchuk threatened for the duration of the straight, however Gold Energy dug deep and was strong on the line to [...]
Lauriston’s Thirtieth Bred Individual Winner
Tango Express became the thirtieth individual winner bred at Lauriston.[...]
Al Jandar Looks The Goods
Al Jandar had his first race start – A 1100 metre race for two year old maidens at Ararat on Monday 31st May. Ryan Maloney settled the gelding on the pace. Upon straightening Al Jandar moved up a gear and quickly raced clear from the on pacers. Ryan glanced over his shoulders 150 metres from [..[...]
May 3rd, 2010 - 4:30 pm § in Racing
Ronald’s Donald Double
Ronnie Bell recently relocated to Victoria and is apprenticed to Ricky Maund. His double at Donald today, came on the back of win at Sandown yesterday. In the sixth at Donald – a 3yo maiden – Ronnie was aboard Gwenda Johnstone’s Bianconi gelding, Thebarwonprince. He took a sit just off the[...]
May 2nd, 2010 - 4:39 pm § in Racing
Ultra Consistent Show Stealer Does It Again
Show Stealer drew a wide gate in the last at Sandown today – a 1200 metre race for mares rated 0-78 (Captain Gerrard Series, Heat 1). Characteristically she jumped well to lead effortlessly. Well rated by Jockey Ronald Bell, she was never really challenged. She won the race by more than a length. [...]
Pegasus Too Powerful
Powerful Pegasus wins the first two legs of the Alice Springs triple crown series for 2yos.[...]
April 13th, 2010 - 5:44 pm § in Racing
Ricky Turns up the Energy
Ricky Maund sent Gold Energy in to the bull ring and over some jumps after his disappointing run at Moe. He also decided to take the blinkers off. “I think they stirred him up too much”. It did the trick. Yesterday, Gold Energy was a different horse. Ronald Bell took the ride in the Cool Rooms [[...]