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Frankel Stayer Wins G3 Queen Elizabeth
The Melbourne Cup came up a bit quickly this year for progressive Frankel stayer Pinhole (GB), who had a hard luck story in the Group II Moonee Valley Cup two weeks ago, but he made amends in decisive fashion at Flemington on Saturday winning the $300,000 Group III VRC Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2600m).
Golden Year for Magic Graduates Highlight MM 2027
Some of the richest and most influential age specific races for horses in Australia come in Sydney and this year Magic Millions graduates –four of them colts- have won the $5million Group I Golden Slipper (1200m 2YO’s), the $1million Group I ATC Golden Rose (1400m 3YOs ), the $10million Group I ATC Golden Eagle (1500m 4YOs) and the $2m Group III ATC Five Diamonds (1800m 5YOs).
Breeding To Win - 2026 G1 VRC Champions Stakes
It's a Cox Plate rematch in the G1 Champions Stakes and Flemington was a Soft 5 on Oaks Day with the odd shower persisting until Saturday, but that's when the forecast turns a little ugly as Cosmic Crusader seeks to cement his place as the 'Best from the West' since Northerly.
Zed Stayer Wins Listed Metropolitan Trophy Again
Just Charlie continued the theme of the day at Riccarton on Saturday when the Wanganui visitor claimed his second successive Listed Nautical Boat Insurance Metropolitan Trophy (2590m).
Autumn Glow Leads Home Waller G1 Champions Mile First Three
Racing away from home for the first time in her career, Chris Waller’s The Autumn Sun mare Autumn Glow once again highlighted her utter class, securing her sixth elite level victory by winning the $3m G1 VRC Champions Mile (1600m) at Flemington.
Point Barrow Shock G1 Victory in Champions Sprint – Graveyard Carnival Continues
It’s been a graveyard carnival for short priced favourites and they lay buried in feature races left right and centre this spring and while Tempted was doing the deed in the G1 Everest when de-throning the world’s best sprinter Ka Ying Rising, she was on the receiving end at Flemington on Saturday.