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Home Affairs Filly Wins G3 Maribyrnong Plate
The $240,000 Group III VRC Maribyrnong Plate (1000m) got the ball rolling at Flemington for Cup Day with a brilliant debut victory for Home Affairs filly Amelia’s Affair.
Second Black Type Victory For Manhattan Rain’s Sabaj
Dropping back in class from contesting G1 races at his previous five starts, Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr’s Manhattan Rain gelding Sabaj recorded his second black type victory, winning the $200,000 Listed VRC Asahi Super Dry Plate (1800m).
Kiwi Bred De Armas Wins G2 Wakeful
Second and fourth in 1600m Group One races in her two previous starts, De Armas stepped up in distance at Flemington on Saturday and opened her Australian account in style in the A$300,000 Gr.2 HKJC World Pool Wakeful Stakes (2000m).
2026 Melbourne Cup Barrier Draw
The Melbourne Cup field has been chopping and changing at a rapid rate in recent days with some high profile withdrawals due to pre-race scan issues and a pesky hoof abcess ruling out Joseph O’Brien’s big hope Defiantly, so this is the final top 24 and likely favourite Point of Law (GB) will jump from gate 9.
Lady Shenandoah Stars As Hermitage, Waller and McDonald Complete G1 Double
Adding a fifth elite level victory to her illustrious record, Lady Shenandoah capped off a memorable day for owners Hermitage who teamed up with Chris Waller and James McDonald to add the $1m G1 VRC Empire Rose Stakes to their earlier victory in the $3m G1 VRC Derby.
De Armas (NZ) Completes Big Week For NZB Online Yearling Sale
Graduates of NZB’s National Online Yearling Sale have scored Group victories at Flemington on each of the last two Saturdays.
Group 1 winning 2YO by Champion Sire & sire of sires in Fastnet Rock. Unbeaten as a 2YO, Heroic Valour also boasts an outstanding family, being a half brother to Group 1 Doncaster winner, Triple Honour. A son of one of the most remarkable speed sources in Australia, Heroic Valour is off to a flyer with his first crop of 2YOs (2021/22) and now 3YOs.