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NZB Filly of the Year Frontrunner Faces Group One Test
Asturia (NZ) (Almanzor) has wasted little time in stamping herself as an early standout in the 2026-27 NZB Filly of the Year Series, and Saturday’s $600,000 Group One Barneswood Farm 54th New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) at Riccarton gives her the chance to confirm that superiority.
Course Record Breaker for Doubtland
Far from the glitter and Group racing at Flemington, lightly raced Doubtland gelding Confucious Flyer smashed the track record at Morphettville Parks stamping himself as an exciting sprinter on the up.
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.
$1.8million Filly Lady Catalina Wins G3 Red Roses Stakes
Listed placed at 2, Written Tycoon filly Lady Catalina continued the winning run of the Ciaron Maher yard, recording her first black type victory in the $300,000 G3 VRC Red Roses Stakes (1100m).
Ever So Close for $2.2m Zoustar Mare
The four day Flemington Cup Carnival has been a showcase for expensive seven figure yearling purchases with G1 victories for The Next Episode ($2.8m) and Autumn Glow ($1.8m), plus a G3 victory for Lady Catalina ($1.8m) and on Saturday we very nearly saw $2.2m Zoustar mare Plaintiff add her name to the list.
Deep Field Mare wins G3 Canterbury Breeders Stakes
Former Auckland mare Moving Melody made victory in the Gr.3 Windsor Park Stud Canterbury Breeders’ Stakes (1400m) look like a walk in the park when she dictated affairs from in front to capture her first stakes victory.