| Cool Trent, Hardrada, Chong
Tong, Desert Sky, Joie, Li Lo Lill, Lontano, Rain Gauge, Road to Success, Little Dozer,
All Time High, Bush Padre, Market Price, Lonhro, Viscount, The Secondmortgage, Tears
Royal, Presumed Innocent, La Zagaletta, The Hind, Scenic Warrior, Corps Commander, Hello
Boys, Regal Kiss, Danasia, Ateates, Shags, Tie the Knot, El Mirada, Newquay, Viking Ruler,
Red Hannigan, Shouq, Faith Hill, Ha Ha, Quays, The Big Chill, Fair Embrace, Hosannah,
Smash, Sun Kisses, Ugachaka, Sheraton, Vignette, Mr. Casanova and Karla Keys all have
something in common. Not only are they some of
the Australia's most exciting or proven top class performers, but they are all racing this
weekend around the country!
At one end of the scale we have the proven Group One horses
like Tie the Knot, Viking Ruler, Lonhro and Road to Success and on the other some of the
potential stars of tomorrow including Cool Trent, Sun Kisses, Presumed Innocent and Smash.
In Sydney the racing really starts to hot up with Warwick
Farm hosting the Expressway Stakes, Light Fingers Stakes and Royal Sovereign stakes - all
Group Two races. As well there is the listed Breeders' Classic on the program.
Fans of the John Hawkes stable will have an exciting time
checking the action from the 'Farm with Group One performers Lonhro and Viscount set to
resume in one of the Group Two features. Both are among the entries for the Royal
Sovereign Stakes and Expressway Stakes.
If the Hawkes duo were to start in the Expressway they would
set up a clash with the prolific Group One winner Tie the Knot. Also among the eleven
entries is the Malcolm Johnston trained last start Hawkesbury Guineas winner Shags and the
Gary Portelli mare Ateates.
Cheltenham will be the venue of some high class racing in
Adelaide on Saturday with three stakes races on the card.
The $100,000 Group Three Rawsons Electrical Tokyo City Cup
(1450m) has 27 entries including the Lee Freedman pair of Le Zagalatta and Scenic Warrior,
the Tony McEvoy trained duo of The Hind and Flying Spice and stakes gallopers Accuse,
Border Time, Tears Royal, Real Time and All Time High.
The region's best two-year-olds will go head to head in the
$100,000 Group Two Alcohol Go-Easy Breeders' Stakes over 1263 metres. Among the entries
are early winners Westace, Presumed Innocent, Red Labelle, We Will Rock You, Anacarde,
Insightful and yesterday's runaway Murray Bridge winner Great Glen.
Lee Freedman has nominated his star filly Joie for the
$60,000 Group Three RN Irwin Stakes over 1000 metres. A daughter of Joie Denise, Joie is
also nominated in Melbourne, although racing in a Group event could entice the leading
Caulfield trained to head to South Australia. Also among the Irwin entries are proven
performers Corps Commander, Suit, Regal Kiss, Hello Boys, Raja Lane and the in form group
of Pontevedra, Cosmic Strike, Agalia and El Diablo.
Melbourne's Saturday meeting at Moonee Valley has an eight
race card with the feature race set to be the $60,500 Leilani Quality over 1600 metres.
Karla Keys, La Zoffany, Splash of Love and The Ex Files are among the entries.
Action on Sunday will focus at Flemington in Melbourne with a
group of exciting two-year-olds set to clash in the listed Talindert Stakes. Among the
entries are boom Perth visitor Hardrada and Magic Millions placegetter Cool Trent. Bede
Murray is sending down Recruiting (late Recruit) who is unbeaten un three runs in New
South Wales.
Some of Victoria's better performer older horses have been
listed as early engagements for the listed Kensington Stakes over 1100 metres. Chong Tong,
Desert Sky, Joie, Li Lo Lill, Little Dozer, Lontano, Rain Gauge and Road to Success are
some of the entries.
The third of the listed races at Flemington is the $126,000
Chester Manifold Stakes. Early nominations include Market Price, Tears Royal, The
Secondmortgage, It's Platonic, All Time High, Real Time and Bush Padre. |
