Country Racing Week of the 29/04/2017

•      Moe Racecourse is situated in the Latrobe Valley, 137 kms east of Melbourne. The course is lined with beautiful gardens and lawns and has clear views of the nearby Baw Baw Mountains. Moe Racing Club is one of the oldest established clubs in Victoria and dates back to the 1800’s. During the Melbourne spring carnival the club has two of its big days the Moe Gold Cup and the Melbourne Cup Day meeting run on the first Tuesday of November each year attracting large crowds. 
• The Anzac Day meeting is held as a support meeting for the big Flemington traditional meeting where the running of the St Leger takes place. The St Leger has been held at Flemington since 1857 and has been won by some of the champions of Australian thoroughbred racing including Phar Lap and Tulloch. 

•  Moe Race Day Winners 25/04/2017 Heavy Track

Certified Twenty by Snitzel x Firenza/Kenny's Best Pal BM 58 1200m

Inkulu  by Denman x Greeting Canny Lad BM58 1000m

Rostok by Exceed And Excel x Soda Water /Encosta De Lago BM 58 1600m

Calibra by Teofilo x Camaro/Danzero BM58 2100m

Maria Elisa by Denman x Via/Southern Halo Mdn 1000m

Interesting double for Denman both 1000m and Heavy track 
 Ready Review by More Than Ready x Music Review /Singspiel Mdn 1100m

Denman Stands at Darley  for $11,000 fee. 

The Lonrho stallion produces some OK wet trackers probably due to that Mr Prospector line through Straight Strike, on Lonrho''s dam side.

•     Hawkesbury is located just outside the Sydney metropolitan area. The running of the Hawkesbury Gold Cup began in 1980 and was won by Peninsula. In 2015 it was moved from the spring to Autumn in an effort to attract top class horses at the end of their Sydney carnival preparation.Its a Group 3 1600m event with prize money of $200,000. 

• Hawkesbury Race Day Winners 29/07/2017 Good Track

So Willie by More Than Ready x Sworn To Secrecy/Keeper BM78 1500m

Fabrizio by High Chaparral  x Desina/Desert King Hawkesbury Gold Cup 1600m

Shazza Lee by Ready's Image  x Shazee /Danewin Hawkesbury Guineas Open 3yo 1400m

 Ready's Image is a More Than Ready stallion

Shillelagh  by Savabeel x Trocair/Flying Spur Godolphin Crown 1300m Open

Felines by Conatus x Jellicles/ Tale Of The Cat Hawkesbury Gold Rush Open 1100m

•  Conatus is a Danehill stallion standing at Plaintree Farm shoud be absolute flyers over 900m to 1100m being out of Light Up The World a mare bred for pure speed by Rorys Jester out of a Bletchingly mare.

• Great Glen by High Chapparal x Grand Opening / Desert King BM84 2100m 

   Interesting to note the Gold Cup winner Fabrizio and BM84 winner Great Glen are bred on the same lines. 

Fabrizio 

Hawkesbury Gold Cup article by Peter Falconer 

•  Sunshine Coast  Race Day Winners 30/04/2017 Soft 5

The Brisbane carnival is here and we should start seeing some well bred horses make their appearances on the Sunshine Coast.

Rakitno /Mare by Not A Single Doubt x Emilydelago /Encosta De Lago Class 1 1200m
Clever Blaze /Filly by Bel Esprit x Blaze Em /Zabeel Mdn 3yos  

Bel Esprit stands at Sun Stud in Queensland 
Initialize /Mare by Reward For Effort x Initial Venture/Hennessy Mdn 1000m
Sherrin the Love /Filly by Northern Meteor x Sherrin /Court Of Jewels Class 1 1600m

Sun Stud Stallions  

John Ferguson talking about Lonhro