Saturday’s racing heads to Caulfield with the running of the Group 1 C.F. Orr Stakes at 1400m, Group 2 Sandown Guineas at 1600m and Group 3 Thoroughbred Club Stakes at 1200m the feature events.
The Orr will be run for the first time in the spring, having been moved from its early summer date. The race will see exciting sprinter Jimmysstar clash with rising stars Evaporate and Angel Capital.
Lindsay Park aren’t expected to run Here To Shock or War Machine in the race and, contrary to some reports, star galloper Another Wil won’t run here as he’s still in the paddock after his poor run in the Rupert Clarke back in September.
Sepals is another who is to be missing from the 1400m feature.
Champions Sprint winner Giga Kick won’t back up here, with Perth on the radar for the Mornington marvel.
Zou Sensation may run here, with co-trainer Troy Corstens to decide which race comes next for the in form galloper, with The Meteorite at Cranbourne also looming large.
Grahame Begg confirmed this morning that promising galloper King Zephyr has gone to the paddock and so has Magic Time after her 2nd in the Champions Sprint yesterday.
Three-year-olds Napoleonic, Legacy Bound and Wodeton are in pre-noms markets but are all listed as spelling on Racing Australia and likely therefore to miss this race.
Vinrock will run here though, with Mickey Dee set to ride.
C F. ORR STAKES, 1400m, Group 1, Weight-For-Age
JIMMYSSTAR (C Maher) E Brown
EVAPORATE (B, W & JD Hayes)
ANGEL CAPITAL (C Waller) B Melham
ZOU SENSATION (L & T Corstens & W Larkin) B Allen
BOSUSTOW (A & R Archibald)
MIGHTY ULYSSES (A & R Archibald)
WARNIE (C Maher)
VINROCK (M Laurie) M Dee
Chris Waller could have some key runners in the Sandown Guineas with Burma Star, Pictor and Chokuto all possible starters in the Group 2 feature.
Carbine Club runner up Regal Award has been spelled, as has Stutt Stakes winner West Of Swindon, however the likes of Call Da Vinci, Tagline, Kaleo, Sulek, Triple Malt and Top Reward are expected in the nominations tomorrow.
SANDOWN GUINEAS, 1600m, Group 2, 3yos
CALL DA VINCI (B Laming) J Mott
KALEO (C Maher) E Brown
BURMA STAR (C Waller)
TAGLINE (M Laurie)
PICTOR (C Waller)
SULEK (D Sutton)
TRIPLE MALT (B Laming)
CHOKUTO (C Waller)
CAELIUS (P Gelagotis)
MATAHGA (P Stokes)
KATSUMI OROCHI (A & S Freedman)
TOP REWARD (C Douglas) L Currie
My Gladiola will headline the field for the newly minted $1 million Thorougbred Club Stakes, after its big cash injection this season. Inkaruna, Teine Aulelei, Military Tycoon, Snow Mercy, Tupakara and Rohesia are some of the other expected runners in the race, whilst Vanity winner Sheza Alibi may also run given the big prizemoney on offer.
A capacity field is expected for the 1200m feature.
THOROUGBRED CLUB STAKES, 1200m, Group 3, 3yo Fillies
MY GLADIOLA (J McArdle) J Mott
INKARUNA (A & S Freedman)
MILITARY TYCOON (C Maher)
SHEZA ALIBI (P Moody & K Coleman)
SNOW MERCY (P Stokes)
TUPAKARA (A & R Archibald) L Currie
SURF’S UP (C Waller)
KUJENGA (A & R Archibald)
TEINE AULELEI (L Oliver)
CHATTERLEY (C Waller) M Dee
MISS FREELOVE (P Snowden)
QUICKAZ (J Sandhu)
CHOIR POINT (M Laurie)
ROHESIA (B, W & JD Hayes) E Brown
SISSTAINABLE (T & C McEvoy)
CANTIAMO (K Lees) H Coffey
EXCENIA (T & C McEvoy)
Feature Racing will be run at Newcastle with The Hunter meeting with the likes of Iowna Merc, Robusto, Coal Crusher and Infancy to be in the 1400m race.
The Carnival at Ascot in Western Australia also heats up with the first meeting in ‘The Pinnacles’ Carnival with the running of the $500,000 Listed Placid Ark Stakes at 1200m for the three-year-olds.
Luana Miss is likely to start favourite in the race for the speedsters.
PLACID ARK STAKES, 1200m, Listed, 3yos
TALKANCO (D & B Pearce)
CASTLE ROAD (P Jordan) C Staples
DO I FEEL LUCKY (S & J Casey)
LUANA MISS (T Andrews) S O’Donnell
SNITZALATTE (A Durrant)
YES QUEEN (D Luciani)
PERFECTLY PROPER (D & B Pearce)
TWISTED STEEL (S Miller)
STATEWIDE (N Parnham)
BABY PEARL (C Webster)
SAAM TIME LUCKY (N Parnham)
