Saturday’s Gr3 Red Anchor Stakes (1200m) for 3yos at Moonee Valley winner Generation is SW115 for Snitzel. Relaxing just behind the early leader Dosh, Generation assumed control before the home turn and went clear, staying on strongly to defeat Scissor Step (Toronado) with Sudoko (Rubick) in third. It is the third win from five starts
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Jonker is the first Gr1 winner for Spirit Of Boom winning Friday night’s Manikato Stakes (1200m) at Moonee Valley. Jonker broke fast and quickly settled on the lead, clear into the home straight and then doing enough to hold the late rally from Bella Nipotina (Pride Of Dubai) with Ingratiating (Frosted) running on for third.
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Wild Ruler is the 16th Gr1 winner for Snitzel taking Friday night’s A J Moir Stakes (1000m) at Moonee Valley. Wild Ruler enjoyed a trouble free run, settled just behind the leading pair of Ballistic Lover and Profiteer to the home turn where he was able to deliver his challenge, striking the front 200m out
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Masked Crusader has long threatened to win at Gr1 level and he did so in devastating fashion in Friday night’s William Reid Stakes (1200m) at Moonee Valley. Masked Crusader won comfortably in the end however, he needed to be brave, pushing through between longtime leader Pippie and last start Gr1 winner Portland Sky into the
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Starcaster is SW147 for Dansili winning Friday’s Torney Night Cup (2500m) at Moonee Valley. Starcaster was always prominent and pressed on into the lead around the home turn, staying on well to defeat Stars Of Carrum (Fiorente) by 2-1/2 lengths with Vadiyann (Footstepsinthesand) a neck away third. Starcaster was initially trained in Britain by Hughie
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Ocean Beyond is SW11 for Ocean Park winning Saturday’s Mitchell McKenzie Stakes (1200m) for 3yos at Moonee Valley. Smartly away, Ocean Beyond raced in second place on the outside of Deep Score to the home turn where he gradually asserted his authority to draw away and defeat Deep Speed (Deep Field) by half a length
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Sir Dragonet and jockey Glen Boss ensured the 100th W S Cox Plate will be remembered for all the right reasons. The meeting was decimated by scratchings after an inch of overnight rain reduced the track to heavy but that was to the advantage of Sir Dragonet with his proven affinity for wet ground. The
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Portland Sky is SW6 for Deep Field winning the Gr3 Red Anchor Stakes (1200m) for 3yos at Moonee Valley. Breaking smartly, Portland Sky led on the rail through the early stages than proved strongest in the home straight, going clear to defeat Bella Nipotina (Pride Of Dubai) and Valaquenta (Street Boss). Portland Sky sold for
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Al Galayel is SW37 for Zoffany winning Friday’s JRA Cup (2040m) at Moonee Valley. Settled just behind the leaders, Al Galayel swept up around the home to dash clear and went on to defeat Plein Ciel (Mamool) comfortably. (Racing Pictures / Pat Scala) It is the ninth win in 26 starts for the seven-year-old, sold
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Pippie was first out of the barriers in Friday night’s Gr1 Moir Stakes at Moonee Valley and that was the last her rivals saw of the flashy chestnut. Clear around the home turn, Pippie never looked in danger of defeat and although getting tired late, went on to defeat Trekking (Street Cry) and Bella Vella
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