Three winners for Spirit Of Boom
Eureka Stud’s Spirit Of Boom continued his purple patch of form as he sired a treble on Saturday, headed by All That Pizzazz’s win at Doomben, his third consecutive career victory.
The stallion was also represented by a winner at Atherton as Bellevita added a third win to her record, while Shatter Proof shed his maiden status with a win at Emerald.
Spirit Of Boom | Standing at Eureka Stud
With 23 individual 2-year-old winners to his name this season, Spirit Of Boom is still sitting one winner adrift of Better Than Ready in the race to be crowned Australia’s Champion Sire of 2-Year-Olds by number of winners. Spirit Of Boom will stand the upcoming breeding season for a fee of $33,000 (inc GST).
Treble for Headwater
Vinery Stud’s ever-consistent sire Headwater chalked up a treble on Saturday as a trio of 4-year-olds by the sire saluted the judge at three different tracks.
The Tony and Maddysen Sears-trained Maya Bay landed the fifth win of her career at Doomben, while River Twain was winning for the seventh time when he took out a race Morphettville and the stallion’s brilliant day was capped off by Thawra’s win over 840 metres at Toowoomba.
Headwater | Standing at Vinery
The sire of 76 winners in Australia this season, Headwater’s scorers over the past 12 months are headed by three stakes winners and he will stand the 2022 season for a fee of $16,500 (inc GST).
Sixth stakes winner for Churchill
Coolmore Stud shuttler Churchill (Ire) continued his breakthrough season in Europe on Friday with Perotan (Ire) providing the stallion with his sixth stakes winner when she was successful in the Listed Her Majesty’s Plate at Down Royal.
Trained by Aidan O’Brien, the 3-year-old filly pulled away from her rivals in the closing stages to post a cosy 2.8l victory over Moon Daisy (Ire) (Australia {GB}).
The son of Galileo (Ire) has enjoyed a good season in the Northern Hemisphere, headed by dual Group 1 winner Vadeni (Fr), while he has been represented by five winners in his first season with runners in the Southern Hemisphere. The stallion will stand at Coolmore Australia for a fee of $22,000 (inc GST).
Four winners for Williams at Caulfield
Craig Williams rode a brilliant four-timer at Caulfield on Saturday, which took his total tally of Melbourne winners for the season to 50.
Williams has missed numerous meetings in the back half of the season as he and his wife Larysa have made return trips to Ukraine to help with the supply of aid and equipment.
Craig Williams
His winning run at Caulfield started with the fast-finishing Passione (NZ) (Proisir) in race three before producing a similar big finish on Sing For Peace (NZ) (Tavistock {NZ}) in the fourth.
He made it three in a row with a brilliantly judged ride aboard Teewaters (Dundeel {NZ}) before Throntari (Alpine Eagle) came from midfield to get to the outside and finish too strongly in Race 7.
Orman poised for jockeys' title after Doomben treble
Jimmy Orman sealed his first Brisbane Metropolitan Jockeys' Championship by riding three winners at Doomben on Saturday.
With key rival Jim Byrne forced to miss Saturday’s meeting due to a sore back, Orman built on his seven-win lead in dominant fashion, winning three of the first five races on the card to build an almost unassailable lead with just two meetings left in the season.
Jimmy Orman
He kicked off the treble with a victory aboard All That Pizzazz (Spirit Of Boom) in the third race on the card, before cemented his good start with victory on the Chris Waller-trained Joviality (I Am Invincible) in the next event on the card.
He capped off his brilliant day by steering Proper Rogue (Snitzel) to victory in the fifth race.
Coolmore Stakes aim for Crosswinds
The G1 Coolmore Stud S. remains the ultimate target for impressive Moonee Valley winner Crosswinds (Written Tycoon) according to co-trainer Sam Freedman.
“He just had a bit of a freak accident leading into the Showdown,” co-trainer Sam Freedman told Racing.com after the James Harron Bloodstock-raced colt had a soft jump-out at Werribee on Friday.
“We feel that he was probably a much better horse than the horse we won the race with in King’s Consort, which was a little disappointing that he couldn’t get up for that race.
Crosswinds will be aimed at the G1 Coolmore Stud S. | Image courtesy of Bronwen Healy
“He’s had a little time off. He went up to Queensland and he’s come back very well.
“His action is perfect and he seems in a good space. He seems like a lovely laid-back horse.
“He might appear in a race like the McKenzie first-up and start to track a path towards the Coolmore.”
First words for Meredith
Elissa Meredith has spoken her first words since her race fall at Gunnedah earlier this month.
Racing New South Wales provided an update on Saturday morning which explained she will be ready to leave hospital by the end of August.
“Elissa spoke her first words today and her memory is returning,” Racing New South Wales tweeted.
Elissa Meredith | Image courtesy of Racing NSW
“She will remain at John Hunter Hospital for approximately three more weeks and will then enter rehabilitation.”
Meredith, 27, has ridden 33 winners in her career and was placed into an induced coma and in an intensive care unit after a race fall at Gunnedah on July 4.
Randwick switches to Rosehill
Saturday’s abandoned Randwick meeting will now take place at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday, July 30.
The Listed Winter Challenge will be added to next week’s program, taking the place of the BM88 over 1500 metres.
Meanwhile, the BM88 over 1100 metres, will be amended to a BM94 and will be run over the same distance.
Gold Coast meeting transferred to Sunshine Coast Polytrack
Saturday’s postponed Gold Coast meeting has been transferred to the Polytrack at Corbould Park, home of Sunshine Coast Turf Club and will take place on Monday.
The transfer of the meeting has necessitated changes to some race distances and commensurate with that the starting limits for some of the races on the program.
