11 Oct 2011
A classy field of fillies are at the crossroads in their preparations going into the 2011 $502,000 Thousand Guineas (1600m) at Caulfield on Wednesday on at 3.40est.
The Caulfield Thousand Guineas is a pointer to whether the individual three-year-olds are able to show true class beyond a sprint journey with the winner getting a chance to gain credit leading into the Group 1 Crown Oaks (2500m)…
10 Oct 2011
The Thousand Guineas 2011 final field and barriers have been released by Racing Victoria in anticipation of the three-year-old fillies’ classic running at Caulfield Racecourse this Wednesday, October 12, bookmakers around the country also opening their updated Thousand Guineas odds.
Programmed as Caulfield Race 6 and due to jump at 3:40pm (EDT) on Wednesday, this year the $500,000 Group 1…
04 Oct 2011
Trainer Robert Smerdon is confident that his three-year-old filly Mosheen can win the $500,000 Thousand Guineas at Caulfield Racecourse next Wednesday October 12, 2011.
The Fastnet Rock filly won her last start in the Group 2 Edward Manifold Stakes at Flemington on Sunday.
Smerdon is choosing not to shy away from a battle with 2011 Thousand Guineas race favourite, Atlantic…
15 Sep 2011
Trainer Mark Kavanagh will aim his talented Starcraft filly Celebrity Girl at the Group 1 Thousand Guineas at Caulfield Racecourse on October 12, 2011.
The three-year-old, who cost $500,000 at the 2010 Australian Easter Yearling Sale, remains unbeaten after two starts.
“She is pretty much above average and I’m very pleased with that,” Kavanagh said.
“At this stage you sort…
06 Sep 2011
The first declarations for the Group 1 Thousand Guineas on October 12, 2011, have been released today.
85 three-year-old fillies remain in contention for a start in the $500,000 race that will be run over 1,600 metres at Caulfield Racecourse.
Included in the horse racing field is Ain’t She Grand, who did not accept for the $1 million Golden Rose…
26 Aug 2011
Greg Eurrell’s Sweet Ella is expected to line up in the 2011 Thousand Guineas for three-year-old fillies on October 12, 2011.
The Niello filly is held in high regard by Eurell, despite her ninth place finish in the Listed Crockett Stakes at Moonee Valley last weekend.
“He thinks she is pretty handy,” Eurell’s racing manager Sarah Berry said.
“She is…
21 Jul 2011
Kiwi fillies Anabandana and Dowager Queen will be aimed at the 2011 Thousand Guineas at Caulfield.
Success in the Thousand Guineas has eluded Kiwi trainers in recent times however Don Selwood and Graham Rogerson are looking to reverse the trend.
Anabandana has won her last four starts, including the Manawatu Sires Produce Stakes, where she beat home Dowager Queen. Anabandana…
11 Oct 2010
The full field and barrier draw for the Thousand Guineas 2010 has come out, and with that the odds on the race have also firmed up.
One of the most conspicuous absences from the Thousand Guineas field is Parables, who was head to head in the odds with More Strawberries. Most of the other likely contenders have made it into…
11 Oct 2010
The acceptance for the Thousand Guineas have been released, with 16 fine fillies and two emergencies ready to run the race this Wednesday October 13.
The best chance in the race looks to be More Strawberries, who has been on something of a tear recently with wins in the Group 2 Furious Stakes and Group 2 Tea Rose Stakes, as…
22 Sep 2010
The 2010 Thousand Guineas second declarations have lost close to half of the runners since the first declarations, with 58 of the finest fillies still remaining.
With the field of contenders shortening at every stage, the Thousand Guineas odds over at have shifted again. More Strawberries and Divorces embark upon a bitter rivalry, with More Strawberries topping the odds at…