Finche on song at Randwick
Finche, a 2018 private purchase by Avenue Bloodstock, showed an impressive turn of foot to land G3 Kingston Town Stakes at Royal Randwick on Saturday. Settled in behind the pacesetting Stampede, Finche devoured the ground the last furlong to win by a neck, installing him as the new favourite for the 2019 Melbourne Cup.
Winning trainer Chris Waller said of Finche’s performance: “He’s a pretty good horse. We’ll have to go home and map out a suitable plan (for the Melbourne Cup). He’s a very talented horse. We look forward to getting him there.”
Jockey Kieren McEvoy said, “He’s a lovely big horse. He put up a great performance in the Melbourne Cup last year and it was a good first run back. Today, second up, he was able to get a nice trail and get out when we wanted to. Chris said just build him up and give him a nice last 600m, which we were able to do. It feels like he will stay all day.”
Congratulations to all connections.
Group 3 success for exciting Frankel filly Magical Hope
A fruitful season looks likely for Magical Hope off the back of her easy win in the Group 3 Darley Munster Oaks at Cork on Friday evening. Trained by Paddy Twomey, the daughter of Frankel, who was bought by Avenue Bloodstock on behalf of owners Steve Weston, Ballylinch Stud, Mrs Paul Shanahan and P J […]
Champion Porta Fortuna brilliant in G2 return to cap Curragh treble
Porta Fortuna made a brilliant return to the track for Medallion Racing, Steve Weston, Reeves Thoroughbreds and Barry Fowler on Sunday when taking the Group 2 Lanwades Stud Stakes to cap a winning treble for horses purchased by Avenue Bloodstock. Shouldering a penalty and making her first start since November, last year’s Cartier Champion 3yo […]
Listed Burradon Stakes success for Glittering Legend
Glittering Legend, a yearling purchase on behalf of Bon Ho, continued on his impressive upward trajectory on Friday when taking the Listed Burradon Stakes at Newcastle. His win opened a high-profile double for Bon Ho, whose colours were later carried to victory by breeze-up purchase Wonder Legend in the £175,000 two-mile handicap. Fresh off a […]
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