Moonee Valley News

After winning the Cox Plate by a remarkable eight lengths, Via Sistina’s trainers are undecided on which race to enter the seven-year-old in next. Both the Melbourne Cup at Flemington and the Hong Kong Cup Sha Tin are options.

Okita Soushi secured a place in the Group 1 Melbourne Cup after winning the Group 2 Moonee Valley Gold Cup on Friday night. The Ciaron Maher-trained thoroughbred is still chasing the first Group 1 win of his career.

After narrowly losing the 2023 Cox Plate by a nose to Hong Kong star Romantic Warrior last year, jockey Craig Williams says Mr. Brightside is out to win this year’s $5 million race at Moonee Valley.

The Lindsay Park team say Mr. Brightside is on track for a strong Cox Plate at Moonee Valley Racecourse on 26 October. He will race at Caulfield in the Might And Power Stakes on Saturday as a part of his Cox Plate prep.

After failing to win her first two races of the 2024/25 season, Pride Of Jenni is back at her best. The three-time Group 1 winner pulled off an impressive victory in the Group 2 Feehan Stakes on Friday at Moonee Valley.

Trainer Tony McEvoy’s Rue De Royale is now a horse everyone is keeping an eye on after his win in a competitive maiden race at Bendigo. The three-year-old is now a dark horse contender to win the Group 2 Stutt Stakes on Friday.

The Lindsay Park team of Ben, JD, and Will Hayes have confirmed that Mr. Brightside will run in the Group 2 Feehan Stakes at Moonee Valley as a part of his preparations for the Group 1 Cox Plate (2040m) on October 26.

Lindsay Park trainers Ben, Will and J.D. Hayes think Arkansaw Kid could be in the running for a spot at The Everest this October. They say the gelding is the best sprinter they have had since two-time Group 1 winner Vega Magic.