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News.com.au
a day ago
- Sport
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Maison Louis gives John O'Shea a Queensland Derby win
O'Shea trains in partnership with Tom Charlton and the Sydney training team delivered first and second in the blue ribband with Maison Louis defeating King Of Thunder with Victorian filly Chase Your Dreams in third. The favourite Statuario was beaten early in the straight and finished well back in 14th. He's home! The G1 Queensland Derby belongs to Maison Louis thanks to a lovely ride by @RMaloney_Jockey - and @JohnOSheaRacing get the quinella with King Of Thunder in second spot! ðŸ'¥ ðŸ'° @BrisRacingClub @RaceQLD — SKY Racing (@SkyRacingAU) June 7, 2025 Maison Louis was having his seventh run of his first racing campaign and was ridden by Ryan Maloney and provided his stallion Super Seth with a third Australian Group 1 win this season. Maison Louis' fourth from seven starts and took his earnings to more than $670,000.
News.com.au
04-05-2025
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Doomben 10,000 favourite Schwarz set to trial at Royal Randwick on Monday alongside stablemate King Of Thunder
Trainers John O'Shea and Tom Charlton will tune up some of their Queensland Winter Carnival big guns at Monday's set of Royal Randwick barrier trials. Leading the way will be smart sprinter Schwarz which is being prepared for a crack at the Group 1 Doomben 10,000 and he is the standout performer at Monday's rescheduled set of trials. The four-year-old entire will feature in a 1050m heat of the session with champion jockey James McDonald booked to ride. A date with Saturday week's Group 1 $1.5 million Doomben 10,000 (1200m) at Doomben will follow if all goes to plan for the son of star stallion Zoustar. O'Shea and Charlton are eager to chase back-to-back majors with Schwarz, the $4 favourite in the Doomben 10,000, after snaring a stallion making Group 1 win last start in the William Reid Stakes at The Valley. 'After his William Reid win we gave him a little freshen up and he responded really well,' Charlton said. 'We know we can prepare him to run well fresh. Schwarz was utterly brilliant in the William Reid Stakes, finding the lead from the outset & pounding his opposition into the turf ðŸ'« Where to next for @JohnOSheaRacing 's Group 1 winning son of Zoustar? — (@Racing) March 22, 2025 'The way he runs his races, we get him fit but fresh at the same time into that Doomben 10,000. 'I guess we are following a similar path with him to what we did in the William Reid so he seems in good order and we are happy with him.' Schwarz has already been named as the new headliner on Rosemont Stud's stallion roster for this year's breeding season however the fee for the four-year-old is still to be announced. He will be retired after the Queensland Winter Carnival. 'This is definitely his last preparation and we will get through the 10,000, which is obviously a race that we are keen to target,' Charlton said. 'No plans have been made beyond that run but ideally he will be off to stud this season.' Schwarz will be joined in Queensland by talented stablemate King Of Thunder, which will contest a 1200m trial on Monday morning, also with McDonald aboard. The Derby goes to the filly! 🤩 Aeliana destroys them in the G1 Australian Derby, and just how good is she?! @cwallerracing | @LaneDamian | @StarTbreds | @aus_turf_club | @WorldPool — SKY Racing (@SkyRacingAU) April 5, 2025 King Of Thunder finished fifth behind Aeliana in the Group 1 Australian Derby on the first day of The Championships at Royal Randwick last month and he is being targeted Queensland edition of the three-year-old feature. 'King Of Thunder is similar, he had a little freshen up and all being well we will head to the Rough Habit into that Queensland Derby,' Charlton said. 'At this stage that's the plan for him.' King Of Thunder shares $8 equal favouritism for the Queensland Derby with stablemate Maison Louis and last Saturday's Queensland Guineas winner Depth Of Character. The Queensland Derby is on May 31.
News.com.au
23-04-2025
- Climate
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Up to 25mm of rain forecast for The Valley leading up to Saturday's meeting
Mother Nature has given The Valley track manager Tony Salisbury another hospital pass leading into Saturday's nine-race card. The Valley copped plenty of stick from punters and participants for the way it raced at last month's William Reid Stakes meeting, many suggesting the track heavily favoured runners near the inside rail. Rain on the eve of the meeting caused the track to race like a heavy track on the day. The weather bureau has forecast up to 25mm of rain on Friday after weeks of unseasonal warm and dry weather in Melbourne. 'You wouldn't read about it would you?' Salisbury said. 'It's been 30 degrees and 26 degrees leading up to Easter and on Friday night at midnight, the bottom falls out of the sky.' Salisbury said he analysed the way The Valley track raced on the day, noting horses could run on when circumstances allowed, including Jimmysstar, who charged home for third in the William Reid Stakes before saluting in the Group 1 All Aged Stakes in Sydney last Saturday. 'As bad a wrap as the track got, it stood up quite well and all of the horses came out of it well,' Salisbury said. He said specialist testing of The Valley surface revealed other issues that contributed to the track's performance. • Wolfe sprinter out to rebound in The Quokka 'We had the 12mm (on the Friday) but it was the worst case scenario,' Salisbury said. 'We knew the track wasn't 100 per cent with the roots and there were some things that caused that. 'We got some testing done post William Reid day and found several diseases within the grass canopy and root zone.' The Valley's track staff immediately got to work to eradicate the diseases from the affected areas of the course while a four-week break between meetings with mostly fine weather also helped the track recover. Salisbury walks the track twice a day and said he had been amazed at The Valley's recovery from the issues that plagued the William Reid Stakes meeting. Schwarz was utterly brilliant in the William Reid Stakes, finding the lead from the outset & pounding his opposition into the turf ðŸ'« Where to next for @JohnOSheaRacing 's Group 1 winning son of Zoustar? — (@Racing) March 22, 2025 'We've adjusted those issues and the track itself looks 10 times better than it did leading into the William Reid, plus a break of four weeks off with no racing gave us some opportunities to do some remedial works that we don't otherwise get a chance to do with seven meetings in seven weeks,' Salisbury said. 'Those remedial works after the William Reid took about a week and a half for the guys to get around and do those repairs. 'The taking care of those diseases and the recovery time of the track has taken about two-and-a-half to three weeks. 'There's much thicker canopy of grass on the track. I've cut it at four inches and will just let it grow out for the rest of the week.' Hosting a nine-race card rather than William Reid Stakes Day's 11-race meeting will also help the track stand up to Saturday's meeting.
