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The new season has begun. Spring is almost around the corner as the big name horses look to begin their preparations throughout August. A…
This Thursday will be the 100th running of the Grafton Cup and the word coming out of Grafton its the best ever field they…
After Rosehill's rescheduled race meeting on Monday, Chris Waller took his tally to 155 ½ winners for the season and this weekend he will…
Even though the Group 1 races for the season are over and done with, we still have a good set of fields all across…
It was a great day of racing all round at Eagle Farm and Flemington, especially considering we are in the middle of winter. The…
Tattersall's Tiara is the final Group 1 of the season and, as usual, it has produced a strong field of fillies and mares. The…
I think the Mooney Valley track suited him to a tee. If the race was run under handicap conditions, I think he would of won.
2014 William Reid Stakes: Complete race preview, tips, race updates and results
The great racing doesn’t end here for the weekend though.
Be sure to tune into The Roar tomorrow for the Live Blog’s of the Coolmore and Ranvet Stakes.
Happy racing!
2014 William Reid Stakes: Complete race preview, tips, race updates and results
That wraps up everything here tonight from Mooney Valley.
Spirit of Boom takes out the 2014 William Reid Stakes!
Fontelina was an unlucky 2nd in a tight photo finish.
with Unpretentious in 3rd.
2014 William Reid Stakes: Complete race preview, tips, race updates and results
A great way to finish off the Group races for the season in Melbourne.
Certainly will be a memorable William Reid!
Congratulations to the connections of Spirit of Boom!
2014 William Reid Stakes: Complete race preview, tips, race updates and results
Jim Cassidy got going early on Thump and pulled her wide around the turn. She was already beaten as they turned.
2014 William Reid Stakes: Complete race preview, tips, race updates and results
The news coming out of the Jockey Room is that Glen Boss is not a very happy man. It sounds as though he is questioning the photo finish. One of the closest finishes I have seen. Fontelina unlucky
2014 William Reid Stakes: Complete race preview, tips, race updates and results
Craig Newitt pushed Samaready hard as soon as they left the barriers to try and lead.
He already had the whip out 400m out.
She was the first one beaten.
2014 William Reid Stakes: Complete race preview, tips, race updates and results
Unpretentious was gallant in 3rd. He loomed as if he was going to win 100m out.
2014 William Reid Stakes: Complete race preview, tips, race updates and results
Spirit of Boom jockey – Michael Rodd
“Ive known Tony Gollan since I was a kid in Qld”
“I was screaming at myself down the back straight thinking I lost it”
“He’s a Group 1 winner now, I am over the moon”
2014 William Reid Stakes: Complete race preview, tips, race updates and results
From the naked eye I thought Fontelina got the bob, but Spirit of Boom gets it by the skin of his teeth!
2014 William Reid Stakes: Complete race preview, tips, race updates and results
SPIRIT OF BOOM wins it!!! His first Group 1
2014 William Reid Stakes: Complete race preview, tips, race updates and results
Gregers leads into the straight
Spirit of Boom takes the lead 150m out
Fontelina flashes on the inside
PHOTO FINISH
2014 William Reid Stakes: Complete race preview, tips, race updates and results
Gregers away fast
Samaready gets up on his inside and leads
Shamexpress 4th
2014 William Reid Stakes: Complete race preview, tips, race updates and results
Fawkner the last to load
2014 William Reid Stakes: Complete race preview, tips, race updates and results
They are loading in
2014 William Reid Stakes: Complete race preview, tips, race updates and results
All the jockeys could try and roll off the fence as they turn. You never know, that could open it up for Samaready to pounce on the inside.
2014 William Reid Stakes: Complete race preview, tips, race updates and results
Gregers
In my opinion, she is the better 3yo filly and can be right in the finish.
2014 William Reid Stakes: Complete race preview, tips, race updates and results
Samaready drifts further out to $5
Track a Good 3 (she prefers it dead) and has drawn barrier 1 (winners coming from wider out tonight)
2014 William Reid Stakes: Complete race preview, tips, race updates and results
A bit more depth in this years edition.
2014 William Reid Stakes: Complete race preview, tips, race updates and results
Tony Gollan was worried it could be a leaders track tonight. He would of been happy to see tonights earlier winners coming from off the speed
2014 William Reid Stakes: Complete race preview, tips, race updates and results
Fawkner was 3rd last year, but this year’s race has a little bit more depth.
2014 William Reid Stakes: Complete race preview, tips, race updates and results
A move for Thump, into $4.80
She won here at the Valley back in the Spring over this same trip.
Back from 1400m a querry? Or a plus?
2014 William Reid Stakes: Complete race preview, tips, race updates and results
Are there any stats out there regarding Caulfield Cup winners coming back to win first up over 1200m?
Would be a huge effort for Fawkner to win here
2014 William Reid Stakes: Complete race preview, tips, race updates and results
Samaready still holding onto favourtism @ $4.20
Quite a bit of money has come for Spirit of Boom into $4.60
With Shamexpress and the two 3yo fillies Gregers & Thump @ around the $5.50 mark.
2014 William Reid Stakes: Complete race preview, tips, race updates and results
Love the in depth analysis of the wet track form Cam.
I wrote an article last year re: analysing wet track form. The common mistake we all make is putting a line through all runners who have poor wet track form. For example Toydini, to the eye his heavy track form reads (2:0-0-0). But as Cam pointed out, you need to look deeper into that wet track form. In those two starts he was 4th in an Eagle Farm Sires produce and 5th (only beaten by two lengths).
Another tough Group 1 race to decipher, I’ve so far narrowed it down to 9 lol
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