Coerced Witness won the Campolina Stud Handicap at Morphettville on the 2nd January 2016. She raced well from the start ridden by jockey Ms E Finnegan, and came from 3rd on the turn at latest outing to record a great win with prize money of $29,000.
Campolina Stud
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A look back at Shamus Award winning the Cox Plate in 2013! Featuring behind the scenes photos from before the race and some winning moments captured by Bruno Cannatelli at Ultimate Racing Photos. A proud day for Sean Buckley, Ultra Thoroughbreds, Chad Schofield, Danny O’ Brien and the rest of the team!
This weekend we had several horses running at various locations:
– Defiant Angel @ Flemington Race 5, 3pm
– Tear Gas @ Doomben Race 3, 2:48pm
– Held Hostage @ Morphettville Race 8, 5:48pm
– Coerced Witness @ Morphettville Race 1, 1:08pm
– Time Walker @ Beaumont Race 7, 5:44pm
– Defiant Angel made a massive run for 2nd at Flemington and will be looking for some good racing over the summer.
– Coerced Witness finished 5th and we are excited by the 3yo filly and her potential looking ahead
– Tear Gas ran an impressive 5th and will be looking to improve next start.
– Time Walker flashed home for an exciting 3rd at Beaumont and will look for longer distances over the coming weeks.
Hooked led from start to finish & won the Tramway Stakes (1400m) at Royal Randwick! Ridden by Tye Angland, Hooked sprinted ahead of fierce competition from the off and secured an excellent win!
A great start to Spring Carnival for owner Sean Buckley, trainer John Thompson and Ultra Thoroughbreds.
CRAIG Williams celebrated his 38th birthday on Saturday and continued his charge towards a fifth Victorian metropolitan jockey’s title at Flemington.
In the week that has celebrated the induction of standout performers into the Australian Racing Hall of Fame, Williams reminded everyone that he is a jockey who can lay claim to a nomination for the next induction ceremony.
Apart from birthday cards and a rendition of Happy Birthday from his children, Williams took his birthday in his stride as he walked the Flemington track before the opening race and adopted his usual professional approach.
It was the same methodical approach that has earned Williams two Caulfield Cups, two Cox Plates, an Oaks and Derby and Australian Cup among his collection of elite Victorian races.
Read more at the Daily Telegraph http://m.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/superracing/birthday-boy-craig-williams-gets-party-started-early-with-thermogenic-triumph/story-fni2ggd5-1227366464990
• Time-form Champion Australian 3yo 2013/14.
• The first horse in history to win the Gr 1 VRC Australian Guineas after winning the Gr 1 W.F.A W.S Cox Plate.
• His Gr 1 Cox Plate victory was one of the fastest ever run by a 3yo including 1.7sec’s quicker than successful sire Savabeel.
• His heroic, front running victory in the Gr 1 Australian Guineas saw him defeat Criterion, Eurozone etc.
• A multiple Group performer at Two and was an eye-catching third in Gr 1 Caulfield Guineas.
• A sale-topping son of one of Australia’s hottest young stallion’s Snitzel from successful dam-sire of sires Success Express.
The Grand National 2015 has started, opening on the 9th April with 7 races to kick things off. It has been running at the same place since 1839 at Aintree Racecourse in Liverpool, UK. It is a hugely popular festival with a variety of events and races throughout the weekend, ending in the final Grand National race on Saturday 11th April.
Aintree Racecourse 2015
First day at Aintree 2015
First morning at the Grand National 2015
On The Fringe at Aintree 2015
Arctic Fire warming up at Aintree 2015
Panoramic of Aintree Racecourse 2015
It will do doubt be an exciting festival, with as always, a thrilling race for the Grand National on Saturday!
| Hooked | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Casino Prince |
| Dam | Absolute Lure |
| Damsire | Lure |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 2010 |
| Country | Australia |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | K J Hickman |
| Owner | Sean Buckley |
| Record | 20:4-0-2 |
| Earnings | $623,750 |
| Major wins | |
| Crystal Mile (2014) | |
Hooked (foaled 30 October 2010)[1] is a champion Australia Thoroughbred racehorse.
On 25 October 2014, he won the Crystal Mile.[2]
Hooked is a 4 year old bay stallion from Australia and is trained by John P Thompson, based at Randwick. He is sired by the stallion Casino Prince out of the dam Absolute Lure.
On 25th Oct 2014 at Moonee Valley, Hooked was ridden by Craig Williams and scored his most significant win to date, getting the money in the $200,000 Schweppes Crystal Mile, defeating Bull Point.
Hooked recorded a time of 1:34.98, falling just short of Cabeza’s benchmark of 1:34.78 seconds.
Craig Williams pushed Hooked forward from barrier one and settled on the tail of leader Havana Rey before surging clear before the bend and holding off the fast-finishing Bull Point and Desert Jeuney.
There are so many fantastic racing events throughout the year and are all exceptional for different reasons. Some have outstanding history and traditions that are so appealing, whereas others are new and exciting! Around the world there are some large scale events such as the Grand National in the UK or the Belmont Stakes in New York which bring huge crowds and even bigger stakes! Here are some Sean Buckley’s favourite races from around the world:
Sean Buckley – Top 10 Thoroughbred Races from Sean Buckley on Vimeo.