Ultra Racing

sean buckley cheltenham festival 2018

Cheltenham Festival is a popular four day meeting in the National Hunt racing calendar  in the UK with prize money second only to the Grand National. Originating in 1860, it has grown into a huge event in the calendar and competitors and racegoers alike love it for the variety of events and races on each day.

This year Cheltenham Festival runs from the 13th March until the 16th March and each race starts at 1.30pm GMT.

It ends with Gold Cup Day which is includes the final Gold Cup race which is a Grade 1 race on the New Course over a distance of 3 miles 2½ furlongs (5,331 m) with 22 fences, open to all horses that are 5 years old and over. Prize money for the race is £575,000.

sean buckley gold cup race cheltenham

Gold Cup Race

For a full line up of races and events for this year, visit www.thefestival.co.uk

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The New Zealand Bloodstock Ready to Run 2YO Sale at Karaka 2017 has been eventful again this year as Toby Koenig successfully bid $275,000 NZ for the fast Poet’s Voice colt which was the only juvenile to break 10 seconds for the furlong, clocking 9.95 seconds!

Ultra Thoroughbred Racing are so excited about bringing him back to Victoria and preparing for 2018!

Read more about the Ready to Run sale here https://www.racing.com/news/2017-11-23/fastest-ready-to-run-lot-victoria-bound

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street impact horse

Street Impact makes it a tough win at Metropolitan level at her first start on the 12th July 2017 at Sandown Lakeside. A tremendous job by the entire team at Ultra Racing and Aquanita for Robert Smerdon – it’s been a long road to the races!!!

Robert Smerdon had just seen Street Cry filly Street Impact score a fighting win in a thrilling three-horse finish to the 1200-metre event, but not in the fashion he might have expected.

“We’ll always accept a win, but I think she’s a lot better than what we saw here,” Smerdon said.

“I think there’s more to come once she gets more confident in what she’s doing.

“That was probably one of the few times she’s had to come under pressure, but to see her win narrowly is a relief but I thought she’d win clearly.

“Today’s a good start point, a good outcome, but we’ve seen a lot more than that and I think there’s a lot more to come.

Read more from this interview here https://www.racing.com/news/2017-07-12/winning-debut-but-bigger-impact-expected

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sean buckley emily finnegan battle hardened

Jockey Emily Finnegan has taken 3yo filly Battle Hardened to first place in her last 3 races!

30th December 2016 – Strathalbyn 1203m

18th January 2017 – Morphettville Parks race 2

25th January 2017 – Morphettville Parks race 2

Battle Hardened
Sire: Hard Spun
Dam: Hiragana
Sire of Dam: Fusaichi Pegasus
Trainer: Phillip Stokes
Colour: Chestnut
Age / Sex: 3yo Filly
Foal Date: 30/09/2013

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toby-koenig-sebring-colt-nz

Toby Koenig topped day 1 of New Zealand Bloodstock’s Ready to Run Sale, with the $650,000 purchase of Lyndhurst farm’s Lot 280 yesterday.

The Sebring colt is out of Joleur, the well-related dam of multiple stakes winners, and is a three-quarter brother in blood to proven G1 performer Criterion.

We can’t wait to see the beautiful colt return to our shores!

Read more about the purchase here: http://nzb.co.nz/news.cfm?content_id=181427

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sean-buckley-captain-duffy

Ultra Racing’s Captain Duffy won the Geelong Classic 2200m on Wednesday! Currently trained by Phillip Stokes, Captain Duffy is now preparing for the Victoria Derby on the 29th October 2016.

Champion jockey Noel Callow put him into a prominent spot in the first half of the race, took over 800m from home and dashed clear early in the straight. Callow has previously won the 2005 Derby with Benicio.

Ultra Racing is excited for the rest of the Spring racing season – with recent wins by Snake Charmer it is shaping up to be a prosperous one!

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