Tag: 'Verry Elleegant'

Australia's racing community is in mourning following the untimely demise of champion mare Verry Elleegant. The beloved equine star passed away during foaling in France,...

One of Australian racing’s most popular modern-day champions Verry Elleegant will have a Group 1 race permanently named in her honour.

Life moves fast and sometimes it is hard to keep up; so you’d be forgiven for forgetting important life information like “Who won the 2021...

The roll of honour for the New Zealand Racing Hall of Fame is set to be enhanced by champion racemare Verry Elleegant, who will be...

Champion New Zealand-born but Australia-based jockey James McDonald’s stellar 2022 will be capped, but not necessarily end, when he is presented with the World’s Best...

The 2021 Melbourne Cup winner Verry Elleegant has been retired following a glittering career which resulted in 11 Group 1 victories and almost $15 million...

Broodmare gem Opulence has passed away after foaling a healthy Zed filly at Grangewilliam Stud on Saturday. The 17-year-old Danroad mare was crowned New Zealand...

On this Monday's edition of Punt Drunk, we have a look at a couple of the quirky things that happened over the weekend. A couple...

"It's very well known that I've never won the Melbourne Cup, but if you can't win it yourself, you may as well ride the horse...

The Punt Drunk team dissects some of the more interesting stories to crop up in the past few days, including the early crow at Mackay...

It’s fair to say Auckland-based breeder Don Goodwin has loved every minute of breeding and owning a champion racehorse. The octogenarian stole the show at...

James McDonald has once again shown that he is all class, claiming a sixth NSW Metropolitan Jockeys Premiership. The 30-year-old hoop had a terrific season...

As the curtain falls on the 2021/22 racing season, HorseBetting takes a look back at our top 10 wins from the past 12 months. From...

Don’t be surprised if Cherry Lane shows sharp improvement when she contests the feature at Tauranga on Saturday. The Redwood mare had her first race...

With a fourth straight Sydney metropolitan century and seemingly a sixth Sydney jockeys’ premiership in the bag, Kiwi jockey James McDonald could be forgiven for...

On track to be the greatest jockey of all time, James McDonald on Wednesday notched up his 100th metropolitan winner for the fourth consecutive season.

Friday's edition of Punt Drunk has a look at the Kilmore meeting which was run and won on Thursday in some ghostly conditions. Mitch Beer...

A powerful late surge that carried him to victory in the Listed James Bull Holdings Rangitikei Gold Cup (1600m) at Trentham on Saturday may have...

Wowee what a week!? One of the greatest racehorses of all time will no longer be trained by one of the greatest trainers of all...

Chris Waller and connections of champion mare Verry Elleegant have confirmed her spring carnival plans, with a trip to France for the Prix de l'Arc...

Despite feeling completely drained of energy after his day at the races at Pukekohe on Saturday, Nick Bishara had a broad smile on his face...

Confidence has slowly grown among the Waller stable that Agnelli can put up a good fight in the $250,000 VOBIS Gold Heath (2000m) at Caulfield...

Top Sydney trainer Chris Waller is set to sit down with the owners of champion mare Verry Elleegant and make a call on whether she...

It was only fitting that the race of the century was won by the "ride of the century", which is exactly what Greg Radley coined...

The Punt Drunk team go back through the history books to look at some of the greatest races on Australian soil, with Saturday's Queen Elizabeth...