Volksraad’s leading black-type ambassador this season, Velocitea (NZ), will shoot for her 5th stakes win this season on Saturday.
In the 2009/10 term, the talented 4YO mare’s class has been seen to best advantage over 1200m in the...
Gr.1 SAJC Goodwood Hcp
Gr.3 MRC Hyderabad Racing Club S.
Gr.3 MRC How Now Stakes
Listed MRC JRA Stakes
On Saturday, the Mick Price-trained galloper receives a stakes opportunity #5 in the Gr.3 Bletchingly Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield.
Although unsighted since her May Goodwood win, Sportsbet.com.au has posted the plucky mare as the one to beat ahead of the glamour Gr.1 High Chaparral galloper, Shoot Out.
Velocitea (NZ) will be ridden by Craig Newitt and will jump from barrier 6 with 56.5kg on her back.
Single figure odds have also been appointed to the New Zealand bred galloper Keano (NZ) (Pins), who raced home for second at his last start in the Listed MRC Sir John Monash Stakes (1100m).
Prepared by Danny O’Brien, the 4YO entire will be ridden by Nicholas Hall, who will guide him from barrier 4 with a 58.5kg weight impost.
New Zealand’s third ace in the Bletchingly Stakes hand is the 2008 Gr.1 Stradbroke winner, Mr Baritone (NZ) (Stravinsky). The Mike Moroney-trained 8YO has raced home for top three placings at stakes level on no less than 5 occasions this term. The game gelding will be lumber 58.5kg’s and will be piloted from barrier 8 by Mark Zahra.