July 13, 2010
Milanesa (Snitzel x Sheerama) wins the Brisabne Town Plate at Eagle Farm
It seemed it was a weekend for flashy chestnut fillies with Alverta and Milanesa scorching the tracks in England and Australia. After Alverta ran the race her of her life finishing third to Starspangledbanner on Friday, Milanesa showed that she was a horse in the making, winning Saturday’s Brisbane Town Plate over 1400m at Eagle Farm.
Milanesa, a two-year-old by Sntizel, overcame huge odds by jumping from the outside barrier in a big field and was more than 10 lengths off the leaders on the home turn. Jim Byrne rode her perfectly, he was patient, balancing his mount before allowing her to power home to run down race favourite Startsmeup by a long neck.
Milanesa is a big filly for her age and has taken a while to come into her own. She will now spell in Queensland with the aim of having...
July 10, 2010
Alverta ran the race of her life last night at Newmarket, to finish third in the six-furlong Group 1 July Cup, behind fellow Australian-bred sprinter Starspangledbanner and Equiano, two Group 1 winners from the recent Royal Ascot carnival.
Before the race Alverta, ridden by young Australian jockey...
July 9, 2010
Alverta faces another international race challenge on 9 July when she contests the Group 1 July Cup on the celebrated July Course at Newmarket. The July Cup is the fourth – and arguably most testing – leg of the Global Sprint Challenge.
Alverta has improved physically since her 40kg weight loss...
July 8, 2010
THE undulating July Cup course at Newmarket has been a graveyard for Australian speedsters in recent years. Its victims include Choisir, Takeover Target and Scenic Blast - who were all victorious at Royal Ascot before coming up short on the gruelling six-furlong straight. But jockey Tye Angland believes...
June 30, 2010
The Paul Messara Stable has been most successful over the month of June with 20 starters for 8 wins and 8 minor placings. Included in this fantastic result is a Group 3 win for Mirrasalo in the $200,000, Tatt’s Cup over 2200m at Eagle Farm on 26 June.
A recent addition to our stable, Mirrasalo...
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Nominations
Zabelka
August 5, 2010 -
Gold Coast
FILLIES AND MARES CLASS 1 HANDICAP
1400m
Fire and Flood
August 5, 2010 -
Hawkesbury
MAIDEN PLATE
1000m
Recent Results
Silver Spur
July 31, 2010 - Doomben
2nd R3 QTIS THREE-YEARS-OLD HANDICAP 1200m Barrier 5 Dead (Jim Byrne)
Folichonne
July 26, 2010 - Muswellbrook
2nd R7 THE DARLEY SPRINT - BENCHMARK 60 HCP 1280m Barrier 4 Slow (Christian Reith)
Zabelka
July 25, 2010 - Sunshine Coast
2nd R8 BUTLER MCDERMOTT LAWYERS CLASS 1 HANDICAP 1200m Barrier 10 Dead (Damian Browne)