August 6, 2010
The field for the Group 1 Prix Maurice de Gheest has been announced and Alverta will be departing England for France at 11pm tonight (2pm Friday English time). Alverta will strive to be the first Australian filly to win a Group 1 at Deauville and looking at the field she has a difficult task ahead of her. Amongst the probable starters are horses from England, Germany and France. The field of 15 includes four Group 1 winners, five Group 2 winners and three Group 3 winners. Alverta will have to be on form to run down these serious international contenders.
To our disadvantage it has been raining and the track at Deauville is looking like it will be soft. She will be carrying 56.5kg (top weight is 58kg)and will have Tye Angland accompanying her again. On a postive note, if Alverta repeats...
August 4, 2010
Alverta continues to flourish in the warm English summer and stands alone as the last remaining international raider from the recent Royal Ascot & Newmarket July Carnivals. Her next assignment is the Group 1 Prix Maurice de Gheest over 1300 metres on Sunday 8 August.
After finishing third in the...
July 13, 2010
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...
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...
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Nominations
Folichonne
September 5, 2010 -
Sunshine Coast
FILLIES AND MARES CLASS 2 HANDICAP
1200m
Acceptances
Fire and Flood
September 4, 2010 -
Hawkesbury
R8 5:12 PM CLASS 1 HANDICAP 1200m Barrier 7 (Christian Reith)
Recent Results
Folichonne
September 2, 2010 - Sunshine Coast
1st R4 JVC MOBILE ENTERTAINMENT CLASS 1 HANDICAP 1400m Barrier 9 Good (Damian Browne)
Rock Honey
September 1, 2010 - Doomben
4th R6 FILLIES AND MARES CLASS 3 HANDICAP 1200m Barrier 8 Good (Damian Browne)
Aussie Crawl
August 27, 2010 - Muswellbrook
1st R1 MRC CUP CARNIVAL NOV 1 & 2 MAIDEN HANDICAP 1000m Barrier 11 Slow (Christian Reith)