Winx is Ace High

This was another legendary Winx weekend. The legend of the great mare just keeps growing and we are all on the ride. Strong success for the High Chapparal and Snitzel''s over the weekend. Ace High has lifted his profile the last month and is now well in contention for the Derby's. 

Winx -- The Turnbull Stakes at Flemington turned into a track gallop for the wonder mare on Saturday as they turned for home she was jogging and left her rivals covered in dust down the straight. In my opinion she has to rank as nearly the best of all time. They go on about her not beating much but i never see her out of second gear no matter her opposition.

Winx winning the Turnbull Stakes 

Bring Me Roses and High Chapparall -- In the Group 2 Edward Manifold for the fillies we saw a storming finish by Bring Me Roses. The Tony Mcevoy trained, Luke Currie ridden filly was way too strong for them and the breed also had the runner up in Hyaam. The High Chapparal's really do love the big tracks. While in Sydney, the Group 1 Champion Stakes over 2000m was run and the breed were to the fore again with the promising derby prospect, Ace High, leading all the way. He is trained by David Payne and was ridden by Tye Angland. After the race, Tye said " he was on empty but he got the job done". Across to Adelaide and we find another High Chapparal successful at Morphetville for the in form Mcevoy/ Jamie Kah combination with Dollar for Dollar winning the 1600m event.

Ace High Champion Stakes Group 1 

Main Stage and Reliable Man -- This is my highlighted stallion of the week, Reliable Man.The grey stallion who stands at Westbury Stud in New Zealand continues to get winners everywhere and on saturday, Main Stage in the UCI Stakes continued that winning streak with a powerful finis down the flemington straight. The 3yo gelding was ridden by Michael Walker for the Busuttin/Young yard. Just keep an eye out for this breed a major win is close.  Hugh Bowman on Reliable Man, "I've ridden some good horses and when Reliable Man won the Queen Elizabeth that was an amazing victory. It's just great to be riding such a supreme athlete - it's something you dream of as a jockey."

His first foals were on the ground in 2014 check them out !  

Snitzel -- An epic start of the day for the Snitzel's with a double in the first two at Flemington and a win by the 3yo colt Goodfella, in the first at Randwick.The Hayes/Dabernig trained Nomothaj opened the day for the breed and then the Weir/ Yendal combination won with Snitzepeg in the Listed Antler Stakes in the second. This continued a golden couple of weeks for jockey Dean Yendal after being injured earlier this season Dean had been struggling for the winners but right now he is on song.

Jockeys to Follow -- Dean Yendall is a prolific rider of winners in Victoria and became known for being especially dominant in country areas. He waited more than 30 years for his first Group I win which came when Yankee Rose won the 2016 Spring Champion Stakes. Yendall also won another Group I in 2016, on I Am A Star in the Myer Classic. Last season Dean Yendall rode 145 winners and the most successful stable partnership in the past year has been Darren Weir followed by David and Ben Hayes and Tom Dabernig.

Jamie Kah is on fire in Adelaide right now with her winning connection with the Tony Mcevoy stable as well as being an enormously skillful rider. If you watch her during a race you can see this young lady is going places .
Justin Huxtable is a young apprentice in Adelaide showing heaps of promise and I have noticed the last couple of weeks he is beginning to get some quality rides . Definately a jockey too follow.