Soriano in super condition

28 August 2015

Dual Group One winner Soriano is in outstanding order for the opening leg of the Triple Crown series at Hastings on Saturday.

“She’s come back stronger and better than ever,” co-trainer Graeme Rogerson said.

Soriano heads to the Gr.1 Makfi Challenge Stakes off the back of a sixth placing when resuming in the Gr.2 Foxbridge Pate at Te Rapa.

“She was unlucky, she got held up and she should have run second,” Rogerson said. “She’ll need an ounce of luck from the draw on Saturday, but she’ll be finishing hard.”

The Corner with Garry Chittick

Well, I got a bit behind last week, with Friday slipping by without realising it; hence no Corner. I have said on too many occasions that negative messages are of no help to anyone, and yet there seems so often a reason to be concerned. Clearly, this week the well-constructed Guerin Report on the threatened downgrade of our Group 1 races demands our attention.

21 October 2026

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Long before her Oaks double, Ohope Wins’ greatest victory belonged to the Waikato Stud staff and Matamata Veterinary Services vets who saved her as a desperately sick foal. Taken far too soon at Caulfield, her remarkable story is theirs too.