Viddora shines in Cranbourne trial victory

Monday 12 November 2018, 12:31pm

Viddora has been given an easy time in a Cranbourne barrier trial in preparation for a trip to Perth for the Winterbottom Stakes.

The Lloyd Kennewell-trained mare was not let off the bridle in her two-length victory in the 990m-heat on Monday.

Viddora is returning to Perth to attempt back-to-back victories in the Group One Winterbottom Stakes at Ascot on December 1.

A first-up winner of the Moir Stakes at Moonee Valley in September, Viddora was thwarted by a heavy track when 12th in The Everest at Randwick on October 13.

Kennewell said Viddora had been kept ticking over in preparation for the trip to Perth.

"She came here for a nice little trial and I was really happy before her flight on Sunday," Kennewell said.

"Once she arrives in Perth she's got 13 days there before the race.

"She's a horse that loves travelling and seems to thrive in the warmer weather.

"She can have one nice gallop while she's there and that should have her right."

A decision whether stablemate Secret Vega makes the trip with Viddora for the Group Two WA Guineas on November 24 will be made later in the week.

Secret Vega finished third to Ringerdingding in the Listed Hilton Stakes at Flemington on Saturday.

Kennewell said the three-year-old was unlucky after being held up at a vital stage in the straight.

"The owner has left the decision up to me," Kennewell said.

"He's a horse that is a bit light in condition and I can see him being a really nice horse in the autumn.

"We'll assess him later in the week whether he gets on the plane for the WA Guineas or goes to the paddock for the autumn."

– AAP

Latest News

Prime Thoroughbreds - We have a Host of Leaders in our Team

Tuesday, 29 June 2021

Prime Thor­ough­bred’s cur­rent rac­ing team is putt­ing to­gether quite a re­cord. We have 22 hors­es that have raced in our team at pre­sent. Six­teen of th­ese are win­n­ers in­clud­ing the Stakes win­n­ing trio Ru­bisa­ki, Fituese and Xtreme­time with Miss Di­vine Em and Miss In Charge run­n­ing 4th in Stakes races. This sees a stakes win­n­er to win­n­er ra­tio of 18.75% with a stake’s per­formed to win­n­er ra­tio of 31.25%. Th­ese are ex­cep­tio­n­al fig­ures.   More »

Freedmans land maiden Group One win

Saturday, 27 February 2021

Un­der-rat­ed fil­ly For­bid­den Love has emerged as an au­tumn car­ni­val smokey with a bril­liant per­for­mance to win the Sur­round Stakes at Rand­wick.  More »

Capriccio completes Damian Lane treble

Saturday, 27 February 2021

In a big day for coun­try-trained hors­es, War­r­nam­bool fil­ly Capric­cio has tak­en out the In­glis Dash for Daniel Bow­man.  More »

More news headlines »