Volpe Veloce Set for Railway Stakes Glory | 2 | Monday 1 January 2018
What's On Stakes Races: Ascot (WA) - Perth Cup (Gr 2, 2400m), Standish Handicap (Gr 3, Monday 1 January 2018 @anz_news 1200m), La Trice Classic (Gr 3, 1800m), Summer Scorcher (Listed, 1000m). Flemington (VIC) - Bagot Handicap (Listed, 2800m). Randwick (NSW) - Tattersalls Club Cup (Listed, 2400m). Ellerslie (NZ) - Railway Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m), Rich Hill Mile (Gr 2, 1600m), Avondale Cup (Gr 2, 2400m), Auckland Guineas (Gr 2, 1600m), Royal Stakes (Gr 2, 2000m), Eclipse Stakes (Gr 3, 1200m). Metropolitan meetings: Randwick (NSW), Flemington (VIC), Ascot (WA) Race meetings: Inverell (NSW), Mornington (VIC), Terang (VIC), Beaudesert (QLD), Murray Bridge (SA), Longford (TAS), Ellerslie (NZ), Hastings (NZ), Waikouaiti (NZ) International meetings: Sha Tin (HK) - Chinese Club Challenge Cup (Gr 3, 1400m). Kranji (SGP) - New Year Cup (Listed, 1200m). Volpe Veloce RACE IMAGES The Graeme Richardson and Gavin Parker- trained mare won each of her first seven career VOLPE VELOCE SET FOR starts, including the Eight Carat Classic (Gr 2, 1600m) in December 2016, but failed to live RAILWAY STAKES GLORY up to expectations in the Tarzino Trophy (Gr 1, High-class mare chasing Group One 1400m) and Windsor Park Plate (Gr 1, 1600m) in September. breakthrough at Ellerslie However, Richardson believes the daughter of Foxwedge (Fastnet Rock) was still green By Tim Rowe level breakthrough in the Railway Stakes (Gr 1, earlier this preparation and that she is now 1200m) at the same track today. beginning to show signs of maturity now. he high-class Volpe Veloce She is one of 15 runners aiming to land the “She is still just learning the game really,” (Foxwedge) put an anti-climatic NZ$200,000 Group One, with last year’s winner Richardson said.
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