Winterbottom Stakes

Ortensia finally earned her first Group 1 win in the $500,000 Winterbottom Stakes at Ascot last Saturday November 19, 2011. The six-year-old mare won the Group 1 The Galaxy last year only to have her title stripped from her after producing a positive swab after the race. Jockey Craig Williams…

The 2011 Winterbottom Stakes is just over 24 hours away and here you will gain access to all the best tips and form for the race. Short priced favourite Ortensia is our tip to win the 2011 Winterbottom Stakes after her fantastic performance at Flemington last start. Ortensia won the…

The barrier draw for the Group 1 Winterbottom Stakes has been released, with the race due to run at Ascot Racecourse this Saturday November 19, 2011. Ortensia, who is chasing her first Group 1 victory in the 2011 Winterbottom Stakes, has drawn perfectly in barrier 2. Trainer Paul Messara is…

Track rider Angela Boyd is confident Rarefied will be able to continue his successful preparation with a win in the 2011 Winterbottom Stakes at Ascot Racecourse this Saturday November 19, 2011. The five-year-old gelding finished second in both the Listed Lightning Handicap and Group 2 Salinger Stakes this campaign and…

Nominations have been released for the Group 1 Winterbottom Stakes at Ascot Racecourse this Saturday November 12, 2011. Included in the nominations is Ortensia, who will be looking for the first group 1 win of her career. Ortensia, who won the 2009 Winterbottom Stakes when it was a Group 2,…

Black Caviar will not be making an appearance in the Group 1 Winterbottom Stakes at Ascot Racecourse this Saturday November 19, 2011. The five-year-old mare sustained a small muscle tear in her back during her most recent win in the $1 million Patinack Farm Classic. Trainer Peter Moody made the…

Trainer Peter Moody confirmed that the Group 1 Winterbottom Stakes at Ascot Racecourse is on the agenda for Horse of the Year Black Caviar on November 19, 2011. Black Caviar claimed her 15th unbeaten victory in the Group 2 Schweppes Stakes at Caulfield last start. The super mare is set…

Black Caviar appears on track to run in the Winterbottom Stakes 2011 at Ascot Racecourse on Saturday November 19, 2011. The Winterbottom Stakes was just given Group 1 status by the Australian Pattern Committee after spending many years as a Group 2 race. The prize money for the 2011 Winterbottom…

The 2011 Winterbottom Stakes has been elevated by the Australian Pattern Committee to Group 1 status as of this year. The Winterbottom Stakes 2011 will take place on Saturday November 19, 2011 at Ascot Racecourse in Western Australia. The change is just in time to further accommodate Black Caviar, who…

It was a huge boilover at Ascot Racecourse on Saturday November 27th as Hadabeclorka, the oldest horse in the 2010 Winterbottom Stakes field, scored an upset win in the latest Perth Summer Racing Carnival showdown. The Brent Larsson-trained nine-year-old Hadabeclorka was ridden by star Perth jockey William Pike in the…