The Star Championships Day 1 – April 6th
Newhaven Park Country Championships Final
(SW - 1400m)
Post Race Details & Comments
Winning Horse: Asgarda (Aus)
4yoM The Brothers War (USA) - Minsk (Aus)(Husson (Arg))
12 starts - 5 wins 3 seconds 1 third 1 fourth $644575
Other Wins
1st Wagga Jrc Electrical Services Country Championship Preview- Class 4 Handicap 1300m (2024)
1st Albury Hib Insurance Class 2 Handicap 1400m (2023)
1st Cootamundra Australian Meat Group Class 1 Handicap 1200m (2023)
1st Gundagai Wagga & District Racing Supporters Club Country Boosted Maiden Handicap 1180m (2023)
Other Placings
3rd Albury Hutchinson Civil City Handicap 1175m (2024)
2nd Albury Newhaven Park Sdra Country Championships 1400m (2024)
2nd Wagga Riverina Wool Testers Class 1 Handicap 1000m (2023)
2nd Wagga Captain Morgan F&M Maiden Plate 1000m (2023)
Race Result:
1st: Asgarda (D Gorrel/K Nisbet) - $26
2nd: Gallant Star (B Robb/S Clipperton) - $11
3rd: Rapbidash (L Chandler/T Berry) - $20
Winning Time: 1:23.61 Last 600m: 35.84
Margins: 1¼L x 1¾L
Winning Trainer: Doug Gorrel
Can he put the winning feeling into words?: “Not really, not yet, but it’s just the most wonderful feeling.
“That horse has been entrusted to us by Kooringal Stud and this big fella Lance Gilbert (breeder) from Griffith and all his mates, it’s just a dream come true.
“My kids and my wife are here, I can’t believe it. I really can’t.”
On the horse: “She’s a lovely horse, we knew we had a really nice horse but they don’t give these races away.
“She’s $21 for a reason, she’s supposed to finish midfield and she’s won the bloody thing.”
On watching the race: “I went at the furlong post, but she just put a length-and-a-half, two lengths, on them at the 250 mark I reckon.”
Winning Owner/Breeder: Lance Gilbert
“What a great thrill for everyone. Doug’s done a fantastic job with the this mare, she’s all courage this mare, she’s had her ups and downs this prep but let me know you she’s one tough cookie,.”
Winning Jockey: Kayla Nisbet
On winning the race: “It’s a huge thrill. I was just saying, we say time and time again what a great initiative this has been for country participants, but to be able to win it is a huge thrill.
“It’s given all country participants an achievable goal to strive for and to be able to win it is very exciting.”
On the mare and how the race panned out: “She’s so easy to ride, she really helps herself, she always bounces well and puts herself up on the speed.
“Her last couple of runs I’ve probably ridden her a bit out of her comfort zone just because they’ve been in ordinary fields and I haven’t wanted to get in behind too many of them.
“Today, with good speed and a good draw, I knew we were going to get a nice run in behind them and she just showed an electric turn of foot.”
Beaten Jockeys:
Jay Ford (Bandi's Boy): “He is far better than that. I just think he’s come to the end of things. He was abnormally very quiet today and that showed in the run.”
Craig Williams (Bianco Vilano): “I thought under the circumstances of the race where he was, I thought he ran really solid. At the top of the straight I was following Nash and just wasn’t able to stay on his back. He didn’t have the acceleration I’ve known he has had in the past.”
Josh Parr (Russley Crown): “Scotty’s had no luck.”
Tyler Schiller (Auzstar): “I thought he ran well. Just a touch out of his grade.”
Ashley Morgan (That's Molly): Not able to comment
Nash Rawiller (Tribeca Star): “He didn’t quite see the trip out. He felt the winner at one stage.”
Blake Shinn (Rainbow Connection): “He ran a great race. Ran fourth, every chance, good effort.”
Reece Jones (Sharp Shock): “Got cut out down the straight. Got pinballed away and that was him.”
Sam Clipperton (Gallant Star): “Really proud of him. He has run out of his skin. Enjoyed a nice run with cover and let down really well. Credit to the winner because it really zipped at the 300m but my fella was pegging it back. He has gone terrific.”
Zac Lloyd (Associate): “A bit disappointing. I was expecting a better run. Just felt like he resented the track a bit.”
Jason Collett (Atmospheric Rock): “Probably found the 1400m too far.”
Tommy Berry (Rapbidash): “She was unlucky.”
Rachel King (Musical Affair): “Showed really good speed but got a bit bogged down on the track.”
Jenny Duggan (Agirlsbestfriend): “We had a beautiful run in transit following the favourite butcher is feeling something somewhere. She didn’t pull up the best.”
Jake Pracey-Holmes (Listen To The Band): “Not one of my best. He was stuck four deep. Happy with his effort.”
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History of Winners
Date | Horse | TF | Jockey | BP | Trainer | Weight | Margin | SP | SOT |
01/04/2023 | SIZZLE MINIZZLE (3G) | 100 | SAM CLIPPERTON | 4 | BRETT ROBB | 56.0 | 2 | $61.0 | H(8) |
02/04/2022 | ANOTHER ONE (4G) | 98 | NICK HEYWOOD | 8 | GARY COLVIN | 57.5 | shd | $8.5 | H(9) |
10/04/2021 | ART CADEAU (4G) | 92 | TOMMY BERRY | 2 | TERRY ROBINSON | 56.0 | 0.5 | $3.3 | S(7) |
04/04/2020 | GRACIE BELLE (4M) | 92 | KERRIN MCEVOY | 1 | MATTHEW DUNN | 55.5 | nose | $21.0 | H(8) |
06/04/2019 | NOBLE BOY (4G) | 102 | HUGH BOWMAN | 4 | TODD BLOWES | 57.5 | 1.8 | $3.0 | S(7) |
07/04/2018 | VICTOREM (3G) | 103 | BEN LOOKER | 5 | JENNY GRAHAM | 56.0 | 2.5 | $4.5 | G(4) |
01/04/2017 | FREE STANDING (4G) | 94 | BLAKE SHINN | 1 | CATHLEEN RODE | 56.0 | 2.5 | $31.0 | H(8) |
02/04/2016 | CLEARLY INNOCENT (4G) | 100 | TOMMY BERRY | 2 | GREG BENNETT | 57.5 | 2.5 | $5.5 | S(6) |
06/04/2015 | ARTLEE (4G) | 99 | MITCHELL BELL | 14 | TODD WILLAN | 56.0 | 3.0 | $6.0 | H(8) |
Current Field - Previous Performances
TAB | Runner | Previous Runs |
2 | BIANCO VILANO | 4/1/2023 4th/16 - 2.5L, |
History Placegetters : Statistics from 2003 to 2023
Date | Horse | Time | Second / Third Placegetters |
01/04/2023 | SIZZLE MINIZZLE | 1:26.54 | 2nd-Talbragar (James Mcdonald 57kg - Cody Morgan), 3rd-I've Bean Tryin' (Ellen Hennessy 57kg - Matthew Kelley) |
02/04/2022 | ANOTHER ONE | 1:27.32 | 2nd-Commando Hunt (Nash Rawiller 56kg - Cameron Crockett), 3rd-Amulet Street (Hugh Bowman 56kg - Clint Lundholm) |
10/04/2021 | ART CADEAU | 1:25.23 | 2nd-Another One (Nick Heywood 56kg - Gary Colvin), 3rd-Charmmebaby (Grant Buckley 55kg - R R Milligan) |
04/04/2020 | GRACIE BELLE | 1:26.48 | 2nd-Al Mah Haha (Sam Clipperton 56kg - Tash Burleigh), 3rd-Plonka (Jason Collett 56kg - Warren Gavenlock) |
06/04/2019 | NOBLE BOY | 1:24.72 | 2nd-Lucciola Belle (Andrew Gibbons 54kg - Wayne Wilkes), 3rd-Bennelong Dancer (Blaike Mcdougall 54kg - Donna Scott) |
07/04/2018 | VICTOREM | 1:21.51 | 2nd-Don't Give A Damn (Kerrin Mcevoy 57kg - Danny Williams), 3rd-O' So Hazy (Brooke Sweeney 55kg - S Spackman) |
01/04/2017 | FREE STANDING | 1:26.63 | 2nd-After All That (Robert Thompson 56kg - Rodney Northam), 3rd-Not For Export (Christian Reith 56kg - Dar Lunn) |
02/04/2016 | CLEARLY INNOCENT | 1:24.52 | 2nd-Pera Pera (Hugh Bowman 57kg - Mack Griffith), 3rd-Ever So Natural (Damien Oliver 56kg - Cliff Bashford) |
06/04/2015 | ARTLEE | 1:24.44 | 2nd-Tarangower (Joao Moreira 56kg - Paul Messara), 3rd-Voodoo Lad (James Mcdonald 56kg - Rodney Northam) |
Black Type Form: Last 12 months
Date | Horse | Previous 12 month Form |
01/04/2023 | SIZZLE MINIZZLE | |
02/04/2022 | ANOTHER ONE | 10/04/2021 2nd-0.5 Country Championships Final; |
10/04/2021 | ART CADEAU | |
04/04/2020 | GRACIE BELLE | |
06/04/2019 | NOBLE BOY | |
07/04/2018 | VICTOREM | |
01/04/2017 | FREE STANDING | 31/12/2016 6th-2.7L Highway Handicap; 17/12/2016 1st-2.3L Highway Handicap; 29/10/2016 5th-1.7L Highway Handicap; |
02/04/2016 | CLEARLY INNOCENT | 19/12/2015 2nd-lnk Highway Handicap; 5/12/2015 6th-2.6L Highway Handicap; |
06/04/2015 | ARTLEE |
Winning Trainers : Statistics from 2003 to 2023
Trainer | won | w% | 2nd | 3rd | Sts | Winners |
GARY COLVIN | 1 | 33.3% | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2022 - ANOTHER ONE; |
MATTHEW DUNN | 1 | 25.0% | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2020 - GRACIE BELLE; |
BRETT ROBB | 1 | 50.0% | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2023 - SIZZLE MINIZZLE; |
JENNY GRAHAM | 1 | 50.0% | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2018 - VICTOREM; |
TODD WILLAN | 1 | 100.0% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2015 - ARTLEE; |
TERRY ROBINSON | 1 | 100.0% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2021 - ART CADEAU; |
TODD BLOWES | 1 | 100.0% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2019 - NOBLE BOY; |
CATHLEEN RODE | 1 | 100.0% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2017 - FREE STANDING; |
GREG BENNETT | 1 | 100.0% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2016 - CLEARLY INNOCENT; |
Winning Jockeys : Statistics from 2003 to 2023
Jockey | won | w% | 2nd | 3rd | Sts | Winners |
TOMMY BERRY | 2 | 50.0% | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2021 - ART CADEAU; 2016 - CLEARLY INNOCENT; |
HUGH BOWMAN | 1 | 14.3% | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2019 - NOBLE BOY; |
KERRIN MCEVOY | 1 | 20.0% | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2020 - GRACIE BELLE; |
SAM CLIPPERTON | 1 | 25.0% | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2023 - SIZZLE MINIZZLE; |
NICK HEYWOOD | 1 | 33.3% | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2022 - ANOTHER ONE; |
MITCHELL BELL | 1 | 20.0% | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2015 - ARTLEE; |
BEN LOOKER | 1 | 25.0% | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2018 - VICTOREM; |
BLAKE SHINN | 1 | 50.0% | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2017 - FREE STANDING; |
Barrier Statistics : Statistics from 2003 to 2023
BP | won | w% | 2nd | 3rd | Sts | Winners |
1 | 2 | 22.2% | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2020 - GRACIE BELLE; 2017 - FREE STANDING; |
2 | 2 | 22.2% | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2021 - ART CADEAU; 2016 - CLEARLY INNOCENT; |
3 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 9 | |
4 | 2 | 22.2% | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2023 - SIZZLE MINIZZLE; 2019 - NOBLE BOY; |
5 | 1 | 11.1% | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2018 - VICTOREM; |
6 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 9 | |
7 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 9 | |
8 | 1 | 11.1% | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2022 - ANOTHER ONE; |
9 | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 1 | 9 | |
10 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
11 | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 2 | 9 | |
12 | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 1 | 9 | |
13 | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0 | 9 | |
14 | 1 | 11.1% | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2015 - ARTLEE; |
15 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
16 | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 2 | 7 |
Winners by Weight : Statistics from 2003 to 2023
Weight | Num | Winners |
55.5 | 1 | 2020 - GRACIE BELLE; |
56.0 | 5 | 2023 - SIZZLE MINIZZLE; 2021 - ART CADEAU; 2018 - VICTOREM; 2017 - FREE STANDING; 2015 - ARTLEE; |
57.5 | 3 | 2022 - ANOTHER ONE; 2019 - NOBLE BOY; 2016 - CLEARLY INNOCENT; |
Favourites : Statistics from 2003 to 2023
Fav | won | w% | 2nd | 3rd | Sts | Winners |
1 | 2 | 20.0% | 2 | 1 | 10 | 2021/9-4-ART CADEAU; 2019/2-1-NOBLE BOY; |
2 | 2 | 25.0% | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2018/7-2-VICTOREM; 2016/9-2-CLEARLY INNOCENT; |
3 | 2 | 22.2% | 2 | 1 | 9 | 2022/15-2-ANOTHER ONE; 2015/5-1-ARTLEE; |
4 | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0 | 14 | |
5 | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0 | 6 | |
6 | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
7 | 1 | 5.3% | 1 | 3 | 19 | 2020/20-1-GRACIE BELLE; |
8 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
9 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
10 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
11 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
12 | 1 | 6.3% | 0 | 1 | 16 | 2023/60-1-SIZZLE MINIZZLE; |
13 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
14 | 1 | 9.1% | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2017/30-1-FREE STANDING; |
15 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
16 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Runner Ages : Statistics from 2003 to 2023
Age | won | 2nd | 3rd | Sts | Winners |
3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 2023 - SIZZLE MINIZZLE; 2018 - VICTOREM; |
4 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 69 | 2022 - ANOTHER ONE; 2021 - ART CADEAU; 2020 - GRACIE BELLE; 2019 - NOBLE BOY; 2017 - FREE STANDING; 2016 - CLEARLY INNOCENT; 2015 - ARTLEE; |
5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 40 | |
6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | |
7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Trainer: Number of Australian Black Type Wins for Trainers in this field
Trainer | G1 | G2 | G3 | LR |
DANNY WILLIAMS | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
MATTHEW DUNN | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
BRETT CAVANOUGH | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
RODNEY NORTHAM | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
SCOTT SINGLETON | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
MACK GRIFFITH | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
MARC QUINN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
DOUG GORREL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CLINT LUNDHOLM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
AARON CLARKE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
COLT PROSSER | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R T STUBBS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
DANIELLE SEIB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B JOSEPH & P & M JONES | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
GLEN MILLIGAN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
LYLE CHANDLER | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BRETT ROBB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jockey: Number of Australian Black Type Wins for Jockeys in this field
Jockey | G1 | G2 | G3 | LR |
CRAIG WILLIAMS | 69 | 84 | 113 | 164 |
N RAWILLER | 67 | 90 | 87 | 97 |
TOMMY BERRY | 28 | 50 | 49 | 65 |
TIM CLARK | 24 | 48 | 73 | 68 |
B SHINN | 22 | 53 | 78 | 83 |
J FORD | 9 | 10 | 19 | 44 |
JASON COLLETT | 6 | 19 | 37 | 44 |
SAM CLIPPERTON | 5 | 10 | 22 | 25 |
RACHEL KING | 5 | 8 | 21 | 22 |
TYLER SCHILLER | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 |
ZAC LLOYD | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
TOM SHERRY | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 |
R JONES | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
ASHLEY MORGAN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
JENNY DUGGAN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
KAYLA NISBET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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