Latest News from Griffiths Racing
Sagarra Shines
Feb 26, 2019Not only honest - but talented, the lightly raced and promising Sagarra who so gamely wore down his rivals in the 1100m BM64 contest at Bendigo on Tuesday. Having just his eighth start, the Teofilo four-year-old was allowed to find his feet early by Ethan Brown, settling second ...
Wow Walhalla!
Feb 23, 2019A furlong to go and Walhalla, favourite in the 1200m BM58 contest at Yarra Valley on Saturday, looked to be in trouble... he was travelling well, very well in fact - but just had nowhere to go!Groans from supporters recalling just how unlucky this horse had been in his lead up ...
3 - FABRICATION
Feb 16, 2019"Fabrication savages the line, three for Griffiths," music to our ears at Bendigo on Saturday; our third runner at the meeting, our third winner... lots of happy owners and delighted staff.Sent out favourite at her first run since late December - on that occasion having no luck ...
2 - OHM'S LAW
Feb 16, 2019It was just start number two for Ohm's Law at Bendigo on Saturday and for most of the race it looked most unlikely that he was going to improve much on his unplaced debut run at Geelong late last month.An awkward start saw the still maturing three-year-old settle back in the ...
1 - FACT OR FABLE
Feb 16, 2019The stable headed to Saturday's Bendigo meeting with four runners and what a day it turned out to be with the first three of those all winning whilst the fourth Notable Choice was a gallant and somewhat unlucky second in the final event on the card. Kicking off the highly ...
Promising Piemonte
Feb 07, 2019The promising Piemonte had not had a great deal of luck in two outings since his promising Hillside maiden victory in early December and so it made for nice watching seeing him enjoy a much better run at Lakeside on Wednesday evening.Always travelling well outside the leader, ...
Walk In The Park For Mossbelle
Feb 05, 2019Not all horses are natural leaders, some prefer the chase, the challenge of running a rival down. The promising Mossbelle is one such horse but at Sale on Monday she was such a class above her rivals that none could match her speed - and it was straight to the lead she went!And ...
Magnificent!
Feb 02, 2019What she lacks in stature she makes up for in heart, the small but gutsy Magnicity showing plenty of tenacity when saluting at Moonee Valley on Friday evening.Having her first run since finishing close up in Group 3 company at Flemington on Melbourne Cup Day, the attractive ...
Halvorsen Heads To Town
Jan 28, 2019There were six horses stretched across the track as the final stages of the VOBIS Gold Carat unfolded. Each of them looked a chance. But we had eyes for only one - the widest of them, our very own Halvorsen."Halvorsen coming with a rattling run down the outside," declared caller ...
Party On!
Jan 18, 2019Perfect Party may not have come last time in but she showed the benefits of a spring break by breaking her maiden in determined fashion first up at Pakenham on Thursday night.Unplaced though hardly disgraced in two runs last October, the well related daughter of champion ...
Make Mine A Winner!
Jan 13, 2019It is always gratifying to see a young horse improve at each outing and that has certainly been the case with the promising Make Mine Hennessy... third at her Bendigo debut, runner-up at Mornington 11 days later and at Sale on Sunday... a breakthrough!Eased back from cover ...
Cranbourne Trainers Excel
Jan 11, 2019Whilst Robbie was kept busy inspecting yearlings - adding two lovely types (a Wandjina colt bred by The Quarterback's breeder Rick Jamieson and a Medaglia d'Oro filly) to the stable - at the Magic Millions, staff at home were working just as hard, rewarded by a ...
Break Through For Daisley
Jan 08, 2019It was quite a sentimental win recorded by Daisley at Warrnambool on Sunday, the consistent mare being the first foal produced by a stable favourite - the Gr.3 placed multiple city winner Gail.Bred by Robbie with Dean Lester (proud owners of Gail also) and raced with Shiranee ...
Versatile Riverdance Lad Salutes
Jan 04, 2019Improvement at each run in is what you love to see of a horse and that is just what Riverdance Lad's current campaign has been like - the honest five-year-old tenth when resuming at Bendigo in late November and closer up when fourth at Cranbourne in late December.Pulling up so ...
Robe Fights Back for Seidl
Jan 03, 2019It was a day of firsts at Sandown on Wednesday - apprentice Nathan Punch's first metropolitan winner for the stable and then visiting jockey Martin Seidl's first local city winner; Robe de Fete doing the job in gutsy style in the Araza Handicap.Stepping up to 1300m off a game ...
A New Year's Gem
Jan 03, 2019150m to go in the Ladbrokes Handicap at Sandown on Wednesday and there were four horses stretched across the track, an exciting finish ensuing. All the more thrilling as it was our girl Ambitious Gem who was able to finish the best of them - sticking her nose out right where it ...
An Imposing Performance
Dec 31, 2018Sent out favourite on the back of an encouraging and unlucky debut second at Bairnsdale in mid-December, Self Imposed was impressive breaking his maiden at Echuca... our final winner for 2018!Overracing a little in the early stages of the 1000m contest, the promising ...
Charlton Rewards Best Bud
Dec 30, 2018It was great to see Matthew "Max" Allen back in winning form first up off his long spell on Halvorsen on Friday and better still to see him make it two from two when his old friend Charlton saluted at Seymour on Sunday."He spends every morning on him, they are best buds," said ...
Two In A Row For Halvorsen
Dec 30, 2018It was good to see a stable favourite back in winning action at Bairnsdale on Friday, the second leg of our winning double being Halvorsen who was ridden to perfection by Matthew Allen fresh from a year off the scene.Last seen in the saddle on December 29 last year, Allen had ...
Angel Flies!
Dec 30, 2018There is always that added bit of pressure when sending out an odds-on favourite but, as Reid Balfour said at Bairnsdale on Friday "the horses don't read the paper!"We had two such short priced favourites at the meeting and fortunately both won in the style expected of their ...
Merry Christmas!
Dec 24, 2018Griffiths Racing wishes our staff, owners, supporters and all fans of the thoroughbred a wonderful Christmas and a prosperous and winning New Year!
Mr Flemington
Dec 22, 2018Robbie had expressed concern about Mr Money Bags' wide draw at Flemington even before the jump on Saturday - on paper the race looking a tough task with pace inside of him likely to keep him wide.And that is just how it eventuated, Mr Money Bags unable to get cover as he did a ...
A Running Double
Dec 21, 2018Promising three-year-old The Running Man added another string to his bow when swamping his rivals from the rear at Yarra Valley on Friday.Stepping up in class off an on pace maiden victory at Echuca three weeks ago, the son of Zoustar was tackling an odds-on favourite in the ...
Bairnsdale Double
Dec 19, 2018What a terrific day the stable enjoyed at Bairnsdale on Wednesday with each of our six runners acquitting themselves well - debutant Self Imposed a close and unlucky second, So Schmick also runner-up (flying home at big odds), Charlton a game third, Perfect Command a gutsy ...