View the nominations for the 2016 Championships Qualifier. The Championships Qualifier will be run on Saturday 20th February at Goulburn racecourse.
| Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Hcp Rating | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ADMISSION | M | 4 | Robert Price | 60 | |
| 2 | ASHJATA | M | 6 | Danny Williams | 65 | |
| 3 | BANK ON HENRY | G | 4 | Barbara Joseph & Paul Jones | 65 | |
| 4 | BECAUSE WE ALL CAN | M | 6 | Barbara Joseph & Paul Jones | 64 | |
| 5 | BOYS DAY OUT | G | 4 | Gratz Vella | 61 | |
| 6 | BRING A SECRET | G | 3 | Nick Olive | 70 | |
| 7 | CAN BE BOSSY | G | 3 | Danny Williams | 60 | |
| 8 | COOLCAT DANCER | G | 5 | Richard Clarke | 65 | |
| 9 | DARTS AWAY | G | 3 | Barbara Joseph & Paul Jones | 59 | |
| 10 | FUEL | G | 3 | Danny Williams | 55 | |
| 11 | GRAND PROPOSAL | M | 4 | Neville Layt | 70 | |
| 12 | HALFPENNY GATE | G | 5 | Keith Dryden | 72 | |
| 13 | HERMOSA BEACH | M | 5 | Matthew Dale | 65 | |
| 14 | HUDSON COUNTY | G | 5 | Joe Cleary | ||
| 15 | ISTANBUL | G | 4 | Danny Williams | 63 | |
| 16 | KARAKUCHI | M | 5 | Matthew Dale | 78 | |
| 17 | LA BELLA ROUGE | M | 4 | Danny Williams | 64 | |
| 18 | LANI GIRL | M | 5 | Luke Price | 69 | |
| 19 | LOFTY’S MENU | G | 5 | John Bateman | 80 | |
| 20 | MARQUEE | G | 4 | Luke Pepper | 60 | |
| 21 | NIGHTS ON FIRE | M | 4 | Norm Gardner | 65 | |
| 22 | NORTHERN FURY | M | 4 | Matthew Dale | 67 | |
| 23 | OLD HABITS | G | 4 | Kurt Goldman | 63 | |
| 24 | ROSE OF MAN | M | 4 | Terry Robinson | 72 | |
| 25 | SHUTTER BUG | M | 4 | Danny Williams | 70 | |
| 26 | SILVER THREADS | M | 5 | Bruce Stewart | 57 | |
| 27 | TIGER BY THE TALE | G | 4 | Danny Williams | ||
| 28 | VISION AND VERSE | M | 5 | Joseph Ible | 66 |
News:
Damian Browne is set to ride Toowoomba mare Tinto in a Sydney campaign which could include three Group One races.
Tinto has pleased trainer Rex Lipp since she returned from a short let-up following her win in the $1 million Magic Millions Cup on January 9.
Lipp said Tinto would run in the Group Three Guy Walter Stakes at Randwick on February 27 and then press on to the Group One Coolmore Classic at Rosehill on March 12.
Tinto has also been nominated for races during The Championships at Randwick – the Doncaster Mile on April 2 and the Queen Elizabeth Stakes and Queen of the Turf Stakes on April 9.
“I am not certain which way we will go after the Coolmore. She has shown she can be competitive at 1600 metres in Sydney with her second in the Villiers last December,” Lipp said.
“But she has also won over further and the 2000 of the Queen Elizabeth would suit as well.”
Tinto won the 2014 Queensland Oaks over 2400m but has not been tried at the distance since.
Lipp is a big fan of Browne who has ridden the mare to her past two wins.
“Damian can get horses to settle on the bit and travel into races. He is an international standard jockey,” Lipp said.
Tinto can join an elite group of Queensland mares if she wins an interstate Group One race.
Although the state has produced its fair share of good horses, most of them have been male.
Tinto’s $1,448,434 makes her the third highest prize money winning female horse from Queensland.
She can conceivably become Queensland’s best-performed mare in the autumn which would be a great return on a horse passed in at sale for $6500.
Queensland mares to win interstate open Group One races in the past 70 years include Bright Shadow (BMW), Just Now (Turnbull Stakes), Gold Edition (Manikato Stakes) With Me (Oakleigh Plate)and Regimental Gal (Australia Stakes).
