Tag: Kris Lees
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KRIS LEES LOOKING TO STAKE A CLAIM FOR THE EVEREST
Newcastle trainer Kris Lees will push his claim for a start in Australia’s most lucrative race – The Everest – this weekend, with Le Romain the favourite for the Group Two Missile Stakes at Randwick. “He’s prepared well, he’ll certainly improve off the run on Saturday. But it looks a nice option for him to…
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NO LUCK FOR NEWCASTLE TRAINERS
No luck for Newcastle trainers Kris Lees or Ben Smith at the season’s final Group 1 race today. In Her Time didn’t jump well, while Lees’ Danish Twist was squeezed out around the turn and never recovered. In Her Time did climb onto the podium. She produced a big finish down the home straight to…
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SMITH AND LEES SHARE THE PODIUM AT STRADBROKE STAKES
Newcastle trainers Ben Smith and Kris Lees were both on the podium at the Group 1 Stradbroke Stakes today, but just not in top spot. In Her Time claimed second. Race favourite, Lees’ Clearly Innocent was third.
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NEWCASTLE TRAINERS TARGET GROUP 1 GLORY IN BRISBANE
Newcastle trainers Kris Lees and Ben Smith will target group one success in Brisbane, in Saturday’s Stradbroke Handicap. Lees’s runner Clearly Innocent is chasing back to back wins, while Smith’s In Her Time is rated an outside chance.
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CLEARLY INNOCENT CONTINUES LEES DOMINANCE
Another weekend, another big win for Newcastle trainer Kris Lees. Today, Clearly Innocent came from the clouds, storming home to claim the Kingsford-Smith Cup in the gelding’s first ever Group 1 race. The win seals Clearly Innocent’s entry into next month’s Stradbroke Handicap.
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NO JOY FOR KRIS LEES AT INGLIS GUINEAS
Kris Lees has fallen just short of the podium in today’s $400,000 Inglis Guineas, with Just Dreaming. Peter and Paul Snowden claimed the win, with the James Cummings trained Prize Icon second.
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BIG DAY OUT FOR NEWCASTLE TRAINERS AT RANDWICK
What about this for an incredible run from Newcastle trainer Paul Perry’s The Mission. The 2 year old colt led from the start of today’s $500,000 Group 1 Champagne Stakes at Randwick, and was never caught. Kris Lees’ Le Romain almost did something similar in the Group 1 All Aged Stakes, but was just pipped…
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KRIS LEES LOOKS TO DEFEND TWO TITLES IN SYDNEY
With the all-conquering Winx in the field, Kris Lees doesn’t expect to win Saturday’s $4-million Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Randwick, but he’s still nominated two runners for the Group One race that he claimed last year with Lucia Valentina. Sense Of Occasion will back up from its third place in the Doncaster Mile, while Hong…
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KRIS LEES GETS A SECOND RUNNER INTO PROVINCIAL FINAL
Newcastle trainer Kris Lees has added another runner to the field for the Provincial Championship final at Royal Randwick on April 8. Clevedon Bay is now rated a $7 chance to win the decider, after claiming victory in today’s final qualifier in Newcastle.
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NEWCASTLE TRAINERS TARGET GROUP ONE GLORY IN SYDNEY
Newcastle trainers Paul Perry and Kris Lees will chase Group One glory in Sydney this weekend, on day one of the Championships at Royal Randwick. Lees has Le Romain and Sense of Occasion in the $3-million Doncaster Mile. Le Romain drew barrier eight, and is likely to start as favourite. “He’s in good order, he’s…