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THE YEAR THAT WAS - Grahame Begg Racing 2025/26 Season Review 63 TOTAL WINS 29 METRO WINS 10 STAKES WINS 17 STAKES PLACINGS 8TH VIC METRO First and foremost, we would like to thank our loyal owners and clients, together with our hardworking staff, for their continued support and contribution to another outstanding season for the stable. T...

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GRAHAME BEGG RACING
THE YEAR THAT WAS
2025/26 SEASON REVIEW

63
TOTAL WINS 29
METRO WINS 10
STAKES WINS 17
STAKES PLACINGS 8TH
VIC METRO

First and foremost, we would like to thank our loyal owners and clients, together with our hardworking staff, for their continued support and contribution to another outstanding season for the stable.
The 2025/26 season produced 63 winners, including 29 Victorian metropolitan victories, 10 Group and Listed wins and a further 17 stakes placings. Headlined by Splash Back's brilliant Group 1 Tattersall's Tiara victory, six of our 10 stakes wins came at Group 1 or Group 2 level - an outstanding achievement from our boutique team.
Farewell to Our Queen - Magic Time

Magic Time winning the Group 3 Cockram Stakes at Caulfield
During the season we said goodbye to our Queen, Magic Time, who is now embarking on the next chapter of her career as a broodmare at Yulong.
She began her final season in typically brilliant fashion, winning the Group 3 Cockram Stakes at Caulfield before finishing third in the Group 1 Manikato Stakes. On Champions Day at Flemington she was courageous in defeat, going down by just a head to superstar Giga Kick in the Group 1 VRC Champions Sprint.
Magic Time gave us so many unforgettable memories. Remarkably, after winning her maiden on the Pakenham Synthetic, every subsequent start of her career was at stakes level.
She retired with more than $4.5 million in prizemoney and a record of 27 starts for 8 wins, 3 seconds and 4 thirds, including two Group 1 victories, one Group 2, three Group 3s and a Listed win. She leaves an enormous hole in the stable, but we could not be prouder of everything she achieved.
Group & Stakes Highlights
Splash Back - A Group 1 Breakthrough

Splash Back - Group 1 Tattersall's Tiara winner
French-bred mare Splash Back enjoyed a breakout season. Following two city wins at Caulfield and Flemington the previous season, she finished second in the Listed Leon Macdonald Stakes at Morphettville before a close fifth, beaten just 0.81 lengths, in the Group 2 Let's Elope Stakes at Flemington.
She then claimed her first stakes victory in the Group 2 Stocks Stakes at Moonee Valley and followed it with a second in the Group 2 Tristarc Stakes at Caulfield. After a break she ventured to Sydney, where she was an unlucky seventh, beaten only 1.57 lengths, in the Group 2 Sapphire Stakes.
Her Queensland campaign began brilliantly with victory in the Group 2 Victory Stakes at Eagle Farm before she produced the crowning moment of her season with a superb win in the Group 1 Tattersall's Tiara at the same track. From progressive city mare to Group 1 winner - what a season.
She's A Hustler

She's A Hustler - Group 2 Zipping Classic at Caulfield
She's A Hustler continued her rise this season. She opened with a win at Flemington before heading to Moonee Valley to record her first stakes victory in the Group 3 Tesio Stakes, followed by a gallant second in the Matriarch Stakes at Flemington on a heavy track.
She then produced a gutsy victory in the Group 2 Zipping Classic at Caulfield, defeating multiple Group 1 winner Light Infantry Man. Her autumn campaign took her to Sydney, where she finished fourth in the Group 1 Queen of the Turf at Randwick, before a third in the Group 2 Hollindale Stakes in Queensland.
Her impressive career record now stands at 15 starts for 7 wins, 4 seconds and 1 third. We are certainly looking forward to seeing both Splash Back and She's A Hustler return in the spring.
More Stakes Success

Cilacap - Group 2 Queen of the South Stakes at Morphettville
Cilacap again made a very good start to the season, running third in the Listed Anniversary Vase at Caulfield. We were thrilled to see her win the Group 2 Queen of the South Stakes at Morphettville, giving the stable back-to-back victories in the race following Zloties' success the previous year.
Miraval Rose continued her stakes success with a third in the Listed Chautauqua Stakes at Moonee Valley before a fantastic win in the Group 2 Rose of Kingston Stakes at Flemington.

Miraval Rose - Group 2 Rose of Kingston Stakes at Flemington

Ruska Roma - Listed Twilight Glow Stakes at Caulfield
Ruska Roma scored her first stakes victory in the Listed Twilight Glow Stakes at Caulfield - the same race Miraval Rose won two years earlier.
Zakouma stamped himself as a stayer of the future. Following city wins at Caulfield, Sandown and Flemington, he took out the Listed Andrew Ramsden Stakes at Flemington, securing a Golden Ticket into the Melbourne Cup. We are extremely excited to have our first runner in the Melbourne Cup, and Zakouma will begin his campaign in the Listed Heatherlie Stakes at Caulfield - an important starting point for horses preparing for the Cups.

Zakouma - Listed Andrew Ramsden Stakes at Flemington
Other Stakes Performers
Niance 3rd - Group 2 Schillaci Stakes, Caulfield
De Bergerac 2nd - Listed Fisher Stakes; 2nd - Listed Hilton Nicholas Straight Six; 3rd - Listed Santa Ana Lane Final, Flemington
Royal Insignia 3rd - Listed Regal Roller, Caulfield
King Zephyr 2nd - Listed Weekend Hustler, Caulfield
Profligate 2nd - Listed Anzac Day Stakes, Flemington
Jadzia 2nd - Group 2 Ottawa Stakes, Flemington
Chillies 3rd - Listed VRC St Leger, Flemington
Our Stakes Season by the Numbers
10 Group & Listed wins and 17 additional stakes placings from 88 stakes starts.
CLASS STARTS 1ST 2ND 3RD WIN % PLACE % PRIZEMONEY
Group 1 18 1 1 1 5% 16% $2,043,400
Group 2 25 5 2 2 20% 36% $1,451,255
Group 3 20 2 1 0 10% 15% $421,000
Listed 25 2 5 5 8% 48% $552,375
TOTAL 88 10 9 8 $4,468,030
Season Winners
We finished the season with 63 winners: 60 in Victoria, including 29 metropolitan and 31 provincial winners, together with one winner in South Australia and two in Queensland.
Victorian Metropolitan Performance
186
STARTERS 29
WINNERS 15.6%
WIN STRIKE RATE $4.16m
PRIZEMONEY
22
SECONDS 16
THIRDS 36.0%
TOP-3 RATE 8TH
METRO PREMIERSHIP
29 wins from 186 metropolitan starters delivered a 15.6% winning strike rate, with 67 top-three finishes (36.0%).
Victorian Metropolitan - 29 Wins
1. De Bergerac - Flemington 16. Written By - Cranbourne
2. Takeko - Moonee Valley 17. Headbanger - Cranbourne
3. Silver Magnate - Sandown 18. Zakouma - Caulfield
4. Magic Time - Group 3 Cockram Stakes - Caulfield 19. Dirty Look - Caulfield
5. Miraval Rose - Caulfield 20. Zakouma - Sandown
6. She's A Hustler - Flemington 21. Dirty Look - Sandown
7. Splash Back - Group 2 Stocks Stakes - Moonee Valley 22. Zakouma - Flemington
8. King Zephyr - Sandown 23. Carriedo - Sandown
9. De Bergerac - Flemington 24. Bonus Season - Sandown
10. Miraval Rose - Group 2 Rose of Kingston Stakes - Flemington 25. Parvenu - Caulfield
11. She's A Hustler - Group 3 Tesio Stakes - Moonee Valley 26. Zakouma - Listed Andrew Ramsden Stakes - Flemington
12. Wings Of Desire - Caulfield 27. De Bergerac - Flemington
13. Ruska Roma - Listed Twilight Glow Stakes - Caulfield 28. Queen Peta - Sandown
14. She's A Hustler - Group 2 Zipping Classic - Caulfield 29. Riverina Lulu
15. Angland - Caulfield
Interstate Winners
South Australia Cilacap - Group 2 Queen of the South Stakes - Morphettville
Queensland Splash Back - Group 2 Victory Stakes - Eagle Farm
Queensland Splash Back - Group 1 Tattersall's Tiara - Eagle Farm
Victorian Provincial - 31 Wins
1. Ghemme - Pakenham 17. Tuscaloosa Gem - Pakenham
2. Eco Force - Bendigo 18. Upstage - Pakenham
3. Ruska Roma - Seymour 19. Avenue Montaigne - Pakenham
4. Mahers Landing - Geelong 20. Upstage - Ballarat
5. Castellito - Kyneton 21. Geeseven - Pakenham
6. Empire Of Pain - Kyneton 22. Biologics - Werribee
7. Ludlum - Seymour 23. Geeseven - Seymour
8. Chillies - Cranbourne 24. Mahers Landing - Pakenham
9. Marine Empress - Werribee 25. Ludlum - Seymour
10. Tuscaloosa Gem - Pakenham 26. Somersault - Geelong
11. Peeaitchdee - Pakenham 27. Queen Peta - Cranbourne
12. Perfect Picture - Pakenham 28. Representative - Ballarat
13. Carriedo - Geelong 29. Outsidethesquare - Ballarat
14. Rorkes Drift - Pakenham 30. Praise Her - Pakenham
15. Parvenu - Cranbourne 31. Shapenapit - Bendigo
16. Profligate - Pakenham
The stable also recorded three metropolitan doubles during the season, including a stakes double, together with two provincial doubles.
Consistency at the Highest Level
BACK-TO-BACK STAKES SEASONS
Following an outstanding 2024/25 season that produced 69 winners and 10 Group & Listed victories, the stable again recorded 10 stakes wins in 2025/26.
Importantly, the quality of those victories continued to rise, with six of this season's 10 stakes wins coming at Group 1 or Group 2 level, highlighted by Splash Back's brilliant Group 1 Tattersall's Tiara victory.
The stable has now produced 20 Group & Listed victories across the past two seasons - an achievement we are extremely proud of from our boutique team.
Looking Ahead to 2026/27
With Group 1 winner Splash Back, She's A Hustler and Melbourne Cup-qualified stayer Zakouma heading an exciting group of established horses, complemented by a promising group of younger horses coming through the stable, there is plenty to look forward to in the new season.
We are also looking forward to seeing our progressive horses continue to develop and make their mark, including Riverina Lulu, Queen Peta, Aroused, Headbanger, Profligate and Jadzia.
There is also plenty of excitement surrounding a talented group of unraced three-year-olds who have been given the time they need to develop. In addition, we have a lovely crop of well-bred two-year-olds coming through the stable, and we hope some of them will emerge as the stars of the future.
Once again, we sincerely thank all of our owners and clients for their continued support and trust in the stable, and our staff for the enormous amount of work they put in behind the scenes every day. None of these results are possible without them.
We look forward to sharing the 2026/27 season with you.

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