Exciting mare Colette moves into elite class after impressive win in Apollo Stakes at Randwick

Colette won the Apollo Stakes at Randwick on Saturday. She is Australia's latest weight-for-age star. Colette is a stayer who won an ATC Oaks and the Golden Eagle last spring. Verry Ellegant came third in the race. Sunday's Country Championships meeting at Nowra was transferred to Goulburn on Tuesday due to the state of the track. The Caulfield Cup winner missed the start in a slowly run race on the Nowrada track and she was the best through the line.

Will Freedman has trained his first city winner, Birdonawinningpost. He is happy to be a trainer and enjoys the pressure of the family name. His father Richard and uncle Michael unearthed a Golden Slipper contender at Randwick on Saturday. Freed is planning to bring a horse to The Championships in April. He has four winners this month. Little White Lies is the most likely and Highest Standard is a chance. They need to win one more time. The Country Championships is wide open this year. There are some horses that are eligible and some that aren't.

Inglis Sprint winner heading to Melbourne. Rocketing By’s $1 million Inglis Sprint triumph last weekend. The colt will contest the InGLIS Dash on February 27. He will then come back to Sydney and look at the Arrowfield.

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