FLEMINGTON WINTER SERIES
WINTER SERIES HEATS UP AT FLEMINGTON
The Lexus Andrew Ramsden is not the only race today to offer a golden ticket into a future feature with six of the nine races serving as heats for Flemington Finals Day on July 2, the culmination of the Flemington Winter Series that is renowned for producing subsequent stars. The winter is often seen as Australian racing’s off-season, a time when the best horses are spelling or in the early stages of their preparations for the spring. However, it is the winter which perhaps serves as important a function as any season in the country’s year-round racing program, offering an opportunity for horses to work through the grades in a fashion that allows them to thrive once they meet the biggest and the best come the spring. While the Melbourne Cup Carnival in the spring may be the star attraction of the racing programme at Headquarters with the Flemington Racing Spectacular its impressive autumn counterpart, it has been the winter which has proven a reliable stepping stone to success in some of Australia’s biggest contests. With nine series on offer, catering to every type of horse - from sprinters to stayers, from two-year-olds to veterans – the Flemington Winter Series is filled with competitive racing, emerging talents and impressive depth. Over the next twomonths, designated races – both at Flemington and at metropolitan and country meetings right across Victoria – will offer a pathway towards Flemington Finals Day in July. Each of the nine series has a number of heats, with the winner and runner-up in each heat automatically receiving a berth in the respective final.
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