Earthquake Ready To Rumble In Oakleigh Plate

Time/Date - 17.15hrs local time/Saturday, February 28, 2015
Racecourse/Country - Caulfield/Australia
Surface/Distance - Turf/5f 110y

Earthquake makes her first appearance of the year in the Group One Oakleigh Plate over five and a half furlongs at Caulfield, Australia, on Saturday, February 28.

The three-year-old filly, representing John O'Shea, came home eighth from an unfavourable draw in the six-furlong Group One Coolmore Stud Stakes at Flemington on November 1.

The daughter of Exceed And Excel gained a comfortable success in the Group Three Thoroughbred Club Stakes over six furlongs at Caulfield on October 11 and started the season with a pair of third places in Group Two races at Royal Randwick.

Earthquake readily won the Group Two Parramatta Leagues Club Reisling Stakes at Rosehill Gardens in March and decisively captured the Group One Sportingbet Blue Diamond Stakes, run over the same course and distance as the Oakleigh Plate in February, 2014.

John O'Shea reported: "Earthquake has had two lovely barrier trials and I thought she presented beautifully into this race with no weight.

"There is an abundance of speed in the field and she has drawn out wide in 11 but it should allow her to present late into the finish.

"Hopefully, her class and record at Caulfield will stand her in good stead for this event."

Earthquake, who races off joint-lowest weight of 50.5kg in this Group One handicap, meets 16 others including Flemington Group Three scorer Vain Queen plus Atmospherical, who was third in the Group Two Rubiton Stakes.