Hazard Out To Sparkle In Tiara

Time/Date - 15.57hrs local time/Saturday, June 20, 2015
Racecourse/Country - Gold Coast/Australia
Surface/Distance - Turf/7f

Hazard tries to continue her remarkable run of form in the Group One Sky Racing Tattersall's Club Tiara over seven furlongs at Gold Coast, Australia, on Saturday, June 20.

The five-year-old mare, trained by Lee and Anthony Freedman, has been successful on four of her five starts since returning from a break at the start of April.

Hazard ran on strongly for an impressive victory in the Group Two Best Security Dane Ripper Stakes over six furlongs and 165 yards at Doomben on June 6.

She captured the six-furlong Group Three William Hill Proud Miss Stakes in good style at Morphettville on May 16 and gained a brave head success in a Caulfield handicap over five and a half furlongs on May 2.

Hazard also triumphed by a head in a five-furlong handicap at Sandown-Hillside on April 1, with her only defeat of 2015 coming when seventh after racing keenly and not getting a clear run in a Listed contest over an extended five furlongs at Caulfield on April 18.

Ben Melham, on board for two of these victories, partners the daughter of Flying Spur again.

Anthony Freedman said: "Hazard has drawn gate 14, which is not as bad as it initially appears as the four emergencies are all drawn inside her so there is a good chance she will come into gate 10.

"Of more concern to me is the rain that has been around in Queensland. Historically, she hasn't been much good in rain-affected ground but she hasn't been racing in as good a form as she is at present.

"All in all, we are delighted with her and if she can get any luck from gate 10 and the ground is not too bad, she is certainly going to run very well."

Hazard takes on 15 other fillies and mares including Group One AAMI Stradbroke Handicap winner Srikandi, Dane Ripper Stakes runner-up Catkins and Group Two Sapphire Stakes scorer Avoid Lightning.