<div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Season Recap 2023/24</span></span><br /><br />Michael Freedman Racing</strong> is <strong>proud </strong>to have ended its <strong>third season of racing</strong> with a <strong>great deal of success</strong>.</div>
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<div style="text-align: center;">With <strong>just 55 horses in training</strong> at a time, the conclusion of the<strong> 2023/24</strong>&nbsp;looked a little like this...</div>
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<div class="last-child" style="text-align: center;">🔹 <strong><strong>67 season winners &amp; 73 place getters across 3 states<br />🔸 20.5% strike rate - No.1 in the top 20 NSW trainers for the season<br />🔹 20 metro winners at a strike rate of 14.7%<br />🔸 40 provincial winners at a strike rate of 25.5% - 2nd highest strike rate of any trainer<br />🔹 Over $5 million in prize money<br />🔸 10 stakes wins, including a Group<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">TWO YEAR OLDS</span></span><br /><br /></strong></strong>
<p>We had a <strong>total of 44 2YO&rsquo;s</strong> on the books. <strong>20</strong> <strong>of which, made it to the race</strong>s providing us with <strong>12 victories</strong> and a <strong>winning strike rate of 55%</strong>. Our 2YO&rsquo;s contributed to over <strong>$2.1 million</strong> of our <strong>total prize money</strong> for the season.</p>
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<p class="last-child"><strong>Our Star 2YO</strong> of the season was<strong> Emirates Park homebred</strong> filly, <strong>Manaal (Tassort x Red Lodge). </strong>Manaal had<strong> 6 starts for 3 wins</strong> in the <strong>Group 3 Gimcrack Stakes</strong>, <strong>Group 2 Sweet Embrace</strong> &amp; <strong>Group 1 Sires&rsquo; Produce</strong>.<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">THREE &amp; FOUR YEAR OLDS</span></span></strong></p>
<p>Our <strong>3YO and 4YO&rsquo;s</strong> produced <strong>34 wins</strong> &amp; <strong>39 placings</strong> between them.</p>
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<p>Included amongst the successes of our older horses, were the likes of <strong>Ducasse </strong>(Group 3 Carbine Club), <strong>Insurrection </strong>(Listed Canterbury Sprint), <strong>Moravia </strong>(Group 2 &amp; 3 Placed), <strong>Mumbai Muse</strong> (Group 3 Red Roses Stakes), <strong>Panic </strong>(Listed South Pacific Classic), <strong>Waikato Girl</strong> (Listed Princess Stakes) &amp; <strong>Wymark </strong>(Group 2 Tulloch Stakes).</p>
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<p><strong>Our most improved 3YO</strong> of the season was <strong>Wymark (Savabeel x Pasadena)</strong>. The <strong>talented gelding shone</strong> throughout his last preparation, kicking off as a Maiden to <strong>progress all the way to a Group 2 winner</strong> following <strong>four back to back wins</strong>. Wymark <strong>accumulated over $350,000</strong> in <strong>just 8 starts</strong>, and rewarded his owners and the team with <strong>a thrilling contribution</strong> to the Autumn Carnival.</p>
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<p class="last-child">The 2023/24 season also saw the <strong>end of the racing career</strong> of our <strong>beloved</strong> <strong>multiple Group winning </strong>mare, <strong>Queen Of The Ball,</strong> who was <strong>retired</strong> as a<strong> broodmare to Newgate Stud</strong>.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">A SPECIAL MENTION&hellip;</span></strong></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>STAFF &amp; TEAM</strong></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">A <strong>huge thankyou</strong> to our <strong>fantastic stable staff</strong>, <strong>track riders, Vets (Sydney Equine Practice), Physio (Tom Simpson), Dentist (Jason Lee) &amp; Farriers (Adam Owen, Brad Porter &amp; Scott Bryce)</strong> who all work <strong>tirelessly </strong>with our horses <strong>throughout the year</strong>to enable the incredible results we have been able to achieve.</p>
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<p class="last-child" style="text-align: center;"><strong>We are truly grateful of all of your efforts, hard work &amp; love for the horses of Team MFR!</strong></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>JOCKEYS</strong></span></p>
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<p class="last-child" style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Keagan Latham &amp; Tommy Berry</strong> had the <strong>best winning associations</strong> with Michael Freedman Racing for season, while <strong>Rory Hutchings</strong>, <strong>Jason Collett</strong>&amp; <strong>Zac Lloyd</strong> all contributed greatly to the success of the stable.</p>
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<p><span style="text-decoration: underline; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>OWNERS &amp; SUPPORTERS</strong></span></p>
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<p><strong>Thankyou to all of our wonderful owners &amp; syndications who have entrusted us with their horses throughout the season.</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Also, thankyou to all of our supporters who have been along for the ride.</strong></p>
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<p class="last-child"><strong>Here&rsquo;s to many more winners &amp; a successful 2024/25 season ahead!</strong></p>
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Michael Freedman Racing

2023/24 Season Recap

Michael Freedman

Exciting 3-year-old Ducasse couldn't have been more impressive in breaking his maiden on Wednesday at Warwick Farm. While it may have taken the son of Trapeze Artist seven runs to notch up a win, Ducasse has always shown the stable good talent having been close-up in some of the feature 2-year-old events last Autumn before a narrow third in the G2 Callander-Presnell S. last preparation.&nbsp;<br /><br />First-up off just the one trial, Ducasse began well before being restrained by Tommy Berry to settle at the rear of the field in the running. With the leader setting a strong tempo, the promising colt was able to get into a rolling rhythm before commencing a run on the turn. Afforded a lovely ride by Berry, Ducasse was able to angle into the clear and unleash a powerful turn-of-foot to run out an impressive winner by over two lengths on the line.&nbsp;<br /><br />Speaking after the race, Berry was full of praise for the talented colt suggesting that he has a big preparation ahead. A $280,000 Inglis Easter Yearling Purchase in partnership with Julian Blaxland Bloodstock, Ducasse is a member of the stable's Winkurra Colts Syndicate.​ <br /><br />Congratulations to his winning connections.&nbsp;<br /><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="https://racing.racingnsw.com.au/FreeFields/VideoResult.aspx?MeetDate=2024Feb07&amp;VenueCode=MTMxMDQw&amp;RaceNumber=2&amp;MeetingCategory=Professional&amp;VideoFileType=FullReplay" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Watch Race Replay</a></span>

DUCASSE A CLASS ABOVE

Consistent 4-year-old gelding Mr Extreme was a tough winner at Kembla Grange on Saturday at his third-up run of the campaign. The lightly raced son of Extreme Choice strung together two decent efforts at his two runs back this campaign and was coming into Saturday's run with fitness on his side.&nbsp;<br /><br />He certainly needed that fitness edge having dictated the race from the onset when setting a strong clip in the early and middle stages. After a reasonably fast run race, the long straight at Kembla Grange may have proved worrying for onlookers but he put it a gutsy effort to stick his nose out and take the race by a small margin on the line.&nbsp;<br /><br />Having had just the nine career starts, Mr Extreme is now a two-time winner and proving to be a consistent galloper for his connections.&nbsp;<br /><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="https://racing.racingnsw.com.au/InteractiveForm/HorseFullForm.aspx?horsecode=MzMwNDcwMjUwMA%3d%3d&amp;src=horseform&amp;raceentry=ODg4NTI2NTAwMA%3d%3d" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Watch race replay</a></span>

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