2023 The Kosciuszko Results: Front Page Goes Back-to-Back

2023 The Kosciuszko Results

2023 The Kosciuszko winner Front Page was huge leading from barrier to box in his successful title defence. Photo: Steve Hart.

1st: #1 Front Page ($5.50)
2nd: #7 Opal Ridge
3rd: #3 Far Too Easy

The Matthew Dale-trained defending champion Front Page ($5.50) was huge leading all-the-way before giving a tremendous kick with 250m to go to salute by nearly two lengths and go back-to-back in The Kosciuszko 2023 results.

The beaten favourite Opal Ridge ($2.80F) wore down the margin over the final furlong after winning hoop Tyler Schiller had Front Page out to a nearly five length lead on the home straight.

Far Too Easy ($7.50) rounded out The Kosciuszko trifecta in third was last year’s runner-up Far Too Easy.

Front Page won last year’s race for Geoff Duryea before returning to win his first-up run for his new stable.

“Geoff (Duryea – previous trainer) and the team, what they’ve done with this horse before getting him to me, I’m in awe,” Dale told Sky Thoroughbred Central.

“They told me every little thing I needed to know so that I could be well prepped and have him as good as I could here today.

“It’s been a little bit stressful, the last few weeks, but wow what a win.”

Schiller was thrilled with the horse’s efforts and was full of post-race praise.

“I know he’s always shown it. He went on from the Cossie last year and went close in Group 1’s without being too far off them. He’s always got the ability and tries his guts out,” he said.

“It was great last year to do it for Geoff but they’ve passed the baton onto Matt Dale and he’s done a terrific job. I can’t say he’s improved the horse but he’s got him going as good as he can.Gee he’s a terrific animal.”

“He got control of the race very easy this year. I thought he quickened well from the top of the straight and then he just kept building, he felt like he never stopped.

“Last year he felt like he was a little bit reluctant to go and there were a few chasing but not this year he put them away very easy.”

Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight	Starting Price
1	1	FRONT PAGE	Matthew Dale	Tyler Schiller		8	59kg	$5.50
2	7	OPAL RIDGE	Luke Pepper	James McDonald	1.86L	2	57kg	$2.80F
3	3	FAR TOO EASY	David McColm	James Orman	2.25L	12	58.5kg	$7.50
4	5	CAVALIER CHARLES	Matthew Dale	Hugh Bowman	3L	14	57.5kg	$31
5	6	I’VE BEAN TRYIN’	Matthew Kelley	Jason Collett	4.67L	11	57.5kg	$41
6	14	KIMBERLEY SECRETS	Nick Olive	Ms Kathy O’Hara	4.87L	1	54kg	$41
7	4	AKASAWA	Paul Messara & Leah Gavranich	Aaron Bullock	5.31L	10	58.5kg	$21
8	10	OUR LAST CASH	Donna Scott	Ms Rachel King	5.48L	13	56.5kg	$51
9	12	DERRY GROVE	Matthew Dunn	Nash Rawiller	5.52L	6	55.5kg (cd 56kg)	$7
10	8	MOGO MAGIC	Scott Collings	Nick Heywood	6.39L	4	57kg	$7
11	11	SIZZLE MINIZZLE	Brett Robb	Sam Clipperton	8.68L	5	56.5kg	$151
12	2	MNEMENTH	Mitchell Beer	Tommy Berry	8.78L	7	59kg	$31
13	9	BIANCO VILANO	Ron Stubbs	Craig Williams	15.45L	9	57kg	$31
14	13	BROKEN HILL	Cody Morgan	Dylan Gibbons (a)	24.11L	3	55kg	$61
	17e	SUPER HELPFUL	Barbara Joseph, Paul & Matt Jones	Adam Hyeronimus		0
	18e	GREYWORM	Neville Boyle			0
	15e	ART CADEAU	Terry Robinson			0
	16e	FENDER	Brett Cavanough			0