2025 Northerly Stakes My Picks
1st: 3 Watch Me Rock, ML 10-1 (Breaking from gate 16)
4:3-1-0 on a soft track, 11:9-0-1 here at Ascot. In top form, with a powerful late kick.
2nd: 13 Vivy Air, ML 7-1 (Breaking from gate 12)
In great form, ran 2nd two races back, breaking from gate 16 in the 3,000,000 Big Dance 1600m(about a mile) at Randwick.
Won last out at Rosehill Gardens in the $2,000,000 Five Diamonds 1800m (about 1 1/8 miles). Strong finisher.
3rd: 15 King Of Light, ML 9-5 (Breaking from gate 8)
The morning line favorite, Undefeated 5 for 5, steps up in class. Pike chooses this mount over the 3 Watch Me Rock.
4th: 1 Western Empire, ML 7-1 (Breaking from gate 6)
Speed, Likes a soft track, in good form, goes well at Ascot, Top money earner in this race.
Cosmic Crusader Wins the Group 1 Northerly Stakes
1st: 11. Cosmic Crusader
2nd: 3. Watch Me Rock
3rd: 1. Western Empire
4th: 2. Osipenko pic.twitter.com/KiLaaOmCb0— Ron Hickey (@NickerPost) December 6, 2025
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