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Jigsaw triumphs in 2026 G1 William Reid Stakes at Caulfield

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Proven sprinter Jigsaw has offered trainer Cindy Alderson a thrilling voyage.

A capable performer at two and three, Jigsaw went off track in the heart of his career but has swung back strongly to become a double Group 1 winner.

Headed to New Zealand to secure the Railway Stakes at Ellerslie in January, providing Alderson and Logan Bates with their first Group 1 hits, Jigsaw lengthened his winning run to six by capturing the Group 1 William Reid Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield on Saturday.

Following up merely a week after his score at Caulfield on the same distance as the William Reid Stakes, Jigsaw ($5.50) commanded from the outset to score by a long neck from Angel Capital ($8.50), as Devil Night ($81) trailed a short-half-head adrift in third.

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Strikingly, Jigsaw clocked 1.08.83 for the 1200m, the exact figure from his win last week.

Alderson keeps expecting the astonishing run of form to halt sometime soon.

“But he’s not giving me any indications it’s going to stop,” Alderson said.

“He’s just run exactly the same time as he ran last week, so he answered the back-up.

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“It’s amazing for a small stable like ours to have the opportunity to have a horse like this at this stage of my career.”

Jigsaw joined seven other Group 1 winners in the field and had the outside barrier draw.

Pre-race chats with Bates highlighted worries over the Saturday field’s strength over the wide post position.

“We were never too concerned about him drawing a wide gate, especially with the start being in a straight line,” Alderson said.

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“He was able to control the race. He got an absolute flyer of a start and I thought Tropicus would go up and take us on, but they didn’t.

“Charm Stone gave him a run on the corner, but he kept fighting all the way to the line.”

Concluding a seven-race effort from September with six triumphs, Alderson is not certain how much further Jigsaw can go this time in.

“I keep taking it one day at a time,” Alderson said.

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“I’ve never backed him up, so that could be the end of the preparation as he’s been in work for a long time, but he’ll tell me.

“I know him that well. He won’t do much for the following week and then he’ll let us know.

“Looking at him out there, he’s never looked better in his life.”

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Updated driver points standings after Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help a Hero 200 at Darlington Raceway

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JR Motorsports driver Justin Allgaier became the first multiple winner of the 2026 NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series season after winning Saturday’s Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help a Hero 200 at Darlington Raceway.

In an action-packed O’Reilly Auto Parts Series race at Darlington, Allgaier took advantage of Kyle Larson’s slow pitstop to take the lead and held off Brandon Jones to take the checkered flag.

According to their finishes in the 2026 Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help a Hero 200, drivers received points, and these points will determine the top-12 playoff drivers after the regular season.

After winning the Darlington race, Justin Allgaier gained 69 points and maintained the top place in the O’Reilly Auto Parts Series drivers’ standings with 306 points.

The defending O’Reilly Auto Parts Series champion, Jesse Love, finished 11th at Darlington. He gained 30 points and moved to second place in the points table with 254 points.

Carson Kvapil, who started on the second row, gained 49 points and moved to third place in the points table with 222 points.

With a P2 finish, Brandon Jones gained 50 points. He moved to eighth place in the points table with 170 points.

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Kvapil is followed by Sheldon Creed, Austin Hill, Sammy Smith, Corey Day, Brandon Jones, Parker Retzlaff, and Rajah Caruth to round out the top 10 in the points standings.


NASCAR Craftsman O’Reilly Auto Parts Series drivers’ standings after Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help a Hero 200

Here is the updated list of NASCAR drivers in the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series standings after the 2026 Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help a Hero 200:

  1. Justin Allgaier – 306
  2. Jesse Love – 254
  3. Carson Kvapil – 222
  4. Sheldon Creed – 218
  5. Austin Hill – 210
  6. Sammy Smith – 192
  7. Corey Day – 188
  8. Brandon Jones – 170
  9. Parker Retzlaff – 169
  10. Rajah Caruth – 151
  11. Sam Mayer – 149
  12. Taylor Gray – 132
  13. William Sawalich – 119
  14. Brennan Poole – 116
  15. Jeb Burton – 115
  16. Anthony Alfredo – 113
  17. Ryan Sieg – 105
  18. Patrick Staropoli – 95
  19. Blaine Perkins – 88
  20. Jeremy Clements – 83
  21. Josh Bilicki – 81
  22. Nick Sanchez – 77
  23. Austin Green – 74
  24. Dean Thompson – 73
  25. Kyle Sieg – 73
  26. Harrison Burton – 67
  27. Ryan Ellis – 62
  28. Lavar Scott – 61
  29. Brent Crews – 59
  30. Josh Williams – 47
  31. Garrett Smithley – 41
  32. Joey Gase – 35
  33. Jordan Anderson – 33
  34. Luke Fenhaus – 31
  35. Mason Maggio – 26
  36. Alex Labbe – 25
  37. J.J. Yeley – 21
  38. Carson Ware – 18

Catch NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series drivers and teams next in action at Martinsville Speedway for the sixth race of the season on March 28, 2026.