Stylish addition to Playing God Squad

Stylish addition to Playing God Squad

Playing God added another top prospect to his 3yo division when Stylish Lord bolted in by more than three lengths in the Quayclean Hcp (1400m) at Ascot on Wednesday. Stylish Lord is trained by Russell Stewart for his wife Antonella and was bred by the Ascot couple...
Centre Bond – TBWA Winner of the Week

Centre Bond – TBWA Winner of the Week

Lynward Park’s in-form stallion Bondi sired three Ascot winners over the Easter long-weekend and it was hard to go past Centre Bond as the TBWA Winner of the Week. Centre Bond appreciated plenty of galloping room in running and he circled the field into the straight...
Geisel Park star flying with Fernie

Geisel Park star flying with Fernie

Geisel Park giant-killer Laced Up Heels returned to winning form with a vengeance in the Mrs Mac’s Hcp (1200m) at Ascot on Easter Saturday. The Toronado (Ire) mare collared the leaders close to the post while shouldering 60kg and then denied late-closer Saloon...
Top marks for Maschino winner Crippalenko

Top marks for Maschino winner Crippalenko

Boyanup owner-trainer Greg Beauglehole was confident Crippalenko could break his maiden in the Westspeed Platinum (1000m) on Saturday and the Maschino gelding answered in the affirmative albeit with the help of a dream run along the rails. Crippalenko (4g Maschino...
Snow Prince in charge for Safeguard

Snow Prince in charge for Safeguard

Snow Prince completed a winning week for his sire Safeguard and Mogumber Park with a late charge in the Unite Resourcing Hcp (1200m) at Ascot on Saturday. Given the run of the race behind the leader by Kesh Dhurun, Snow Prince (Photo / Western Racepix) eased off heels...
Dream Queen wins WA Oaks

Dream Queen wins WA Oaks

Awesome Rock sired Awesome John to win last year’s G2 WA Derby (2400m) and he doubled up in the fillies equivalent when Own The Queen claimed the G2 WA Oaks (2400m) on Saturday. Own The Queen was a class above her own sex coming off wins in the LR Ascot 1000 Guineas...
A-Team in tandem for Amelia Park

A-Team in tandem for Amelia Park

Amelia Park is homing in on a feature double at Ascot this month with Buckets Ridge in the G2 WA Derby (2400m) on April 13 and star mare Amelia’s Jewel in the $5 million The Quokka (1200m) on April 20. Buckets Ridge had won a Northam maiden (1300m) and Belmont Class 1...
Macciateau – TBWA Winner of the Week

Macciateau – TBWA Winner of the Week

Macciateau continues a classic campaign that goes up several notches in the LR Melvista Stakes (2200m) at Ascot on Friday. The promising Maschino 3yo has won his last two starts at Pinjarra and Belmont but faces his biggest test against budding stayers like Playing...
Holy reward in Pinjarra Cup on Sunday

Holy reward in Pinjarra Cup on Sunday

Holy Enchantment had been knocking on the door for a feature win since his 3yo days and his connections were finally rewarded in the LR Pinjarra Cup (2300m) on Sunday. The 6yo son of Playing God was coming off a narrow loss in the LR Bunbury Cup (2000m) but Brad...
War Chant sires 46th Stakes-winner

War Chant sires 46th Stakes-winner

War Chant (USA) warhorse Mood Swings took a while to win at black-type level but it was worth the wait for trainer George Dupre and owner Barry Evans. The 7yo gelding is a veteran of 49 starts and Saturday’s victory in the LR Grandstand Cup (1500m) sent his...
Sir Dreamalot reigns Supreme at Ascot

Sir Dreamalot reigns Supreme at Ascot

Westbury Park stallion A Lot (USA) sired his first black-type winner with Sir Dreamalot who came off an eye-catching Bunbury maiden victory to land the LR Supremacy Stakes (1000m) at Ascot on Saturday. Sir Dreamalot (2g A Lot – Dreaming A Dream by Oratorio)...
Pearce Racing a rising Influence in Perth

Pearce Racing a rising Influence in Perth

Dawson Stud-bred graduate Influencing is progressing at a rapid rate for Pearce Racing and he ticked another box when completing four wins in a row at Ascot on Saturday. Influencing opened his account in a Pinjarra maiden on February 25 before winning midweek races at...