Regulation city winner by Playing God

Regulation city winner by Playing God

Champion WA stallion Playing God sired his regulation Saturday city winner when Playing Rio arrived from the Great Southern to land the Own The Dream Maiden (1400m) at Ascot. Playing Rio had been placed in all bar one of his six previous starts around the provincial...
Awesome Ascot winner for Gold Front

Awesome Ascot winner for Gold Front

Gold Front Thoroughbreds stallion Awesome Rock reached the winners of 100 races when his 3yo filly Bonny Rock was judged TBWA Winner of the Week on December 5 and there’s been more since that milestone with Ascot winners like Rocking The Casbah and Cold Shizzle. Cold...
Manhattan Thunder strikes at Moonee Valley

Manhattan Thunder strikes at Moonee Valley

An extended break since a winter campaign was no barrier to Manhattan Thunder winning for stand-in jockey Dan Stackhouse at Moonee Valley on Saturday. The lightly-raced son of Geisel Park sire Manhattan Rain had won a Sale juvenile on debut before a lean 3yo season...
Gingerbread Man Hits the Jackpot

Gingerbread Man Hits the Jackpot

Steve Wolfe’s star sprinter Red Can Man is enjoying a well-earned break ahead of the $350,000 The Bluff Knoll (1099m) in Albany on March 10. The seasoned son of Yarradale Stud sire Gingerbread Man ran a brave fifth in the G3 Damien Oliver Gold Rush (1400m) last...
Four-day turnaround flatters Allegiance

Four-day turnaround flatters Allegiance

Scenic Lodge graduates Allegiance (Blackfriars) and Easy Snip (Snippetson) completed an international double for the Muchea stud with wins at Ascot and Happy Valley on Wednesday. Allegiance (Photo / Western Racepix) bolted in for Port Kennedy owner-trainer Chris...
Pearce Racing preparing for Perth Cup

Pearce Racing preparing for Perth Cup

Pearce Racing strengthened its hand for the G2 Perth Cup (2400m) with a quinella in the LR ATA Stakes (2200m) at Ascot on Wednesday. Stablemates Queen Alina (Mahuta) and Black Fantasy (Blackfriars) controlled the feature staying event from barrier rise until the mare...
Devine intervention at Ascot

Devine intervention at Ascot

Playing God mare Devine Belief kicked off a memorable winning treble that couldn’t be scripted any better for champion jockey Damien Oliver at Ascot on Saturday. Oliver announced retirement plans earlier this season and decided to bow out back where it all started in...
Secret Attraction – TBWA Winner of the Week

Secret Attraction – TBWA Winner of the Week

Peters Investments and trainer Donna Riordan struck for the second time in a week with a homebred 4yo mare when Secret Attraction turned the Amelia Park Hcp (1800m) into a one-act affair at Ascot on Saturday. Secret Attraction was a Northam mile maiden winner for...
Rusty Dreams locks in Starstruck Classic

Rusty Dreams locks in Starstruck Classic

It was a sight to behold at Ascot on Saturday when two world-class jockeys were locked together on the line in the LR Starstruck Classic (1600m). No, Damien Oliver wasn’t involved.  The fairytale climax to his career would come later.  The Starstruck was a tactical...
First metro win for Manhattan Strip

First metro win for Manhattan Strip

Manhattan Strip scored his first metropolitan win at Ascot on Saturday under a perfect ride by visiting jockey Craig Williams in the Bisley Workwear Hcp (1500m). Put straight into the one-out and one-back position by Williams, he levelled up to the leaders at the 200m...
Chaser responds to challenge after Hostile Talk

Chaser responds to challenge after Hostile Talk

Yarradale Stud unveiled Hostile Talk at Ascot last Wednesday week and returned with another talented 3yo winner named Stormchaser in the opening event on Damien Oliver Gold Rush Day. Hostile Talk cruised home by three lengths on debut for Yarradale sire War Chant...
Amelia Park acquires French filly Sivka Burka

Amelia Park acquires French filly Sivka Burka

Amelia Park is prepping its biggest and most diverse draft of 20 yearlings for the 2024 Perth Magic Millions Sale. Diverse is the buzzword with colts by Awesome Rock (Lot 55) and Playing God (Lot 205) the only locally-sired lots heading up from Vasse to the Swan...