A simple blood test to help predict the injury risk of racehorses is among the study projects made possible by the inaugural Racing WA Research Fund grants. Racing WA Head of Animal Welfare Dr Anna Smet announced two projects had secured funding: A study into WA...

Trionfante needed every metre of the Belmont straight to enter the record books as the first local winner by Winning Rupert since it was announced he was transferring from Queensland to WA. Winning Rupert (Written Tycoon) will stand at Geisel Park Stud in association...

Rejuvenated Snippetson sprinter Gemma’s Son brought up a feature weekend double for Scenic Lodge in the $350,000 Bluff Knoll (1099m) in Albany on Sunday. Gemma’s Son settled behind speed merchant Acromantula (Written Tycoon) with jockey Shaun McGruddy set...

The Australian Stud Book has released figures for the last serving season and it reported Western Australia’s 41 registered stallions covered 1,462 mares in 2023. That was up 8% from 2022.  Australia-wide, there were 17,720 mares and that was down 11%. Darling View...

When Luke Fernie learned Winning Rupert was on the market he seized the moment and bought the son of Champion Australian sire Written Tycoon to stand in Western Australia. A rising influence among Ascot’s training ranks, Fernie purchased the 10 year-old stallion in...