Jasstar lands longshot win for Foxton Bloodstock

Jasstar lands longshot win for Foxton Bloodstock

WA-bred filly Jasstar won her maiden at $103 at Balaklava on Wednesday but the price didn’t reflect the confidence of her owner-trainer Peter Nolan in the Schweppes Plate (1050m). Jasstar (3f I’m All The Talk – Hopetoun by Pins) was tailed off on debut at...
Magic double for Rivercrest and Ducimus

Magic double for Rivercrest and Ducimus

Studmaster Steve Hoare and his wife Diane celebrated imminent retirement and the sale of Rivercrest Park with a double on the weekend at Ascot and York. They bred the winning Ducimus mares Define Beautiful who qualified for the Westspeed Platinum Final on Saturday and...
Sky Duke holds sway on Saturday

Sky Duke holds sway on Saturday

Punters ignored Sky Duke at their peril when the Playing God gelding eased from $31 out to $51 before causing a massive upset at Ascot on Saturday. Sky Duke has been a stable mainstay for trainer Neville Parnham since winning a Belmont nursery on debut in May 2022 and...
The gift that keeps on giving at Yarradale

The gift that keeps on giving at Yarradale

Ron Sayers was a mining industry leader in the Goldfields as the founder of Ausdrill and he was also a legend in the racing and breeding industries at Yarradale Stud in Gidgegannup. The farm was bursting with breeding stock back in the day and the stud’s stallions...
Bondi filly Blossoms for Mulberry Racing

Bondi filly Blossoms for Mulberry Racing

Lynward Park-bred graduate Bondi Blossom impressed her trainer Brad Widdup when breaking through in the Poppy Parsons Memorial Maiden (1600m) at Gosford on Thursday. Bondi Blossom (3f Bondi – Devils Arcade by Snowland) settled midfield off a sedate pace set by...