Beatty blitzes Belgravia Stakes

Beatty blitzes Belgravia Stakes

Gingerbread Man colt Beatty has turned the LR Belgravia Stakes (1200m) into a procession at Ascot and there’s every reason to believe he can continue to dominate during a classic spring prep for owner-breeder Wally Daly. Racing first-up since an outstanding 2yo...
Oakland Park double celebrates Cox Plate Day

Oakland Park double celebrates Cox Plate Day

Oakland Park owners Neville and Susan Duncan celebrated the anniversary of Northerly’s dual G1 Cox Plate (2040m) triumphs with a double at Ascot on Saturday. Decoration (Epaulette) won the first-leg in the MC Equine Surfaces Hcp (1600m) and Too Darn Stormy (Too Darn...
WA delivers on Cox Plate Day at Flemington

WA delivers on Cox Plate Day at Flemington

The West Australian breeding industry delivered when it counted during the Group 1 Cox Plate meeting at Flemington on Saturday. Maschino sprinter Smooth Chino raised his head at the right time in a riveting finish to the Group 2 McEwen Stakes (1200m) before Cosmic...
Divide And Conquer at Darling View

Divide And Conquer at Darling View

Splintex 2yo filly Swift Divide has opened the second-crop account of her Darling View Thoroughbreds sire with a professional debut in the Morley Growers Market Plate (1000m) on Belgravia Stakes Day at Ascot. The Trevor Andrews-trained youngster is the 10th individual...
Smooth interstate start for Weinert

Smooth interstate start for Weinert

WA expat Indianna Weinert trained a running double at Gawler yesterday and she has more winning chances at Flemington on Saturday and Murray Bridge next Wednesday. The move to South Australia has suited Weinert’s older mares Champagne Jenni (National Defense) and Win...
Star Martini – TBWA Winner of the Week

Star Martini – TBWA Winner of the Week

Precocious 3yo filly Star Martini has been ultra consistent since resuming for her latest campaign with two wins at Northam and three seconds Belmont from five starts since July.  The Jim Taylor-trained flyer is unbeaten over 1000m in the Avon Valley winning her...
Railway record in sight for King Of Light

Railway record in sight for King Of Light

King Of Light arrived on the big stage winning the G2 WA Guineas (1600m) last year and he can become the first horse in over 50 years to double up in the G1 Railway Stakes (1600m) twelve months later. The Dan Morton-trained chestnut has firmed into a $4.50 favourite...
Cape Falls mare flying High at Ascot

Cape Falls mare flying High at Ascot

Cape Falls Thoroughbreds owner-breeder Brett Fogarty notched a second black-type victory this month when his top-class mare Hot And High won the LR Crawford Stakes (1200m) at Ascot on Saturday. Racing first-up since June, Hot And High settled right behind the speed...
Ascot three-peat for Gold Front

Ascot three-peat for Gold Front

Gold Front Thoroughbreds celebrated a day to remember when I’m Nipote (Gingerbread Man), More Than Enuff (Rich Enuff) and Rock Fest (Awesome Rock) filled out a winning treble at Ascot on Saturday. The trio were bred by Gold Front owners Alan and Sue Olive and the...
De Grey Park on the double at Ascot

De Grey Park on the double at Ascot

De Grey Park bred a day-by-day double with Wild Things in Kalgoorlie on October 3 followed by Show The Way at Northam on October 4 and they can duplicate that double this weekend. Show The Way won the Avon Valley Toyota Hcp (1400m) at Northam on Thursday and Wild...
Rivals crumble against Quick Cookie

Rivals crumble against Quick Cookie

Quick Cookie has thousands of kilometres on the odometer floating to the races so the trip to the Avon Valley was a snip for the Gingerbread Man mare on Thursday. Keysbrook trainer Ryan Hill took her to Northam for the Cup Packages Hcp (1300m) and the Yarradale...
Better company beckons Swagman

Better company beckons Swagman

Northam Race Club catered for five maiden fields on Thursday with Flying Swagman one of the more impressive first-time winners for Serpentine trainer Dave Harrison. Flying Swagman (3c Bivouac – How To Fly by Written Tycoon) was appearing as an odds-on favourite...