The Rocket has come good with a vengeance this season winning two in a row at Belmont after being given every chance to fulfil his potential by trainers Sean and Jake Casey. A son of Swettenham Stud’s Group 1 winning racehorse and sire Toronado (Ire), he didn’t debut...

Lord Shiva was successful off a seven-day turnaround after in-form trainer Mitch Pateman rolled the dice for the Black Heart Bart – Hall Of Fame Hcp (1200m) on Saturday. The Oakland Park-bred son of Playing God led from barrier-to-box in a Belmont graduation on...

King Of Light launched what could be a career-defining season with a walk in the park victory in the LR Idyllic Prince Stakes (1300m) at Belmont on Saturday. Appearing for the first time since December, the chestnut son of Earthlight (Shamardal) exploited a...

Gray Williamson is on a roll this month and the momentum continued with About Turn his third maiden winner in as many weeks at Pinjarra on Thursday. What’s more, the trio aren’t your run of the mill maiden winners.  According to their trainers – Stefan Valaha,...

Forest View Farm’s two consignments offered on the Magic Millions Digital Sale platform this month have realised a combined turnover that exceeded $1.8 million. The first Unreserved Dispersal comprised 26 lots with valuable mare Sminky Shorts (Snitzel ) topping trade...

The Belhus Racing ‘Time To Run’ syndicate was cock-a-hoop after cheering home Back To Bondi in the Bisley Workwear Hcp (1650m) at Belmont on Wednesday. So were punters who backed him into a $3 favourite.  “He was dropping in grade from the inside gate with a claim for...

The majority of studs have a heartrending story among abundant stress-free deliveries at this time of the year.  The foaling barn doesn’t discriminate between champion mares and those that retired without any fanfare.  Neither do vets or stud hands on foal duty.   ...

Mogumber Park-bred graduate Raw Umber had excuses when unplaced on debut at Belmont last month so Willie Pike took luck out of the equation when he cruised home in the State Wide Turf Services Hcp (1200m) at Pinjarra on Wednesday. Pike sent him straight to the front...

Mitch Pateman trained bookend winners The Persian God (Tagaloa) and Lord Shiva (Playing God) at Belmont on Saturday and for good measure added a third with Bosun (Gingerbread Man) in Heat 1 of the Westspeed Platinum Spring Series (1300m). Bosun is as good as qualified...

Last week was a busy one for Magic Millions WA Manager David Houston with entries closing for the 2027 Perth Magic Millions Yearling Sale on Friday but he took time out to savour the win of Vienna Calling at Pinjarra on Wednesday. Houston races Vienna Calling...

Perth raider Cosmic Crusader staked his claim for a lucrative Group 1 campaign at the Melbourne Spring Carnival with an emphatic victory in the G2 P B Lawrence Stakes (1400m) on Saturday. The Peters Investments homebred was transferred to Victoria to win first-up in...

The Bondi breed are better known as sprinters but Mitch Pateman believes his Bondi maiden winner Phat Chaps will perform just as well going past a mile. Phat Chaps (4g Bondi – Bella Contessa by Bel Esprit) started an odds-on favourite in the Redink Homes...