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True Player – TBWA Winner of the Week

True Player – TBWA Winner of the Week

Playing God’s 4yo crop leaders Rope Them In and Almighty Class can propel another title push for our reigning champion sire at The Pinnacles and there’s more coming through the ranks like last Thursday’s Northam maiden winner True Player. True Player is a member of...

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Yarradale tie Triggers double in Goldfields

Yarradale tie Triggers double in Goldfields

Pull The Trigger completed a running double at Ascot on Saturday but only banked half the prizemoney after the judge couldn’t separate the Yarradale Stud graduate and Profit Pocket in the Westspeed Platinum Hcp (1400m). Champion jockey Willie Pike earned a full fee...

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Ridgeport winner Rocking with Blinkers

Ridgeport winner Rocking with Blinkers

Promising Ridgeport gelding Watch Me Rock has unleashed an eye-catching finishing burst to overhaul Madam Kisses (Rommel) right on the line at Ascot. Watch Me Rock looked anything but a short-priced favourite in Saturday’s Morley Growers Market Hcp (1400m) when...

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Winning Rupert Revolution in Adelaide

Winning Rupert Revolution in Adelaide

Winning Revolution qualified for the Gytrash Series Final (1200m) at Morphettville next month when he handled a steep rise in grade to win the Croser Hcp (1050m) on Saturday. The versatile son of Geisel Park sire Winning Rupert commenced this season with a Benchmark...

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Namerik sprinter nails picket-fence at Ascot

Namerik sprinter nails picket-fence at Ascot

Emerging sprinter Bravo Centurion has nailed a picket-fence while earning a black-type first in the LR Crawford Stakes (1000m) at Ascot. Saturday’s front-running victory was his fifth in as many starts this prep for trainer Luke Fernie and a syndicate that bought him...

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Belated black-type victory for Comfort Me

Belated black-type victory for Comfort Me

Darling View Thoroughbreds champion Playing God sired his 19th black-type-winner at Ascot on Saturday and it wasn’t before time for Comfort Me in the G3 Eurythmic Stakes (1400m). Comfort Me (Photo / Western Racepix) had already been a Group 1 runner-up on two...

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Diamonds are trumps for Long Leaf

Diamonds are trumps for Long Leaf

Long Leaf sired his third first-crop winner in a week when Diamond Dancer scored an on-pace victory in the Keith Patten Maiden (1500m) on Wednesday. Trainer Simon Miller also acknowledged Diamond Dancer might now have black-type options in the LR Burgess Queen Stakes...

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Ascot pay-day for Capitola and Amelia Park

Ascot pay-day for Capitola and Amelia Park

Money talks and punters heard that loud and clear at Ascot last Saturday when Capitola firmed from $8 into $5 before a comprehensive victory on debut in the Initial Plate (1000m) Capitola (2g Capitalist - Rio Del Mar by Magnus) is trained by Luke Fernie and was too...

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Triple-treat for Peters Investments

Triple-treat for Peters Investments

Premier owner-breeders Peters Investments are triple-handed in the Peters Investments Hcp (1600m) at Ascot this Saturday and the numbers could stack up with all three at single figures in the first Fixed Odds market released by TABtouch. The Michael Grantham-trained...

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Class wins out for Playing God

Class wins out for Playing God

Playing God took the lead for his third WA Sires’ premiership when Almighty Class won the Schweppes Hcp (1000m) at Ascot on Saturday. The Darling View Thoroughbreds champion had inched closer earlier on opening day with Rope Them In and West Star both going down by...

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WBA victims of own success in Perth

WBA victims of own success in Perth

Darling View Thoroughbreds has announced it will not be selling yearlings under the Western Breeders’ Alliance banner as from 2025. Western Breeders’ Alliance offered its first yearlings at the 2015 Perth Magic Millions and that consignment included RL Magic Millions...

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Mai Aloha – TBWA Winner of the Week

Mai Aloha – TBWA Winner of the Week

Mai Aloha sent Williams Racing further ahead at the top of the 2024-25 WA Trainers’ table after she easily defeated an all-age maiden field at York on Thursday. Grant & Alana Williams logged their 34th win since August 1 when the 3yo daughter of Long Leaf led from...

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