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Sniparoochy has continued her rise up the ranks with a black-type first in the LR Jungle Mist Classic (1200m) at Ascot. One of Perth's most-improved mares in training, the 4yo daughter of Scenic Lodge sire Snippetson has won 8 of her 17 starts for earnings over...

Manhattan Rain sired his latest feature winner when rejuvenated galloper Hail Manhattan claimed the $150,000 Mooloolaba Cup (1600m) in record time at the Sunshine Coast on Saturday. Hail Manhattan was the star of the stand-alone city meeting clocking 1:34.69s for...

Vinery stallion Star Turn picked a good day to sire a running double on the Group 1 Railway Stakes program in Perth and his Saturday haul also included All About Eve who went back-to-back at the Ballarat Cup meeting. Short-course specialist Beads had just enough in...

It’s been a decade since a WA-conceived galloper won the G1 Railway Stakes (1600m) but TABtouch favours Alaskan God (Playing God) and Trix Of The Trade (Trade Fair) to end the drought this Saturday. TABtouch has Alaskan God heading its market at $4 ahead of Trix Of...

Admiration Express gave her sire My Admiration his most prestigious win to date in the G3 WA Champion Fillies Stakes (1600m) on Saturday. The grey filly was a maiden going into Ascot’s spring grand-final for 3yo fillies but emerged with an enhanced reputation and bank...

Winning the inaugural LR Luckygray Stakes (1800m) at Ascot on Saturday came with a bonus for David Harrison and his Trade Fair (GB) gelding Buster Bash. His on-pace victory meant Buster Bash will back-up off a seven-day break in the G1 Railway Stakes (1600m).  He’s...

Trainer Cindy Alderson was happy to admit that she had made a mistake with her placement of Jigsaw after he set a course-record in the $175,000 Apache Cat Classic (1000m) at Cranbourne on Saturday. The son of Geisel Park Stud sire Manhattan Rain (pictured) clocked...

Peters Investments bred a Group 2 winner in New Zealand on Saturday only to miss a golden opportunity to mount a dual attack on the Group 1 Railway Stakes a few hours later at Ascot. Bob and Sandra Peters have bred any number of feature winners around Australia but...

This’ll Testya has firmed into a $7 third-favourite for the G1 Winterbottom Stakes (1200m) with bookmakers who are wary of her ability to perform on the big stage. The Dawson Stud-bred mare has been known to hand in a shocker, however, she was on song for the G3...

Dropping back from a Stakes race to midweek company suited Swim Through in the TABtouch Hcp (1000m) at Ascot last week. Swim Through (Patronize) started a well-backed $2.80 favourite and eye-balled newcomer Ruler Rocket (Universal Ruler) until the pressure was applied...

Alaskalot has the pedigree and the potential to make the grade on the strength of his first win in Schweppes Maiden (1400m) at Ascot on Wednesday. The 3yo son of A Lot (USA) was usurped as favourite but defied the drift to sit three-wide without cover and still find...