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Ginger Green good as gold for Wolfe
Steve Wolfe was pleased to welcome Ginger Green back to scale at Ascot on Saturday but he was far from happy to learn his Gingerbread Man star Red Can Man would miss an important gallop at Mount Barker on Sunday. Ginger Green has overcome a hind-leg injury that...
Star mare ready to repeat in Railway
Peters Investments homebred Treasured Star has notched her second black-type victory but a first for trainer Adam Durrant in the G3 Asian Beau Stakes (1400m) at Ascot. Saturday’s win (Photo / Western Racepix) made amends for a first-up loss as a short-priced favourite...
Mack Mack back for hat-trick at Ascot
Dion Luciani has a bit of time for the progeny of Geisel Park Stud sire All American having trained his first two locally-bred winners at Ascot - Our Danni & Too Spicy. Luciani also prepares All American 3yo gelding Mack Mack and he’s back at Ascot for the Amelia...
Darling View sires on Parade at Ascot
Darling View Thoroughbreds stallions completed a 3yo double with Street Parade (Lucky Street) and Baby Paris (Playing God) on Saturday and it won’t be last time they win at Ascot this year. Street Parade (Photo / Western Racepix) was always travelling in the Amelia...
Manhattan sprinter sends rivals Packing
Newly-arrived WA stallions Manhattan Rain and Shooting To Win have been among the winners in Hong Kong this month as has Jimmy Choux (NZ) whose first locally-bred crop includes Steve Wolfe's early 2yo trial winner Why Me. Manhattan Rain is covering his first book at...
Grey day out for Gingerbread Man
Pearce Racing trained its second grey winner by Yarradale Stud sire Gingerbread Man when Charcoal Chaos was successful in the Great Western Insurance Brokers Maiden (1200m) at Geraldton last Thursday. Their first was Yarradale homebred Born Spicy in a Pinjarra Maiden...
Rulers braced for half-million heists
Scenic Lodge sire Universal Ruler reprised a Northam double a fortnight ago with a much more lucrative interstate brace on Wednesday. No Surrender won the Filkel Hcp (1400m) at Bendigo to qualify for the $500,000 Melbourne Cup Carnival Country Final (1600m) at...
Winner of the Week – Bernbrae
Westbury Park stallion My Admiration just missed out on a black-type victory when Eeyore Wayz was runner-up in the LR Northam Cup (1600m) on Sunday but there was a promising consolation win earlier in the afternoon courtesy of Bernbrae. The Adam Durrant-trained 3yo...
Marocchino spurs a Melbourne Moment
An on-speed bias spurred Marocchino to a fighting victory for trainer Lou Luciani in the LR Northam Cup (1600m) on Sunday. Luciani also bred Marocchino and his partner Trish Roberts races the 6yo stayer with Mark & Paul Luzi. They’ve banked $875,215 in prizemoney...
Bustler rated the best by Parnham
Trainer Neville Parnham wasn’t caught up in the moment when he stated Bustler might be the best horse in his stable after the Amelia Park Hcp (1200m) at Ascot on Saturday. Parnham has always been careful not to get too carried away on raceday and his was a considered...
Featherweight sizzles for Snippetson
Scenic Lodge sire Snippetson has Sniparoochy bursting to return from a spell for the Pinnacles Carnival on the back of a brilliant Lark Hill trial win last Monday. Trainer Stephen Miller has nominated Sniparoochy for the G1 Winterbottom Stakes (1200m) on November 26...
Amelia’s Jewel blouses boys in Belgravia
Class came to the fore when unbeaten filly Amelia's Jewel bloused out the boys in the LR Belgravia Stakes (1200m) at Ascot on Saturday. Perth has its best 3yo division for years and Amelia's Jewel reigns supreme going into the Pinnacles Carnival. The TAB confirmed...
