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Sail Session set for showdown in WA Derby

Sail Session set for showdown in WA Derby

Oakland Park stallion Sessions has gone on another winning streak with classic-bound Sail Session the common denominator in both benders. Sessions (Lonhro) logged a career-best weekend haul of five winners when Sail Session landed the LR John Roberts Stakes (1800m) at...

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Two Fillies Stud tops WA vendors at Easter Sale

Two Fillies Stud tops WA vendors at Easter Sale

Two Fillies Stud owner Nino Tufilli led WA vendors at the Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale with a Siyouni (Fr) colt (Lot 129) that made $650,000 on Sunday. The colt was a record-priced yearling for Alma Vale Thoroughbreds (as agent) when knocked down to the Hong...

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Back-to-back black-type for Watch Me Rock

Back-to-back black-type for Watch Me Rock

Willie Pike labelled Watch Me Rock a carnival horse after he clicked into overdrive to run down stablemate Fluro Neuro in the LR Old Comrade Stakes (1600m) at Ascot. Trained by Grant and Alana Williams, Watch Me Rock continued the successful run for his Group 1...

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Gun filly streets G3 WA Oaks

Gun filly streets G3 WA Oaks

Machine Gun Gracie has joined a cavalcade of star fillies after putting the cleaners through a top-class classic field in Saturday’s G3 WA Oaks (2400m) at Ascot. The daughter of red-hot sire Maschino went out an odds-on favourite following a hollow victory the LR...

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New Star on the horizon by Playing God

New Star on the horizon by Playing God

Aptly named odds-on favourite West Star completed a winning treble for Western Breeders Alliance with an exciting first-up victory in the Singapore Pools Trophy (1200m) at Ascot on Saturday. With the aid of an easterly breeze, the very promising Playing God 3yo...

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Elite Beau all quality at Ascot

Elite Beau all quality at Ascot

Elite Beau was the most expensive colt at the 2024 Perth Magic Millions and he lived up to a $375,000 price-tag with a powerful debut at Ascot on Wednesday. The Yarradale Stud-bred graduate started a $2.80 favourite in a juvenile maiden and was given every chance...

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Dawson Stud Gem wins at Doomben

Dawson Stud Gem wins at Doomben

There are better wins in store for Dawson Stud-bred filly Pierata's Gem if her first-up victory is any guide out of yesterday’s postponed meeting at Doomben. Pierata's Gem launched an irresistible finishing burst in a capacity field for trainers Chris & Corey...

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Masterly – TBWA Winner of the Week

Masterly – TBWA Winner of the Week

Masterly was the master of his own fate when he took control of the Swan Draught Hcp (1400m) and defied running down at Belmont last Wednesday. Now in his second prep, the Neville Parnham-trained 3yo is making commendable headway following a breakthrough win on March...

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Yarradale mare in pole position for Provincial Final

Yarradale mare in pole position for Provincial Final

Yarradale Stud homebred Platinum Shot is in pole position for the 2025 WA Provincial Championship Series Final in May after nailing Heat 4 at Narrogin on Sunday. Platinum Shot (4m Shooting To Win - Platinum Power by Commands) raced into contention coming to the...

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Supreme Miss spearheads 2yo fillies in Perth

Supreme Miss spearheads 2yo fillies in Perth

Trainer Trevor Andrews revealed Luana Miss was still soft going into Saturday’s LR Supremacy Stakes (1000m) and that spells trouble for the beaten brigade leading into the G2 Karrakatta Plate (1200m) on April 26. Luana Miss (2f Bivouac - Little Bit Ditsy by Bel...

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Girls dominant in Great Southern

Girls dominant in Great Southern

Trainer Ryan Hill had winning form on the board going into the Albany meeting on Thursday but he was the odd man out when the girls dominated the Jack’s Rest Maiden (1100m). In a full-blooded battle between three feisty 3yo fillies, the Hill-trained Gingerbread Girl...

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Currimundi in seventh heaven for Playing God

Currimundi in seventh heaven for Playing God

Darling View Thoroughbreds champion Playing God is on the cusp of another career-best statistic after Currimundi gave weight and a start to his rivals in the LR Pinjarra Cup (2300m). Currimundi (6g Playing God - Pins Perhaps by Pins) came from the back-half of the...

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