Autumn double for Clare Downs

Autumn double for Clare Downs

Mount Barker breeders Norm and Jeannine Burren notched another autumn win when the Gary Portelli-trained 3yo filly Miss Backchat made short work of her opposition at Goulburn on Friday. The Burrens own Clare Downs Stud and their locally-bred gelding Makin Prophets had...
Too Darn Stormy – TBWA Winner of the Week

Too Darn Stormy – TBWA Winner of the Week

Champion jockey Willie Pike was a favourite with punters when he diffused a wide draw to power home on Oakland Park homebred Too Darn Stormy at Belmont on Saturday. Pike slotted into the running line and Too Darn Stormy received a nice cart into the race to win the...
International double for Dawson Stud

International double for Dawson Stud

Dawson Stud graduates completed an international double last week with Sterling Wongchoy (Hong Kong) on Wednesday and Magic Will Reign (Kalgoorlie) on Sunday. Sterling Wongchoy was sold by Dawson Stud (as agent) for $70,000 at the 2021 Perth Magic Millions and his...
Splintex sister tops Magic Millions Foal Sale

Splintex sister tops Magic Millions Foal Sale

A full-sister to Darling View Thoroughbreds stallion Splintex topped Day 1 of the Magic Millions National Foal Sale at the Gold Coast on Sunday. The opening session also saw Ascot trainer Simon Miller lead a WA buying bench that spent more than $1 million on 15...
Gingerbread Man joins Ton-Up Club

Gingerbread Man joins Ton-Up Club

Gingerbread Man sired his 100th individual winner when Order Online motored home on debut for an outstanding victory in the BJS Elantis Maiden (1000m) at Pinjarra on Thursday. Order Online (3g Gingerbread Man – Snitzerella by Snitzel) settled at the tail of the...
In Confidence – TBWA Winner of the Week

In Confidence – TBWA Winner of the Week

In Confidence looked readymade on debut sitting outside the speed and then sprinting to a winning lead in the Sound Telegraph Maiden (1200m) at Pinjarra on Wednesday. Trained by Dan Morton for Amelia Park part-owner and breeder Peter Walsh, she was given two barrier...
Belmont Final High-Lights Camera Action

Belmont Final High-Lights Camera Action

Shooting To Win came within a half-length of siring another Group 1 winner when Payline flew from last to be placed in the BRC Doomben 10,000 (1200m) on Saturday but there was a consolation prize for the Oakland Park stallion at Belmont. His Bullsbrook-based mare...
Duke delivers a dozen for Playing God

Duke delivers a dozen for Playing God

Darling View Thoroughbreds sire Playing God isn’t resting on his laurels even with a hat-trick of WA premierships just around the corner. Playing God ($7.26m) has maintained a substantial margin over Maschino ($5.12m) with 12 individual winners in the last month. ...
Araman Park welcomes King’s Troop

Araman Park welcomes King’s Troop

Albany Racing Club conducts its final meeting of the season on Friday with a highlight being a free service to Araman Park stallion King’s Troop for the winning owners of all seven races. Araman Park owner Alan McNamara is standing King’s Troop for a $2,750 (inc GST)...
Fancy Red – TBWA Winner of the Week

Fancy Red – TBWA Winner of the Week

Fancy Red is this week’s Winner Of The Week in a photo-finish with her stablemate Supernatural.  Both 3yo fillies are by Oakland Park resident Sessions and are trained by Adam Durrant. “Supernatural resumed from a spell for a storming victory with stable apprentice...
West Star bulletproof in Northam Stakes

West Star bulletproof in Northam Stakes

West Star notched his second black-type victory this season despite covering extra ground in the G3 Northam Stakes (1300m) on Sunday. The progressive 3yo son of Playing God had won the LR Belgravia Stakes (1200m) at Ascot during a spring prep for trainer Simon Miller...
Bosustow another banker for Amelia Park

Bosustow another banker for Amelia Park

A dream week for Amelia Park continued when Bosustow added the Group 3 Gold Coast Guineas (1200m) to his improving record on Saturday. Bosustow (3c Blue Point – Bumbasina by Canford Cliffs) had won the RL Magic Millions 3YO Guineas (1400m) on the glitter strip...