Yarradale Stud topped and tailed Saturday’s Belmont program with winners by War Chant (USA) and Gingerbread Man to complement Valour Road’s scene-stealing victory in the LR Idyllic Prince Stakes (1300m). Playing their understudy roles perfectly, On Patrol (War Chant)...

Backing up off a seven-day turnaround hasn’t hindered Cash Away winning his first test over 1600m in the Gotta Love The Bowlo Hcp at Belmont. The son of Scenic Lodge sire Dash For Cash finished fourth to Aztec King (Universal Ruler) over 1400m last Saturday and...

Valour Road has confirmed that class tells at weight-for-age when resurrecting his career in the LR Idyllic Prince Stakes (1300m) at Belmont on Saturday. Resuming after 15 months on the sidelines, the Yarradale Stud-bred graduate scored an emotional win for his owners...

A second Group 1 victory in Melbourne could be on the cards for Gold Front Thoroughbreds owners Alan and Sue Olive with their homebred sprinter Acromantula. The Perth speed-machine opened his black-type account in the LR Carlyon Stakes (1000m) at Moonee Valley on...

Geisel Park struck for the second time at Belmont this week when Count The Sessions won the TABtouch Hcp (1400m) with something in hand on Wednesday. The Holly Taylor-trained sprinter-miler was coming off a Northam breakthrough earlier this month and his connections...

The advent of every new season and the arrival of new foals is a magical time for horse lovers although there is a downside with the loss of a broodmare an ever-present reality even with the best of care. Bonding foster mares with an orphan foal is a precise procedure...

Trainer Stefan Vahala wasn’t flying too high when he decided to set Aztec Ruler for the G2 WA Guineas (1600m) at last year’s Ascot summer carnival. The 3yo son of Scenic Lodge sire Universal Ruler showed potential plus winning his first two starts at Belmont in July...

Darling View Thoroughbreds has announced its stalwart stallion Patronize has been pensioned from stud duties at Mundijong. The news coincided with Patronize 4yo Swim Through winning the Clinton Fuller Hcp (1000m) at Belmont on Saturday.  He was in the good books with...

Father and son trainers Peter and Luke Fernie prepared aptly-named filly Smarty from the first crop of Galah and they have unearthed another talented daughter of the former Rangeview Stud sire in the Goldfields. Galah filly Blitzem Babe won the Aquila Mining Maiden...

Gingerbread Man has taken an early lead on the WA Sires’ premiership this season following Ginger Baker’s win in Saturday’s $100,000 Blue Spec Stakes (1600m) at Belmont. The Yarradale Stud stallion flew the start when Phanta claimed the LR Belmont Newmarket (1200m)...