17 November 2024
Trainer Grant Williams believes Watch Me Rock could a headline horse for the G1 Railway Stakes but he’s thinking twelve months in advance towards the 2025 renewal of the Big Mile at Ascot. Watch Me Rock (4g Awesome Rock – What Choux Want by Jimmy Choux) is one...
17 November 2024
Champion WA sire Playing God completed a rare black-type treble on Day 1 of The Pinnacles and there’s more in the pipeline with three Group 1 events in the next month at Ascot. Rope Them In (Photo / Western Racepix) won the first of Saturday’s feature races in the G3...
15 November 2024
Over a dozen Westspeed-eligible yearlings have been entered to start the 2025 sales season at the Gold Coast Magic Millions in January. Magic Millions released the catalogue this week and it numbers 1,401 lots over six sessions commencing Tuesday, January 7. One of...
14 November 2024
Yarradale Stud goes into Day 1 of The Pinnacles on the back of an amazing start to November and that augurs well for Ron’s Finalflutter in the G3 Champion Fillies Stakes (1600m) at Ascot this Saturday. Ron’s Finalflutter (Written Tycoon) was bred by...
14 November 2024
TBWA has announced details for the Stallion Leaderboard Competition which will take place on Awards Day at Westspeed Platinum Race Day at Ascot on Saturday, December 21. The Stallion who accumulates most points will win the Competition. Points will be awarded in each...
14 November 2024
Dion Luciani farewelled stable star Oscar’s Fortune earlier this month and finding a likely replacement among his latest 2yo crop began on Monday when Rommel colt Morf won a barrier trial at Belmont. Morf was sold by Ridgeport Holdings for $60,000 at the 2024 Perth...
11 November 2024
Trainer Adam Durrant lost a filly of immense potential when Assetro fell in a tragic end to the 2019 WA Oaks (2400m) at Ascot. Assetro (Blackfriars) started a $3.90 favourite for the WA Oaks following a black-type placing in the LR Natasha Stakes (2200m). She had...
10 November 2024
September Born came of age when he became the 21st black-type winner by Playing God in the LR Fairetha Stakes (1400m) at Ascot on Saturday. He went to top of the class and laid down the gauntlet to his 3yo rivals with a brilliant victory over Exceed The Planet...
10 November 2024
A combined $100,000 outlaid on two mares at the 2018 and 2019 Magic Millions National Sale was money well-spent by WA breeder Ian Riley. Buying under the Woodbridge Thoroughbreds banner, Riley paid $47,500 for Hussy Five Oh (Husson) on the Gold Coast in 2018 when she...
9 November 2024
Graham Daws knows what it’s like to breed a spring feature winner in Melbourne and he was back for more with Running By in the $350,000 VRC Inglis Bracelet (1600m) at Flemington on Thursday. Running By was bred by the Dawson Stud owner using Group 1 Stradbroke Hcp...
9 November 2024
Trainer Liam Howley told the owners of New York Hurricane he would win a Kyneton Cup one day and that day arrived in the 2024 Kyneton Cup (2006m). Howley is based at Kyneton and winning his home-town Cup with the son of Geisel Park sire Manhattan Rain was a magic...
8 November 2024
Yarradale Stud’s winning run refuses to slow down with 3yo fillies Cashel Palace and Nonesospicy completing a second city double in a week at Ascot. Their Melbourne Cup Day victories followed on from War Matters (War Chant) and Magic Millions graduate Wubin Gold...