4 May 2024
Popular racehorse owner Julie Godfrey has been appointed Executive Officer of Thoroughbreds Breeders’ WA. Godfrey admits to knowing how to read a form-guide before she could write her name growing up in Glasgow. That’s always a plus in racing and another positive on...
2 May 2024
Darling View Thoroughbreds has announced Playing God’s service fee will rise to a WA record $49,500 (inc GST) in 2024. The news continues year-on-year increases since Playing God arrived at Mundijong in 2020 and he’s earned every one of them. Stud manager Brent...
1 May 2024
April was a month of many moving parts for Oakland Park and there was no shortage of black-type with its homebred stablemates Bustling (G2 Karrakatta Plate) and Sapphire Street (LR Sheila Gwynne Classic) leading the way for trainer Dan Morton. Sapphire Street (3f...
30 April 2024
Gingerbread Man youngster Spice Is Right led from the jump and refused to surrender when tackled by Tactics (Rommel) to win the Amelia Park Hcp (1400m) at Ascot on Anzac Day. Spice Is Right carries the pink and blue checked colours of owner-breeder Wally Daly and...
29 April 2024
A crystal ball could not have predicted the surge of Group winners sired by Winning Rupert since it was announced he would be crossing the continent to stand at Geisel Park Stud. Winning Rupert (Written Tycoon) had been bereft of black-type this season prior to the...
29 April 2024
Champion stallion Playing God sired his first juvenile winner of the season with True Apostle at Pinjarra a fortnight ago and he doubled up in that division when Gold Flakes scored like a seasoned professional at Ascot on Saturday. Gold Flakes (2f Playing God –...
29 April 2024
Former Hallmark Stud stallion Super Easy (NZ) has arrived at Roselee Park in Western Australia where he will stand for an introductory service fee of $5,500 (inc GST). Perth trainer Brock Lewthwaite signed Super Easy (Darci Brahma) to join King’s Troop (Redoute’s...
26 April 2024
Roselee Park stallion King’s Troop sired a double with promising 3yo maiden winners Kings Honour and Kings Salute at Pinjarra on Wednesday. King’s Troop (Redoute’s Choice) is one of the most underrated stallions in WA but punters didn’t underestimate his pair –...
25 April 2024
Fresh from a Group 2 Karrakatta Plate (1200m) triumph with Bustling at Ascot on Saturday, Oakland Park dominated the Inglis Digital April (Late) Sale that closed on Wednesday. Oakland Park’s proven broodmare Molto Allegro (Fast ‘n’ Famous) topped the...
25 April 2024
Striking Fella resumed from a long spell to score a soft win for Peace Racing in the Seashells Mandurah Maiden (1413m) on Sunday. The son of Gold Front stallion Awesome Rock was the pick from a quartet of promising 3yo maiden winners at Pinjarra that also included his...
21 April 2024
Bustling is odds-on to be named Champion WA 2YO for 2023-24 following a hollow victory in the G2 Karrakatta Plate (1200m) at Ascot on Saturday. The Oakland Park homebred went into Perth’s premier juvenile event as a short-priced favourite off the back of a...
18 April 2024
Saturday’s $5 million The Quokka (1200m) at Ascot has lured several top-class interstate sprinters against a local contingent that includes two WA-sired runners in the capacity field of 14 starters. Almighty Class (Playing God) is in the mix according to trainer Mitch...
