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)...

The first foals by Splintex are already making an impression with breeders like Forest View Farm’s Ben and Jo Duncan. Splintex covered 118 mares in his initial crop at Darling View Thoroughbreds last year.  That’s just one shy of the WA record for a first-season sire...

Shaun O’Donnell adopted different riding tactics to steer home a double for Gold Front Thoroughbreds sire Awesome Rock at Belmont on Wednesday. He came from last on Banks Avenue in the Peninsula Dining Room Hcp (1200m) and then led from go to whoa aboard Zaza...

King’s Troop is building a strong strike-rate with his new-season 4yo crop ahead of his first book at Roselee Park in Serpentine. His debutant Patron Of Kings was successful in the Amelia Park Maiden (1200m) at Belmont on Wednesday after winning three trials for...

Indie Ruler was run down at his first two starts at Belmont since a six-month spell but he wasn’t for catching in the Crown Perth Maiden (1200m) on Wednesday. Scenic Lodge-based stallion Universal Ruler has jumped to an early lead on the 2023-24 WA Sires’ Premiership...

Amelia’s Jewel continued a memorable August for her owner-breeder Peter Walsh with a triumphant WA Racehorse of The Year Award at The Ritz-Carlton on Saturday evening. The daughter of Champion Haras de Bonneval sire Siyouni (Fr) was an unchallenged winner following an...

All American mare Duchess Of Gossip is bound for black-type company after completing a Belmont hat-trick for Geisel Park owner-breeder Eddie Rigg on Saturday. Dion Luciani trains Duchess Of Gossip for Rigg, Kevin Johnson and Simon Lill (Photo / Western Racepix) and...

Yarradale Stud resident Gingerbread Man became the first WA-based stallion to sire a black-type winner in 2023-24 when Phanta landed Saturday’s LR Belmont Newmarket (1200m). Back in action following an explosive victory in the LR Bolton Sprint (1200m) last month, he...

Oakland Park owners Neville and Susan Duncan teamed up with trainers Ben and Dan Pearce for a winning double with Lord Vampi and Dun With The Blues at Northam on Thursday. Lord Vampi (Playing God) started deep in the red at $1.35 for the Motherland Maiden (1300m) and...

Choixway registered the first WA-bred win for Roselee Stud resident Jimmy Choux (NZ) at Northam on Thursday. The 3yo grey galloper was on debut for trainer Jim Taylor and camped outside Hot Nova (Safeguard) in the Mando Maiden (1000m).  He got the better of the...