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Macciateau – TBWA Winner of the Week

Macciateau – TBWA Winner of the Week

Macciateau continues a classic campaign that goes up several notches in the LR Melvista Stakes (2200m) at Ascot on Friday. The promising Maschino 3yo has won his last two starts at Pinjarra and Belmont but faces his biggest test against budding stayers like Playing...

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Holy reward in Pinjarra Cup on Sunday

Holy reward in Pinjarra Cup on Sunday

Holy Enchantment had been knocking on the door for a feature win since his 3yo days and his connections were finally rewarded in the LR Pinjarra Cup (2300m) on Sunday. The 6yo son of Playing God was coming off a narrow loss in the LR Bunbury Cup (2000m) but Brad...

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War Chant sires 46th Stakes-winner

War Chant sires 46th Stakes-winner

War Chant (USA) warhorse Mood Swings took a while to win at black-type level but it was worth the wait for trainer George Dupre and owner Barry Evans. The 7yo gelding is a veteran of 49 starts and Saturday’s victory in the LR Grandstand Cup (1500m) sent his...

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Sir Dreamalot reigns Supreme at Ascot

Sir Dreamalot reigns Supreme at Ascot

Westbury Park stallion A Lot (USA) sired his first black-type winner with Sir Dreamalot who came off an eye-catching Bunbury maiden victory to land the LR Supremacy Stakes (1000m) at Ascot on Saturday. Sir Dreamalot (2g A Lot - Dreaming A Dream by Oratorio) settled in...

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Pearce Racing a rising Influence in Perth

Pearce Racing a rising Influence in Perth

Dawson Stud-bred graduate Influencing is progressing at a rapid rate for Pearce Racing and he ticked another box when completing four wins in a row at Ascot on Saturday. Influencing opened his account in a Pinjarra maiden on February 25 before winning midweek races at...

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Another Bondi winner with a Future

Another Bondi winner with a Future

Lynward Park Stud completed a running double with Bondi's Future and Simply Thinkin’ at Belmont on Wednesday and the Adam Durrant-trained 3yo stablemates won’t be long graduating from the midweeks. Bondi's Future was headed in the straight but wouldn’t lie down for...

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Vinnie filly a record buy for Ridgeport

Vinnie filly a record buy for Ridgeport

WA buyers have purchased 27 yearlings at the Adelaide Magic Millions Yearling Sale this week for an overall spend of $1,021,500. Trainer Lloyd Kennewell broke the local record for a filly on Monday when he bid $400,000 for a daughter of I Am Invincible on behalf of...

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Darling View dilemma with Dalkeith

Darling View dilemma with Dalkeith

Darling View Thoroughbreds director Clive Atwell would have been well pleased when Geisel Park announced Winning Rupert had been signed to stand in Western Australia. Atwell is based at Mundijong and initially supported Winning Rupert in 2018 when he was covering a...

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Playing God sires 17th Stakes-Winner

Playing God sires 17th Stakes-Winner

Darling View Thoroughbreds Champion Playing God sired his 17th individual black-type winner when Lord Vampi scored a commanding victory in the Listed J C Roberts Stakes (1800m) at Ascot on Saturday. After diffusing an outside gate, he let down stylishly for jockey...

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Just Saint James – TBWA Winner of the Week

Just Saint James – TBWA Winner of the Week

First-starter Just Saint James had won a Lark Hill trial untouched last month after sitting three-wide without cover but he was easy to back at $7 in the Peel Bus Hire Maiden (1000m) at Pinjarra on Thursday. Drawing an inside gate down the straight wasn’t ideal and...

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Leading Man wins in Hong Kong

Leading Man wins in Hong Kong

Gingerbread Man gelding Ima Single Man has broken a runs of outs in Hong Kong with an adventurous all-the-way victory in the Heung Yee Kuk Cup (1200m) at Sha Tin. Saturday’s win was his first since January 2023 and it came about after trainer Tony Cruz decided to make...

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Sparkling Kiwi winner by Manhattan Rain

Sparkling Kiwi winner by Manhattan Rain

Kiwi trainer Terri Rae has a consistent team stabled at Ashburton with winners like Manhattan Rain’s progressive filly Kindling Spark. Rae has targeted black-type for Kindling Spark and she will be on a hat-trick in the Listed NZB Insurance Stakes (1600m) at Riccarton...

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