Gemma’s Son in the slot for Bluff Knoll

Gemma’s Son in the slot for Bluff Knoll

Rejuvenated Snippetson sprinter Gemma’s Son brought up a feature weekend double for Scenic Lodge in the $350,000 Bluff Knoll (1099m) in Albany on Sunday. Gemma’s Son settled behind speed merchant Acromantula (Written Tycoon) with jockey Shaun McGruddy set...
WA bucks national trend for mare covers

WA bucks national trend for mare covers

The Australian Stud Book has released figures for the last serving season and it reported Western Australia’s 41 registered stallions covered 1,462 mares in 2023. That was up 8% from 2022.  Australia-wide, there were 17,720 mares and that was down 11%. Darling View...
Winning Rupert transfers to Geisel Park

Winning Rupert transfers to Geisel Park

When Luke Fernie learned Winning Rupert was on the market he seized the moment and bought the son of Champion Australian sire Written Tycoon to stand in Western Australia. A rising influence among Ascot’s training ranks, Fernie purchased the 10 year-old stallion in...
Blazing Away back-to-back in Bunbury Cups

Blazing Away back-to-back in Bunbury Cups

Blazing Away swooped late for a narrow victory in last year’s LR Bunbury Cup (2000m) and he prevailed in a three-way photo-finish to double up in the Cup on Saturday. Surprisingly sent out a $51 longshot after drawing wide, Blazing Away (City Place) settled well...
Aztec Rules in Bunbury Stakes

Aztec Rules in Bunbury Stakes

Aztec Ruler was unlucky when making his black-type debut at Pinjarra last month but there no traffic problems to deny a deserved Listed victory in the $150,000 Bunbury Stakes (1400m) on Saturday. The Stefan Vahala-trained son of Universal Ruler stalked a fast pace set...