23 October 2023
Dark Dream relived the glory days when seeing off Red Wave for a fighting victory in the Road To Magic Millions Hcp (2212m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday. The 9yo son of Geisel Park stallion All American had triumphed in the G1 Queensland Derby (2200m) at his most recent...
23 October 2023
Thoroughbred Breeders WA welcomed Peter Vincent and Judith Odgaard to the committee at its recent AGM. Peter Vincent manages De Grey Park in the south-west on the shores of Geographe Bay. It was owned by Peter’s father Dick Vincent and he bred and sold Group 1 winner...
18 October 2023
Federal politicians have pledged bipartisan support for the thoroughbred industry, emphasising its importance to the economy and the integral part it plays in the social fabric of rural, regional and metropolitan Australia. More than 40 MPs and Senators from across...
17 October 2023
Maschino is covering upwards of 60 mares this season and Alwyn Park clients will be hoping they can breed one as good as Ascot’s opening-day winner Capricorn Man. Capricorn Man continued the good run for owner Wally Daly and trainers Sean and Jake Casey on Saturday. ...
16 October 2023
Angels Impact kicked off the WA 2yo season with a breathtaking last-to-first burst to win the Quayclean Plate (1000m) as a $41 longshot on Saturday. The son of I’m All The Talk trailed the field of debutants on the corner at Ascot but somehow weaved his way through...
16 October 2023
Ascot’s opening day unearthed several summer carnival prospects with none more impressive than Almighty Class in the $100,000 Max Simmonds Stakes (1000m). The 3yo son of Playing God was the medium of strong support first-up and he duly delivered with a commanding...
16 October 2023
Ridgeport Farm owner Santo Guagliardo has a busy schedule with the move to Waroona but there was still time to cheer home an interstate double with Berry Foxie (Mt Gambier) and Linden’s Gold (Northam) last Wednesday. Berry Foxie is a daughter of Ridgeport Farm...
14 October 2023
The Kalgoorlie carnival is all done for another year leaving some racegoers very dusty in the wake of home-town wins in the LR Kalgoorlie Cup (2300m) and LR Hannans Hcp (1400m). Fourth-generation local Luke Fernie won the Kal Cup with Be Optimistic (Blackfriars) and...
10 October 2023
Playing Games went out an odds-on favourite for the TABtouch Maiden (1000m) at Northam on Sunday and she lived right up to that assessment with a three-length victory untouched under Laqdar Ramoly. The Playing God filly had shown speed on debut in the race won by...
9 October 2023
Banjup trainer Michael Grantham can look back on a successful Belmont winter season preparing the likes of Peters Investments winners Arcadia Jewel (NZ), Sentimental Hero, Treasured Queen, Noteworthy (NZ) and Antique Miss. The cerise and white silks also took a road...
8 October 2023
Champion WA stallion Blackfriars sired his 48th individual black-type winner on Saturday when Be Optimistic denied fast-closer Recalled (Epaulette) by a short head in the LR Kalgoorlie Cup (2300m). Be Optimistic (5m Blackfriars – Mekie’s Dream by Pluck)...
6 October 2023
Mt Hallowell Stud owners Craig and Rose Thompson bred and sold Sheeza Belter for $50,000 as a yearling at the 2021 Perth Magic Millions and they were just as thrilled as her owners when she changed hands a second time for $1.35 million on Thursday. Sheeza Belter (4m...
