8 July 2023
War Chant (USA) has Rockeby Road ready to make inroads after taking time to hit his straps with trainer Andrew Noblet at Ballarat. At just his fifth start, Rockeby Road did things wrong and was still too good in the Brandt Maiden Plate (1500m) at his home track on...
6 July 2023
Trainer Steve Wolfe sent Rope Them In for a spell straight after labelling him a ‘serious’ horse at Belmont last Saturday. The Playing God 2yo had just claimed his second win in three winter starts and the sky’s the limit when he returns in the spring for a classic...
6 July 2023
Perth’s premier jockey Willie Pike is usually spoilt for choice on any given raceday but he didn’t have many options when offered the ride on Top Of The Pops in the Furphy Hcp (1400m) at Belmont this Saturday. Pike hasn’t been aboard any rivals of Top Of The Pops in...
4 July 2023
Gemma’s Son broke a long run of outs in the TABtouch Hcp (1000m) at Belmont on Saturday and that’s down to being more genuine this prep according to trainer David Harrison. He was gelded earlier this season and is showing the sort of form that earned early-career...
3 July 2023
Magnificent Carat was a very impressive winner of a Northam maiden last Thursday and Divitini Racing will hope it augurs well for her older half-brother Nerodio who is aiming for a hat-trick of LR Beaufine Stakes (1000m) victories at Belmont next Saturday. Livio and...
30 June 2023
Ultra Thoroughbreds owner Sean Buckley hit the jackpot buying Miss Andretti out of WA and he came back for more with a successful $720,000 bid for More Aspen (USA) at the Inglis June Online Sale on Wednesday. Perth owner-breeder Kim Doak had purchased More Aspen (More...
30 June 2023
Playing God has the WA Sires’ premiership all sewn up and he can also surge up the 2YO table starting with Rope Them In at Belmont this Saturday and a pair of winners from the Lark Hill barrier trials on Monday. The Darling View Thoroughbreds stallion sits fifth for...
28 June 2023
Peter Moody is best known as the trainer of iconic sprinter Black Caviar but he’s just as adept at getting the best out of promising young stayers like Fame. Fame is a 3yo son of Geisel Park stallion Manhattan Rain and the die was cast for a highly anticipated spring...
26 June 2023
A half-brother to recent Group 1 winner King Colorado (Kingman) was a record-breaking $260,000 buy for Sydney trainer Bjorn Baker at the Perth Magic Millions Winter Sale on Sunday. Offered by Willow Dale Farm as agent for Perth breeder Kim Doak, the yearling colt by...
26 June 2023
Rivercrest Park stallion God Has Spoken took five crops to sire his first 2yo winner and it arrived in some style when Ancient Guidance bolted in at Belmont on Wednesday. God Has Spoken (Blackfriars) has been overshadowed by his younger brother Playing God at stud but...
25 June 2023
Fiorente (Ire) can land a posthumous victory in the 2024 Group 2 Perth Cup (2400m) with Lynward Park-bred stayer Fear The Wind. The 2013 Melbourne Cup winner was aged 15 when he died at Widden Victoria on May 30. He’s the sire of 8 Stakes winners including Lynward...
25 June 2023
Planet Cash had been backed from $10 into $6 before the Quayclean Hcp (1400m) on Saturday and bookmakers would have been happy when the lightyl-raced 3yo was spotting the favourite Triple Jay six lengths into the straight at Belmont. Backmarkers weren’t making ground...
