28 February 2023
Ascot trainer Trevor Andrews has decided to pull stumps on an extended autumn campaign for All The King’s Men. In the immediate wake of a strong win in the LR Lex Piper Stakes (1600m) on Saturday, Andrews was considering a start in the LR J C Roberts Stakes (1800m) on...
28 February 2023
Admiration Express scored a stunning victory in the LR Ascot 1000 Guineas (1600m) on Saturday and the four-length margin puts her firmly in the frame to make a clean-sweep of the autumn classics for fillies. The 3yo grey daughter of Westbury Park sire My Admiration...
28 February 2023
A winning double by Beautiful Baroque (Caravaggio) and Ace Command (Vert De Grece) completed a very successful week for Geisel Park at Pinjarra on Sunday. The Myalup stud’s 2017 Magic Millions graduate Rocky Path (Therock) won at Ascot on Wednesday and there was a...
27 February 2023
Last Wednesday’s Ascot winner American Songbook will make a stayer and trainer Stephen Miller knows time is on their side while the learning curve continues this year. American Songbook (Manhattan Rain) was racing for just the third time when he scouted wide on the...
25 February 2023
A filly by Darling View Thoroughbreds stallion Playing God topped the leaderboard as records continued to tumble at the Perth Magic Millions Yearling Sale on Friday. Ascot trainer Neville Parnham, in partnership with Santo Guagliardo (Ridgeport Holdings), paid...
24 February 2023
A well-bred filly by Blue Point (Ire) sold for $350,000 to highlight a record-breaking opening session of the Perth Magic Millions Yearling Sale on Thursday. Records tumbled across the Book 1 leaderboard in the Swan Valley with new benchmarks for turnover and average...
23 February 2023
Yarradale Stud stallion War Chant (USA) has 16 colts and fillies catalogued for the two-day Perth Magic Millions and his ongoing influence is also evident as the damsire of another 7 yearlings. War Chant is one of the great success stories of the WA breeding...
22 February 2023
The Scenic Lodge draft to this week’s Perth Magic Millions is the second biggest of any vendor and general manager Jeremy Smith reports there’s been more inspections than ever at the Swan Valley sale-grounds. “It’s been busy and with the right people,” Smith said...
22 February 2023
Durrant Racing claimed a double at Pinjarra on Saturday with staying specialist Soviet Spy (Blackfriars) and untapped 3yo Supersession (Sessions). “With the Perth Magic Millions on our doorstep, the stable double arrived just in time,” Adam Durrant said tongue in...
21 February 2023
Forest View Farm vendors Ben and Jo Duncan celebrated a perfect start to sales week when Super Smink won the RL Magic Millions WA 2YO Classic (120m) at Pinjarra on Saturday. The Duncans bred and sold Super Smink for $45,000 at the 2022 Perth Magic Millions to trainer...
21 February 2023
Man Crush notched a second sales-related feature for trainer Luke Fernie in the RL Magic Millions WA 3YO Trophy (1200m) at Pinjarra on Saturday. He’s the 17th Stakes winner for Geisel Park stallion Manhattan Rain after taking control under Paul Harvey and then rolling...
18 February 2023
The Group 3 VRC The Vanity (1400m) at Flemington on Saturday drew a quality field of up-and-coming fillies with Sydney-trained visitor Wollombi finishing over the top of them to score her first Stakes win. Trained by Peter and Paul Snowden, Wollombi (pictured) won her...
