The Group 2 Ted van Heemst Stakes (2100m) honours a WATC Chairman who played a pivotal role in the growth of our racing and breeding industries for over twenty years. Still a presence at Ascot, van Heemst played two different roles on Saturday following the wins of...

Sockoff filled out a feature double for Loloma Farms and trainer Dion Luciani in the Epona Classic (1200m) on TBWA Platinum Stakes Day at Ascot. The Sessions mare was a convincing barrier-to-box winner over Glasgow Girl (Rogano) and Vane Tempest (Snippetson) on...

Trainer Grant Williams has a long-term Group 1 goal for his Star Turn mare Alsephina centred on the 2023 Railway Stakes (1600m) at Ascot. He revealed the twelve-month plan after Alsephina won the Starstruck Classic (LR, 1600m) on Saturday.  Despite meeting black-type...

Brilliant 3yo Feels Playful looked a pro leading home a quinella for Playing God in the Own The Dream Maiden (1400m) at Ascot on Saturday. The Mitch Pateman-trained 3yo accelerated like a black-type filly under Holly Watson to score by panels from Fashion Stakes who...

Trainer Dion Luciani was back in his element preparing early-season 2yo winner Shell Bell at Ascot on Saturday. The Loloma Farms homebred started a short-priced favourite after weighing in at her first three starts and she was all the better for those outings when...

Smart mare Moon and Back left it late to win at Moonee Valley on Friday night for leading WA vendor Western Breeders Alliance. Moon and Back (Exosphere) made it just in time to edge out Glenferrie Girl (Danrich) in the Ladbrokes 55 Second Challenge (955m).  She...

The popularity of Western Australia’s new-season sire intake was quantified earlier this month when it was revealed Splintex would be serving over 120 mares first-up at Darling View Thoroughbreds. Splintex (Snitzel) was retired off the track this year following Group...

Magic Millions has released the online catalogue for its 2023 Perth Yearling Sale to be held in the Swan Valley across two days – Thursday 23 and Friday 24 February. There are 79 local and interstate stallions represented in Book 1 (Lots 1-177) and Book 2...

Geisel Park stallion All American was represented by his first Group 1 winner as a broodmare sire on Sunday when Liberty Island (Jpn) trounced her rivals in the Hanshin Juvenile Fillies (1600m). Liberty Island (pictured) is by ill-fated sire Duramente (King...

Former Alwyn Park stallion Trade Fair (GB) completed a clean-sweep of The Pinnacles on Saturday when Buster Bash put his rivals to the sword in the LR Towton Cup (2200m) at Ascot. Trade Fair, whose youngest progeny are four year-olds, was the only stallion to sire a...

Yarradale Stud took a lead from Gold Front with a running double of its own on Day 5 of The Pinnacles at Ascot. War Gem (War Chant) and Capital Flight (City Place) have built exceptional strike-rates this year and the Gidgegannup graduates were both tuning up for...

Rock My Way flew home to complete an opening double for Gold Front Breeding & Racing and apprentice Luke Campbell in the Quayclean Plate (1400m) at Ascot on Saturday. The daughter of Gold Front stallion Awesome Rock had won on debut at Northam last month and she...