Trix completes treble by Trade Fair

Trix completes treble by Trade Fair

Hard to believe it’s been more than four years since Trade Fair (GB) died at Alwyn Park especially when his name kept bobbing up with three winners at Ascot on Saturday. His treble began with Requisition who was bred by Tameeka Brown and is part-owned and trained by...
Geisel Park Stitch-Up at Ascot

Geisel Park Stitch-Up at Ascot

Geisel Park filly Laced Up Heels looked a 3yo with a future after overcoming the odds to beat older horses at Ascot on Saturday. The Toronado (Ire) filly went out a firming market-leader at $2.50 for the Conquer Cystic Fibrosis Hcp (1000m) but favourite punters would...
Horses and Tax 2022 Webinar

Horses and Tax 2022 Webinar

Thoroughbred Breeders WA, supported by @thoroughbredbreedersaus and @waroa_ are excited to offer the “Horses and Tax” webinar by the renowned Carrazzo Consulting. It’s FREE for members of @tbredwa and @waroa_ Registrations are essential. Visit :...
Winner of the Week – Manavendra

Winner of the Week – Manavendra

Last week’s racing unearthed several young horses to follow including a trio of up-and-coming maiden winners at the Northam meeting on Thursday. Village Girl (Universal Ruler) and Demolish (Rich Enuff) were both impressive but Manavendra (Deep Field) was chosen as the...
Miss Drakova delivers for Dawson & Newhaven

Miss Drakova delivers for Dawson & Newhaven

Miss Drakova’s first-up victory at Ascot on Wednesday added another notch to the successful connection between Dawson Stud and NSW-based Newhaven Park. Dawson Stud’s Graham Daws bred and sold Group 2 winning mare Kissonallforcheeks for $120,000 through John Kelly’s...
Rock’s radar on Group 1 Search

Rock’s radar on Group 1 Search

Gold Front stallion Awesome Rock kept the winners ticking over at Northam on Thursday ahead of Group 1 campaigns for his 4yo mare Searchin’ Roc’s and 3yo gelding Red Sun Sensation. The Jim Taylor-prepared Zadar Rock scored a front-running victory in the Country Wide...
Black-type back-up for River Beau

Black-type back-up for River Beau

River Beau will be backing up off a seven-day break when he has another crack at the LR Crawford Stakes (1100m) at Ascot this Saturday. The Snippetson sprinter was a first-up winner of the Schweppes Hcp (1000m) with the benefit of a rails run last Saturday but there...

Denim Wars a favourite at Pakenham

Denim Wars was balloted out of the $150,000 Grassroots Gallop (1400m) at Caulfield on Wednesday but that may be a blessing in disguise for part-owner and trainer Colin Scott. The Pakenham-prepared son of War Chant (USA) didn’t get a start at the Group 1 meeting which...
Bustler bolts in for Playing God

Bustler bolts in for Playing God

Bustler propelled Playing God to the top of the WA sires’ premiership with a $73,580 pay-day in the Crown Promenade Hcp (1200m) on opening day at Ascot His connections banked $32,880 in prizemoney and $40,700 from Westspeed Platinum for the first-up victory on...
Classic colt Snowdome can match Rommel

Classic colt Snowdome can match Rommel

Trainer Neville Parnham believes Snowdome can emulate his sire Rommel following an outstanding first-up victory at Ascot on Saturday. Snowdome raced three-wide without cover from an outside draw in the Perth 3YO Classic (1000m) but was still too good for a crack field...
Winner of the Week – Bold Street

Winner of the Week – Bold Street

Lucky Street filly Bold Street made her debut a winning one after angling to the outskirts of York racecourse last Thursday. Set alight by Joe Azzopardi down the hill, she circled the field close to the grandstand rail and then stormed home to nail So In Love...

Perth Cup dream alive for Stafford’s Lad

Stafford’s Lad’s victory in Saturday’s LR Kalgoorlie Cup (2200m) sparked celebrations for his connections who are now looking forward to a full-on campaign towards the G2 Perth Cup (2400m) on New Year’s Day. Managing part-owner Richard Bennett originally bought...