Winner of the Week – Pearly Nuggett

Winner of the Week – Pearly Nuggett

Pearly Nuggett has been turning heads since she was a yearling and she lived up to those looks with an eye-catching victory at Northam on Sunday. Racing second time out in the Gannons Blinkers Maiden (1300m), the Stephen Miller-trained filly jumped straight to the...

Joyful Win puts best foot forward in HK

Sessions kept a high profile during a winning run last month and his Oakland Park colleague Shooting To Win fared even better with 16 individual winners in September. Apart from his domestic roll-call, Shooting To Win’s winner-count included Dapper & Victorem...
Kalgoorlie honours Ron Sayers

Kalgoorlie honours Ron Sayers

Kalgoorlie honours one of its favourite sons with the inaugural running of the Ron Sayers Sprint (1100m) on Saturday. It has drawn an oversubscribed field of 14 starters and four emergencies vying for a race worth $125,000.  The KBRC has allocated a generous...

Let’s Galahvant rewarded in Goldfields

Former Rangeview Stud stallion Galah, who is en route to China, sired his first black-type winner when Let’s Galahvant did best in a blanket finish to the LR Hannans Hcp (1400m) in Kalgoorlie on Thursday. Let’s Galahvant settled on the speed for Natasha...
Gingerbread Man accelerates up table

Gingerbread Man accelerates up table

Yarradale Stud sire Gingerbread Man moved into second spot on the WA sires’ table after Axel ‘R’ Eight banked $43,840 at Ascot on Saturday. The Ash Maley-trained gelding pulled his way to the front approaching the home turn in the Perth Racing Club Membership Hcp...
General measures up for Miller

General measures up for Miller

Despite missing an important dress-rehearsal and drawing the outside barrier, General Grant has opened a $4 TAB favourite for the LR Kalgoorlie Cup (2200m) this Saturday. The lightly-raced son of All American was withdrawn from last week’s LR Boulder Cup with swelling...

Fameux blocked from debut at Randwick

Fameux is a feature winner of the future for award-winning WA breeders Jack and Anthea Griffin but stewards have ruled the colt out of the $200,000 Breeders’ Plate (1000m) at Randwick this Saturday. The Group 3 Breeders’ Plate is traditionally the first 2yo race...
Darling View-sired 3YOs firing for Stewart

Darling View-sired 3YOs firing for Stewart

Ascot trainer Russell Stewart has ambitious plans for his Darling View Thoroughbreds-sired gallopers Swear To God (Playing God) and Street Parade (Lucky Street). The promising 3yo pair remain on track for the LR Placid Ark Stakes (1200m) worth $500,000 at Ascot on...
Double Deel for Gangemi Racing

Double Deel for Gangemi Racing

Gangemi Racing completed an interstate double last week with one they bred (Drive A Deel at Doomben) and one they bought readymade (Go Forward at Belmont). Drive A Deel (4m Dundeel – Drive On by Fastnet Rock) was bred by Michael Gangemi and was a Sunshine Coast...
Winner of the Week – All Show

Winner of the Week – All Show

Trainer Trevor Andrews unveiled a filly with immense potential when he unleashed All Show at Belmont on Saturday. The 3yo daughter of I’m All The Talk was pitched in against some talented opposition first-up since April but made them look second-rate in a 3yo...
Belmont Party for Willaview Park

Belmont Party for Willaview Park

Willaview Park has been in the frame this month with 3yo winners Costume Party and Saintorio and they could notch a running double for the Narrikup nursery at Belmont Park this Saturday. Costume Party came from last to snatch a last-stride victory when racing first-up...
Pepper salutes for in-form Sessions

Pepper salutes for in-form Sessions

The winners kept coming for Oakland Park stallion Sessions when Pepper Assault broke through in town on Wednesday. The Holly Taylor-trained mare hadn’t saluted the judge since opening her career with a running double at Northam in July 2021.  Known as...