Workers comp mutes milestone for Harrison

Workers comp mutes milestone for Harrison

David Harrison trained his 1200th winner on Saturday when Position Of Power landed the Amelia Park Hcp (1600m) but he was in no mood to celebrate when interviewed after the milestone. Harrison dropped a bombshell by announcing he was going to retire at the end of this...
Thanks be to God: A horse for the Perth Cup

Thanks be to God: A horse for the Perth Cup

Trainer Daniel O’Connor went out on a limb labelling Gratias Deo a feature horse of the future after his victory in the TABtouch Maiden (1200m) at Belmont last Wednesday. The lightly-raced gelding led home a quinella for Rivercrest Park sire God Has Spoken when...
Ruby Noir – Winner of the Week

Ruby Noir – Winner of the Week

Ruby Noir made amends for a narrow defeat on September 7 when she backed-up for a comprehensive victory in the Salinger Hcp (2000m) at Belmont last Wednesday. The lightly-raced Blackfriars mare and jockey Paul Harvey made the most of an ideal trail behind front-runner...
Win-win for Pearce Racing & Scenic Lodge

Win-win for Pearce Racing & Scenic Lodge

Pearce Racing and Scenic Lodge have combined to win several feature races together in recent years but they were celebrating for different reasons when Galaxy Affair was successful at Belmont on Wednesday. Galaxy Affair (Merchant Navy) looked another talented prospect...

Perth mare lands Let’s Elope Stakes

Perth mare Kissonallforcheeks became eligible for a $1 million bonus in Melbourne after winning the G2 Let’s Elope Stakes (1400m) at Flemington on Saturday. The Dawson Stud-bred raider settled well back from an outside barrier before cornering wide into the...
Winner of the Week – Just Go

Winner of the Week – Just Go

Just Go was just too fast for his rivals over 1000m at Belmont on Saturday after a midweek win over the same minimum trip last month. The Safeguard 3yo jumped straight to the front in the Tony Marraffa Plate and ran them ragged to inflict the first defeat on...
Playing God strike-rate enhanced by Advanced

Playing God strike-rate enhanced by Advanced

Playing God appears to have another black-type player in the making after Advanced put his rivals away on Saturday. Advanced is a younger full-brother of Group 1 galloper Platoon and he’s also going in the right direction for Peters Investments and trainer Michael...

Fighting Melbourne winner by Manhattan Rain

La Danseuse Rouge furnished into a strong filly following her first juvenile prep and she showed the benefit of that six-month spell at Sandown Hillside this week. The 3yo daughter of Geisel Park sire Manhattan Rain also appreciated the addition of blinkers and a...
Patronize a Kingmaker in WA Guineas

Patronize a Kingmaker in WA Guineas

Darling View Thoroughbreds stallion Patronize has a front-line classic contender this season in Rejuva King who completed a Belmont hat-trick in the Furphy Hcp (1600m) last Saturday. The Dan Morton-trained 3yo defeated a field of older horses who were all off the bit...
Dream three-peat for Yarradale at Belmont

Dream three-peat for Yarradale at Belmont

Yarradale Stud sires War Chant (USA) and Gingerbread Man combined for a Belmont brace on Saturday and they went one better with a treble on Wednesday. Here’s Dreaming, a lightly-raced 4yo daughter of War Chant (USA), opened Yarradale’s midweek three-peat in the...
General Grant rallies for Goldfields Round

General Grant rallies for Goldfields Round

All American’s consistent miler Westriver Miracle wasn’t nominated for the Coolgardie Cup (1760m) last Sunday but the Geisel Park sire can still play a hand during the Goldfields Round with General Grant. Trainer Stephen Miller confirmed General Grant will tackle the...
Rogan Josh legacy lives on at Bellbridge

Rogan Josh legacy lives on at Bellbridge

Ginger Green added his name to the recent roll-call of Bellbridge Park-bred winning graduates with a narrow victory in the Amelia Park Plate (1300m) at Belmont on Saturday. Ginger Green (Gingerbread Man) was bred and sold by Bellbridge Park’s Michael and Siobhan...