Geisel Park owner Eddie Rigg could have been forgiven for warbling his version of Frank Sinatra’s classic adaptation of ‘New York, New York’ this week. Old Blue Eyes sang New York was so good they named it twice and that would have resonated with Rigg when his...

Thursday’s Northam meeting looked a low-key affair for Grant and Alana Williams until they prepared a double with late bloomer Trio (Maschino) and Ridgeport Farm homebred Watch Me Rock (Awesome Rock). Team Williams topped the WA trainers’ premiership with 106 wins in...

Winning Rupert mare Semana has been named as one of the Finalists by the NSW Racehorse Owners’ Association for its ‘Queen Of The Autumn” Award in 2023-24. Semana is a daughter of Geisel Park sire Winning Rupert and is one of five mares in that category ahead of the...

Darling View’s Champion sire Playing God had to take a back-seat when Adam Durrant detailed the background of his untapped Belmont winner Cheyne Bay on Wednesday. It was a sentimental result for Durrant and his parents Geoff and Vicky when Cheyne Bay (Photo / Western...

Nuimara Farm owner Keith Reeves celebrated a third winner in a week when he bred Bondi Bay (Bondi) and Argyle Star (Blackfriars) to double up at Pinjarra last Thursday. They followed Jiddo (God Has Spoken) who had won the TC Corporate Maiden (2000m) the previous...

Bob Peters has been the benchmark in Western Australia for decades but he had never won with a jumper until Affluential landed the Grand National Hurdle (4200m) at Sandown-Lakeside on Sunday. He bought Affluential (NZ) for $140,000 through agent John Chalmers at the...

Unbeaten mare Toropa has graduated to Saturday company following two midweek wins for trainer Vern Brockman and a syndicate managed by Amelia Park owner Peter Walsh. The daughter of Toronado (Ire) went out an odds-on favourite in the Party At Ollie’s Hcp (1200m)...

Namerik Thoroughbreds-bred graduate Bravo Centurion produced a brilliant turn of foot to score at will in the Sharyn Walker Maiden (1000m) at Belmont on Wednesday. Racing first-up since February, he crossed a big field and then put them to the sword in the straight. ...

Ridgeport Farm sire Rommel kicked off 2024-25 like he left off last season with a winning double on a Heavy 8 at Pinjarra on Thursday. Bold Hero was the first Rommel off the rank in the John Ward Maiden (1600m) and he was followed by Rommel mare Desert Nymph in the...

Playing God has scooped the pool winning the 2023-24 WA General and 2YO Sires’ premierships to emulate legendary local stallions Haulpak and Scenic. The Darling View Thoroughbreds resident sired 63 individual winners of 107 races for record earnings of $7,935,892. ...