Punters Desert Balmont Girl

Punters have deserted Paula Wagg’s Balmont Girl for the $500,000 Golden River Developments Perth Cup (2400m) at Ascot on New Year’s Day. Balmont Girl held second favouritism in TAB pre-post betting but has drifted alarmingly to $11 after copping barrier 15 in the Group 2 feature. Adam Durrant’s Real Love retains her position at the…

Perth Cup Facts & Figures

The Perth Cup was first run in 1887 and won by First Prince. It held Group 1 status from 1980 to 1992 and Group 2 from 1993. In the past 25 editions of the Perth Cup 5 mares have won the race: Talent Show (2013), Western Jewell (2012), Luna Tudor (2000m), Palatious (1994) and Mirror…

Quilty To Go Dabang In The La Trice Classic

In-form trainer Shane Quilty will test Dabang’s durability when she tackles the La Trice Classic (1800m) at Ascot on Thursday. The $150,000 Group 3 feature for fillies and mares will be Dabang’s seventh start this preparation and third in the past two weeks. The daughter of He’s A Decoy landed her first win this campaign…

Punters Show Their Affection For Real Love

Real Love will start one of the shortest-priced favourites in recent editions of the Group 2 Golden River Developments-Perth Cup (2400m) at Ascot on Thursday. The Desert King mare is all the rage with punters and looks to have a stranglehold on the $500,000 feature after displaying outstanding form this campaign. Real Love surged into…

Ammendments To The Rules Of Racing

The Australian Racing Board (ARB) has released a number of Amendments to Australian Rules of Racing, effective from 1 February 2015 I encourage Members to take the time to review these Amendments. A summary of each of the Amendments is provided below.  To view the Amendments in full, please click on the relevant links. Amendment…

RWWA Stewards Media Release (Jack Cockell)

 Monday, 22 December 2014 MEDIA RELEASE Thoroughbred – Stewards Inquiry – Trainer Mr Jack Cockell – SYDNEY ROCK RWWA Stewards today conducted an inquiry into a report received from the ChemCentre in Perth that arsenic, in excess of the threshold of 0.3 mg/L in urine, was detected in the post race sample taken from SYDNEY…

Miller Looks Ahead With Longma

Simon Miller breathed a sigh of relief and gained confidence to tackle feature races after Longma struck back to score a runaway victory in the B & T Watson Handicap (1200m) at Ascot on Saturday. The Sebring four-year-old relished the addition of blinkers and defied the afternoon’s pattern of racing when he led and skipped…

RWWA Stewards Media Release (Hec McLaren)

 Thoroughbred – Stewards Inquiry – STEP RIGHT UP (Trainer Mr Hec McLaren) RWWA Stewards today concluded an inquiry into a report received from the ChemCentre in Perth, that oxyphenbutazone (a metabolite of phenylbutazone) was detected in the urine sample taken from STEP RIGHT UP after winning Race 6, the Perth Racing Become A Member Today…