Jockey Jordan Turner will attempt to win the Perth Cup (2400m) for the first time with his first ever ride in the staying race. Nearly a decade since he commenced his apprenticeship, Turner will team up with Dom To Shoot in the $500,000 G2 event on Sunday. “I was in Melbourne for two years and…
Trainer Ben Pearce has been chasing the dream of winning the Perth Cup for two decades. It’s been a driving ambition, prior to branching out solo and before forming a successful co-training partnership with his brother, Dan. The seeds of Pearce’s Perth Cup vision was first sown when he worked with Geoff Durrant, father of…
Leading owner Bob Peters will be out to end an unusually quiet Ascot racing carnival on a high note in this week’s TABtouch-Perth Cup (2400m). Peters, along with wife Sandra, have won the New Year’s Day feature on 10 previous occasions, including the most recent edition with Midnight Blue. They will be represented by Pure…
WESTERN AUSTRALIAN GROUP & LISTED Winners 2022 Group One Railway Stakes Trix Of The Trade Troy Turner Colin Webster Winterbottom Stakes Paulele Ben Melham James Cummings Northerly Stakes Amelia’s Jewel Pat Carbery Simon Miller Group Two Lee Steere Stakes Massimo Brad Parnham C & M Gangemi WA Guineas Amelia’s Jewel Pat Carbery Simon Miller Ted…
The in-form training partnership of Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr have shown interest in securing a spot in the inaugural running of The Quokka (1200m) at Ascot next year. The powerful Melbourne stable have placed Lombardo’s name into the mix for the $4 million event, with 13 of the 14 slots still to be…
Trainer Dan Morton has warned punters not to underestimate Stafford’s Lad who is attempting to claim a second A.T.A. Stakes victory (2200m) at Ascot on Saturday. A winner of the Boulder Cup (2100m) and Kalgoorlie Cup (2200m) double in the spring, Stafford’s Lad is looking to recapture that form after going winless in three races…
Top trainer Neville Parnham says Neufbosc is building to a peak performance and believes the imported stayer can rewind the clock in the A.T.A Stakes (2200m) at Ascot on Saturday. Neufbosc won the A.T.A Stakes two years ago before backing up a week later and scoring a thrilling victory over Truly Great in the 2021…
Steinem is favourite to take out Saturday’s G2 Ted Van Heemst Stakes (2100m) at Ascot and co-trainer David Eustace backs his Victorian mare to get the job done. A daughter of Frankel, Steinem continues her Perth campaign after an impressive third behind boom filly Amelia’s Jewel in last fortnight’s G1 Northerly Stakes (1800m). Steinem opened…
Top trainer Simon Miller is aiming for a new milestone victory to follow up his first Group 1 win at the recent Northerly Stakes when his stable star Amelia’s Jewel represents TABtouch in Western Australia’s first thoroughbred slot race. Simon said he was thrilled to partner with TABtouch for the inaugural event, and The Quokka…
At the age of 99, Michele Gangemi strolls into the Ascot mounting yard with all the assurance of a man in his prime. The oldest member of Perth Racing is offered a seat but chooses to stand, making the slim cane in his hands seem more a style accessory than a walking stick. The Pinnacles…