Trix Of The Trade has been locked in as a starter in next month’s inaugural The Quokka. Chief Racing Syndicate manager, Peter Scott, confirmed a deal has been struck with Trix Of The Trade’s owners, Bill and Patricia Robinson “We are very pleased to announce that Trix Of The Trade has been locked in to…
Gifted but injury-plagued sprinter Clairvoyance has resumed work after a long injury layoff and trainer Darren McAuliffe remains optimistic the five-year-old can make it back to racing. Clairvoyance, a winner of seven races from 11 starts and over half a million dollars in prizemoney, suffered a fractured pelvis 12-months ago and her racing career looked…
The TABtouch market says Saturday’s Supremacy Stakes (1000m) at Ascot is a race in two with Live To Tell ($1.95) and stable mate Prospector’s Pick ($3.90) dominating betting. Live To Tell and Prospector’s Pick are prepared by top juvenile trainer, Simon Miller, who will be keen to protect his remarkable record in the $125,000 Listed…
William Pike has not lost confidence in Sheeza Belter and believes the Perth-owned filly has genuine claims to win the Group 1 Coolmore Classic (1500m) at Rosehill on Saturday. Coming off outstanding form last year, the Group 1 winning three-year-old has been beaten twice in her Sydney campaign, but Pike expects her to bounce back…
A rare visit to Perth is on the cards for Geraldton trainer Albert Bowtell as he aims to get Westozi into next month’s WA Derby (2400m) at Ascot. The staying classic for three-year-old’s is very much on the radar for Bowtell after Westozi continued his excellent progress at Geraldton last Thursday. Notching a hatrick and…
Owner Wally Daly has not ruled out top juvenile Brave Halo coming back to Perth and running in the Group 2 $500,000 Karrakatta Plate (1200m) at Ascot in April. Daly has left the door ajar on Brave Halo returning for WA’s richest two-year-old race, setting up a potential mouth-watering showdown with Live To Tell. Brave…
If first impressions counted for anything then Glen Cortes wasn’t suitably impressed. The Geraldton trainer wasn’t sure what he had got into when Dream To Me arrived at his stables. “From Perth I was told she might be alright for Carnarvon,” Cortes told The Races WA. “She only had one 400m jump out and went…
Peter Giadresco’s break from racing was a stark reminder on how much he missed it. Giadresco last saddled a runner two years ago, but is ready to relaunch himself in the training ranks. It was the simple things Giadresco missed most from racing : friendships, the banter with contemporaries and the racing partnership with sons…
She failed to capture the imagination as a yearling but has now turned into one of WA’s most promising fillies. After just the one defeat the future looks rosy for the speedy daughter of Deep Field. With in excess of $600,000 in prize money and bonuses, it’s been a lucrative turnaround for owner-breeder’s Nino and…
Rosie Mahony has the fire in the belly again and she’s hungry for more success. Mahony’s win on Sir Snugalot at Albany last week validated her decision to have a second crack at rebuilding her riding career. The 23-year-old apprentice took a break for most of the 2022 racing year in order to rediscover her…