If Aaron Mitchell dares to dream he could be in line to play a major role at Ascot in a fortnight. The young jockey will ride Valour Road in the Group 2 Karrakatta Plate (1200m) and Modern News in the Group 3 WA Oaks (2400m). Mitchell will be super keen to reunite with Valour Road…
DetailsTop young jockey Joe Azzopardi says his decision on which horse to ride in next Saturday week’s Group 2 Karrakatta Plate (1200m) was a difficult one. Azzopardi had the choice of two top mounts in Western Australia’s most prestigious two-year-old race, but has opted to ride David Harrison’s Chix Pic. Complicating matters for Azzopardi was…
DetailsLuck isn’t something that has been in favour of Albany Cup (2070m) prospect, Not Again Ken, according to trainer Mark Wright. In particular, Wright refers to Not Again Ken’s past two starts at Bunbury, saying the gelding has been a victim of circumstances. After being in a prominent position in last week’s Bunbury Cup (2200m),…
DetailsFriar Fox scored a brilliant win in the Natasha Stakes (2200m) at Ascot on Saturday, confirming in no uncertain terms she is the horse to beat in next Saturday week’s Group 3 WA Oaks (2400m). Such was the nature of Friar Fox’s victory, 2 ¾ lengths over here nearest rival, Modern Mews, Tabtouch has slashed…
DetailsCo trainer Dan Pearce is confident Agent Pippa can follow in the same path as stable mate Money Maher and reassert her claims for next month’s Group 2 Karrakatta Plate (1200m). Money Maher cast aside two indifferent runs and breathed new life into his WA Derby (2400m) campaign when he scored a top win in…
DetailsEmma Stent is impatient by nature. So it makes the past few years intolerable for the young jockey. Early mornings, track work and the competitiveness of race riding is what she is all about. Rest, recovery, recuperation and the endless boredom of rehabilitation is something she is certainly not. Unfortunately for Stent, that has been…
DetailsCouleur Bizarre’s popular victory in the Bunbury Cup realised a life-long dream for trainer Chris Stelmach and her partner Jerry. The Stelmach’s have been mainstays of Bunbury racing for nearly 30 years, but success in their home town cup had eluded them. The closest the husband and wife team got to winning the Bunbury Cup…
DetailsAlan Mathews fears Paul Harvey’s sublime riding skills presents the biggest threat to Rock Giselle turning the tables on Dark Alert at Bunbury this afternoon. Rock Giselle and the Joe Miller-trained Dark Alert face off against each other in a return battle in the $120,000 Listed XXXX-Gold Bunbury Cup (2200m). The pair fought out a…
DetailsTrainer Steve Wolfe modestly downplayed his role in revitalising Red Ora after the gelding won the $120,000 Listed Amelia Park Bunbury Stakes (1400m) on Wednesday. Aiden by a gem of a ride by Shaun McGruddy, who took off before the turn, Red Ora, lumping 59kg, charged home to defeat Oliver’s Travels by 3/4 of a…
DetailsA concerned Lindsey Smith admits there are worrying signs over the immediate future of his Group 1 champion Scales Of Justice. Smith believes Scales Of Justice is still feeling the effects of his Melbourne debut in the Bobby Lewis Quality (1200m) at Flemington last spring. Scales Of Justice ran second to Redkirk Warrior, but could…
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