Prince Follows Queen

Arcadia Prince has gone some way to emulating the deeds of his little sister Arcadia Queen, taking out the Group 3 Scahill Stakes (1400m) at Ascot this afternoon. Arcadia Queen was a dominant winner of the Group 1 Kingston Town Classic last weekend and although it was only a Group 3 race today, Arcadia Prince…

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She’s Vital Scores Knockout Win

A dream Perth debut for former Sydney galloper Molten was hit out of the park by She’s Vital at Ascot on Wednesday. Sent out the $2.10 favourite, Molten was cut down late by She’s Vital in the Gerard Lightning Handicap (1000m). A new recruit for trainer Chris Gangemi, Molten won three races from 10 starts for…

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Miller Predicts Bright Future For Archant

Aided by a well-judged ride from Mitchell Pateman, Archant scored his second career win and according to trainer Stephen Miller, there is more to come. Coming out of a dominant Bunbury maiden victory (1410m) at Bunbury on November 29, Archant led and beat Fairedu by a neck with Arsinoe third. “Since we put the blinkers he seems…

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History Of A.J.Scahill Stakes

A.J.SCAHILL STAKES OVERVIEW The race was first run in 1978 and won by Burgess Queen. It’s held Group 3 status since 1980. The race was run over 1200m in 1978 & 1979 and 1450m in 1983 before it’s current distance of 1400m since 1980. It was held at Belmont Park in 2003. Notable winners include:…

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A New Queen Is Crowned

Arcadia Queen has become just the second three-year-old filly to win the Group 1 Kingston Town Classic, with a flawless performance in the final Group 1 of the year. Two weeks ago, the Pierro filly became the first horse to win the WA Champion Fillies Stakes-WA Guineas double. Today, she added, arguably, WA’s premier Weight-For-Age race to…

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Material Man’s Kingston Town Boost

Trainer Justin Warwick felt a sense of relief after Material Man drew a perfect barrier in the Kingston Town Classic (1800m), getting gate two for Saturday’s $1 million purse at Ascot. The Myalup-based horseman believes a favourable draw gives Material Man a wonderful opportunity of going one better after he ran a half-length second to Pounamu…

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Arcadia Queen To Repeat History

Owner Bob Peters believes Arcadia Queen is a top chance to repeat history in the Group 1 Kingston Town Classic (1800m) at Ascot on Saturday. Peters says his gun three-year-old can replicate Perfect Reflection and become the second filly to win the $1 million weight-for-age race. His confidence in Arcadia Queen, a brilliant winner of…

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