Prying Tom has burst into Kalgoorlie Cup (2300m) contention after maintaining his excellent form at Belmont Park yesterday. The Sharon Miller-trained six-year-old, ideally ridden by Alan Kennedy, completed a winning hat trick in a 2100m handicap. Starting at $3, Prying Tom kicked clear inside the last 100m and defeated favourite Red Army by 1 ¼…
DetailsSimon Miller is confident Double Bubble can continue her progress in the Crown Perth Plate (1300m) at Belmont on Saturday. Double Bubble has won both her two races and will start a raging favourite after a dominant 4 ½ length victory last-start. “Double Bubble is on an upward spiral from run to run,” Miller said…
DetailsLiz Strempel is a trainer who goes about her business with a minimum of fuss. With a small team of horses in work, she doesn’t command or seek a high profile. But in recent months, with her stable on a hot winning streak, she has found the limelight. At Pinjarra today, (Thursday) Jamie’s Linc gave…
DetailsTrainer Tiarnna Robertson suffered a major blow with her quality mare Fabergino ruled out of the Ascot carnival. “She is out for three months after surgery to repair a chipped bone in her knee,” Robertson. “It’s not a positive result and she won’t be running in the Winterbottom Stakes. “She’s always had an issue with…
DetailsRock Magic has been ruled out for the remainder of the year and will miss the Ascot carnival. Trainer Chris Gangemi said time is against Rock Magic after he injured his knee in a stable accident last June. “Unfortunately he is going to miss the Winterbottm Stakes and the Ascot carnival this year,” Gangemi told…
DetailsThe father and son combination of John and Chris Gangemi celebrated a memorable day of racing when they claimed an intrastate feature double on Saturday. Chris Gangemi launched a top day for the family when a new addition to his stable, Super Maxi, led all the way to win the Listed Belmont Newmarket (1200m). About…
DetailsWagin-based Angela Smith scaled her greatest heights as a trainer when she prepared Time Frame to win the 1997 Perth Cup. The rogue galloper, ridden by Dennis Gundry, defied scorching heat to lead throughout and win by one length from Regimental Tattoo. Smith, a former apprentice jockey in New Zealand, won nine races with Time…
DetailsSimon Miller can write himself into Belmont Newmarket history if stable mates Oliver’s Travels or Caipirinha win the $100,000 Listed race at Belmont on Saturday. Miller is out to become the first trainer to claim a hat trick of Belmont Newmarket’s after earlier wins to First Among Equals (2016) and Meteoroid (2017). Miller is an…
DetailsTrainer Barry Newnham has no doubt his patience with King Blitz is paying off and believes the bay gelding has the potential to develop into an above average horse. At Belmont on Wednesday King Blitz did his best to live up to Newnham’s expectations when he won the PSC Insurance Handicap (1400m) by 2 ¼…
DetailsWell-travelled jockey Paul Marks is a proud and passionate South Australian, but for several months of the year he can’t wait to leave his home state. It’s not personal, just an intense dislike of winter and at home in Millicent, a town 339km south-east of Adelaide, it can get frightfully cold. For 51-year-old Marks chasing…
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