Neville Parnham has faith that if Malibu Style can reproduce his Melbourne form he looms as a top contender in the Group 1 Winterbottom Stakes (1200m) at Ascot on Saturday. The top trainer has won a host of Perth’s major races, but victory in the state’s premier $1 million sprint is one feature event that…
DetailsSouth Australian mare Viddora heads west in search of an elusive Group 1 scalp. The Lloyd Kennewell-trained five-year-old is bursting to break through at the elite level after going desperately close in the past year. In May on home soil Viddora ran second to Secret Agenda in the Group 1 Robert Sangster Stakes over 1200m…
DetailsNearly 12-months after suffering life threatening injuries in a horror accident, Bunbury trainer, Peter Giadresco is planning to cap his miracle survival with a stunning Group 1 victory in next week’s Winterbottom Stakes (1200m) at Ascot. In January, Giadresco stared death in the face and was left fighting for his life when a half-tonne steel…
DetailsUnheralded young trainer Rhys Radford, veteran jockey Craig Staples and underrated galloper Great Shot conspired to defeat some of the biggest names in Australian racing in the $1 million Group 1 Railway Stakes (1600m) at Ascot on Saturday. With the majority of pre-race attention focused on defending champion, Scales Of Justice, Perth-owned star, Black Heart…
DetailsAdam Durrant insists Silverstream can defy her market rating and be a genuine force for the local brigade in the $1 million Group 1 Railway Stakes (1600m) at Ascot on Saturday. With defending champion Scales Of Justice, Perth-owned star Black Heart Bart and perennial placegetter Tom Melbourne fighting for favouritism, Silverstream is at double figure…
DetailsDarren Weir’s stable foreman Jarrod McLean issued an ominous warning to his rivals ahead of Saturday’s $1 million Group 1 Railway Stakes (1600m) at Ascot. McLean and the powerful Weir camp are brimming with confidence that their star galloper is back to peak fitness and primed to record a triumphant homecoming. McLean says Perth-owned Black…
DetailsPerth trainer Trevor Andrews says Private Dancer has emerged from last week’s narrow loss in fine order, paving the way for her tilt at Saturday’s Group 2 WA Guineas (1600m) at Ascot. Andrews believes his Oratorio filly is up for the challenge and expressed no concerns about backing her up after a brave second to…
DetailsLindsey Smith says ‘the gloves are off’ and Scales Of Justice is ready to do battle in the $1 million Group 1 Railway Stakes (1600m) at Ascot on Saturday. Smith, renowned as a tough conditioner of thoroughbreds, concedes he may have been too soft on Scales Of Justice after he copped a leg injury in…
DetailsArt Series will back up in next Saturday’s Group 2 WA Guineas (1600m) to take on the boys after posting a thrilling victory in the $200,000 Group 3 Champion Fillies Stakes (1600m) at Ascot on Saturday. The Darren McAuliffe-trained daughter of Sebring, ridden by Joe Azzopardi, fought on strongly to defeat gallant runner-up, Private Dancer…
DetailsTo borrow a musical term from the Pet Shop Boys Tom Melbourne will go west! The call comes from trainer Chris Waller who will target a Perth Group 1 double in a bid to shed Tom Melbourne’s unwanted tag. The seven-year-old is a prodigious, but unfilled talent, who has earned a maligned reputation as a…
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