Co trainer Ben Pearce believes Money Maher is capable of continuing the dominance of thee-year-olds in the Group 1 Kingston Town Classic (1800m) at Ascot on Saturday. Three-year-olds possess the best record in the Kingston Town Classic, winning 16 of the 41 races since the first edition was first staged and won by Family Of…
DetailsAfter a heartbreaking loss two weeks back, the powerful Darren Weir stable are supremely confident Perth-owned star Black Heart Bart is primed to rebound in next Saturday’s Group 1 Kingston Town Classic (1800m). “I have to admit I was close to tears and all choked up after the race,” said Jarrod McClean, Weir’s stable foreman.…
DetailsAfter three tight finishes at racing’s elite level this year, South Australian mare Viddora and her Perth-born trainer Lloyd Kennewell have broken through to score their first Group One triumph in the $1 million Winterbottom Stakes at Ascot on Saturday. The five-year-old claimed a deserved win after running second in the Sangster Stakes (1200m) on…
DetailsSam Freedman says the stables decision to target the Winterbottom Stakes (1200m) at Ascot on Saturday will be justified when Santa Ana Lane aims for a feature Group 1 double. After a brilliant finish to win the Group 1 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield on October 1, the Freedman camp elected to freshen…
DetailsNeville 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…
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