Trainer Kieran McDonagh hopes market support for Lord Lonsdale in the Westspeed Platinum Autumn Final (1200m) at Ascot is well placed. Lord Lonsdale opened $14 with Tabtouch for the $100,000 event, but has now tightened to $9 and is one of three runners in single figure odds. Adam Durrant’s in form gelding, Snipillicious and Premium…
DetailsIt has been a red-hot month for the Lindsey Smith stable. With a just over a week before the end of April, the Warrnambool-based trainer has bagged 11 victories across Victoria and Western Australia. Headlining his cast of winners has been In The Boat, a genuine surprise packet since transferring from Perth. Since making the…
DetailsA key trait for trainers and owners in racing is patience and perseverance. Without it, it will almost certainly test your resolve and resilience. Injuries, bad luck, misfortune, it has the propensity to dash and cruel hopes. On the other hand, if you land a win, the emotional and financial returns are untold. Graeme Ayres…
DetailsAdam Durrant says if Lady Tornado repeats her last-start performance, she will be hard to beat in the Crown Perth Handicap (1200m) at Ascot on Wednesday. The three-year-old filly ran third to Michelada when resuming off her maiden campaign and Durrant said the way she finished off the race was encouraging. “I rate Lady Tornado…
DetailsForum: Making Sense of Anxiety, Depression and Suicide [You might not be suffering … but this stuff is rife amongst your friends and family] Tuesday 3 May 6.00 – 7.30pm Ascot racecourse This Forum is supported by the: WA Racing Trainers Association Perth Racing RWWA [to be confirmed] Racing Assist – Industry mental…
DetailsMitchell Pateman experienced many racing highlights as a jockey, but the Listed win of his favourite horse This’ll Testya went to another level in February. Nearly three weeks after hanging up his saddle, This’ll Testya gave Pateman his first feature success as a trainer in the Listed Cyril Flower Stakes (1200m) at Ascot The brilliant,…
Details1-ALASKAN GOD In the space of a week local racegoers have been privy to witnessing two of the rising stars of WA racing. Seven days after Amelia’s Jewel announced her arrival on the big stage following the Karrakatta Plate, Alaskan God followed up and underlined his staying credentials in the WA Derby. Back in the…
DetailsAshley Maley says if the ‘racing gods’ are on his side he expects Sluice Box to be the horse to beat in Sunday’s Tabtouch Geraldton Gold Cup (2100m). Sluice Box has not won a race this campaign, but Maley says it’s bad luck rather than form that has stopped the gelding from winning his most…
Details1-AMELIA’S JEWEL She was very good on debut in the Supremacy Stakes, even better in the Gimcrack Stakes and simply jaw-dropping in the Karrakatta Plate. The cackle early before she even appeared on race day suggested she could be something special and that was well and truly validated in Perth’s major juvenile feature. The daughter…
DetailsWestern Australia’s riding ranks is set to be bolstered this week with the return of Mauritian-born apprentice, Brandon Louis. The 26-year-old will relocate to Perth and join Chris and Michael Gangemi’s stable after riding at Launceston on Wednesday. Louis is no stranger to local racing and his having his third stint in the west after…
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