With the Group 3 Hyperion Stakes (1600m) run and won, trainer Lindsey Smith has turned his focus to next month’s Group 3 Strickland Stakes (2000m) with his exciting galloper, Scales Of Justice. Scales Of Justice, last year’s Group 1 Railway Stakes (1600m) champion, confirmed his standing as one of Western Australia’s best gallopers when he…
DetailsCo-trainers Grant and Alana Williams will attempt to lower the boom on Scales Of Justice with three runners in Saturday’s Group III Hyperion Stakes (1600m) at Belmont. Disposition will aim to return to the winners’ list in the Group III Hyperion Stakes at Ascot on Saturday. Photo: Darryl Sherer With 24 wins and more than…
DetailsIt was British rock band Chumbawamba who belted out the catchy lyrics ‘I get knocked down, but I get up again, you are never going to keep me down’. Queensland. Great weather, great beaches and let’s hope for a brighter future for the state’s amazingly resilient racing industry. The groovy song hit the airwaves in…
DetailsSaturday week’s Listed Belmont Guineas (1600m) is shaping up as one of the highlights of the winter season with a batch of top three-year-olds to press their claims in the $100,000 feature. Headlining a stellar cast is the Stephen Miller-trained, Variation, who announced his arrival on the big stage when he took out the Group…
DetailsBlackline and Salorsci are poised to lock horns in next fortnight’s Listed Belmont Guineas (1600m) after recording impressive wins at Belmont yesterday. Blackline, prepared by Simon Miller and in the hands of Joe Azzopardi, struck first when she outgunned her rivals in The Gate Bar & Bistro Handicap (1400m). The Blackfriars filly sat outside of…
DetailsJockey Jarrad Noske is optimistic Salorsci can bounce back and atone in the Ascend Sales Trophies Handicap (1400m) at Belmont on Saturday. Salorsci, trained by Noske’s father, Jeff, suffered a surprising loss two weeks again when he faded to fifth after controlling the race until the turn. It was a rare failure from the talented…
DetailsJoanne Forrest said winning her first Perth race last weekend was an experience she can’t describe or will ever forget. Forrest’s faith was vindicated after Dark Royalty made a successful transition from provincial to city grade at Belmont. Dark Royalty silenced any doubters when he surged to the front with a strong burst of speed…
DetailsApprentice Maddison Brown launched her riding career in the best possible fashion with victory on Pinball Wizard at Pinjarra on Thursday. Riding for her host trainers Grant and Alana Williams, Brown led and kicked clear on the $2.10 favourite who won easily by 2 ½ lengths. It’s the ideal beginning for Brown who is the…
DetailsA total of 33 trainers and 23 jockeys shared the spoils of 63 races in the month of May. TOP METROPOLITAN TRAINERS Simon Miller 06 Ben Pearce 05 Grant & Alana Williams 04 Geoff Durrant & Jason Miller 04 Lindsey Smith 03 Darren McAuliffe 03 Brad Graham 03 Neville Parnham 03 Justine Erkelens 02 Justin Warwick…
DetailsGrant and Alana Williams will claim their first trainer’s premiership at the end of the season, but the battle for the runner prize remains up for grabs. Team Williams leads the way quite comfortably, however very little is separating Simon Miller and co-trainers, Geoff Durrant and Jason Miller. Simon Miller made early inroads at Belmont…
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