Northam Cup Plans For Just Like Fire
Just Like Fire could target the Northam Cup after her first up victory at Belmont.
A Fine Moment For Williams
Ascot trainer Raquel Williams believes there is a big win in store for Our Finest Moment who continued a consistent run of form at Belmont yesterday. Our Finest Moment, ridden by apprentice Fred Kersley, prevailed to score by 1 ¼ lengths after storming home in the Penfolds Handicap (1600m). Since returning from a fractured cannon…
DetailsRowe To Revive Kalgoorlie Memories
Perth horseman Stephen Rowe says he can’t wait to get back to the Kalgoorlie race round and revive fond memories of his best win in racing In 2013 Rowe’s star gelding Barnsley Lad won the Coolgardie Cup (1600m) and a fortnight later ran second in the Boulder Cup (1760m). Barnsley Lad’s dominant victory in the…
DetailsHannans Signs Look Good For Disposition
Adam Durrant says classy gelding Disposition is displaying all the right signs ahead of the $120,000 Listed Hannans Handicap (1400m) at Kalgoorlie on Wednesday. Disposition is set to make his stable debut for Durrant after winning six races for co-trainers Grant and Alana Williams and Anthony Freedman in Melbourne. Disposition has not raced since the…
DetailsKing Chasing Kalgoorlie Treble
Trainer Anne King won the first leg of a Kalgoorlie treble after Already Famous won the Boulder Cup on Sunday. Miki Two Toes goes around in the Hannans on Wednesday before Already Famous lines up in the Kalgoorlie Cup on Sunday. It follows her first Listed win two weeks ago in the Farnley Stakes. She…
DetailsParnham Excited By Athlete’s Future
Neville Parnham predicted a bright future for Athlete who finished powerfully from midfield to take out the Schweppes Plate (1400m) at Belmont on Saturday. The Helmut gelding failed to strike a win in two starts as a juvenile, but since returning this campaign he has strung together an impressive winning double. Parnham has tentatively pencilled…
DetailsHall and Durrant Look To Extend Boulder Cup Record
Jockey Peter Hall and trainer Adam Durrant are poised to enhance their Boulder Cup (2100m) record when they combine with The Forgotten One in the $100,000 Listed feature at Kalgoorlie on Sunday. Hall is out to claim his fifth Boulder Cup victory and third in partnership with Durrant after they combined with top bay gelding…
DetailsMorton To Build Boulder Cup Record
Dan Morton believes he can extend his Boulder Cup record when he saddles Macavity in the $100,000 Listed race at Kalgoorlie on Sunday. The Ascot trainer is chasing his third Boulder Cup success in five years after previous wins with Red Blast (2014) and Belora (2012). Morton says Macavity has the right credentials to win…
DetailsMelbourne Cup Weights
Weights have been released for the Caulfield-Melbourne Cup double with dual Irish St Leger winner Order Of St George allocated top weight for the Melbourne Cup while Hartnell heads Caulfield Cup weights. Order Of St George tops the Melbourne Cup weights for the second straight year. Photo: Ascot Racecourse The Aidan O’Brien-trained Order Of St George,…
DetailsGangemi To Take Patient Approach With Floyd
Any thoughts of Floyd tackling the Ascot carnival later in the year have been shelved by Chris Gangemi. The Ascot trainer says he will take a patient approach with the four-year-old who gave his rivals a galloping lesson at Belmont on Saturday. Floyd was never in danger of defeat and after finding the front he…
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