Variation’s History Making Wins Gives Miller Relief
Stephen Miller admitted he was feeling a little pressure ahead of the Belmont Guineas with Variation.
Stephen Miller admitted he was feeling a little pressure ahead of the Belmont Guineas with Variation.
Variation enhanced his reputation as a star three-year-old when he scored a history making win in the Listed Belmont Guineas (1600m) yesterday. Aided by a sublime Brad Parnham ride, Variation, who started favourite, settled fourth with cover from a wide draw and burst clear to grab the lead passing the 200m. The War Chant gelding,…
DetailsQuality galloper Variation and top horseman Stephen Miller are out to claim a unique achievement when they combine in the Listed Belmont Guineas (1600m) on Saturday. Variation, a son of War Chant, is looking to create his own slice of Western Australian racing history by becoming the first horse to win the WA Guineas-Belmont Guineas…
DetailsFormer Toowoomba jockey Skye Bogenhuber is looking forward to her first WA meeting at Northam this afternoon as she embarks on the next phase of her career. Bogenhuber commenced riding in New South Wales, but it has been Queensland and more specifically, Toowoomba, where she has made an indelible mark. Bogenhuber created history by becoming…
DetailsSit back and listen in to one of the greats of Western Australian racing, John J Miller as he chats to Ryan ‘Boy’ Hill on TABradio’s The Sports Daily. Miller, who was inducted into the WA Racing Hall of Fame in 2010, was recently acknowledged nationally as an inductee into the Australian Racing Hall of Fame…
DetailsDarren McAuliffe has given the thumbs up for WA Derby champion Gatting to contest the Belmont Guineas.
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…
Details