Champion jockey Douglas Whyte could spend the hours on his flight back to Hong Kong wondering what might have been in Saturday’s Group I Kingston Town Classic (1800m) at Ascot. Stratum Star claimed Saturday’s Group I Kingston Town Classic in Perth. Photo: Darryl Sherer Whyte appeared to stop riding the Railway Stakes winner Scales Of…
DetailsThe Kingston Town Classic recognises one of the immortals of the Australian turf, Kingston Town, an historic winner of three Cox Plates. The Kingston Town Classic, run over 1800m and under weight-for-age conditions, is the final Group One of the Australian racing year. The race was also known as the Western Mail Classic, Winfield Stakes,…
DetailsOn Wednesday 23 November 2016 RWWA Stewards resumed the adjourned inquiry from 31 October 2016 following the issue of a charge under AR178E against Trainer Mr Daniel Pearce with the particulars of the charge being that at Belmont on 3 September 2016 shortly before Race 4, Mr Pearce did administer the medication “Nature’s Botanical” which…
DetailsTakedown won the Winterbottom Stakes in outstanding fashion and trainer Gary Moore stole the show with his exuberant post-race celebrations at Ascot last weekend. But the honour for guts and determination went to the Chris Gangemi-trained Rock Magic who literally climbed off the canvas to take his spot in the field. The seven-year-old was in…
DetailsAstute New Zealand horseman Allan Sharrock can’t wait for Kawi’s appearance in Saturday’s Kingston Town Classic (1800m) at Ascot. If Sharrock’s planning is spot on and the race goes to script, Kawi is poised to add a sixth Group 1 trophy to his impressive racing resume. There have been a couple of stuttering steps along…
DetailsGary Moore skipped and danced along the course proper to collect “gentle giant” Takedown after his four-year-old took out the $1 million Group I Winterbottom Stakes (1200m) at Ascot on Saturday. Gary Moore’s enthusiastic antics reached new heights after claiming his first Australian Group I at Ascot on Saturday. Photo: Steve Hart Rosehill-based Moore, a…
DetailsPeter Gelagotis is confident he has played his role and said it’s now up to Malaguerra to complete the assignment in the Group 1 Winterbottom Stakes (1200m) at Ascot on Saturday. The Victorian-based trainer believes bad luck is the biggest enemy to Malaguerra who headlines a strong cast of eastern states raiders, shading Terravista for…
DetailsBACKGROUND • The Winterbottom Stakes has been staged since 1952 and is Western Australia’s premier sprint race run under weight-for-age conditions. • The inaugural event was won by Raconteur over a distance of 1400m. Since 1993 the Winterbottom Stakes has been reduced to 1200m. • The Winterbottom Stakes has enjoyed Group One status since 2001…
DetailsGodolphin has turned to the northern hemisphere to secure a temporary replacement for jockey James McDonald. James McDonald. Photo: Darryl Sherer McDonald voluntarily stood himself down from riding pending the outcome of an inquiry into his alleged involvement in a bet placed on Godolphin galloper Astern in December 2015. Godolphin has announced English hoop James…
DetailsVictorian metropolitan racing will have a new voice in the commentary box next year with Greg Miles announcing his retirement from race calling. Greg Miles. Photo: Youtube Miles called his first race in Melbourne at Caulfield in December 1979 and his first Melbourne Cup in 1981 at the age of 22. Miles called a record…
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