Promising filly Umawinner will need a double dose of luck to make the Magic Millions 2YO Classic field. David Vandyke will have a final throw at the Magic Millions stumps. Photo: Darryl Sherer The David Vandyke-trained filly has been in the Magic Millions markets since winning a Sunshine Coast trial by four lengths on December…
DetailsPunters diving into Single Bullet to win the 2017 Magic Millions 2YO Classic should heed the words of trainer Gary Portelli. Gary Portelli is concerned he may only have the single bullet to fire with his smart colt. “My gut feeling is he won’t run,” Portelli said. Single Bullet is currently on the cusp of…
DetailsIn my opinion it’s only a matter of time until whips are banned from Australian horse racing so it’s time jockeys, trainers and punters began to prepare themselves for the inevitable. Racing without whips – is it inevitable? Photo: Steve Hart THE SITUATION I love a punt and I love to see a jockey doing…
DetailsStar Exhibit lasted home to win Saturday’s $500,000 Group II Perth Cup (2400m) in a driving finish at Ascot. Star Exhibit winning the ATA Stakes. Photo: Western Racepix Star Exhibit ($5) looked set for a comfortable victory when going clear 200m out but Neverland ($19) came with a determined finish on the outside to miss…
DetailsSimon Miller is renowned as an elite trainer of juveniles and he is hoping to extend that reputation to stayers when Zarantz tackles the Group 2 Perth Cup (2400m) at Ascot on Saturday. Miller is optimistic he can secure his first Perth Cup victory with Zarantz and surpass his previous best effort when Senhor Da…
Detailsxperienced racing lawyer Wayne Pasterfield says stewards got it right in the recent James McDonald betting case and in this opinion piece has given an insight into how the rules of racing can be applied which all participants, including owners, should know. Pasterfield writes, Many recent racing cases have raised questions about the powers of…
DetailsStar Exhibit pressed his claims for the Group 2 Perth Cup (2400m) with an emphatic win in the Listed A.TA. Stakes (2200m) at Ascot on Saturday. Circling the field from last, Star Exhibit, ridden by Glenn Smith, swept down the outside of the track and defeated Respondent by 1 1/4 lengths. Dark Musket ran a…
DetailsIf Brock Lewthwaite’s fledgling training career doesn’t take off as planned he has a ready-made position to fall back on. Lewthwaite can return to the glitz and glamour of film making, a position he held for two years at home in New Zealand. The 25-year-old horseman worked on The Hobbit, a trilogy of films that…
DetailsDue to the forecast of very hot conditions for the Perth metropolitan area tomorrow, Racing & Wagering Western Australia and Perth Racing has this morning made the decision to delay the commencement time of tomorrow’s race meeting at Ascot. Although the Bureau of Meteorology has advised the air temperature is forecast to peak at 41…
DetailsIn response to further submissions from stakeholder groups, Racing and Wagering Western Australia advises that the Western Australian Oaks [G3], to be run at Ascot on 1 April 2017, will revert to the traditional distance of 2400m. To ensure continuity of the lead‐up programme into the Oaks, the Ascot 1000 Guineas [LR] and Natasha Stakes…
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