It’s been over 400 days since Emma Stent last rode in a race, but the apprentice jockey can finally see some light at the end of the tunnel. Stent broke her ankle in a track work accident, but what was originally diagnosed as a six-month injury has extended to well over a year. For a…
DetailsLocal gun William Pike held out champion Victorian jockey Damien Oliver to win the Frank Treen medallion at Ascot on Saturday. The Frank Treen Medallion is awarded to the rider with most wins across the Ascot Masters and Pike landed a narrow one win victory. Pike booted home five winners and clinched the series when…
DetailsTrainer Lindsey Smith does not think Douglas Whyte has a case to answer following his charge of not riding Scales Of Justice out to the line in Saturday’s Kingston Town Classic at Ascot. Lindsey Smith interviewed following the Railway Stakes. Photo: Perth Racing Twitter Whyte was charged by RWWA Stewards for failing to ride his…
DetailsThe brilliance and guile of champion jockey Damien Oliver helped paved the way for Silverstream to return to the winners list in the Ascend Sales Trophies Jungle Dawn Classic (1400m) at Ascot on Saturday. Silverstream, trained by Grant and Alana Williams and raced by prominent owner-breeder, Bob Peters, posted her first victory in 399 days…
DetailsChampion 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…
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