Zac Purton rode a double at Sha Tin on Saturday but said neither would have won had he been riding to the new Australian whip rules. Zac Purton rode a double at Sha Tin on Saturday. Photo: Steve Hart Purton scored aboard Rouge Et Blanc and Washington Heights by a nose and a neck respectively,…
DetailsThoroughbred Breeders Australia (TBA) president Basil Nolan has labelled Racing Australia’s proposal to bring breeders under the rules of racing a “power grab”. “It tells you everything about Racing Australia that they made the announcement without even bothering to first inform TBA and while they were still supposed to be considering a proposal from us,”…
DetailsTroy Turner is happy to concede Illuminated hot favouritism in the Narrogin Cup, but believes Ready To Fire is capable of causing a massive upset in the provincial feature. Illuminated, a powerful member of the cerise and white army of owner-breeder, Bob Peters and trainer, Grant Williams, is a raging odds on favourite with punters.…
DetailsTrainer Adam Durrant expects jockey, Joe Azzopardi, to take full advantage of Kia Ora Koutou’s draw in the $200,000 WA Derby (2400m) at Ascot on Saturday. Durrant believes from an inside barrier position and with improved fitness Azzopardi can race Kia Ora Koutou handier to the lead in the Group 2 classic. “From barrier one…
DetailsThe WA Sires Produce Stakes was first run in 1911 and won by Florabel, a daughter of Carbineer who was ridden by A.Audas. The WA Sires Produce Stakes held Group 2 status for a decade: 1980 to 1990 and has raced at Group 3 level since 1991. Notable winners include Eurythmic (1919), Chestillion (1960), Nicopolis…
DetailsAustralia’s most promising apprentice jockeys will converge at Ascot next Wednesday, April 20, for the penultimate heat of the National Apprentice Challenge. Inaugurated in 2008, the challenge aims to give leading apprentices from across the nation the opportunity to compete with their interstate contemporaries. The 2016 edition of the series, which comprises five heats, commenced…
DetailsFred Kersley does not mind admitting he might have got it wrong when assessing Culverin as a likely WA Derby contender. “She is a complete surprise packet to me,” Kersley said on TABradio. “I never expected her to be performing at this level over these distances. “She is capable and with luck in running can…
DetailsThe cobalt case against Victorian trainers Mark Kavanagh and Danny O’Brien could drag on into this year’s spring carnival. Danny O’Brien. Photo: Darryl Sherer The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal has provisionally set August 1 for the start of their appeal for administering cobalt to affect the performance of a horse in a race. One…
DetailsWilliam Pike is within sight of his metropolitan century after his win on Dainty Tess at Ascot on Saturday. Pike is unbeaten on the Dan Morton-trained filly after he found a gap and speared her between runners. Pike, who is on track to secure an eighth Perth jockey’s premiership, is 50 wins clear of his…
DetailsThe battle for Geraldton’s Leading Apprentice rider will go to the wire with Randy Tan and Clint Johnston-Porter fighting it out for honours With one meeting remaining before the 2015-16 season draws to a close on Sunday, April 24, Tan and Johnston-Porter are tied for the lead. Tan took full advantage of Johnston-Porters absence from…
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