Popular South Coast of New South Wales trainer Bede Murray has passed away peacefully in his sleep overnight at the age of 80. Bede Murray. Photo: Steve Hart. Murray started his training career in 1962 at his Conjola property “Rissmore”, south of Nowra. “Horses in the country do better as it’s closer to their natural…
DetailsRWWA Stewards have been advised by the ChemCentre in Perth, that cobalt at a concentration in excess of 200 micrograms per litre, being the threshold prescribed in the Harness Rules of Racing, has been detected in a urine sample taken from DREAM TO BELIEVE at Northam on 16 January 2016 after it had competed and…
DetailsKalgoorlie-based horseman, Brett Mathews, is confident Western Blaze can set a weight carrying record to win the $70,000 Esperance Freight Lines-Esperance Cup (2000m) on Saturday. Western Blaze is the 61.5kg top weight and the biggest impost carried to win Esperance’s premier staying race since the metric system was introduced to racing in 1972 was 61kg…
DetailsAn intriguing sidelight to Geraldton’s meeting on Wednesday is the battle between young gun, Sarah Childs and veteran horseman, Gordon Spowart for leading trainer. It’s exciting new territory for Childs who is in search of her first Geraldton trainer’s premiership while Spowart is looking to extend his record-breaking tally to 19. With five meetings remaining…
DetailsRWWA Stewards today inquired into a report received from the ChemCentre in Perth, that arsenic in excess of the threshold of 0.3 mg/L in urine has been detected in the post-race urine sample taken from DUST ME OFF at Ascot on 5 December 2015 after it had competed and won in Race 5. This finding…
DetailsJake Casey will represent Western Australia in the first leg of the National Apprentice challenge at Sandown on Thursday. Casey will partner the Robert Griffiths-trained Flying Geepee, a Flying Spur three-year-old who is returning from a spell. The gelding, who has drawn the widest gate in the field of ten, has one win and three…
DetailsExtreme Choice is the new favourite with most firms for the 2016 Golden Slipper Stakes following his brilliant Blue Diamond Stakes victory. Extreme Choice is favourite with most firms for the 2016 Golden Slipper Stakes. Photo: Darryl Sherer The Mick Price-trained Extreme Choice remained unbeaten with victory in Saturday’s Group I Blue Diamond Stakes at…
DetailsPrice spending Blue Diamond winnings at Premier Sale Darryl Sherer – 28 Feb 2016 Blue Diamond Stakes winning trainer Mick Price was busy adding to the stable at the Premier Sale on Sunday. Mick Price after the Blue Diamond Stakes win of Extreme Choice. Photo: Darryl Sherer Price went to $280,000 for a colt from…
DetailsTalented filly Showy Chloe heads into unchartered waters when she resumes in the WATC Derby Day-April 16 Handicap (1200m) at Ascot on Saturday. The Alfred Nobel filly avoids elite company after seven career starts and returns from a spell without the benefit of a lead in trial. As a two-year-old Showy Chloe won the Sires…
DetailsThe Pinjarra Classic was first staged in 1998 and taken out by Sounds Of Legend, prepared by Jim Taylor and ridden by Paul Harvey. The inaugural race contained nine runners and Sounds Of Legend crossed from the widest gate to defeat Volstag by a half-length with Zacaboy close behind in third place. Sounds Of Legend…
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