Trainer Vaughn Sigley is adamant Black Heart Bart can overcome a distance query when he takes on a field of 16 in the Group 1 Kingston Town Classic (1800m) at Ascot on Saturday. Black Heart Bart has yet to register a win beyond 1420m and has failed in three attempts over 1800m, but the Lark…
DetailsAdam Durrant has ruled a line through Real Love’s run in the Railway Stakes and says the Desert King mare will rebound strongly in the Group 1 Kingston Town Classic (1800m) at Ascot on Saturday. Durrant said Real Love had no chance to pick up ground against an on speed bias when she finished seventh,…
DetailsThe Kingston Town Classic was first staged in 1979 and won by the George Hanlon-trained and David Brosnan-ridden, Family of Man, who won the race again two years later as the hot favourite when in the hands of Harry White. Hanlon and his compatriots in the Australian Racing Hall Of Fame, Bart Cummings, Tommy Smith,…
DetailsTrainer Dan Morton could not hide his admiration for Eternity Range gelding, Watermans Bay, following his record-breaking win in the Group 3 Scahill Stakes (1400m) at Ascot yesterday. In almost identical fashion to last year’s race, Watermans Bay charged home from the rear of the field to chase down gallant mare, Magnifisio and become the…
DetailsTrainer Helen Harding is taking a cautious approach with Washington Square in the Ray’s Contracting Handicap (1200m) at Esperance on Saturday. On talent Washington Square holds strong appeal and with a fitness edge he looks hard to beat, but Harding remains guarded about his chances. “He is a real nervous horse who is a barrier…
DetailsBunbury trainer Brent Larsson is hoping his return to Ascot with Spiritual Eyes on Saturday will be every bit as successful as her last. The four-year-old mare was headed by Transgressor in the straight but showed her toughness to fight back and win by a half-length. It completed a successful return for Spiritual Eyes who…
DetailsFollowing extensive consultation with stakeholder groups, Racing and Wagering Western Australia will implement a revised race programming strategy for thoroughbred racing from 30 January 2016. The changes approved by the RWWA Board on Monday will see the reintroduction of restricted class races as the predominant race types at metropolitan and inner provincial venues. RWWA Manager…
DetailsVaughn Sigley is confident Magnifisio can bounce back from her Winterbottom Stakes defeat and salvage lost pride in the Group 3 A.J. Scahill Stakes (1400m) at Ascot on Saturday. The Magnus mare had her colours by Queensland star Buffering last week who took full advantage of a track bias to record his second win in…
DetailsFor many 50-year-olds a change in life direction can often be a dramatic experience. That was the challenge faced by former jockey Stephen Sheehy two years ago. After 33 years in the saddle he had enough. The competitive fire had burned out. There was no fanfare, no valedictory address, just a low key bush meeting…
DetailsLynne Kiddle’s first trip to Ascot on Super Saturday is one she would rather forget. The build-up, the expectation and pressure to perform on WA racing’s biggest stage fell flat. Kiddle’s Passenger gelding, Run Liam Run, made his long-awaited city debut. He earned the right after creating an impression in the Great Southern. Last season…
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