Childs In Historic Geraldton Win

Sarah Childs capped an outstanding season by becoming the first female to win Geraldton’s Leading Trainer award. Childs had an almost unassailable lead before Sunday’s season-ending meeting and clinched the title early when Standup’n’deliver took out the opening race. The young horsewoman led for the majority of the season and staved off Geraldton stalwart, Gordon…

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Golan Escapes Nasty Scare

A float carrying horses trained by Tony Gollan was involved in an accident enroute to the Sunshine Coast meeting on Saturday. The scene of the accident. Photo: Clayton’s Towing. Deputy chairman of stewards’ Daniel Aurisch told AAP the float slid down an embankment on the Bruce Highway, 20km south of Caloundra track. He said the…

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Morton Boost

Dainty Tess gave Dan Morton a morale boost after she raced away to take out the Budget Car & Truck Rental Plate (1200m) at Ascot yesterday. The War Chant filly’s win came less than 24 hours after Morton was forced to abandon Watermans Bay’s Brisbane winter campaign. The Eternity Range gelding, who suffered a mishap…

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Walker Hopeful Of Return

Jockey Michael Walker is hoping he can return to the saddle within the next month but will know more after he sees another specialist. Michael Walker. Photo: Darryl Sherer Walker visited a neurosurgeon on Wednesday and received a positive report in relation to bleeding on the brain he suffered when he hit his head in…

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Change Of Ownership For Group 1 Winner

This season’s Group I Australian Guineas winner Palentino has a major change of ownership. Palentino will race in new ownership next preparation. Photo: Darryl Sherer Sun Stud, formerly known as Eliza Park International, has secured a 50 percent stake in the Darren Weir-trained three-year-old son of Teofilo. Sun Stud principal Danielle Cheng said the operation…

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WA’s Star Juvenile To Head East

Unbeaten filly Whispering Brook will headline trainer Simon Miller’s Melbourne spring carnival assault after enhancing her reputation at Ascot on Saturday. Whispering Brook confirmed she was WA’s best juvenile after completing a clean sweep of two-year-old races in the Group 3 WA Sires Produce Stakes (1400m). It followed earlier successes in the Listed Supremacy Stakes…

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