Simon Miller’s outstanding run of success with two-year-olds continued when promising filly High Conviction defied a betting drift to win the Tabtouch Plate (1000m) at Belmont on Saturday. Miller has been the master trainer of juveniles this season, preparing 13 winners from eight individual starters including Whispering Brook, Swedish Memories, Speeding Comet, Guest Express, Atacama…
DetailsIt will be hard to go past High Conviction in the TABtouch Plate (1000m) at Belmont on Saturday. The Snitzel filly presents a compelling case: she is coming off a smart maiden win, will ridden by, Paul Harvey and is prepared by the master of juveniles this season, Simon Miller. Whispering Brook headlined a stellar…
DetailsThe Railway Stakes is Western Australia’s most prestigious race, but in 2011 it was mired in arguably its greatest controversy with the aftermath reverberating around Australia and across the Tasman. The nations racing eyes were firmly fixed on Ascot as a capacity field of 16 fought out it out for Group One bragging rights and…
DetailsStar Western Australian galloper Luckygray has run his last race. The triple Group One champion has been retired after performing below expectations in Saturday’s Group 3 Hyperion Stakes (1600m). “That was probably his worst ever finish in Perth, said part-owner, Barry Mitchell on TABradio. “Shaun (O’Donnell) who has been with him all along gave us…
DetailsGeneral Truce gave trainer Tony Vasil the best possible return to competition with victory in Saturday’s Jezabeel Handicap (1000m) at Flemington. General Truce won his fifth race at Flemington in the Jezabeel Handicap. Photo: Darryl Sherer Vasil walked away from training in March 2014 suffering from depression and General Truce was his first runner since.…
DetailsGlamour mare Wink And A Nod landed the second-leg of a feature double to cap a memorable afternoon of racing for father and daughter combination, Justin and Lucy Warwick. Wink And A Nod gave the Warwick family four of the eight winners on the programme after earlier wins to Elegant Blast, Cool Passion and The…
DetailsMyalup trainer, Justin Warwick, and his jockey daughter, Lucy, are poised to enjoy a big day out at Belmont on Saturday. Glamour mare Wink And A Nod is a warm favourite to record back-to-back feature wins in the Group 3 Hyperion Stakes. On the undercard talented and developing sprinters, Elegant Blast and Cool Passion also…
DetailsMelbourne Cup-winning jockey Michelle Payne says she is at least another month from deciding whether she will return to racing after a fall at Mildura last month. Michelle Payne was released from a Melbourne hospital on Wednesday. Photo: Darryl Sherer Payne has spent the last fortnight in the Alfred Hospital after damaging her pancreas and…
DetailsChampion galloper, Luckygray, can become the fourth horse to win multiple Hyperion Stakes when his return to racing reaches its peak in the Group 3 feature at Belmont on Saturday. On the comeback trail after a 12-month injury layoff, Luckygray is out to join Cambana Lad (1974-75), Heron Bridge (1984-86) and Marasco (2008-10) as dual…
DetailsEmma Stent is an impatient jockey in a hurry. So it makes the past few months intolerable for the young apprentice. Early mornings, track work and the competitive edge and buzz of riding in races is what she is all about. Rest, recovery, recuperation and the interminable boredom of rehabilitation is something she is definitely…
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