Hop On Hop Off At Bunbury

Co trainer Clint Price considers fitness and reduced weight to be the key to Hop On Hop Off’s winning chances at Bunbury on Thursday. Price says he expects his mare to have improved after a first up third to Distant Memory at Bunbury when she carried a career high 59kg. Hop On Hop Off, who…

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Star WA Galloper Dies

The Western Australian racing industry has been left reeling following the devastating death of Elite Belle who suffered a heart attack during a plane trip to Melbourne. Elite Belle, raced by leading breeder-owners Bob and Sandra Peters, was heading east to take on the nation’s best gallopers at the upcoming Melbourne and Sydney autumn carnivals…

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Witten Wins Encouragement Award

Kate Witten has won The Western Australian Racing Trainer’s Association’s Encouragement award for January. Witten, indentured to her father, Robbie, recently returned to the saddle after seriously injury her knee at track work. The budding apprentice missed close to a year of her career before making a successful comeback at Esperance on Boxing Day. She…

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Madassa Breaks Through

Favourite backers got off to a perfect start when Madassa returned to winners list in the Westspeed 3YO Handicap (1100m) at Ascot yesterday. The Lindsey Smith-trained Due Sasso colt broke through after runner-up placing’s at his previous two starts including to Tudor Bolt at Bunbury last week. “He has been in good form and I…

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Cool Trade Breaks Maiden Feature Status

Talented sprinter Cool Trade ended a frustrating campaign when she claimed a maiden feature win in the $100,000 Scenic Blast Stakes (1100m) at Ascot yesterday. The Trade Fair mare broke through for the first time this preparation after minor placing’s in the Jungle Mist Classic (1200m), the Thunderbolt (1000m) and Crawford Stakes (1000m). Trained by…

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