Real Love underlined star qualities and lived up to her pre-race hype with a stunning all-the-way victory in the Group 2 Golden River Developments Perth Cup (2400m) at Ascot today. Starting a red-hot $2.70 favourite, Real Love jumped quickly for jockey William Pike and shocked punters when she found herself in the unfamiliar role of…
DetailsNeville Parnham has warned punters not to underestimate God Has Spoken in the $500,000 Golden River Developments Perth Cup (2400m) at Ascot on Thursday. God Has Spoken has not won in three years and is reaching the end of a top career but Parnham is not prepared to write off the eight-year-old. Punters don’t share…
DetailsPunters have deserted Paula Wagg’s Balmont Girl for the $500,000 Golden River Developments Perth Cup (2400m) at Ascot on New Year’s Day. Balmont Girl held second favouritism in TAB pre-post betting but has drifted alarmingly to $11 after copping barrier 15 in the Group 2 feature. Adam Durrant’s Real Love retains her position at the…
DetailsThe Perth Cup was first run in 1887 and won by First Prince. It held Group 1 status from 1980 to 1992 and Group 2 from 1993. In the past 25 editions of the Perth Cup 5 mares have won the race: Talent Show (2013), Western Jewell (2012), Luna Tudor (2000m), Palatious (1994) and Mirror…
DetailsIn-form trainer Shane Quilty will test Dabang’s durability when she tackles the La Trice Classic (1800m) at Ascot on Thursday. The $150,000 Group 3 feature for fillies and mares will be Dabang’s seventh start this preparation and third in the past two weeks. The daughter of He’s A Decoy landed her first win this campaign…
DetailsReal Love will start one of the shortest-priced favourites in recent editions of the Group 2 Golden River Developments-Perth Cup (2400m) at Ascot on Thursday. The Desert King mare is all the rage with punters and looks to have a stranglehold on the $500,000 feature after displaying outstanding form this campaign. Real Love surged into…
DetailsThe Australian Racing Board (ARB) has released a number of Amendments to Australian Rules of Racing, effective from 1 February 2015 I encourage Members to take the time to review these Amendments. A summary of each of the Amendments is provided below. To view the Amendments in full, please click on the relevant links. Amendment…
DetailsMonday, 22 December 2014 MEDIA RELEASE Thoroughbred – Stewards Inquiry – Trainer Mr Jack Cockell – SYDNEY ROCK RWWA Stewards today conducted an inquiry into a report received from the ChemCentre in Perth that arsenic, in excess of the threshold of 0.3 mg/L in urine, was detected in the post race sample taken from SYDNEY…
DetailsSimon Miller breathed a sigh of relief and gained confidence to tackle feature races after Longma struck back to score a runaway victory in the B & T Watson Handicap (1200m) at Ascot on Saturday. The Sebring four-year-old relished the addition of blinkers and defied the afternoon’s pattern of racing when he led and skipped…
DetailsThoroughbred – Stewards Inquiry – STEP RIGHT UP (Trainer Mr Hec McLaren) RWWA Stewards today concluded an inquiry into a report received from the ChemCentre in Perth, that oxyphenbutazone (a metabolite of phenylbutazone) was detected in the urine sample taken from STEP RIGHT UP after winning Race 6, the Perth Racing Become A Member Today…
Details