Aside from reigning WA Horse of the Year, Ihtsahymn, Saturday’s Listed Birthday Stakes (1200m) at Belmont Park is not one of the strongest editions of the race. With honours in last year’s Group 1 Kingston Town Classic (1800m), Group 2 WA Guineas (1600m) and Group 2 Cox Stakes (2100m), Ihtsahymn is the class horse in…
DetailsThe Jim Taylor-Jason Brown combination will attempt to claim their fourth Birthday Stakes (1200m) success at Belmont on Saturday, the final feature race of the Belmont season. The trainer and jockey partnership claimed their maiden win with Victory Trump (2000) before teaming up with Shock Value who won in consecutive years (2011-2010). Taylor and Brown…
DetailsPerth Racing’s decision to deny carnival drawcards including Barakey and Ihtsahymn access to Ascot has bewildered Michael Grant, President of the Western Australia Racing Trainers’ Association (WARTA). The WARTA had requested and planned for two jump outs to be conducted at Ascot next Tuesday, October 6, just twelve days out from the opening of the…
DetailsRWWA Stewards have now completed their deliberations in relation to Mr Harvey’s plea of not guilty to a charge under AR175 (a) for an improper action in connection with racing, in that on 5 November 2012 at the Lark Hill training complex, after being requested by RWWA’s Principal Investigator, Mr P O’Reilly to provide a…
DetailsTrainer Simon Miller was left in awe of Liberty’s Gem courageous victory in the Westspeed 3-Year-Old Handicap (1200m) at Belmont on Saturday. Stepping out for his first official outing the Statue Of Liberty gelding displayed grit and determination when leading throughout in challenging conditions. Jumping smartly from gate two for jockey Peter Knuckey, Liberty’s Gem…
DetailsSimon Miller wasn’t surprised by First Among Equals win at Belmont this afternoon but the dominance of the victory has given him food for thought. The Group 2 WA Guineas (1600m) on Super Saturday looms large on the horizon for the gelding after an imposing maiden win in the Westspeed 3YO Handicap (1200m). First Among…
DetailsPeter Fernie held out a determined challenge from Helen Harding to claim premiership honours for the 2014 Kalgoorlie season. Fernie and Harding went toe-for-toe for most of the season with the title up for grabs heading into the final meeting. Fernie led by two but it was immediately cut back by Harding who took out…
DetailsFresh from his win in the Hannans Handicap (1400m), jockey Ben Paterson believes he can pull out another upset result in the XXXX-Gold Kalgoorlie Cup (2300m) on Saturday. Paterson teams up with Drive West and is adamant the son of Blackfriars can play a prominent role if he reproduces his victory from two starts back…
DetailsSimon Foster is heading into Saturday’s $160,000 Listed XXXX-Gold Kalgoorlie Cup (2300m) in contrasting fashion to last year. The Bunbury horseman saddled Fanicio, one of the leading candidates after his slashing win in the Boulder Cup (1760m). The bay gelding ran fifth to Classique Ivory but could certainly have finished closer than 4 ½ lengths…
DetailsChampion horseman Frank Maynard says he is delighted to be having another shot at winning the XXXX-Gold Kalgoorlie Cup (2300m) on Saturday. The Kalgoorlie-born trainer, who hasn’t tackled the historic Goldfields staying feature in eight years, will pin his faith with outsider Gold Broker. Maynard‘s horsemanship skills are revered in his hometown and reached iconic…
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