The changing fortunes of racing tested the resilience of trainer Nicole Pateman-Masters across two meetings last weekend. It commenced in dashing style at Carnarvon on Friday when Omega Lighting put paid to his rivals with consummate ease. Shaded by Rossa Mak for favouritism, Omega Lightning ran on strongly from third position and spaced his rivals…
DetailsThoroughbred – Stewards’ Inquiry – Trainer Mr Trent Brown – BRAVOSI – Kalgoorlie-Boulder Racing Club, Sunday 15 June 2014 RWWA Stewards today concluded the inquiry into a report received from the ChemCentre in Perth that the prohibited substance Methocarbamol was detected in the urine sample taken from BRAVOSI after winning Race 2, the Professionals Kalgoorlie…
DetailsIhtsahymn has won WA Race Horse of the Year at the Western Australian Racing Owners Association (WAROA) awards ceremony, held at a gala function at the Hyatt Hotel on Saturday. Victories in the Group 1 Kingston Town Classic (1800m), the Group 2 WA Guineas (1600m) and the Group 2 Cox Stakes (2100m) were major highlights…
Details2014 marks the 10-Year Anniversary of National Jockeys Celebration Day and the National Jockeys’ Trust. National Jockeys Celebration Day and the National Jockeys’ Trust was officially launched at Parliament House, Canberra, on 2 March 2004 in the presence of the Prime Minister of Australia, the Hon John Howard MP. Jockeys representing each Australian State and…
DetailsDean Nazzari believes a month of intense dressage work could provide Delray Beach with a crucial edge in the Diggers & Dealers Sprint (1200m) on Sunday. The former New South Wales galloper resumes for Nazzari after showing positive signs at his maiden Kalgoorlie campaign earlier in April and May. The son of Exceed And Excel…
DetailsRWWA is pleased to announce that as from the new racing season several important enhancements in Racing Integrity measures are being applied across all codes of racing. The RWWA Integrity department will be significantly increasing their activities with respect to Out of Competition Testing and non-race day activities. To assist with significantly heightened levels of…
DetailsAdam Durrant: Listed Belmont Guineas (Tick Tick Bloom), Belmont Oaks (Tick Tick Bloom) Feature: Albany Cup (Peck) Neville Parnham: Group 3 Northerly Stakes (Playing God), Listed Starstruck Classic (Bippo No Bungus) Grant Williams: Group 2 WA Derby (Respondent) Group 3 Belmont Sprint (Elite Belle), Hyperion Stakes (Elite Belle) Listed Belgravia Stakes (Arcadia Rose), Northam Cup…
DetailsGeisel Park mare Vintrack has a promising two year-old in Victoria named Bolord. The Tony Noonan trained gelding has been nominated to make his debut at Seymour or Bairnsdale this Sunday, August 3. Bolord (2g God’s Own – Vintrack by Blackfriars) was an impressive two length trial winner at Cranbourne earlier this month. He races…
DetailsThe WARTA congratulates Adam Durrant who has won his fourth Perth Trainer’s Premiership following the completion of the 2013-14 season at Belmont today. Durrant finished on 77 wins, 27 clear of 12-time premiership hero and Hall of Fame nominee, Neville Parnham. Durrant, with a 23 per cent winning strike, claimed three feature races with Tick…
DetailsBelmont winner Calabria Joe has propelled Universal Ruler into the Top 5 on Australia’s first-season premiership for 2013-14. Calabria Joe had been runner-up on debut at Pinjarra before a milestone victory in the Westspeed Nursery (1400m) at Belmont’s rain-shortened meeting on Saturday. “He’s my first-ever two year-old winner,” trainer Justin Warwick said. “Hopefully, the horse…
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