Western Australian trainers are encouraged to adhere to Perth Racing’s dress code within the mounting yard enclosure. While the majority of our representatives dress appropriately there is still a minority that are damaging the image of WA trainers. Perth Racing are cognisant that many trainers are dealing with horses on race days and while a…
DetailsDarren McAuliffe is armed with a top line up at Ascot on Saturday but he has given punters a lead by declaring Rebelson the best of his charges. The Snippetson gelding will tackle the Listed Ascot Gold Cup (1800m) and renew hostilities with the Adam Durrant-trained Son Of Something. The pair clashed at Northam two…
DetailsMy name is Nicole Tassone and I run a life after racing program called ‘Raising the Standards’. Across the past five years I have gained a comprehensive overview of horsemanship, inclusive of both the racing industry and equestrian sport. I am someone who has been given a rare opportunity to see not only what goes…
DetailsRWWA Stewards have been advised by the ChemCentre in Perth, that the pre-race blood sample taken from CHILLY RECEPTION, prior to it competing in Race 4, at Ascot on 1 November 2014, has been found to have a level of total carbon dioxide content (TCO2) in excess of 36.0 millimoles per litre in plasma. This…
DetailsIt was sage advice from Gray Williamson almost two years ago that has been instrumental in Gene Killick enjoying immediate success as a first time trainer. Williamson, from Mungrup Stud in Albany, has been friend, mentor and confidant to Killick since he arrived from New Zealand over a decade ago. “Gray, his wife Jan and…
DetailsTrainer Jim Taylor has cast grave doubt on star sprinter Barakey contesting the Group 1 Winterbottom Stakes (1200m) at Ascot on November 22. The Key Business gelding is battling to overcome an illness after his shock loss to Elite Belle in the Group 3 Prince Of Wales Stakes (1200m) at Ascot last month. The seven-year-old…
DetailsThe tragic deaths of Admire Rakti and Araldo in separate incidents at the Melbourne Cup have understandably raised questions in the wider community. Australia’s racing authorities, who have the safety and health of horses and their riders as an absolute priority above all else, want the facts to be known so that members of the…
DetailsGroup 1 stallion Citidancer (Ire) succumbed to the infirmities of old age at Yarradale Stud on Monday night. He was 29. “He covered one of our mares last month and she is in foal,” Yarradale office manager Heather Appleby said. “He’s been a remarkable stallion and we will all miss him, he was such a…
DetailsApprentice riders Lucy Warwick and Jordan Turner have fought out an exciting draw in the Touchstone Farm Rising Star Series. Warwick led for the majority of the series and appeared to have it within her grasp but she couldn’t repel Turner’s surge at Geraldton. The 16-year-old hauled in Warwick after a career-high treble; guiding Chenonceau…
DetailsPerth trainer Shane Quilty has a high opinion of Hey Bro but concedes his confidence in the Fath gelding took a hit at Northam last Sunday. Quilty entered the Northam Challenge Series Final (1400m) with strong hopes but Hey Bro couldn’t match the expectations and faded to seventh. The four-year-old raced on top of a…
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