Trainer Simon Miller is looking forward to the return of Flirtini as the talented mare begins her countdown to dual Group 3 races in May. Flirtini is due to start in the Northam Stakes (1100m) on May 2 and will then target the Group 3 Roma Cup (1200m) at Ascot 13 days later. The Artie…
DetailsTrainer Brett Pope is yet to decide on the immediate future of yesterday’s TABtouch-Pinjarra Cup winner Divine Shadow. Divine Shadow scored an effortless 3 ¾ length win in the $120,000 feature, his first at Listed level. Pope said he wasn’t sure where he would send the gelding next but hinted at a winter campaign. “That…
DetailsCan lightning strike for the second time in a fortnight for Lunar Impact? David Harrison is less confident than he was in the WA Oaks, but he doesn’t mind going into the Schweppes WA Derby on Saturday as the underdog once more. Harrison only has to look back to Lunar Impact’s boil over WA Oaks…
DetailsGreat Southern trainer Roy Rogers says stable newcomer Brutus Maximus has the ability to win the Tabtouch-Pinjarra Cup (2300m) on Sunday. Brutus Maximus raced his way into contention for the Listed provincial feature after passing a distance query in last Sunday’s Albany Cup (2100m). Facing his first acid test beyond 1600 metres, Brutus Maximus ran…
DetailsChampion jockey William Pike is confident he has a great opportunity of extending his dominance in the Schweppes WA Derby (2400m) at Ascot on Saturday. Pike is vying for his 10th WA Derby success and fourth in succession when he carries the hopes of punters with raging hot favourite, Western Empire. The Grant and Alana Williams-trained…
Detailsrainer Dan Morton will draw on Lunar Impact’s WA Oaks victory as motivation in a bid to win his first Group 2 Schweppes WA Derby (2400m) at Ascot on Saturday. Lunar Impact scored a massive upset win in the WA Oaks (2400m), upstaging hot favourite Pure Devotion and Morton is hoping to do the same…
DetailsRacing and Wagering Western Australia (RWWA) Chair, Jeff Ovens herein provides an update regarding RWWA Board positions and subsequent Board Committees. Dr Lianne Cretney-Barnes has stepped down from the Board after ten years’ service having served as Chair of the Integrity Assurance Committee and Deputy Chair of the Board. RWWA would like to thank Lianne…
DetailsOwner Bob Peters has all but confirmed the career of star mare Arcadia Queen is over, after she suffered a tendon injury in preparation for her Group 1 assault on the upcoming Championships in Sydney. Speaking on TABradio this morning, Peters said he’d made the decision the five-year-old would never race again. “I’ve made the…
DetailsPat Carbery believes Cup Night has returned a better horse this preparation and the experienced jockey is looking forward to having him back at the races. After a top trial hit out, The Bernie Miller-trained five-year-old is set to launch his latest preparation in the Northam Stakes (1100m) on May 2. Cup Night won heat…
DetailsAge shall not weary him. They could very well be the words expressed by trainer Chris Gangemi about his stable star, Rock Magic. Remarkably, the 11-year-old is in line to contest another campaign of racing, principally in two races he is familiar with: the Northam Stakes and Roma Cup. The evergreen Redoute’s Choice gelding won…
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