Trainer Trevor Andrews has lodged a Group 2 Perth Cup (2400m) entry for Em Tee Aye. Entries for the $400,000 feature event were announced yesterday (Monday) and the iconic race, which will be run at Ascot on January 2, attracted 40 nominations. Em Tee Aye, a son of in form sire I’m All The Talk,…
DetailsMitchell Pateman says Trekking is the biggest stumbling block to him winning a first Group 1 in the Crown Perth Winterbottom Stakes (1200m) at Ascot. Pateman has healthy respect for Trekking and says he is clearly the horse to beat, but if there is a chink in his armour then Valour Road can expose it.…
DetailsVital Silver has not won a race in over a year, but co-trainer Dan Pearce is confident that trend can end in Saturday’s Group 1 Crown Perth Winterbottom Stakes (1200m) at Ascot. Vital Silver ran second to Hey Doc in last year’s Winterbottom Stakes, his second consecutive Group 1 placing after the Manikato Stakes (1200m)…
DetailsThe Zoustar four-year-old tackles elite company for the first time in his career, but Parnham is optimistic he will be up to the challenge. Indian Pacific boasts an impressive racing resume with six wins and three placings from his nine starts to date. His Winterbottom Stakes credentials were stamped with victory in the Crawford Stakes…
DetailsTrainer Adam Durrant believes Stageman can uphold state pride and repel the threat from interstate raider Trekking in the Group 1 Crown Perth Winterbottom Stakes (1200m) at Ascot on Saturday. With two Group 1 victories to his name and coming out of top Melbourne and Sydney spring form, Trekking is a hot favourite to give…
DetailsTrainer Ashley Maley admits it’s been an unorthodox WA Guineas preparation for All Day Session. Two sprint races over 1000m is an unconventional approach for an elite three-year-old mile race, but Maley says All Day Session is one horse who can buck the trend. “It is unorthodox, but I basically ran out of time,” Maley…
DetailsRed Can Man’s top last start run in the Lee Steere Stakes (1400m) has given jockey Shaun McGruddy confidence he can win the Group 1 Kirin Railway Stakes (1600m) for the first time on Saturday. Red Can Man ran second in the weight for age feature and was only cut down in the last 50…
DetailsLicensed trainers are advised that the AGM for the WA Racing Trainers Association (WARTA) is to be held in December 2020 at date and time yet to be confirmed. In keeping with intention that the association engages as many trainers as is possible the AGM in 2020 will be held in the Larkhill area at…
DetailsCup Night has been given the green light to take his place in the $1 million Group 1 Railway Stakes (1600m) on Saturday. Cup Night had been under a fitness cloud after receiving a bad knock to his hind cannon in the Asian Beau Stakes (1400m) two weeks ago, but has been given the go…
DetailsAlbany Racing Club will host the $100,000 Western Australia Jericho Cup Qualifier on Anzac Day weekend, Monday 26 April 2021, where the winner will be guaranteed a start in the Jericho Cup at Warrnambool Racecourse Victoria scheduled for late 2021. Building on Albany’s connection to Anzac Day, the race will celebrate the history of the…
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