Vega Magic is back! 259 days since his last start, 658 days since his last win and 3 ½ years since he last raced in Perth, Vega Magic scored a sensational comeback victory in the Amelia Park Roma Cup (1200m). “I could never, ever be so emotional after a race,” Sean Casey said. Casey, who…
DetailsMitchell Pateman’s belief and admiration for The Velvet King will go under the microscope when the four-year-old makes his return at Ascot on Saturday. The Velvet King faces a star-studded field in the Group 3 Amelia Park Roma Cup (1200m), headed by Group 1 champions, Vega Magic, Gatting and Black Heart Bart. For good measure…
DetailsTop trainer Trevor Andrews has fond memories of the Roma Cup, having won the prestigious winter race on three previous occasions. Without a runner on Saturday, Andrews won’t add to his tally, but in the build up to the Amelia Park Group 3 feature, that has arguably assembled one of the best line-ups in the…
DetailsTrainer Dan Morton says Man Booker is showing all the right signs as he prepares to mark his return to top flight racing in the Amelia Park Roma Cup (1200m) at Ascot on Saturday. Man Booker is Morton’s stable flag bearer, a multiple stakes winner with over a million dollars in prize money and he’s…
DetailsWhen asked if Flirtini could win the Group 3 Amelia Park Roma Cup (1200m) at Ascot on Saturday, Simon Miller’s response was emphatic. “I was going to take her over for the Sangster Stakes in Adelaide,” the Perth trainer told The Races WA. “I would like to think if I was going to take her…
DetailsYesterday the McGowan Government released a roadmap involving four phases to carefully ease COVID-19 restrictions, to start getting Western Australians back to work safely and begin the process of re-starting the State’s economy. Western Australia is currently already in Phase 1, with Phase 2 of the plan set to commence from the 18 May 2020,…
DetailsTrainer Neville Parnham is weighing up a change of plans for his star filly Kay Cee. After impressing in a Belmont trial on Monday, Parnham is set to unveil Kay Cee earlier than he had expected. Parnham planned on giving Kay Cee another trial ahead of a return in next month’s Belmont Guineas (1600m), but…
DetailsTrainer Michael Lane’s big opinion of Resortman was further vindicated when the promising gelding made a successful return to racing at Ascot on Saturday. The three-year-old, with in-form jockey Kyra Yuill aboard, claimed a ¾ length victory in the Amelia Park Handicap (1200m) and it was an impressive outing from the $2.30 favourite. Giving Yuill…
DetailsHe was bought for $10,000 and has now returned $60,080 in stake earnings. He’s had two starts in Perth and is unbeaten in both. It’s easy to understand why Condor Heroes has become a firm favourite of the Gangemi stable and his group of owners. “He’s a serious animal and boy oh boy, the people…
DetailsTrainer Dan Morton is excited by the imminent return of his multiple stakes winner Man Booker. Sidelined for eight months after surgery to his hind leg, Man Booker will run in Saturday week’s Amelia Park Group 3 Roma Cup (1200m) at Ascot. “I couldn’t be happier with him and can’t wait to see him back,”…
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