Leading jockey William Pike has confirmed he will ride Railway Stakes winner Regal Power at his Melbourne debut in the Group 2 Peter Young Stakes (1800m) at Caulfield on Saturday week. Pike told TABradio this morning he was told by owner Bob Peters he would travel to Melbourne for the Weight-For-Age event, where he starts…
DetailsSteve Wolfe is confident Watch Me Dance will fare better second time around against Gemma’s Son in the $250,000 Magic Millions WA 2YO Classic (1200m) at Pinjarra on Saturday. The David Harrison-trained Gemma’s Son smashed Wolfe’s I’m All The Talk filly by a whopping 10 lengths when they clashed in a 950m Lark Hill trial…
DetailsPerth trainer Tiarnna Robertson has confirmed that her star mare Fabergino will head to Melbourne on a ‘hit and run’ mission. An eastern states campaign in the autumn loomed a reality for Robertson after Fabergino’s past two explosive Listed wins The five-year-old won the Crawford Stakes (1000m) first-up and smashed her opposition in the Summer…
DetailsIt’s very rare for trainer Jim Taylor to saddle up a Magic Millions WA 2YO Classic (1200m) starter, but he plans on making the most of his opportunity at Pinjarra on Saturday. Taylor has Surveillance lining up in the feature race and although he is one of the outsiders at $15, Taylor is confident the…
DetailsStar three-year-olds Superstorm and Tuscan Queen have taken the first steps on their return to the race track for the autumn, finishing third and sixth in a 1000m trial at Belmont today. Superstorm, an eye catching fourth in last year’s Kingston Town Classic (1800m), made up significant ground in the last 200m for jockey William…
DetailsRailway Stakes winner Regal Power has got his preparation for the All Star Mile (1600m) underway in fine fashion, winning a 930m trial at Lark Hill. The four-year-old worked through his gears for jockey William Pike impressively in the narrow win over Some Sort and stablemate Mystery Miss. Regal Power has been nominated for both…
DetailsPlans for Scales Of Justice to tackle The Everest later this year will be ramped up after the star Lindsey Smith-trained gelding launches is campaign at Moonee Valley. After battling back and feet issues following his 2016 Group 1 Railway Stakes (1600m) triumph at Ascot, Scales Of Justice bounced back to his best in Melbourne…
DetailsCool Serenity has taken John Reynolds on a great ride at Geraldton this season and he’s hoping that can continue in Sunday’s Batavia Sprint (1300m). Reynolds had modest expectations when Cool Serenity entered his stable last year, but the Bel Esprit mare has been a genuine surprise packet. Cool Serenity won two races from 15…
DetailsRiding thoroughbreds for a living wasn’t a first career option for Madi Derrick, but ask her now and she is itching to get in the saddle and make her riding debut. And the former equestrian rider won’t have long to wait with Racing and Wagering Western Australia (RWWA) stewards granting her a license to ride…
DetailsKing Blitz is on the verge of making his much-anticipated return to racing for trainer Barry Newnham after completing a sound trial at Belmont on Monday. In his first official outing in 16-months, King Blitz ran on pace and wasn’t knocked around by jockey Noel Rudland when second to Cup Night. Cup Night finished full…
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