Simon Miller has given punters a lead by declaring Lady Cosmology to have the edge over stable mate Achernar Star when they resume in a hot edition of the Listed Birthday Stakes (1200m) at Belmont on Saturday. Lady Cosmology launches her Ascot carnival ambitions on the back of a successful trip to Adelaide in May…
DetailsThe all-conquering Peter Fernie stable enjoyed a day out at yesterday’s Boulder Cup meeting at Kalgoorlie, scoring a phenomenal six winners on the card. The leading Goldfields stable took out both the Listed Boulder Cup (2111m) and Kambalda Cup (1400m) with Gangbuster and Pym’s Royale respectively and ensured they would be major players in the…
DetailsJockey Peter Knuckey is in sight of claiming his first Boulder Cup (2111m) victory when he partners No Say In It at Kalgoorlie on Sunday. Knuckey says the six-year-old will improve on his last-start effort over 2200m when in a race devoid of speed, he finished a close second to Spiritual Warrior at Belmont. “That…
DetailsCampbell McCallum is on the board as a trainer, celebrating his first win at Belmont on Wednesday. The former jockey prepared Prescience to win the Amelia Park Handicap (2000m) and said it was a major relief. “It’s pretty good and a bit of a relief,” McCallum told Tabradio. “It’s taken us a little while and…
DetailsOne year ago on R U OK day Racing and Wagering WA launched Racing Assist, a free and confidential program open to licensed racing participants across all three racing codes. One year later, September 2019, RWWA celebrated the anniversary of the program. Racing Assist runs alongside other programs supported by RWWA including the Jockey Assistance…
DetailsCo-trainer Dan Pearce has cautioned punters to be wary of a first-up victory for Angelic Ruler when she kicks off her interstate campaign at Caulfield on Saturday. Angelic Ruler, who lines up in the Group 3 How Now Stakes (1200m), is back in Melbourne for a another crack after running top races last February and…
DetailsYoung trainer Neville Parker is daring to dream his new acquisition First Among Equals can lead him down the path to big time Ascot carnival races later this year. Parker says he’s excited to have a horse of First Among Equals profile join his stable and is determined to grasp what he hopes will be…
DetailsLindsey Smith will head straight to the paddock with his star gelding Scales Of Justice, ruling out any potential of the seven-year-old returning to Perth for the Ascot carnival. Smith made the decision to spell the dual Group 1 champion after his fifth placing at Flemington on Saturday, saying a hard run in the Group…
DetailsChampion jockey William Pike has delivered a glowing endorsement of WA Derby winner Regal Power’s trial performance at Lark Hill yesterday. Regal Power finished a close second to former stablemate Perfect Jewel in a 950m trial, the first time he had been seen publically since the epic Group 2 Derby win in April. The four-year-old…
DetailsPromising four-year-old Samizdat is still a big chance of contesting the Ascot carnival after he launched his campaign at Lark Hill on Monday, according to Chris Gangemi. An eastern states preparation targeting the Golden Eagle (1500m) in Sydney remains on the cards, but Gangemi hasn’t ruled out the Group 1 Railway Stakes (1600m) on home…
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