It’s the turn of three-year-olds to take centre stage at Belmont on Saturday with the running of of the Listed Belmont Guineas, run over 1600m. Below is an overview of the races history. BACKGROUND The Belmont Guineas was first staged in 1980 and won by Queen Inca, ridden by Mark Grisby and trained by Colin…
DetailsCo-trainer Grant Williams said promising filly Bright Diamond emphasised her versatility with a storming victory at Belmont on Wednesday. The I Am Invincible three-year-old won against a leader-bias when she descended from last position in the Penfolds Handicap (1200m). Keeping her unbeaten record intact, Bright Diamond charged home for jockey William Pike to defeat Puckapunyal…
DetailsThe decks have been stacked against The Velvet King, but top trainer Darren McAuliffe has a few tricks up his sleeve in an attempt to spark the four-year-old to victory. A major player in Saturday’s Group 3 Seacorp-Hyperion Stakes (1600m) at Belmont, The Velvet King will attempt to break through after running two cracking races…
DetailsGroup racing returns to Belmont on Saturday, featuring the Hyperion Stakes. Below is an overview of the Group 3 1600m event that has been won by several of Western Australia’s top horses. HYPERION STAKES OVERVIEW The Hyperion Stakes was first run in 1972 and won by St Just. It’s held Group 3 status since 1980…
DetailsHe was on the undercard to Kay Cee in the Raconteur Stakes on Saturday, but Reign Of Fire could become a main act in his own right when the Ascot carnival rolls around later this year. In a devastating performance on debut, the Colin Webster-trained juvenile made the perfect start to his racing career when…
DetailsKarijini Aurora will face stiff opposition in the Listed Raconteur Stakes (1400m) at Belmont on Saturday, but trainer Summer Dickson declares she’ll be up for the challenge. “I ride this horse every day, so I know what she is capable of,” Dickson told The Races WA. “I know there are good horses in the race,…
DetailsWestern Australia’s breeding industry has been rocked by news that Mungrup Stud, one of the biggest in the state, will close its operation in the next three months. A need by partners Gray and Jan Williamson to move on, in different directions, has resulted in a decision to close Mungrup Stud, leaving a lasting legacy…
DetailsSaturday’s Listed Raconteur Stakes at Belmont is named in honor of one of the greats of Western Australian racing and a Racing & Wagering Hall Of Fame inductee two years ago. Foaled in the Spring of 1949 at Perringa Stud, owner and breeder and WA Racing Hall of Fame Inductee (2014) Sheila Gwynne remarked to…
DetailsFresh from his upset win on Perfect Jewel in the Belmont Sprint (1400m), in-form jockey Pat Carbery will chase his next feature race victory aboard Laverrod in the Listed Raconteur Stakes (1400m). In an exciting finish, Carbery lifted Perfect Jewel to a nose victory in Saturday’s Belmont Sprint (1400m), his second Group success in a…
DetailsBen Pearce oozes confidence that his gun mare Angelic Ruler is poised to showcase her best at Belmont on Saturday. Pearce can’t wait for the Group 3 Belmont Sprint (1400m), a target race for Angelic Ruler since she commenced her campaign in April. “She is super,” Pearce told the Races WA. “She is probably at…
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