Jockey Mitchell Pateman believes two key factors could deny him scoring his first Kalgoorlie Cup (2200m) success on Saturday. Pateman partners Touch Of Silver and says a distance query and the presence of Group 1 champion Ihtsahymn are the biggest dangers to the Saxon gelding. Touch Of Silver has won ten races up to 1800m…
DetailsHANNANS HANDICAP OVERVIEW Kalgoorlie’s feature sprint race, the Hannans Handicap, was first run in March 1897 and won by Laura. There were two Hannan races staged in 1897 with Common going on to win five months later in August. Notable winners include Lorna’s Nuisance who won the race in three consecutive years: (1977-78-79). Saltilo and…
DetailsTrainer Martin Allan remains confident he can shape the outcome of Thursday’s Tabtouch Hannans Handicap (1400m), despite the scratching of stable pin-up, Neurological. A winner of the Farnley Stakes (1400m) last month, Neurological has been denied an opportunity of going back-to-back in feature races after suffering a foot abscess. “If the race was on Saturday…
DetailsTrainer Neville Parker is not underestimating First Among Equals in tomorrow’s $100,000 Birthday Stakes (1200m). The eight-year-old is a $20 chance to score an upset victory in the Listed sprint, his first run under the guidance of Parker. Parker says he finds it difficult to discount First Among Equals’ record in big races, a multiple…
DetailsTrainer Rhys Radford is confident his courageous seven-year-old Great Shot is ready to fire first-up at Belmont on Saturday. After a strong barrier trial win at Lark Hill, Great Shot is set to resume his campaign in the Listed Birthday Stakes (1200m). “He is going very well and I’m very happy with him,” Radford told…
DetailsThere won’t be a more excited jockey than Clint Johnston-Porter at Belmont on Wednesday. The young rider makes his much-anticipated return to city racing after seven months on the sideline Johnston-Porter suffered serious injuries in an accident at Bunbury in March, fracturing a vertebrae after a fall on Burger Time in the South West Autumn…
DetailsTrainer Rob Gulberti’s Kalgoorlie carnival stocks were given a boost after Ihtsahymn and Roger The Roman scored impressive trial wins at Lark Hill on Monday. Roger The Roman sprinted sharply to win his 950m heat impressively while Ihtsahymn went to the line unextended when taking out heat 19 over 1450m. Ihtsahymn had his first hit…
DetailsSimon 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…
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