Respected Pinjarra trainer Brett Pope caused a boilover at Belmont last Saturday when his emerging stayer, Rivalry Galore, landed a maiden win in the $100,000 Listed Belmont Classic (2200m). Starting as a $12 chance in the feature event, the Trade Fair gelding finished powerfully from the rear of a five-horse field to beat the state’s…
DetailsIt’s hard not to be impressed by Joe Azzopardi. In a world of show ponies and egotists, Azzopardi is respectful and understated. They are character traits which have made him so personable and popular with his peers and supporters. Throw in that he is an accomplished jockey and he is a young man who is…
DetailsScales Of Justice took an important step towards his return to racing when he completed a satisfactory jump out at Ballarat this morning (Tuesday). Trainer Lindsey Smith said the Group 1 winner was ready to launch his comeback in the Group 3 Bletchingly Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield on Saturday. “He settled back in the field…
DetailsBATTLE STORM Owner Bob Peters and trainer Adam Durrant are still none the wiser about the shock defeat of Battle Storm last weekend. The Statue Of Liberty gelding was sent out a hot favourite, but suffered his first loss in a 1200m handicap on Saturday. Battle Storm failed to go past a winner in the…
DetailsMultiverse proved there was no certainty in racing when he scored a surprising win in the Tabtouch-Better Your Bet Handicap (1200m) at Belmont on Saturday. With Battle Storm in the line-up the popular consensus from punters was that the remainder of the four-horse field would be running for second billing. As he has been throughout…
DetailsIt took until race five, far longer than Pike and his supporters would have expected, but the champion rider broke the Australian record for the number of winners in a season when he guided Zaratite at Belmont on Saturday. Pike scored his 224th victory on the Grant and Alana Williams-trained Zaratite, the raging hot favourite…
DetailsThe Pearce stable will saddle two runners at Belmont on Saturday and they expect both horses, after contrasting last-starts, to produce rebounding performances. Don’t Fuss ran a cracking third behind Danny George two weeks ago and could have finished much closer or better after he slipped at the start and lost two lengths. Father Knick…
DetailsAll the signs point to co-trainers Grant and Alana Williams capping another successful feature race year in style at Belmont on Saturday. The husband and wife team have won 20 major races in the 2018-19 season and are hungry for one more in the Listed Belmont Classic (2200m). And with the raging hot favourite Mystery…
DetailsLeading Perth owner Bob Peters’ hopes in The Everest was given a major boost after Enticing Star secured a slot in the $14 million sprint today. Peters is set to play a major hand in the rich sprint, to be run at Randwick later this year, with Enticing Star to join her gun mare Arcadia…
Details“The only sure thing about luck is it will change.”-Walter Minzer. Martin Allan might not be familiar with the work of the American playwright, but he is hoping he is correct. Because if there is one trainer who could mount an argument that he deserves a change in luck it could be Allan. Since Sir…
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