Dream Lifter’s racing career is reaching the end. After eight wins from 33 starts and a tick over half a million in prize money, retirement is near. And for trainer Paul Hunter, who has been Dream Lifter’s chief mentor throughout the majority of his racing life, he’s plotting for a fairy tale finish. Hunter has…
DetailsQuality mare Dainty Tess has run her last race and will be sold as a broodmare later this year. Trained by Dan Morton, the daughter of War Chant won 14 races and was placed on 16 occasions from her 39 starts. Her feature wins included the Group 3 Prince Of Wales (1000m) twice, the Group…
DetailsFour interstate riders from across Australia will converge on Perth to participate in the second leg of the National Apprentice Race Series (NARS) at Ascot. Riders from Queensland, South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania will join seven WA jockeys in the National Apprentice Challenge (1800m) on Wednesday. Queensland has current bragging rights and sit two points…
DetailsBurger Time’s boilover in Sunday’s Listed XXXX Gold Bunbury Cup (2000m) was not only a sentimental and career-best win for trainer Aaron Bazeley, but also a much-needed lift for a family who has experienced its fair share of adversity in recent years. Bazeley, his former-jockey wife Misty and their two daughters, Courtney, 15, and Jasmine,…
DetailsStephen Miller goes into Wednesday’s Listed Amelia Park-Bunbury Stakes (1400m) with mixed hopes.. The top horseman is absolutely rapt to have his star galloper Variation back at the races, but is uncertain of what to expect from the five-year-old. Bunbury’s premier $120,000 sprint, a race Miller won as a jockey, marks the long awaited return…
DetailsDarren McAuliffe says punters should be tempted to bet that Rebel King will win the Listed Amelia Park-Bunbury Stakes (1400m) on Wednesday. Rebel King caused an upset at $21 when he scored a 1 ¼ victory over River Dance in the Listed Cyril Flower Stakes (1200m) at Ascot on February 16. He then backed up…
DetailsJockey Mitchell Pateman has continued his faultless strike rate at Ascot this week, booting home two winners from as many rides. After riding a winner at his only ride here mid-week, Pateman maintained that perfect record by scoring aboard Bella’s Idol and Dam Ready today. Pateman landed in the perfect spot behind the leading pair…
DetailsThe well-oiled cerise and white machine of owner-breeders Bob and Sandra Peters looks well placed once again to win the WA Oaks and WA Derby, after their runners won both Listed events at Ascot today. It was Adornment firstly who enhanced her credentials for the autumn classics by taking out the Listed Ascot 1000 Guineas…
DetailsAscot trainer Trevor Andrews is under no illusions how difficult a task he’s setting his two fillies Princess Pierro and Winifer in Saturday’s Listed Ascot 1000 Guineas (1800m), but is hopeful they will do enough to enhance their WA Oaks credentials. The pair are yet to win a race, with Winifer having had one start…
DetailsDion Luciani is confident Sliced Bread is in the mix to land Saturday’s Listed Lex Piper Stakes (1600m) at Ascot and boost his WA Derby claims (2400m). Sliced Bread burst into Derby reckoning with back-to-back wins at Bunbury and Ascot in January, but it was his previous run that sealed Luciani’s confidence. Sliced Bread ran…
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