Racing and Wagering Western Australia (RWWA) has today announced it will provide $168.4 million in funding to the State’s racing industry for 2020, representing a 6.9% increase over the 2019 financial year. The $10.6 million increase in funding will support key focus areas identified as fundamental to the improvement of Western Australian racing, with industry…
DetailsTop class filly Market Ruler has scored a career best win in this afternoon’s Listed Beaufine Stakes (1000m). Market Ruler was on the quick back up following her third placing to Don’t Fuss last Saturday, which trainer Simon Miller had done with her successfully last campaign. The scratching of Misty Metal earlier this morning made…
DetailsWestern Pride has stamped her claims as a major contender for the Listed Belmont Guineas (1600m) on June 22, after she made it three wins in a row to start her career. Despite having to sit three-wide for much of the trip and working hard from her wide barrier, Western Pride was able to produce…
DetailsOne week after the disappointment of realising his Group 1 placegetter Enticing Star would be leaving his stable, leading trainer Adam Durrant has quickly turned his attention to finding the next galloper to fill the breach. He hopes he can go a long way to filling that breach at Belmont tomorrow when Battle Storm lines…
DetailsThere is no place like home. That’s Justine Erkelens’ sentiment of her classy mare Friar Fox. The Blackfriars four-year-old is back with Erkelens after a stint in Melbourne under the guidance of Darren Weir. Friar Fox was sent to the east after an excellent three-year-old season that included victory in the Listed Natasha Stakes (2200m). She also…
DetailsRacing NSW Stewards have been provided with the analytical results from the Australian Racing Forensic Laboratory (ARFL) confirming the presence of the Anabolic Androgenic Steroid testosterone in a bottle of Omeprazole 100mg/mL injection manufactured by BOVA Australia used for the management of gastric ulcers. Racing NSW and BOVA Australia are working together to identify the…
DetailsRock Magic already has one Beaufine Stakes victory locked away in his racing resume. In 2015, carrying 58.5kg and under the guidance of Jarrad Noske, he worked home strongly down the middle of the Belmont course to get over the top of Rebel King. For the then five-year-old, the winning margin on a good track…
DetailsTrainer Roy Rogers has warned punters not to dismiss his stable star Captain Stirling in Saturday’s Listed Beaufine Stakes (1000m) at Belmont Park. The gelding will tackle the race on the quick back-up, following his second placing to Don’t Fuss last Saturday. Prior to that, Captain Stirling finished a credible fifth to Rock Magic in…
DetailsJockey Shaun McGruddy is confident Misty Metal can win the Listed Beaufine Stakes (1000m) first-up at Belmont on Saturday and continue to improve after a breakout campaign. Misty Metal shot to prominence at Ascot last year when she won a hat trick of Listed races: the Jungle Mist Classic (1200m), the Summer Scorcher (1000m) and…
DetailsChampion hoop William Pike is well within sight of his 11th Jockey’s Premiership, but is there a closer battle looming in the trainer’s race? After Saturday’s Belmont double seven-time champion Adam Durrant maintains his lead, but snapping at his heels in second is Simon Miller. Miller trails Durrant by 10 wins, but kept in touch after…
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