Peter Giadresco is bubbling with enthusiasm that Profit Street’s good form on the training track can translate into a successful return at Belmont on Saturday. The Viscount gelding is coming off a solid trial win and will be ready to fire first up in the New Season Sprint (1000m) according to the Bunbury-co-trainer. “He’s had…
DetailsAdam Durrant will be crowned Western Australia’s leading trainer at the WAROA racing awards on Saturday night. Durrant is no stranger to visiting the dais, he has done it on seven previous occasions since claiming his first title in the 2009-10 season. It’s a significant achievement for a man of young years and positions him…
DetailsTrainer Peter Bamford said he was far from surprised by the ease of Swift Platinum’s victory in the Roebourne Cup (2200m) and he can see no reason why the five-year-old cannot continue his hot winning streak on Sunday. Swift Platinum was the heavily backed favourite in Sunday’s Roebourne Cup and gave favourite backers an easy…
DetailsJUST ACT NATURAL Paul Roberts believes a change in routine can give Just Act Natural a shot at returning to his best. The Natural Blitz gelding has been plagued by injury, but Roberts is optimistic he can get the best out of the six-year-old as he prepares for a feature race campaign. “To strengthen his…
DetailsAt next week’s WA Racing awards, it’s highly unlikely Mia Dolce will win two-year-old Horse Of The Year. That prize is generally reserved for Karrakatta Plate (1200m) and Sires’ Produce Stakes (1400m) winners. But if there was a prize on offer for the most durable and resilient juvenile of the past 12-months, then surely it…
DetailsIt’s been a big week in Western Australian racing, nationally and internationally. Joe Azzopardi kicked it off when he rode Sun Marshal to win the Group 1 Singapore Derby (1800m) last Sunday. That momentum carried into yesterday when two former Group 1 champions, one in the veteran class and the other, plagued by injury, score…
DetailsRoyal Strata will be out to pass a distance test at Belmont, but trainer Justin Warwick believes she is in with sound claims after her run last week. Royal Strata hit the front at the 200m and looked the winner, but she couldn’t withstand the finishing burst of Zaratite, finishing 2 ½ lengths third. Royal…
DetailsRespected 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…
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