Burger 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…
DetailsTrainer Neville Parnham is prepared to forgive Platoon’s flat performance in the Magic Millions Trophy at Pinjarra earlier this month and expects a bold showing in the Listed Lex Piper Stakes (1600m) at Ascot on Saturday. Platoon failed to beat a runner home in the Magic Millions first-up, but Parnham has urged punters to give…
DetailsShelby Colgate says she is delighted to be representing Western Australia when she does battle against some of Australia’s best young jockeys in Hobart next month. Colgate, based in the Great Southern under Steve Wolfe, will take part in the opening leg of the National Apprentice Race Series, which gets underway on March 9. “I…
DetailsBrother’s Keeper will carry 60kg in Sunday’s Esperance Cup (2015m), but despite the magnitude of his task, trainer Tiarnna Robertson is confident he will run a big race. Only Impact Rating (2009) with 61kg and Count Nikolai (1982), who lumped 60.5kg, have carried more weight to win the past 35 editions of the Esperance Cup.…
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