Sean and Jake Casey are hoping lightning strikes twice in Pinjarra’s Listed $250,000 Magic Millions 2yo Classic (1200m) when they saddle up race favourite Maria Lucia.
Hayden King
Trevor Andrews is quick to forgive his prized filly Daryte for her surprise last-start defeat and is upbeat that she is ready to shine in Saturday’s $250,000 Magic Millions 2yo Classic (1200m) at Pinjarra.
Watch Me Rock and Storyville warmed up for their interstate preparations with solid showings in Lark Hill trials on Monday morning.
Almighty Class was back in a big way on Saturday and endorsed his claims for even greater success this preparation with the cosiest of victories in the Listed $125,000 Cyril Flower Stakes (1200m) at Ascot.
Last year’s Victoria Derby winner Observer made a statement at his racetrack return, proving clearly too good for his rivals over the comparatively short 1400m of the Group 2 Autumn Stakes.
Leading WA racing figures Grant and Alana Williams will appeal an interim suspension of their training licences in a bid to resume operations while they fight allegations of a positive drug test.
When considering Tash Faithfull’s career as a jockey, for all her growing success, it’s as much about heart as it is about skill.
Racing WA have called on an interstate track guru to take remedial action on Cannington’s racetrack, which was deemed unacceptable for racing halfway through a meeting on January 28 and shut down.
Heeza Phoenix delivered a smooth showing to beat arch-nemesis Rock Fest in a 1000m trial at Belmont on Monday morning to get back on track, although the campaign looks slightly different than first thought.
Former Geelong Cats captain Mark Bairstow was revived twice after suffering a heart attack at the Bunbury races on Sunday afternoon and is now in a stable condition.
1600m specialist Battle Commander further embellished his distance record in the $100,000 Ascot Mile on Saturday afternoon when the bold front-runner proved too hard to pass.
In a rare absence from the Sydney winners’ list, world champion jockey James McDonald hit back in resounding fashion at Rosehill on Saturday by bagging a five-timer.
Last season’s two-year-old of the year Talkanco resumes in Sunday’s $125,000 WA Breeders’ Classic (1200m) at Bunbury and looks primed to add further black-type to her resume in the Listed feature.
WA’s leading trainers Grant and Alana Williams are still yet to learn their fate after stewards deemed to uphold the suspension of their training licences following the initial inquiry into a positive swab.
Perth’s top greyhound venue has been shut down indefinitely and racing officials have launched a probe into the quality of the after a spate of serious injuries, including two deaths.
Punters have plunged embattled football star Lachie Neale’s galloper Two Time Charlie ahead of his start in the second race at Ascot’s midweek today.
Ernie Manning
Star two-year-old Warwoven, who was recently scratched on race morning from the Magic Millions 2yo Classic, won’t contest next month’s Blue Diamond and remains in doubt for the Golden Slipper.
The moment of truth has arrived for Grant and Alana Williams, with the high-profile WA trainers facing a stewards’ inquiry on Tuesday afternoon after one of their star horses tested positive to Ritalin.
Legendary cross-code horseman Fred Kersley has been bestowed the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) at Monday’s Australia Day Honours for his services to racing.
Sporting a resplendent white blaze, Jaz Session emerged a fitting winner of the Listed $125,000 Scenic Blast Stakes (1200m) at Ascot, racing to her first black-type victory.
Heeza Phoenix will kick-start a lucrative venture when he reappears after a break in the Happy 70th Birthday Lou Luciani Handicap (1200m) at Ascot on Saturday.
WA horse racing royalty Grant and Alana Williams have been sensationally stood down after a prohibited substance was detected in one of their racehorses during a post-mortem blood swab.
Jessica Evensen
Jamie Marsh is primed to take home the Sandi’s Me Mum (520m) trophy from Cannington on Saturday night, preparing a three-pronged assault for the feature.
Troy Turner has paid tribute to Colin Webster, penning an emotional piece after the revered trainer’s passing on Sunday aged 85.
