After the disappointment of missing out on winning the inaugural edition of The Nullarbor (2536m), leading trainers Gary Hall Snr and Greg and Skye Bond will be out for redemption in next week’s $1.25 million feature. Hall Snr has locked in Jumpingjackmac for his slot, which he owns alongside Steve Waters, while Team Bond picked […]

Trainer Ryan Bell is confident Swingband isn’t far away from matching it with the best in Free-For-All ranks, despite leaving disappointed from his third placing in last week’s Bunbury Cup (2569m). Swingband led from barrier one in last week’s $50,000 event, before being run down by Jumpingjackmac and Pinny Tiger in the concluding stages. Bell […]

Trainer Justin Prentice admits he can’t put his finger on why Mighty Ronaldo produced an underwhelming run in Saturday’s Bunbury Cup (2569m) and is hoping for an improved performance this week. The reigning Fremantle Cup champion is set to line up in Friday night’s Governors Cup (2130m), where a golden ticket to this year’s edition […]

Jumpingjackmac NZ flashing down the outside in the Bunbury Cup. Photo Credit- Photography by Jodie Hallows Jumpingjackmac NZ earned himself a Golden Ticket into the $300,000 Retravision Fremantle Cup later this month after his impressive win over the weekend in the Gr3 $50,000 Swan Draught Bunbury Cup (2569m). Trained by Gary Hall Snr and expertly […]

Wagin Cup Presentation. Photo Credit- Photography by Jodie Hallows David Young and Robert Dowers partnership in horses goes back over a decade, but on Thursday they experienced cup glory with The Wildcard taking home the $11,000 Palace Hotel Wagin Cup in a thrilling finish. Driven by Emily Suvaljko, The Wildcard started as the $1.55 favourite […]

The Thirsty Vet getting the win at Wagin. Photo Credit- Photography by Jodie Hallows A training treble is pretty amazing in itself, but training a treble with your son on board is something else, and on Thursday March 28, Sarah Suvaljko did just that with her eldest son Joseph Suvaljko in the cart at Wagin. […]

Last years Bunbury Cup winner, Lavra Joe. Photo Credit – Photography by Jodie Hallows It’s been a few years since they’ve been under lights, but the 2024 Swan Draught Bunbury Pacing Cup is returning to its nighttime slot this Saturday, March 30 and its set to be a big night out in Bunbury, you don’t […]

Sian, Eliza, David and Aiden with ‘Audrey’ after the milestone win. Photo Credit- Photography by Jodie Hallows The countdown has been on for recent weeks, but on Monday March 25 at Pinjarra, David Young celebrated his 200th training win with the dark horse of his stable, Thats Not My Gait. Explaining that he expected to […]

Some time ago, Jeremy Thornton made the decision to bring over Swet Fame to give him a go as a stallion, and on Sunday the last of his progeny, Major Buzz broke through for his first win at Bridgetown. Hopeful that they would see something come out of the stallion, Thornton admitted that they were […]

Bridgetown celebrated their big one for the season, the Bridgetown Cup as well as the wrap up of their meetings, with another big crowd on course on Sunday, March 24. Aiden De Campo walked away with yet another cup glory with Magnus Victor too good in the feature, with $1.70 fighting it out to the […]

Photo Credit- Club Menangle With less than four weeks until Australia’s richest Group 1 race, the $1.25mil TABTouch Nullarbor, TABTouch have confirmed their slot with the Jason Grimson-trained Hot And Treacherous NZ set to head to the west. Grimson is familiar with Nullarbor success after last year’s win with Betterzippit, the TABtouch/Grimson team will be […]

Catch A Wave. Photo Credit – Club Menangle FORMER Miracle Mile winner and millionaire pacer Catch A Wave will be a surprise addition to the $1.25mil Group 1 TABtouch Nullarbor at Gloucester Park on April 19. His Victorian-based trainer Andy Gath confirmed the glamour five-year-old would run in the Rob Tomlinson-managed Regency Foods Australia slot […]

Photo Credit- Freehold Raceway Maddy Young managed to escape from WA relatively quietly but her debut drive in the USA was anything but that, with the girl from Pinjarra showing them how it’s done with a win first up at Freehold Raceway earlier in the week. “First win was a great thrill; I was a […]

Ideal Agent NZ flashes down the outisde to claim narrow win in the Mount Eden Sprint. Photo Credit – Photography by Jodie Hallows Greg and Skye Bond are reaping the rewards of their hard work, with the training duo once again taking out WA’s Leading Trainer for 2023 on Saturday night at the annual Racing […]

Steno and Jocelyn Young in the Woodlands Stud Golden Girls Mile at Pinjarra. Photo Credit- Photography by Jodie Hallows The future is bright for Steno, who is undeniably the mare to beat this season. Yesterday at Pinjarra, the Jocelyn Young trained and reined five-year-old continued her impressive run with an all the way victory in […]

Photo Credit- Pacepix Team Teal for 2024 has come to an end, but this year looked a little different for WA with the South West Pony Trots getting behind the fantastic initiative. With six young members involved, we saw Ruby Woodworth, Brooke Strachan, Addison Sharp, Mikayla Vlemmix, Maisie Reeves and Ruby Russell don the teal […]

CONFIRMATION boom WA pacer Never Ending will tackle the $1.25mil Group 1 Nullarbor has added another dimension to the April 19 feature at Gloucester Park. Slot owner Entain, through its Ladbrokes brand, moved swiftly to find a replacement slot runner when superstar Magnificent Storm was ruled-out of the race with a nasty knee infection. “They […]

WA Pacing Cup winner Magnificent Storm has scored yet another brilliant victory by winning the WA Harness Horse of the Year title for 2023. The Ray Willliams-trained pacer who rose to stardom in Western Australia, amassing more than a million dollars in prize money since being imported from New Zealand after an unplaced debut, won […]

The Sarah Wall Stable experienced a first on Friday night, March 15 at Bunbury, with the team walking away with their first ever training treble. Not only did they take training honours on the night, but the wins were even more special with the stable experiencing 100% winners to runners strike rate on the night. […]

Ajay Markham is set to be the next new driver to join the ranks, with the 16-year-old due to make his appearance at trials in the coming weeks. Following in the footsteps of his dad, Ashleigh Markham, Ajay knew early on in life that this is what he wanted, and after two-and-a-half years in Victoria […]