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Sparta To Enhance East Coast Representation In Quokka
Recent Gold Coast Magic Millions winner King Of Sparta is set to line up in this year’s TABtouch-Quokka (1200m) at Ascot. Yarraman Park director Harry Mitchell, one of the gelding’s owners, confirmed a deal was poised to be finalised as soon as this week. “We were keen to come last year but it didn’t work […]
Lil Happy Fella Brings The Cheer with Albany Cup Success
Sponsors Wellington & Reeves with Emily Suvaljko and Lil Happy Fella after their win. Photo Credit- Photography by Jodie Hallows It was a weekend for Country Cups in WA, with the Busselton Cup run and won on Friday night, followed by the $20,000 2024 Wellington & Reeves Albany Cup (2690m MS) that went the way […]
Contenders for the 2023 WA Harness Horse of the Year Awards announced
WA Pacing Cup winners Diego and Magnificent Storm alongside Mighty Ronaldo have been declared as the three challengers for the Harness Horse of the Year title as the sport celebrates its highest achievers for the 2023 season. Mare of the Year will be contested by the star WA-bred mare Wonderful To Fly with Beyond The […]
Crowds Aplenty For Busselton’s Last Meeting For The Season
Churchill Park (Busselton Trotting Club). Photo Credit – Pacepix And that’s a wrap on yet another bumper season at Busselton, with the crowds coming in masses for all five of the meetings at the beachside track. After a successful five meetings spanning from Boxing Day (December 26) until Friday, January 19, the club boasted big […]
Country Cups King Tim Blee Claims Another Trophy
Mikipelo greeting the judges after his Busselton Cup win. Photo Credit- Pacepix Tim Blee is undeniably getting quite the name for himself around the country circuit, with the Country Cups King adding another trophy to his mantel piece on Friday night after new acquisition Mikipelo took out the 2024 B.F.S Busselton Cup (2680m SS). A […]
Upper Limits Reaches Testing Period
It may still be 10 months away, but trainer Jeremy Easthope is already eyeing off a Railway Stakes (1600m) start with stable star Upper Limits. Last year’s Aquanita Stakes (2000m) winner will be looking to enhance his credentials for a start in the Group 1 feature when he lines up in Saturday’s Celebration Of Life […]
Young Eyes Feature Double
Trainer David Young is poised for another bumper night this Friday, with runners in two feature races at two different tracks. The Pinjarra trainer enjoyed a successful Friday night earlier this month when Showpony and Minor Catastrophe won at Gloucester Park and Busselton respectively in the space of two hours. Young will have star trotter […]
Im The Best Has Busselton Cup In His Sights
Im The Best and Trent Wheeler earlier in the season. Photo Credit: Pacepix Im the Best NZ looks to be the favourite going into Friday nights feature at Busselton, the $14,697 Busselton Cup for Busselton based trainer Michael Callegari and Collie King, Trent Wheeler. Set over the 2680m standing start trip around the tight circuit, […]
Extra Days Help Belle’s Miss Andretti Hopes
Trainer Luke Fernie expects the postponement of the Miss Andretti Stakes (1200m) to tomorrow’s Pinjarra card to enhance the winning prospects of exciting mare Wild Belle. The Listed event was originally scheduled to be run at Ascot on Saturday but was postponed to tomorrow’s card due to warm weather. Wild Belle was unlucky when she […]
Harry Capararo Memorial Was Always On Young’s Radar
Chillin taking out the Harry Capararo Memorial Final at Albany. Photo Credit – Photography by Jodie Hallows Chillin has had an impressive start to his WA career, with two wins from just his three starts, but on Saturday night the four-year-old claimed the feature at Albany, the Harry Capararo Memorial Sprint Final. Harry Capararo, a […]
Top Chasers Announced as 2023 Greyhound of the Year Contenders
Photo credit: Greyhounds WA Crumble Monelli, Elite Machine and Saige Tenniele have been announced as the greyhounds in the running for the 2023 Greyhound of the Year title. Crumble Monelli raced 40 times in 2023 for 19 wins and ten placings, earning a total of $552,258 in prize money. In a highly successful year, Crumble […]
Golden Vale Starts Magic Millions Path
Impressive two-year-old Golden Vale took an important early step to next month’s Magic Millions 2YO Classic (1200m) in trial at Lark Hill this morning. Golden Vale, who made a winning debut at Ascot in October, was narrowly beaten by Glasgow Lass in the 950m trial. Jockey William Pike allowed the Churchill filly to sit outside […]
Busselton Brings The Doubles Cheer
Photo Credit- Pacepix York based trainer Maryann White ventured to Busselton on Friday night, January 12 with Velvet Shadow and Observation in tow, a decision proving extremely fruitful, with White preparing a training double on the night, with a 100% winners to runners strike rate for the stable. Whites training double saw young reinsman Kaden […]
Pony Trots Blossom With Big Fields at Busselton
Pony Trot race 1 at Busselton. Photo Credit- Pacepix Busselton boasted a whopping field of 11 ponies on Friday night, with the high number said to be a record for the small South West group. The first race of the night, sponsored by Shirley Clarke, who donates her time in the numbers room at Busselton, […]
Turvey Has Patch Primed
Trainer Nathan Turvey is confident Chal Patch can start his campaign on a winning note in tonight’s SEFS – The Asset Finance Specialist Pace (2503m) at Gloucester Park. Chal Patch had 11 starts for five wins in WA last season and progressed to Free-For-All company at the end of his campaign. His most recent start […]
Bigger And Better Jewel Out For Quokka Redemption
Owner Peter Walsh is confident Amelia’s Jewel is capable of going one better in this year’s $5 million Quokka (1200m), following the announcement she would run in TABtouch’s slot earlier today. The star mare was narrowly beaten when finishing second to Overpass in the inaugural edition of the Quokka last April. She went on to […]
Morton Hoping He Has The Danger To Belle
Trainer Dan Morton is hopeful consistent sprinter Real Danger can score more valuable blacktype when she lines up in this Saturday’s Listed Miss Andretti Stakes (1100m) at Ascot. Real Danger settled close to a solid tempo and was narrowly beaten by Ghost Who Walks in the Summer Scorcher (1000m). The mare heads into Saturday’s $125,000 […]
Minstrel To Keep On Rolling To Nullarbor
Trainer Greg Bond is set to keep Minstrel in work right up until April’s TABtouch-Nullarbor (2536m) and Retravision-Fremantle Cup (2936m), following his recent run of good form. The seven-year-old scored his third straight win in last Friday’s Free-For-All at Gloucester Park, beating fellow Nullarbor contender Lavra Joe in the process. Despite winning comfortably, it wasn’t […]
Fiore Revels In Saturday Success
Fresh from his first Saturday double at Ascot, trainer Brandon Fiore has his sights set on more success with Filthy Habits and I Love Your Smile. Filthy Habits gave Fiore his first Saturday winner in the Westspeed Platinum Handicap (1200m), before I Love Your Smile doubled the trainer’s Saturday victory tally in the Lexus Of […]
Who will join the stars in the WA Racing Hall of Fame in 2024?
New names will be added to the roll call of all-time greats alongside Damien Oliver, Village Kid, Miata and the Lee Steeres this year. Submissions are now open for the West Australian Racing Hall of Fame across the thoroughbred, harness and greyhound codes. Chief Racing Officer David Hunter said champion horses, greyhounds, trainers, drivers, jockeys […]
