News & Media
Jumpingjackmac NZ Too Good In The 2024 Swan Draught Bunbury Pacing Cup
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 […]
Young Continues To Celebrate With Wagin Cup Success
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 […]
Treble A First For Mother and Son Duo
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. […]
Own The Queen Aims To Continue Autumn Dominance For Erkelens
Trainer Justine Erkelens admits she’s experiencing a mix of nervousness and excitement, but it’s a position she’s been in before and knows only too well. Erkelens will be chasing the second Group 3 victory of her career when star filly Own The Queen looks set to continue her dominance in the WA Oaks (2400m). Own […]
Pearce Brothers Praise The Lord In Melvista Stakes
Ben Pearce is confident his gun three-year-old Lord Vampi can secure the second leg of a feature race double and continue his march towards next month’s WA Derby (2400m) at Ascot on Good Friday. The progressive gelding can also etch the name of Pearce and his brother, co-trainer Dan, on the Melvista Stakes (2200m) honour […]
Alaskan After Elusive Luck In Melvista Stakes
Luck plays a role in any race, but it hasn’t exactly been a kind friend to Alaskan in recent times. Two starts back in a graduation handicap (1800m) Alaskan finished ahead of just one runner, but on a day that heavily favoured on pace runners, the back markers were up against it. Last fortnight in […]
Bumper Field For 2024 Swan Draught Bunbury Pacing Cup
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 […]
Milestone Moment – David Young Claims 200th Training Success
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 […]
Amelia’s Jewel: Bigger, Stronger,Better.
She’s bigger, stronger and maybe even a little faster. You can only glean so much from barrier trials and track work, but trainer Simon Miller is rapt in how Amelia’s Jewel is going ahead of her Western Australian swan song. Miller offered up a strong endorsement of his glamour mare and said she’s shaping up […]
Homebred Success for Thornton Family
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 […]
Morton In Good Order For Melvista
Dan Morton believes he has the goods to win a sought-after WA Derby and can’t wait for the 2400m Group 2 race at Ascot on April 13. Morton has a good handle on what it takes to win the feature race for three-year-olds having prepared Alaskan God to victory in 2022. From the moment Morton […]
Successful Bridgetown Season Wraps Up For 2024
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 […]
Perth Apprentices Fly High In Massive Week
It’s been a boom week for WA apprentice jockeys. Milestone wins, career-best performances and interstate success has Perth’s young riders soaring. For Zephen Johnston-Porter, the younger brother of top rider, Clint Johnston-Porter, it’s been a whirlwind few days. Fresh from booting home his first city winner at Belmont last Wednesday, Johnston-Porter showcased his undoubted talent […]
Top Fancy No Certainty For Karrakatta Plate
He’s a leading fancy in next month’s Karrakatta Plate (1200m) and is coming off a maiden Listed win, but Perth’s richest two-year-old race is no sure thing for Sir Dreamalot. The A Lot gelding shot to prominence with an all the way maiden victory at Bunbury and made another huge impression when taking out the […]
Hot and Treacherous Heading West to the Nullarbor
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 to the Nullarbor
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 […]
First Up US Success For Maddy Young
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 […]
Parnham Plots Two State Success
Neville Parnham has his bases loaded across two states and if the cards fall his way he can celebrate feature wins in Perth and Melbourne. Gun three-year-old Zipaway highlights Parnham’s interstate assault when he tackles the Alister Clark Stakes (2040m) at Moonee Valley. Zipaway runs his final race in Melbourne before coming back home to […]
Zephen Johnston-Porter: Following In The Footsteps Of His Brother
It’s a day apprentice jockey Zephen Johnston-Porter won’t forget in a hurry: Belmont Park, Wednesday, March 20, 2024. A low key midweek meeting for most, a milestone first city success for an excited Johnston-Porter. It’s one to put in the scrapbook and if you talk to good judges it will be the first of many […]
Pinjarra Cup Family Link Inspires Pearce Brothers
Dan and Ben Pearce will look to maintain a family link in Sunday’s Listed Tabtouch Pinjarra Cup (2300m). The co-training combination hope to emulate the deeds of their father, Colin Pearce, who enjoyed Pinjarra Cup success with Professional Lady (2006). The Tip The Pro mare, ridden by Jason Whiting, cruised to a 2 ½ […]
