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Overpass claims inaugural running of The Quokka

Posted on April 15, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

The Bjorn Baker-trained Overpass has held off the fast-finishing Amelia's Jewel to claim the inaugural edition of The Quokka. Having set a breakneck tempo out in front, the NSW-based Overpass kept finding under urgings from Josh Parr to hold off three-year-old filly Amelia's Jewel by the barest of margins. Baker had opted to bypass the[...]

Posted on March 16, 2023
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Sakura Girl will chase the first leg of a major trans-Tasman double for Cambridge trainer Ben Foote at Trentham on Saturday. The in-form daughter of Iffraaj is the pre-post favourite for the Group 1 New Zealand Oaks (2400m) while stablemate Babylon Berlin is in Melbourne to prepare for Friday week's Group 1 William Reid Stakes[...]

Posted on January 14, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

Shaun Mcgruddy and David Harrison have combined with Buster Bash thrashing the field in the Group 2 Perth Cup, with all involved, trainer, jockey and horse winning their maiden Perth Cup. After a fall marred the race two weeks ago, 16 of the runners turned up again on Saturday to do it all over again,[...]

Posted on January 2, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

After the disappointment and sadness of the Perth Cup being deemed a no-race following the fall of Chili Is Hot and Dom To Shoot came a story of hope. With the Group 2 feature set to be re-run next Saturday, Mystery Island – who won the last race of the day, the Perth Handicap –[...]

Posted on January 2, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

Like their mare's name, foreman Kelly Kinninmont and jockey Holly Watson entered the Summer Scorcher at Ascot with a sense of calmness their sprinter wouldn't let them down. Once Simon Miller's five-year-old How's The Serenity found the front early in the 1000m Listed feature worth $125,000, there simply was no catching her. How's The Serenity[...]

Posted on January 1, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

After a jaw-dropping fall which led to Sunday's Perth Cup being deemed a no-race, jockeys Peter Knuckey and Jordan Turner were OK. The start of the 2023 Perth Cup was met with a massive roar from the big crowd of over 10,000 on hand at Ascot, but just seconds into the Group 2 feature worth[...]

Posted on January 1, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

Despite Alsephina going into Sunday's La Trice Classic at Ascot with three consecutive wins, Grant Williams and Willie Pike agreed to let her take her time and sit off the pace a little. They felt she was a little eager early in her last-start victory in the Starstruck Classic two weeks ago. The tactic was[...]

Posted on December 31, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Daniel and Ben Pearce are just stoked that Queen Alina is getting a run in the Perth Cup at Ascot on Sunday, but make no mistake – she's also got a turn of foot to be competitive. After her last start when she stormed home inside the final furlong to win the Platinum Cup two[...]

Posted on December 3, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Tearful owner Peter Walsh said winning the Northerly Stakes was like “dying and going to Heaven” after a comprehensive one-length victory from Amelia's Jewel at Ascot. The precocious three-year-old filly picked her way between Bustler and Searchin' Roc's on the straight under the expert guidance of Pat Carbery. 2022 Northerly Stakes Replay And despite a[...]

Posted on November 26, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Paulele and Ben Melham have taken out the Group 1 Winterbottom Stakes, giving James Cummings and Godolphin their seventh Group 1 for the spring. Indian Pacific and Sniparoochy set up a brutal tempo, which set the race up for the swoopers to storm home down the outside, and storm down the outside is exactly what Kissonallfourcheeks[...]

Posted on November 19, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Before the Carbine Club of WA Stakes, Adam Durrant's words to his jockey Clint Johnston-Porter were “wait until you feel this bloke – he's got a big loping stride on him”. The top Perth trainer certainly was not wrong, with Johnston-Porter – currently second in the Western Australian riders' premiership – timing his run aboard[...]

Posted on November 19, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Brad Parnham judged his ride aboard Sniparoochy to perfection, showing great nous to stay clear of the fence and salute by a length in the Jungle Mist Classic at Ascot. It meant the four-year-old is now two wins from two starts this preparation, after also winning the Byron Bay Premium Lager Handicap over 1000m at[...]

Posted on November 19, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Legendary trainer Colin Webster has previously told this publication Trix Of The Trade is so relaxed before a race, he falls asleep before it's time to get ready. It was this laidback mindset that helped him deliver Webster arguably the biggest win of his outstanding career. The four-year-old's victory in the $1.5 million Railway Stakes over 1600m[...]

Posted on November 19, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Amelia's Jewel has her very own horse whisperer and he is delighted to ride her everyday. The three-year-old filly would also be stoked to have Pat Carbery as her track rider, the two combining brilliantly to win the WA Guineas by just over half a length at Ascot on Saturday. “You find an association with[...]

Posted on November 19, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Atishu's form is nothing to sneeze at, according to master trainer Chris Waller heading into the Ballarat Cup on Saturday. Her last start was an excellent two-length victory in the Matriarch Stakes over 2000m at Flemington on November 5, and as a result she is the $3.10 favourite with online betting sites over the same staying distance. The five-year-old[...]

Posted on November 12, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

My Bella Mae has continued her unbeaten start to her career by taking out the $500,000 Listed Placid Ark Stakes, with the aid of a great ride from Patrick Carbery. Trainer of My Bella Mae, Dion Luciani, trained the quinella in the Placid Ark with Revitup sticking on for second after leading for the majority[...]

Posted on November 12, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

This'll Testya for Lucy Warwick and Mitchell Pateman has taken out the Group 3 Colonel Reeves Stakes, defeating a quality field of sprinters. Jumping from barrier 12 of 15, Warwick had a job on her hands to get her mare into a good position upon settling, but there was no such trouble as she got[...]

Overpass claims inaugural running of The Quokka

Sakura Girl set to bloom in Oaks

Buster Bash thrashes rivals in Group 2 Perth Cup

William Pike rates Mystery Island’s chances in Perth Cup

How’s The Serenity a class above in Summer Scorcher

Perth Cup declared a no-race after fall

Alsephina continues winning ways in La Trice Classic

Queen Alina expected to feature prominently in Perth Cup

Amelia’s Jewel wins Group 1 Northerly Stakes

Paulele storms home to win Group 1 Winterbottom Stakes

Minsk Moment takes out Listed Carbine Club of WA Stakes

Sniparoochy proves too slick for rivals in Jungle Mist Classic

Trix Of The Trade wins Group 1 Railway Stakes

Amelia’s Jewel salutes in WA Guineas

Atishu heads Waller’s strong hand around the country

My Bella Mae wins Placid Ark Stakes

This’ll Testya takes out Group 3 at Ascot

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