The Quokka

Waitak draws barrier 10 for The Quokka

Posted on April 18, 2024
in Australian Horse Racing News

An omen barrier may prove the key to Waitak's success in a star-studded line-up for Saturday's $5 million The Quokka (1200m) in Perth. The son of Proisir is trained by Lance O'Sullivan and Andrew Scott, and the latter flew from their Matamata base to Western Australia to be present at the Breakfast With The Stars[...]

Posted on April 16, 2024
in Australian Horse Racing News

The Quokka will headline proceedings this Saturday afternoon at Perth's Ascot Park, with a full field of 14 runners expected to compete in the A$5m race.

Posted on March 11, 2024
in Australian Horse Racing News

Wexford Stables will break new ground next month with their Group One-winning sprinter Waitak heading to Western Australia. The Lance O'Sullivan and Andrew Scott-trained son of Proisir has been confirmed as the slot runner for New Zealand's Trackside Media and host club Perth Racing in the $5 million The Quokka (1200m) in Perth. Trackside is[...]

Posted on December 3, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

Bjorn Baker's Overpass claimed a deserved Group 1 victory when making a mess of his rivals in the Group 1 Winterbottom Stakes (1200m). Having claimed The Quokka (1200m) earlier in the year, Overpass added another Ascot 1200m feature event to his name, this time with Group 1 status next to it. Overpass hadn't been seen[...]

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 February 13, 2023
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Cambridge trainer Ben Foote was pondering a raft of options for his bonny mare Babylon Berlin on Sunday after yet another game performance with a familiar result. The five-year-old was runner-up to a white-hot Imperatriz in the Group 1 BCD Group Sprint (1400m) on Saturday, the third time in succession she has filled that role[...]

Waitak draws barrier 10 for The Quokka

The Quokka 2024: Amelia’s Jewel favoured despite wide draw

Waitak secures Quokka berth

Overpass thrashes rivals in Group 1 Winterbottom Stakes

Overpass claims inaugural running of The Quokka

International options for Babylon Berlin

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