William Pike

Mr Mozart leads throughout in the Hawkesbury Guineas

Posted on April 30, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Willie Pike knows Mr Mozart loves a challenge – to the point where he’ll wait for his chasers to catch up before finding another gear. And that was exactly what he did in the $200,000 Hawkesbury Guineas (1400m) at Clarendon on Saturday, beating Dalchini (for Lee and Cherie Curtis) to the post by a quarter[...]

Posted on April 16, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Verona had caused an upset in the first Group 3 of the afternoon at Royal Randwick, winning the Frank Packer Plate (2000m) in fine fashion. The Ciaron Maher & David Eustace-trained three-year-old was given a lovely steer under William Pike, beating Maurice’s Medad and a disappointing Straight Arron. The former Kiwi had started just once[...]

Posted on April 2, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

The Championships have kicked off at Royal Randwick with Semillion saluting as a $3.40 favourite with online bookmakers, digging deep for William Pike to take out the Group 3 Kindergarten Stakes (1100m). The two-year-old Shalaa colt was a $300,000 purchase at the 2021 Melbourne Premiere Yearling sale and is looking to be a good buy,[...]

Posted on April 1, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Newcastle Jockey Club hosted its second meeting for the week on Thursday with the running of the Provincial-Midway Championships Wild Card.

Posted on March 26, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Mount Popa who paid $3.80 with Unibet has held off Polly Grey to claim the Group 3 Neville Sellwood Stakes at Rosehill Gardens in what was to be the last race of the day. Heavy rain poured down during the first two races and with the track deteriorating from it’s already Heavy 10, it was[...]

Posted on March 12, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

In what was just a seven-horse field, Mr Mozart proved too good for his rivals, denying Chris Waller a sixth consecutive Phar Lap Stakes win. Ridden by William Pike, the three-year-old colt was sent out as a $10 chance with online bookmakers for the 1500m event. The son of Snitzel has taken their prizemoney to[...]

Posted on January 19, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Champion Western Australian jockey William Pike will call Sydney home from February as he looks to dodge the current COVID vaccination measures in his home state.

Posted on November 29, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

William Pike is one win closer to completing a clean sweep of the three Western Australian Group 1 races this year after claiming Saturday’s Winterbottom Stakes (1200m) aboard Graceful Girl.

Posted on November 22, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

It was vintage William Pike on Saturday at Ascot as he rode five winners on the 10-race card, including the champions of the Western Australian Guineas and Group 1 Railway Stakes. Pike had three rides in the first four races and won all of them, before adding both feature races to complete the quintet. The[...]

Posted on April 18, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

Sisstar has shown sustained speed to lead home her rivals in the Bel Esprit Stakes at Caulfield which has now earned her a shot at a Group 1 race. The Tony and Calvin McEvoy-trained mare will head across the border for the Robert Sangster Stakes (1200m) at Morphettville on May 1 after her brilliant win[...]

Posted on April 18, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

So Si Bon has picked up a second VOBIS Gold Mile at Caulfield, this time under a smart front running ride from the ‘Wizard of the West’ William Pike. It was Pike’s first ride on the enigmatic galloper who as he has got older is now starting to show consistent form. Pike made a hit-and-run[...]

Posted on March 25, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

Champion jockey William Pike will ride Michelada in Saturday week’s $500,000 Group 2 Karrakatta Plate (1200m) at Ascot. William Pike chose Michelada, a filly he knows well, having steered the daughter of Nicconi in her two starts including a win on debut in January. Pike was also in line to pick up the mount on[...]

Posted on March 20, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

Champion Perth jockey William Pike’s hit-and-run visit to Melbourne has paid off handsomely with four winners at Mornington on Saturday including a feature race double. Pike’s weekend commenced at The Valley on Friday night where his solitary ride, Masked Crusader, landed the feature race, the Group 1 William Pike Stakes. The jockey celebrated his birthday[...]

Posted on March 20, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

The pressure of gaining a Caulfield Cup start for Mount Popa has been relieved for Hawkes Racing with the Irish-bred import leading throughout to claim the Mornington Cup. Victory in Saturday’s Listed race over 2400m provides the winner a ballot exemption into the Group 1 Caulfield Cup in October. Providing leading Perth jockey, and birthday[...]

Posted on March 20, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

It was not the Guineas Sean And Jake Casey had planned for when Dom To Shoot left Perth but they were happy to collect a consolation prize at Mornington. Under leading Perth jockey William Pike, Dom To Shoot paid travelling expenses with his victory in the $135,000 Mornington Guineas (1500m) on Saturday. Dom To Shoot[...]

Posted on March 20, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

An electrifying turn of foot soon after straightening has catapulted Masked Crusader to an impressive first Group 1 win claiming the William Reid Stakes at The Valley. The victory prompted the gelding’s co-trainer Wayne Hawkes to declare champion Western Australian jockey William Pike should remain in Victoria after claiming his fourth Group 1 win of[...]

Posted on March 10, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

Champion Perth jockey William Pike shies away from public barrier draws for big races preferring to find out a day or two later what his horse has drawn. But with owner Bob Peters in Perth and co-trainer Grant Williams at the Sutton Grange training complex of Brent Stanley attending to Arcadia Queen following her gallop[...]

Mr Mozart leads throughout in the Hawkesbury Guineas

Verona causes boilover in Frank Packer Plate

Semillion leads throughout the Kindergarten Stakes

Bowman, Pike star in Provincial-Midway meeting at Newcastle

Mount Popa claims Neville Sellwood Stakes

Mr Mozart surprises when winning the Phar Lap Stakes

Unvaccinated Pike set to link up with Team Hawkes in Sydney

Pike eyes WA Group 1 treble after Winterbottom Stakes win

Pike lands five winners at Ascot, wins fourth straight Railway Stakes

Sustained speed lands Sisstar Caulfield victory

So Si Bon claims a second VOBIS Gold Mile

Pike Picks Michelada For Karrakatta Plate

Pike celebrates birthday with four-timer at Mornington

Mount Popa gains Caulfield Cup start at Mornington

Consolation victory for Dom To Shoot in Mornington Guineas

Masked Crusader explosive in William Reid Stakes

Arcadia Queen shortens in All Star Mile betting

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