Ascot’s season springs to life on Saturday, with the home of warm-weather racing hosting its first meeting of the 2024-25 year featuring the $100,000 Unite Resourcing Max Simmonds Stakes (1000m).
Hayden King
Grant and Alana Williams’ ace mare Alsephina hits the Group 1 $1 million Hyland Race Colours Toorak Handicap (1600m) at Caulfield looking to further announce herself as a fearsome rival to Australia’s best.
Promising mare Yonga Lass returned from a break in fine order at Monday’s Lark Hill trials, coasting home under minimal stress to land one of two fast-class heats.
Europe's top horse race, the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, has been won by filly Bluestocking, a late entrant during the week.
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Back at his birthplace, WA’s best jockey produced a quintessentially William Pike ride in the $150,000 Kalgoorlie Cup to guide hot favourite Starry Heights home.
Promising four-year-old Ceolwulf claimed the biggest win of his fledgling career with a dominant triumph in Saturday’s $1.5 million TAB Epsom Stakes (1600m) at Randwick.
Thousands will again flock to Kalgoorlie-Boulder as the proudly historic country town hosts their season climax with Saturday’s $150,000 XXXX Kalgoorlie Cup (2300m) underscoring WA’s biggest annual race round.
Rising WA galloper Ripcord will be out to further frank WA’s mark on Eastern soil when he contests Saturday’s Group 2 $300,000 Gilgai Stakes (1200m) at Flemington.
The shocking news was delivered to the trainer just as his wife gave birth to a baby girl.
Cameron Noakes
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Ernie Manning
WA racehorse trainer Takahide Ikenushi has been hit with financial penalties totalling almost $35,000 after stewards investigated Bunbury winner Magicash's positive swab.
Exciting carnival prospect Rope Them In made a slashing return to racing on Saturday at the final meeting of the Belmont Park season.
Cameron Newbold
Last start Nicopolis Stakes winner Man Crush has drawn gate one for the third consecutive time and shapes as the toughest to toss in Wednesday’s Listed $150,000 TABtouch Hannans Handicap (1400m) at Kalgoorlie.
Unbeaten mare Twain’s Angel rolled on from where she left last campaign, blitzing to victory over handy rivals at Belmont’s Monday morning trials session.
Gallant gelding Mood Swings continued to belie his age when registering another Listed win in Saturday’s $125,000 Black Heart Bart Stakes (1200m) at Belmont.
Wondrous Western Australian mare Alsephina upstaged several highly touted Eastern States rivals with a punchy win in Friday’s Group 2 $300,000 Ladbrokes Stocks Stakes (1514m) at Moonee Valley.
Darling mare Searchin’ Roc’s will be out to further enhance her reputation as one of WA’s best mares in recent seasons by winning Saturday’s Listed $125,000 Black Heart Bart Stakes (1200m) at Belmont.
Class million-dollar mare Searchin’ Rocs seeks further Listed glory in Saturday’s $125,000 Black Heart Bart Stakes (1200m) at Belmont, with local bookmaker TABtouch holding her the $3.30 favourite.
Melbourne-raiding mare Alsephina will be out to make WA’s presence felt at Friday’s Moonee Valley card, looming as one of the leading chances in the Group 2 $300,000 Ladbrokes Stocks Stakes (1514m).
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Newcomer Olympic Park lit up Bunbury racecourse on Monday afternoon with a dazzling maiden victory, stamping himself as a potential horse of the future and giving trainer Michael Grantham a double.
Mighty mare Fangirl opened her winning account for the campaign when blasting home to land the $1,000,000 7plus Sport Stakes (1600m) at Randwick on Saturday.
Resilient six-year-old Rokanori rebounded off a first-up failure to score an all-the-way win in Saturday’s $100,000 TABtouch Stakes (1600m) at Belmont.
