Classy colt September Born continued his ascendance towards a racing preparation with a dynamic victory at Monday’s Lark Hill trials, defeating the multiply Group-placed Miss Skyhigh in a 950m heat.
Hayden King
Jockey Lucy Fiore finished the Great Southern season with a winning treble while Albany’s Casey Hunter trained her first ever winner on Friday.
Cameron Newbold
Second in the Kentucky Derby, Journalism has gone one better with victory in the 150th Preakness Stakes, the second leg of the Triple Crown.
Stephen Whyno
Camera Action proved that a quick turnaround is no obstacle, coming off a defeat six days earlier to win the $100,000 Racing WA Provincial Championship Series Final (1400m) at Belmont.
Sharp mare Sunshine In Paris collected her third Group 1 in Queensland’s $1.5 million Ladbrokes Doomben 10,000 (1200m), depriving brave hometown hero Rothfire in the final stages.
It might have only been a 46+ rated 1920m event at York on a Thursday, but Norma Stars’ victory was a story of saint-like patience from trainer Tina Glasson as the mare recorded a long-awaited win.
One provincial class galloper will have their day in the sun this Saturday when a capacity 16-horse field take the $100,000 Racing WA Provincial Championship Series Final (1400m) at Belmont
Trainer Neville Parnham stepped out his top stocks at Monday’s Ascot trials as Group 1 winner Bustler led home untapped stablemate September Born in sharp showings.
Female jockeys produced a clean sweep of the seven-race card at Albany’s Percy Spencer Racecourse on Thursday.
Karrakatta Plate runner-up Just Too Fly cracked his maiden on the biggest stage, landing the Group 3 $200,000 Quayclean WA Sires’ Produce Stakes (1400m) at Ascot.
There’s an historic symmetry for Adam Durrant in this year’s Group 3 $200,000 Quayclean Sires’ Produce (1400m) as the trainer chases his second win in the feature with Snitzalatte.
Victorian trainer Clayton Douglas remains unbothered despite pronounced favourite Giga Kick drawing gate 12 in Saturday’s $1 million The Goodwood (1200m) at Morphettville.
The fairer sex dominated the morning at Monday’s Lark Hill trials, with Storyville and Frigid defeating elite opposition to take their 950m heats.
Filly Femminile upstaged her male rivals in the $1 million South Australian Derby (2500m) at Morphettville courtesy of an enterprising ride from Lachlan Neindorf.
Resilient gelding Filthy Habits confirmed himself as a gutsy cup-class stayer, taking the $100,000 Rogan Josh Stakes (2100m) at Ascot in a deceptive finish.
Arguably one of WA’s toughest gallopers Filthy Habits will line up a hot $1.75 TABtouch favourite for Saturday’s $100,000 Rogan Josh Stakes (2100m) at Ascot after his last-start Albany Cup demolition.
Hundreds took the chance to enjoy the festivities and racing action of the Wellington and Reeves Albany Community Cup day on Easter Sunday.
A harness diver has been banned for two months after whipping a rival in a bizarre post-race fight.
Jake Santa Maria
Eastern raider Catch A Wave will look to rewrite history by joining an illustrious honour roll and become a dual winner of Friday’s Group 1 $300,000 Retravision Fremantle Cup (2936m) at Gloucester Park.
The Albany Pony Club stepped in to save the day at the Albany Racing Club’s Easter Sunday races, picking up the tongs and throwing on aprons for a trackside sausage sizzle after the food vendors withdrew.
Melissa Sheil
TABtouch have installed last year’s winner Catch A Wave as the $2 favourite for the Group 1 $300,000 Retravision Fremantle Cup (2936m) after drawing gate one.
Smart three-year-old Wind And The Lion looked race-ready with a sharp 1000m win at Monday’s Belmont trials and is expected to be hard to beat in the coming weeks.
Deadly And Fast claimed Sunday’s Jericho Cup WA qualifier at Albany Racing Club with a dominant display, giving club president Alan Smith a ‘once in a lifetime’ shot at cup glory in Victoria later this year.
Jacki Elezovich
Ascot erupted with single-minded pride on Saturday as lifelong mates and trainer-rider combo Bernie Miller and Pat Carbery celebrated the highest achievement in WA racing, capturing the Quokka with Jokers Grin.
