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David Harrison celebrated a Pinjarra double.

RACINGCommentsDavid Harrison unsurprised by 100/1 Pinjarra double

David Harrison celebrated a Pinjarra double with both Dennis Choux and Sunbronzed saluting at handy odds, though the victories came as no surprise to the long-standing top trainer.

Hayden King

Kelvinater wins with Taj Dyson aboard

RACINGCommentsPremiumKelvinater continues association with comeback kid Dyson

Comeback hoop Taj Dyson continued his profitable relationship with Kelvinater in the $100,000 WestSpeed Platinum Autumn Final (1400m) as the bold front-runner comfortably held his rivals at Pinjarra.

Hayden King

The $21,000 Bridge Bar Open This Sunday Pace was action packed.

RACINGCommentsHeartofahlia and Quinton both win first metropolitan races

Returning mare Heartofahlia showed her best form in sloppy conditions at Gloucester Park on Friday night, taking the $21,000 Bridge Bar Open This Sunday Pace (2130m) to commence the meeting.

Hayden King

Bohemian Diamond wins at Belmont for jockey Brad Parnham.

RacingCommentsDyson says Kelvinater can surprise Bohemian Diamond

Two weeks ago, Bohemian Diamond showed she had the wood over most of her rivals in the WestSpeed Platinum Autumn Final (1400m) and should again assert her superiority on her rivals in the Pinjarra feature.

Hayden King

Bohemian Diamond wins at Belmont for jockey Brad Parnham

RACINGCommentsBohemian Diamond out to extend impressive record

Impressive first-up winner Bohemian Diamond will look to clinch the biggest payday of her short career as a commanding favourite in the $100,000 WestSpeed Platinum Autumn Final (1400m) at Pinjarra on Saturday.

Hayden King

Western Empire wins the 2024 Belmont Sprint for jockey William Pike.

RACINGCommentsWilliams stable celebrate whopping sale ahead of Sprint

Grant and Alana Williams have a chance to cap an already remarkable week with Western Empire in the Group 3 $200,000 Belmont Sprint (1400m) at Pinjarra.

Hayden King

Australian Turf Club members will vote on Tuesday on the future of Sydney’s Rosehill Racecourse. NCA NewsWire / James Gourley

UPDATED$5bn racecourse buyout rejected

Race club members have rejected a $5 billion bid for Sydney’s Rosehill Racecourse, with the government hoping to build a new “mini city”.

Nathan Schmidt

Crystal Vain wins at Broome Turf Club for jockey Kate Pateman

RacesPremiumCrystal Vain shines as Broome Racing season begins

The fascinators were out, the champagne was flowing and Broome’s Turf Club was buzzing as racegoers flocked to kick off Race Day one in style.

Natasha Clark

Too Darn Stormy wins on debut.

RACINGToo Darn Stormy turns heads before Belmont races halted

Too Darn Stormy was too darn good - before racing at Belmont was postponed. Here’s why.

Hayden King

Antino took out the Doomben Cup.

RACINGAntino destroys classy Doomben Cup field in record time

Antino continued his imperious vein of form in the Group 1 $1 million XXXX Doomben Cup (2000m), annihilating his rivals in a four-length romp.

Hayden King

Bustler wins the 2023 Railway Stakes for jockey Steven Parnham.

RACINGBustler ready to rumble first-up in Belmont Sprint

Group 1 winner Bustler will be out to show his trial form has been no fluke in the Group 3 $200,000 Belmont Sprint (1400m), lining up a $7 third elect in the first big race of the wet track’s season.

Hayden King

September Born wins at Lark Hill trial for jockey Brad Parnham.

RACINGCommentsSeptember Born impresses in second trial warming to winter

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 rode a winning treble at the Albany meeting.

Final meeting PremiumFiore closes out Great Southern season with riding treble

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

Journalism, ridden by Umberto Rispoli, wins the Preakness Stakes in Baltimore. (AP PHOTO)

RacingA win for Journalism in the 150th Preakness Stakes

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 wins the 2025 Provincial Championship Final at Belmont for jockey Brayden Gaerth

RACINGCommentsBelmont’s Provincial Championship

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.

Hayden King

Sunshine In Paris with jockey Tommy Berry aboard.

RACINGSunshine In Paris chins Rothfire in Group 1 Doomben 10,000

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.

Hayden King

Norma Stars wins at York for trainer Tina Glasson.

RACINGCommentsGlasson’s patience pays dividends as mum defies retirement

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.

Hayden King

Platinum Shot wins at Narrogin for jockey Tash Faithfull

RACINGCommentsProvincial gallopers get their chance at $100,000 glory

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

Hayden King

Bustler wins the 2023 Railway Stakes for jockey Steven Parnham.

RACINGCommentsPremiumParnham’s pair stir up excitement at Ascot

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.

Hayden King

Jockey Rosie Mahony talks to Racing WA following her winning ride on Lordgivemestrength.

Clean sweep PremiumClean sweep as female jockeys win all seven Albany races

Female jockeys produced a clean sweep of the seven-race card at Albany’s Percy Spencer Racecourse on Thursday.

Cameron Newbold

Just Too Fly wins the 2025 WA Sires Produce Stakes for jockey Brad Parnham

RACINGCommentsPremiumKarrakatta Plate runner-up Just Too Fly cracks big race win

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.

Hayden King

Snitzalatte wins at Ascot for jockey William Pike

RACINGCommentsPremiumLightning to strike twice for Durrant with Snitzalatte

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.

Hayden King

Giga Kick at Randwick with jockey Mark Zahra aboard

RACINGCommentsPremiumGiga Kick a weighted certainty to win Saturday’s Goodwood

Victorian trainer Clayton Douglas remains unbothered despite pronounced favourite Giga Kick drawing gate 12 in Saturday’s $1 million The Goodwood (1200m) at Morphettville.

Hayden King

William Pike wins the WA Guineas on Storyville.

RACINGCommentsPremiumStoryville and Frigid upstage high-class boys at Lark Hill

The fairer sex dominated the morning at Monday’s Lark Hill trials, with Storyville and Frigid defeating elite opposition to take their 950m heats.

Hayden King

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