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
Female jockeys produced a clean sweep of the seven-race card at Albany’s Percy Spencer Racecourse on Thursday.
Cameron Newbold
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.
Ahead of WA’s richest race that brings the Western Trilogy to a close on Saturday, sports reporter Hayden King analyses the field of 13 horses to help you pick a winner.
Flashy bay Overpass is on the brink of Ascot sprinting immortality, lining up a dominant favourite to be a three-time and only ever winner of the $5 million Kia Quokka (1200m) this Saturday.
A big field of stayers will chase glory in Sunday’s $100,000 The Jericho Cup Qualifier (3100m) at Percy Spencer Racecourse.
Despite dual champion Overpass’ presence in the $5 million Kia Quokka (1200m), many of his rivals feel they’re in with a sniff to turn over the overwhelming favourite in Saturday’s Ascot clash.
The West Australian’s racing writers Ernie Manning and Hayden King have landed a Gloucester Park story awards winning double.
Ernie Manning
The Western Trilogy has finally arrived and will be headlined by Saturday’s $5 million Kia Quokka (1200m) with returning champion Overpass lining up for his fifth consecutive Ascot win.
Veteran trainer Steve Wolfe believes having a two-pronged attack in WA’s biggest race is a proud moment for Albany and Wolfe is confident he has two live chances in the $5 million feature.
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