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RACINGGoldman makes Pakenham Cup a family affair for Mertens

Jockey Beau Mertens emulated the deeds of his late father Peter in claiming the Listed $300,000 Sportsbet Pakenham Cup aboard the brave front-runner Goldman.

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RACINGCommentsPremiumYoungster serves it up to old guard ahead of Perth Cup

In Good Order stamped himself as the new kid on the block and further staked his claim for the Perth Cup with a gritty win in the Group 2 $300,000 Ted Van Heemst Stakes (2100m) at Ascot.

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RACINGSummer scorcher forces Perth’s #1 meeting to breakfast start

Perth’s hot spell of weather will force Ascot to host the earliest race fixture in memory, with the first event commencing at a revised 9:04am timeslot.

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RACINGCommentsPremiumSocks Nation out to prove herself as Perth Cup favourite

The Group 2 $300,000 Ted Van Heemst Stakes (2100m) shapes as a key lead-up to the Perth Cup on New Year’s Day, with big race favourite Socks Nation out to preserve her title at the top of betting.

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RACINGCommentsPremiumPerth Cup fancy sweats on flight to start in $1 million race

One of the favourites for the Group 2 $1 million Perth Cup remains in limbo, with the Victorian-based Serpentine sweating on a charter flight to WA for the Ascot feature on January 1.

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RACINGPremium26-time Group 1 winning jockey to secure elite Perth mounts

Brazilian-born jockey Manoel Nunes will be the beneficiary of leading WA hoop William Pike’s injuries, with the now South Australian-based rider set to ride for our State’s leading trainers on Wednesday.

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RacingCommentsPremiumStar jockey banned on careless riding charge

Top jockey Chris Parnham is the second leading hoop knocked out of Ascot’s rich carnival after copping a 17-day suspension at Ascot on Saturday.

Ernie Manning

RACINGCommentsPremiumThe restoration of a once great Empire complete in Gold Rush

The restoration of a once great empire is complete, with Grant and Alana Williams’ hero galloper Western Empire returning to the limelight with a ripping triumph in the Group 3 $1.5 million Gold Rush at Ascot.

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RACINGCommentsPremiumRobusto delivers knockout blow for punters in $2m Ingham

Roughie Robusto delivered a knockout blow for in-form trainer Bjorn Baker in Saturday’s $2 million The Ingham (1600m) at Randwick, giving last fortnight’s Winterbottom-winning trainer a treble on the day.

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RACINGPremiumWestern Empire ready to cap off final week of Pinnacles

Grant and Alana Williams have one more bullet to fire in the rich Pinnacles features, with stable hero Western Empire favoured to win the Group 3 $1.5 million 7plus Sport Gold Rush (1400m) at Ascot.

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RACINGPremiumRich prizemoney to stay in WA on final week of Pinnacles

Western Australian horses will finally get their day in the sun on the final day of the Pinnacles carnival, with an all-local representation in the Group 3 $1.5 million 7plus Sport Gold Rush (1400m) at Ascot.

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RACINGPremium‘Bitter pill to swallow’ as Pike to miss Gold Rush ride

William Pike’s manager has revealed how WA’s best jockey broke his wrist in an “innocuous incident” this week, ruling him out of the ride on favourite Western Empire in this Saturday’s The Gold Rush.

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RacingCommentsPike pain: Scooter crash sidelines star jockey

Star jockey William Pike will miss the rest of the Ascot carnival after injuring himself riding an E-scooter.

Chris Robinson

RACINGCommentsLegend Miata crowned WA greyhound racing’s GOAT

Greyhounds WA has commemorated 50 years of racing by crowning Miata the greatest dog in history amongst recognising several other iconic figures of the sport.

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RACINGPremiumHometown heroes and heroine claim Ballarat Cup

Trainer Dan O’Sullivan and his stable apprentice Jaylah Kennedy produced a hearty hometown result by claiming the Listed $500,000 Sportsbet Ballarat Cup (2000m) with Berkeley Square.

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RACINGPremiumDemocracy to prevail in last Group 1 of 2024

Perhaps the unluckiest runner in the Railway Stakes, Democracy Manifest will look to provide his cult following with something to cheer about in Saturday’s Group 1 $1.5 million TABtouch Northerly Stakes (1800m)

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RACINGCommentsPremiumSuper support arrives for Super Smink in Northerly Stakes

Two local girls dominate the betting for the Group 1 $1.5 million TABtouch Northerly Stakes (1800m) at Ascot, with heavily tried mare Super Smink now sharing the top line of betting with filly Storyville. 

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RACINGFive top fancies draw ideal barriers for Northerly Stakes

The barrier draw for the Group 1 $1.5 million TABtouch Northerly Stakes (1800m) has favoured most of the leading fancies, with the top five in betting holding their order following the allocation of gates.

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RACINGCommentsPremiumValour on the Road to Gold Rush

$1.8 million earner Valour Road continues to belie his age, taking a 950m trial at Lark Hill on Monday morning as he treads towards the $1.5 million Gold Rush (1400m) at Ascot on December 14.

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RACINGCommentsPremiumThe Big O is back in town: Overpass wins Winterbottom again

Dynamite speedster Overpass upheld the claim of being Ascot’s undisputed sprinting king, clinching his fourth feature from as many runs at the circuit and his second Winterbottom Stakes in successive years.

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RACINGCommentsPremiumThe Boss Lady exacts revenge through Mist taking Jungle Dawn

After multiple runner-up efforts in Listed company, talented mare The Boss Lady finished over the top to win her first black-type event in the $125,000 Ascend Trophies Jungle Dawn Classic (1400m) at Ascot.

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RACINGCommentsVeteran Arapaho returns to form to take Zipping Classic

Group 1 winning eight-year-old Arapaho showed there was still life in his veteran legs as the former Tancred Stakes victor landed the Zipping Classic (2400m), scoring for the first time since March 2023.

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RACINGCommentsPremiumInexperience no object for Fernie’s 4yo in Winterbottom

The most inexperienced horse in Saturday’s Group 1 $1.5 million Winterbottom Stakes (1200m), Bravo Centurion will look to stand tall and announce himself against several hardened Eastern States invaders.

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RACINGPremiumOverpass once again feels need for speed in Winterbottom

The Group 1 $1.5 million MCA Polytrack Winterbottom Stakes (1200m) headlines the third week of the Pinnacles carnival, with the best speedsters from WA and beyond to go to war in a battle of sustained speed.

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