Good barrier and smart gallop has Viddora ready for Winterbottom Stakes success

A good barrier draw and a smart gallop on Tuesday has classy Adelaide mare Viddora ready to claim her first Group 1 success in the $1m Crown Perth-Winterbottom Stakes (1200m) at Ascot in Perth on Saturday. VIddora, above, has drawn nicely…

Perth off Payroll’s agenda

Two races remain in the frame as Payroll's final lead-up to January's Magic Millions Trophy, but the $1 million Group 1 Kingston Town Classic is not one of them.Uncertainty surrounding a flight west and concerns regarding hot weather in a foreign…

Red Excitement draws outside barrier in Festival Stakes

Red Excitement will have to overcome the outside barrier if he is to fight his way back into the winner’s stall in the Group 3 $150,000 Festival Stakes (1500m) at Rosehill on Saturday. Red Excitement has drawn the outside barrier in the…

Byrne hoping to be fit to ride Capital Gain in Winning Rupert Plate

Premiership winning jockey Jim Byrne is hopeful of being fit to ride and re-unite with his Winter Carnival Group 1 winner Capital Gain at the Christmas Carnival Race Day at Doomben on Saturday after injuring his ankle earlier in the week. Jim…

Performer installed as early Golden Slipper favourite

Early season two year old winner Performer has been installed as the favourite for the 2018 Group 1 $3.5m Golden Slipper Stakes (1200m) at Rosehill during the Sydney Autunm Carnival. Performer, above, has been installed the early favourite for…

Whispering Brook gets a double gear change in 2017 Winterbottom Stakes

The addition of blinkers and a tongue tie could see Whispering Brook return to her winning two year old form when she lines up in the Group 1 $1m Crown Perth-Winterbottom Stakes (1200m) at Ascot in Perth on Saturday. Santa Ana Lane, above in…

Santa Ana Lane needs hot pace in 2017 Winterbottom Stakes

The Anthony Freedman stable is hoping for a hot pace up front in Saturday’s Group 1 $1m Crown Perth-Winterbottom Stakes (1200m) at Ascot to give backmarker Santa Ana Lane every chance to claim back to back Group 1 victories. Santa Ana…

2017 Winterbottom Stakes barrier draw: State Solicitor gets 4

Local sprinter State Solicitor remains at the top of the market order after drawing nicely at barrier four in the Group 1 $1m Crown Perth-Winterbottom Stakes (1200m) at Ascot in Perth on Saturday. Viddora, above, has drawn barrier 7 in the Winterbottom…

Back to Back wins for Leishman at Hamilton

Leishman has made it two wins from three starts since joining the Wilde Racing team. Given a lovely ride by 4kg claiming apprentice Michael Poy, and appreciating the soft track, Leishman was strong to the line.  Having now won twice at…

Villiers Stakes on the agenda for Recognition Stakes winner Crack Me Up

Last Saturday’s Recognition Stakes winner Crack Me Up has earned himself a trip to Sydney for the Group 2 $250,000 Villiers Stakes (1600m) at Randwick on December 16. Crack Me Up, above in blue and white colours, will head to Sydney for…

Niccanova facing toughest test to date in George Moore Stakes

Promising sprinter Niccanova will be facing his toughest test to date when he resumes in the Group 3 $200,000 George Moore Stakes (1200m) at Doomben on Saturday. Calanda, above, is the early favourite for the George Moore Stakes at Doomben.…

Profit Street at long odds to get the money in 2017 Winterbottom Stakes

Bunbury trained sprinter Profit Street is at long odds to get the money in the Group 1 $1m Crown Perth-Winterbottom Stakes (1200m) at Ascot in Perth on Saturday. Santa Ana Lane, above in blue and yellow colours, is one of the main chances in…

Rock Magic solid in 2017 Winterbottom Stakes Betting

A tough Melbourne Spring Carnival campaign has seen Rock Magic remain solid in the betting for the Group 1 $1m Crown Perth-Winterbottom Stakes (1200m) at Ascot in Perth on Saturday. Viddora, above, is one of the favourites for the 2017 Winterbottom…

Official Winterbottom Stakes Field Features Fuhryk

The Lindsay Park stable have accepted for Fuhryk to travel west and tackle the local Perth sprint stars in the Group 1 $1 million Crown Perth Winterbottom Stakes (1200m) this weekend. Fuhryk is one of three eastern state raiders in the 13 horse…

Winx Jockey Bowman Rides Japan Cup Winner

Australian-trained Boom Time may have failed to salute in Sunday’s Japan Cup in Tokyo, but the green and gold were still in the headlines with visiting hoop Hugh Bowman guiding Cheval Grand to victory. Hugh Bowman is officially the World’s…

Tom Melbourne Earns Crack At Kingston Town Classic

OTI Racing’s managing owner Terry Henderson said their perennial placegetter Tom Melbourne did enough in his Railway Stakes third last weekend to have a crack at the upcoming Group 1 $1 million Kingston Town Classic (1800m) back at Ascot…

Railway Runner-Up Bart A Great Shot at Kingston Town Classic

Black Heart Bart may have narrowly been denied the fairy tale home-coming in Perth over the weekend, but Darren Weir’s brave Railway Stakes runner-up to local winner Great Shot is still tipped to win Saturday week’s Group 1 $1 million…

Japan Cup Pace To Suit Boom Time on Sunday

Head trainer and sole owner David Hayes believes the stable’s Caulfield Cup winner Boom Time will enjoy the pace of Sunday’s Grade 1 Japan Cup (2400m) at Tokyo Racecourse. Australian raider Boom Time is over in Tokyo for Sunday’s…

Ballarat Cup Swansong for Sonntag

Henry Dwyer is hoping locally-trained seven-year-old Sonntag can head into retirement a winner with the evergreen galloper to have his swansong career start on Saturday in the Listed $300,000 Ballarat Cup (2200m). Sonntag retires from racing…

Fresh is the Secret for Wolfe’s W.A. Guineas Roughie

Albany horseman Steve Wolfe is hoping the decision to keep his double-figure outsider Three Secrets fresh ahead of the Group 2 $500,000 Sky Racing W.A. Guineas (1600m) at Ascot on Saturday will prove a winning move. Jockey William Pike (pictured,…

Money For Variation in Railway Stakes Betting

It is shaping up as a typical East meets West battle of the summer gallopers in Saturday’s Group 1 $1 million James Boag’s Premium Railway Stakes (1600m) in Perth and there has been a steady trickle of money coming in for one of…