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Minister endorses welfare report in ‘great win’ for thoroughbred industry
Government’s agricultural minister David Littleproud urges states and territories to implement TAWWG recommendations The Australian racing and breeding industry’s concerted push to tackle the issue of thoroughbred welfare won an important endorsement yesterday, just hours after the release of an independent report outlining how significant initiatives could be introduced to force genuine change and provide... Read More
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Team Williams keen to take on challenge as public trainers and lessen reliance on Peters’ horses
Champion Perth trainers Grant and Alana Williams are chasing a challenge, rather than running away from it, and will do so by embracing the yearling sales circuit in a bid to attract new clients and also plan next year to set up a Victorian stable to complement their Western Australian base. The long-time main trainers... Read More
National body a key plank of long-awaited independent thoroughbred welfare report
TAWWG review makes 46 recommendations to provide industry with framework for horse care from birth to end of life An independent report, commissioned to help the Australian racing and breeding industries face arguably their biggest challenge over the next decade head on, has called for the establishment of a national welfare body and standards among... Read More
Enthaar back among winners as Ebhaar announces herself a Slipper contender for Emirates Park
There is no secret of the desire possessed by Emirates Park to win the Golden Slipper Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) with a homebred and yesterday a contender revealed itself to potentially fulfil that lofty aim as Ebhaar (I Am Invincible) showed her enormous talent with a fine debut triumph in the Merson Cooper Stakes (Listed,... Read More
Blue Army marches to impressive Guineas win
The Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr-trained Blue Army (Savabeel) produced a fine performance to upset some smart opposition in the Sandown Guineas (Gr 2, 1600m) at Caulfield yesterday and in the process hand the Waikato Stud-based sire Savabeel (Zabeel) his 121st individual stakes winner. Having finished second on his only start as a two-year-old... Read More
Peters, Pike and Grant & Alana Williams set up historic treble attempt after Graceful Girl storms home in Winterbottom Stakes
The combination of Bob Peters, William Pike and Grant and Alana Williams have continued to sweep all before them this Perth carnival, and have now given themselves a chance to make history as Graceful Girl landed the Winterbottom Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) at Ascot yesterday, the second leg of the ‘big three’ $1 million Group... Read More