Fresh off the back of a last-to-first trial win, Aotea Lad (Savabeel) was clearly well-regarded by his trainer Jamie Richards, being pitched into Group 2 company for his race debut.   Rider Opie Bosson was content to sit fifth, one off the fence from the jump to the crossing, before finding room four out at... Read More

The Bob and Sandra Peters homebred was completing her first campaign of six starts which began only 89 days earlier at the same track and this was her third and most impressive stakes success having earlier won the WA Champion Fillies Stakes (Gr 3, 1600m) and the WA Guineas (Gr 2, 1600m), with her only... Read More

The precipitation, however, has possibly done less to cloud the likely outcome of the four Group 1 races than the barrier draw which has no fewer than six highly fancied runners drawn widest or near widest in all races bar the Cup. They are, in race order, Mirage Dancer, Prince Of Arran (Vase); Hot King... Read More

She settled at the tail of the 11-horse field before Beau Mertens steered her along the inner rounding the home turn, going to fourth on straightening up and then finished brilliantly to take out the Two-Year-Old Plate (1000m) by two lengths in a time of 58.79. Her 200 metre breakdown (from the 800m) was: 11.02,... Read More

Godolphin-raced filly Athiri staged a really promising effort in winning on her debut. She was eased from a wide barrier by Glyn Schofield and settled in second-last place, on the rails, in the eight-horse field before improving between runners at the home turn. She forced a split at the 200 metres, dashed to the front... Read More

The seven-year-old gelding had failed in nine earlier Group 1 appearances in the eastern states, although twice a runner-up, but here he was a more than worthy winner to cap an excellent 33-start career which has seen him record four Group 3 wins and two Listed successes among 12 earlier wins and placings, which had... Read More