Jigsaw seals big-race double for Manhattan Rain at Cranbourne
West Australian-based stallion Manhattan Rain (Encosta De Lago) sealed a feature double on the other side of the country when the born-again Jigsaw won the second edition of Cranbourne slot race The Meteorite (1200m) on Saturday. Geisel Park Stud will have been cheering loudly when emerging Manhattan Rain four-year-old Sabaj took the Cranbourne Cup at... Read More
Watch Me Rock leads home fine Railway Stakes quinella for Team Williams
Watch Me Rock (Awesome Rock) raised his West Australian–based sire’s first elite-level winner and gave jockey William Pike a huge decision to make on streaking to victory in the first top-tier feature of the Perth summer, the Railway Stakes (Gr 1, 1600m). Pike steered the Grant and Alana Williams trained five-year-old gelding to a clear-cut... Read More
King Of Light shines in WA Guineas
Exciting three-year-old King Of Light confirmed himself the latest star of the west as he remained unbeaten with a breathtaking win in Saturday’s WA Guineas at Ascot. Sent out a raging $1.75 favourite in his fifth start, the Dan Morton-trained gelding had to show all his class to overcome some adversity early in the home... Read More
Price predicting bigger and better from Sabaj
Mick Price hailed the emerging Sabaj (Manhattan Rain) as a likely star of the autumn after the lightly raced four-year-old claimed his black type breakthrough with an imposing win in Saturday’s Cranbourne Cup (Listed, 1600m). Starting a well-supported $3.30 favourite, Sabaj gave Price his fourth win in the race and jockey Beau Mertens his third... Read More
Racing Reform seeking change in NSW
A new organisation dedicated to ensuring the sustainability of the NSW Thoroughbred industry has been established featuring a number of prominent participants. The current review of the legislation that establishes Racing NSW represents a crucial juncture in the industry’s future, and the Racing Reform Group NSW features a steering committee that brings a vast amount... Read More
Williams stable on the hunt for fifth Railway Stakes win
Perth’s premier training partnership Grant and Alana Williams will roll out a strong hand in Saturday’s Railway Stakes (Gr 1, 1600m) at Ascot as they look to extend their remarkable record in Western Australia’s flagship mile contest. Grant Williams first won the race with Elite Belle (Canny Lad) in 2014, while the husband-and-wife team dominated... Read More