Luana Miss upstaged raging favourite Yes Queen to win the Listed $125,000 Supremacy Stakes (1000m), replacing her at the head of the betting for the Karrakatta Plate on April 26.
Hayden King
Light Infantry Man continued his ascension through the grades, taking another dominant Group 1 win in the $2.5 million Australian Cup (2000m) at Flemington.
One of WA’s most promising speedsters will stake his claim for a Quokka slot on April 26 when Jokers Grin launches his autumn campaign in the $100,000 Rock Magic Stakes (1000m) at Ascot.
WA-owned sprinter Oscar’s Fortune will attempt to earn a start in Ascot’s $5 million Quokka by winning at Flemington on Saturday.
Ernie Manning
Tough-as-nails pacer Minstrel is the fifth horse entered for the Group 1 $1.25 million TABtouch Nullarbor (2536m) at Gloucester Park on April 25 after being selected by Ladbrokes.
Comeback pacer Magnificent Storm is the fourth horse to guarantee himself a position in the $1.25 million Nullarbor (2536m) at Gloucester Park on April 25 after impressing in his racetrack return.
Six-year-old Currimundi delivered trainer Steve Wolfe and jockey Shaun McGruddy the second leg of a provincial feature event double when he stormed home to win Sunday’s $150,000 Pinjarra Cup (2300m).
Machine Gun Gracie sent such a statement to her three-year-old counterparts in Saturday’s Listed $125,000 Natasha Stakes (2200m) at Ascot that it left most wondering if she can be beaten in the WA Oaks.
Six weeks ago, she hadn’t started in a race and one week ago, no one could be sure she was in it, yet Michael Freedman’s Marhoona upstaged Sydney’s biggest stables to win Saturday’s Golden Slipper.
The Grant and Alana Williams stable will be healthily represented in a string of Listed races across the weekend, including Sunday’s $150,000 TABtouch Pinjarra Cup (2300m) favourite Captain Pluto.
Hundreds of spectators flocked trackside for the second running of Albany’s Bluff Knoll slot race on Sunday, won by local star Rope Them In.
Cameron Newbold
Quality mare Paigey’s Turn has retired a winner after claiming a third straight $40,000 Pelicans Ladies Bracelet (1600m) for trainer Sharon Miller.
Tough stayer Brave Contender has added the Narrogin Cup to his impressive record, after a thrilling victory on the post in Sunday’s feature race for Wagin trainer Angela Smith.
Hannah Whitehead
Bookmakers are facing a jumbo payout if race favourite Wodeton wins this Saturday’s Group 1 $5 million Golden Slipper (1200m) at Rosehill.
Jockey Shaun McGruddy said it was “absolutely unbelievable” to notch a second win in the Wellington and Reeves Bluff Knoll, in combination with champion Albany trainer Steve Wolfe in Sunday’s major slot race
Cameron Newbold and Melissa Sheil
Trainer-reinsman Chris Voak couldn’t hide his delight on Monday, proudly brandishing his whip as rejuvenated veteran Sangue Reale became WA’s fastest ever pacer in Pinjarra’s Group 3 Mount Eden Sprint (1684m).
Albany’s Steve Wolfe added the lucrative Bluff Knoll slot race to his decorated training career after one of WA’s most promising sprinters Rope Them In destroyed his rivals at Percy Spencer Racecourse.
Trial onlookers were left rubbing their eyes at Belmont as untapped two-year-old Yes Queen slayed her rivals in a dominant success, sending her to Karrakatta Plate favouritism.
Generosity’s electric turn of foot proved irresistible for her rivals in the Listed $125,000 A-1 Engineering Sheila Gwynne Classic (1400m) at Ascot as her scintillating sprint proved the difference.
Lady Shenandoah made it back-to-back Group 1 wins and maintained an unbeaten preparation in the $1 million Coolmore Classic (1500m) at Rosehill.
She might have plotted a peculiar preparation, but it’s hard to fault the form of Bonjoy heading into the Listed $125,000 A-1 Engineering Sheila Gwynee Classic (1400m) at Ascot.
Nearby residents have spoken about the significant negative impacts the development would have on neighbouring property owners.
Sophie Gannon
The NSW government will be asked to fork out $5bn as the sale of a premier racecourse for a new “mini-city” hangs in the balance.
Nathan Schmidt
Albany trainer Stephen Sheehy says they are daring to dream with their stable star Oxbridge heading into Sunday’s $400,000 Wellington and Reeves Bluff Knoll (1099m) slot race.
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