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Ernie Manning
WA racehorse trainer Takahide Ikenushi has been hit with financial penalties totalling almost $35,000 after stewards investigated Bunbury winner Magicash's positive swab.
Exciting carnival prospect Rope Them In made a slashing return to racing on Saturday at the final meeting of the Belmont Park season.
Cameron Newbold
Last start Nicopolis Stakes winner Man Crush has drawn gate one for the third consecutive time and shapes as the toughest to toss in Wednesday’s Listed $150,000 TABtouch Hannans Handicap (1400m) at Kalgoorlie.
Hayden King
Unbeaten mare Twain’s Angel rolled on from where she left last campaign, blitzing to victory over handy rivals at Belmont’s Monday morning trials session.
Gallant gelding Mood Swings continued to belie his age when registering another Listed win in Saturday’s $125,000 Black Heart Bart Stakes (1200m) at Belmont.
Wondrous Western Australian mare Alsephina upstaged several highly touted Eastern States rivals with a punchy win in Friday’s Group 2 $300,000 Ladbrokes Stocks Stakes (1514m) at Moonee Valley.
Darling mare Searchin’ Roc’s will be out to further enhance her reputation as one of WA’s best mares in recent seasons by winning Saturday’s Listed $125,000 Black Heart Bart Stakes (1200m) at Belmont.
Class million-dollar mare Searchin’ Rocs seeks further Listed glory in Saturday’s $125,000 Black Heart Bart Stakes (1200m) at Belmont, with local bookmaker TABtouch holding her the $3.30 favourite.
Melbourne-raiding mare Alsephina will be out to make WA’s presence felt at Friday’s Moonee Valley card, looming as one of the leading chances in the Group 2 $300,000 Ladbrokes Stocks Stakes (1514m).
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Newcomer Olympic Park lit up Bunbury racecourse on Monday afternoon with a dazzling maiden victory, stamping himself as a potential horse of the future and giving trainer Michael Grantham a double.
Mighty mare Fangirl opened her winning account for the campaign when blasting home to land the $1,000,000 7plus Sport Stakes (1600m) at Randwick on Saturday.
Resilient six-year-old Rokanori rebounded off a first-up failure to score an all-the-way win in Saturday’s $100,000 TABtouch Stakes (1600m) at Belmont.
Perth Racing will launch an ambitious project to renovate the infield of Belmont Park into world class sport and entertainment venues, generating revenue to preserve racing at the valuable racing location.
New Albany apprentice jockey Mackenzie Wallrodt believed becoming a race rider was inevitable after spending most of her life surrounded by her family’s horses.
Harry Grigson
Perth trainer Simon Miller, who plans to plunder Goldfields riches in Sunday’s Listed $125,000 Boulder Cup (2100m), will first go panning at Belmont’s Wednesday fixture.
Fresh off a metropolitan double and claiming Saturday’s headline race, trainer Luke Fernie unveiled his stable stars at Belmont trials on Monday morning and they didn’t disappoint.
Fleet-footed five-year-old Man Crush landed a deserved win in Saturday’s $100,000 Nicopolis Stakes (1200m) at Belmont, breaking a string of feature race placings.
Cult hero and heroine Mr Brightside and Pride Of Jenni have paired off in a memorable Group 1 Makybe Diva Stakes duel, with the former gaining the ascendancy late to edge home in a thriller.
Prolific feature event performer Man Crush is banging on the door for another big race win and looms as a leading chance in Saturday’s $100,000 Nicopolis Stakes (1200m) at Belmont.
WA sprinting sensation Bustling makes his eagerly awaited Sydney debut in Saturday’s Group 2 $300,000 James Squire Run To The Rose (1200m) at Rosehill and has attracted early support.
Habitat concerns of an endangered animal could undermine a proposal to raze a racecourse and replace it with a metro station and 25,000 homes.
Jessica Wang
