Stellar news to kick-start breeding season
October 11, 2019
WESTERN AUSTRALIA’s premier races for two-year-olds, the WestBred Classics, will be increased to $225,000 in the 2022/23 racing season. RWWA made this announcement today to coincide with the start of the breeding season. Any WestBred colt, gelding or filly born in the 2020/21 season will be eligible to contest... Read more
Beachboy chasing ultimate comeback
October 11, 2019
AS A three-year-old Ultimate Beachboy was such a talent that he finished second in a Delvin Miller Adios Pace for the Orchids elimination and captured the second level of the Battle of the Brandywine at Pocono. He earned $216,060 that year before falling off the charts and passing through... Read more
Classy squaregaiter chasing Group One glory
October 10, 2019
WINNER of his last two starts at Tabcorp Park Melton, Tough Monarch is back in search of a hat-trick on Saturday night. Boasting a winning streak of four – having won his two prior outings in Menangle – the New South Wales trotter is engaged in the Bill Collins... Read more
Former claimer wins Meadows feature
October 10, 2019
CONVERTED claimer Sweet Anna Banana reached the front with a quarter-pole move, then made a shambles of the race late as she captured the co-feature at The Meadows. Trainer Brandon Presto grabbed Sweet Anna Banana after her last race — also a victory — for owners Spring Valley Ranch... Read more
System to shorten mare’s career!
October 10, 2019
DESPITE her winning return to racing and impressive record Shesashark’s career is limited. According to trainer Dale Afford the recently introduced National Rating System will shorten the mare’s career. Afford is far from ‘Robinson Crusoe’, with his sentiment is shared by trainers throughout Australia when discussing members of their stable. “With... Read more
Time to test promising trotter
October 10, 2019
PROMISING trotter Drop The Hammer will begin his journey towards the top echelon when he returns to racing at Tabcorp Park Menangle on Saturday night. A multiple age-restricted feature winner, Drop The Hammer is first-up since capturing the Four and Five-Year-Old Final at the same venue last May. Pleased... Read more
Metropolitan prizemoney on the rise
October 9, 2019
FOR the majority of the industry, it’s the ‘bread and butter’ races that really matter. So owners and trainers will be thrilled to hear Club Menangle has announced quite substantial increases to those regular races by adding to the levels of metropolitan prizemoney. The changes include: Minimum prizemoney on... Read more
Draw favours interstate raiders
October 9, 2019
AS A lover of the ‘Big V’ it is a difficult realisation to come to, but the Victoria Cup is likely to head interstate. To make matters worse, there is a strong possibility the title will make its way to into New South Wales! That’s not an admission the... Read more
Death of potent stallion a devastating loss
October 8, 2019
AUSTRALIA’S breeding industry has been left poorer with the sudden death of potent sire Hurrikane Kingcole. Egmont Park’s manager Peter Bell discovered the stallion dead in his paddock this morning. An autopsy has been performed on Hurrikane Kingcole to discover a cause of death. Stud owners Kevin and Kay... Read more
Feature to honour former champion
October 8, 2019
MEMORIES of one of Australia’s most loved heroes – Preux Chevalier – will be sparked at Tabcorp Park Melton on Saturday night. The former idol will be honoured with the running of the Preux Chevalier Free-For-All as part of the Victorian-trained and Melbourne-based Inter Dominion winners’ circuit. While Preux... Read more
