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News: Veteran Reinsman Claims Another Cup
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Wily Longlea reinsman Brian Gath has won his third feature Country Cup of the 2007/08 season. The 63-year-old combined with $39.60 outsider Antigua Bay to claim last night’s (Saturday) $30,000 Group Three Apco Easy Shops Geelong Pacing Cup. In what was a major surprise, the Emma Stewart continued a vintage season for Gath who won his first Bendigo Pacing Cup in December, and the Ballarat Pacing Cup in January aboard iron horse Safari, a stable mate of Antigua Bay. He had little opportunity to celebrate his latest Cup victory, however, jumping on a plan the next day (Sunday) to fly to Tasmania to partner Maffioso in the $30,000 SEW-Eurodrive Tasmanian Derby. Antigua Bay has been a remarkable comeback story. The Albert Albert eight-year-old was sidelined from racing for two and a half years from August 2004 until December 2006 after suffering an injury, then foundering while out spelling and subsequently developing laminitis. Veterinary advice at the time suggested the son of former top race mare Blue Sage was unlikely to return to the track but the pacer was nursed backed to health by prominent owner Bob Proberts. He has since won nine races, extending his career record to 15
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News: Gloucester Park Review Friday 17 February 2023 ( 17 %)
starts in New Zealand and now has had 31 starts in WA for eight wins and 12 placings. Strata Star is a half-sister to Ima Rocket Star, who won 19 races for the Bond stable in a splendid 76-start career of 25 wins, 22 placings and $411,929. Ima Rocket Star’s wins included the group 3 Country Cup final at Gloucester Park in October 2009, the group 2 Four-Year-Old Championship the following month and the group 3 Pinjarra Cup in June 2013 when he beat Hokonui Ben. Ima Rocket Star also finished third behind Bonavista Bay and Captain Joy in the 2009 Golden Nugget, and was second to Villagem in victory in the $20,250 Westside Auto Wholesale Trot at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Patched has been a revelation since arriving at Young’s stables ten months ago with a Victorian record of 30 starts for three wins in country-class events at Kilmore, Ballarat and Bendigo and eleven placings. He has emerged as West Australia’s best trotter, with his 17 starts in the State producing ten wins, six seconds and one fourth placing for earnings of $108,453. Patched began from the outside barrier in a field of eight on Friday night and was the $1.50 favourite, who was given
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News: Keppel Bay Strikes Gold ( 17 %)
Keppel Bay could not have picked a better time to shed the bridesmaid tag, notching the first win of her career in Friday night’s $300,000 Australian Pacing Gold final for two-year-old fillies at Harold Park. The Emma Stewart-trained filly, who had finished runner-up at five or her six News: Keppel Bay Strikes Gold starts prior to tonight’s race, finally passed the post first when she overpowered her rivals for an emphatic win in the Group 1 feature. And Ballarat-based Stewart could not have been happier with the daughter of Christian Cullen, a $42,500 purchase at last year's Melbourne APG sale. &ldquo that she was able to get there tonight.” It wasn’t long after the start that Stewart and Keppel Bay’s driver Josh Willick were licking their lips, with it evident from the time that Lady Pia Lombo held out a fired up Life Inthefastlane at the start that the speed was going to be on
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News: Unbeaten filly flies into Lombo ( 17 %)
Hobby trainer Sebastian Steenhuis will take unbeaten filly Tallulah Bay into Saturday night’s The Lombo at Shepparton. The daughter of Metropolitan has impressed at both her career starts to date, winning by 13.5m on debut at Kilmore before backing it up with a narrow but comfortable win .” Short-priced favourite at both her wins to date, Tallulah Bay will race for a share in $25,000 in The Lombo for two-year-old fillies on Saturday night’s Neatline Homes Shepparton Gold Cup program. “Being a hobby trainer I’m really looking forward to it. It’s nice to have a
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News: Neon through to Sinbad Bay Final ( 17 %)
winner Our Zellweger, making him a half-relation to open class pacers Harjeet and Izaha. The win takes Neon’s record to two wins and three placings from nine career starts. Driving honours at the Hobart meeting went to Robert Walters with a driving treble. He drove Remember Me Now ($2.30 fav News: Neon through to Sinbad Bay Final Neon took a progressive step to the $20,000 Sinbad Bay Final on Easter Cup night in Launceston when he won the first heat (2090m) in Hobart on Friday night. Trained and driven by Todd Rattray, the $3.50 chance showed good speed to lead before taking cover when challenged near the 1200m. The
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News: On The Pace ( 17 %)
impressive maiden wins witnessed at Menangle on Monday. Divine Rena is a half sister to current star pacer Bonavista Bay and is a daughter of former classy mare Elite Rena. Her breeder and part-owner Trevor Allamby said the ease of the win and fast time had taken him by surprise. Prepared by master ,” he said. Missouri Lad won a heat of the race at Echuca before winning the final at Kilmore in fast time. “The times here are a bit faster too because most of the tracks are better,” he added. Harness racing blueblood Divine Rena opened her racing career with one of the most
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News: Bond Chases Interstate Feature Double ( 17 %)
beat Our White Knight and Fantasy Rocks. The final was won by Tintin In America, who beat Bonavista Bay and Garnet River. Hansen said that Gary Hall jun. would drive Truckers Ruffnut in his races in Victoria. Hall has driven Truckers Ruffnut in eight of his 14 wins, including the Battle of Bunbury in the $200,000 Chariots of Fire at Menangle. Motu Treasure had 19 starts in New Zealand for six wins and eight placings and he has been most impressive in winning easily at each of his first four starts in WA. He began speedily from barrier seven, set the pace and sprinted the final 800m in Narrogin at his previous outing. That followed stylish victories at Gloucester Park at his two previous starts. Looming as the chief danger to Motu Treasure is Lombo Navigator, the youngest runner in the 2130m event. Lombo Navigator, trained at Capel by Andrew de Campo, is in dazzling form and has won at his past four starts. Lombo Navigator, who has won at 13 of his 23 starts, rated 1.57.1 when he scored an impressive victory over 2130m last Friday night when he started from the outside barrier and raced three wide for much of the journey. He again has drawn wide and will start from the
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News: HRNSW Racing Wrap ( 17 %)
When a four year old mare wins her first race start comfortably at a Bulli meeting at Menangle there is no reason to get too excited. However when Divine Rena won on Monday, trainer Brian Hancock had a reason to smile because the four year old is a half sister to the talented Bonavista Bay
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News: Friday First 4 Fever ( 17 %)
the four big guns – Bonavista Bay (3), Living On Fire (5), Villagem (9) and Village Of Dreams (10) – which will cost $24 for 100%. The other is to have those four to run first, second and third with Deadsetlucky (1), Staghorn Flat (6), Our White Knight (12) and Kidinacandyshop (13) for
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News: $50k Jackpot at Tabcorp Park ( 17 %)
Bonavista Bay in leg three, but he’s taking Living On Fire for insurance, while he thinks one of the class pair – Karlsruhe and Our Malabar – will prevail in the closer. It will cost you a paltry $4 to have Polster’s numbers of 11 / 2 / 2,9 / 10,11 going for the full dividend, or
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News: Husband And Wife Create Fremantle Cup History ( 17 %)
’s Golden Nugget winner Bonavista Bay engaged on Friday night while Skye Bond has last week’s Gloucester Park winner Mister Veejays Fella due to start. South Australian trainer Lona Keitley started Golbesti when that gelding finished fourth behind champion Renaud with Van Nut and Chamfers Return
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News: 2009 Stallion Station Fremantle Cup Rankings ( 17 %)
1 IM THEMIGHTYQUINN NZ Gary Hall Snr 2 BONAVISTA BAY Emma
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News: Jackpots Galore On Melton Plate Night ( 17 %)
only three horses in the third leg - Mister Grizzly (1), Alberado (8) and Village Pungee (9) - before coming with Bonavista Bay (11) on its own in the Melton Plate. You only need to outlay $36 to have Polster's Quaddie going for 100 percent. "It's a great night's racing and there
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News: Kiwis Claim Breeders Crown Spoils ( 17 %)
that they were represented. Star of the show was Tintin In America, who peeled off a track record 1:56.1 mile rate for the 2240m on his way to an upset win over Bonavista Bay and Captain Joy in a classic 3YO Colts and Geldings Final. Smiling Shard provided star young reinsman Dexter Dunn with
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News: Trotting Showdown Awaits ( 17 %)
Captain Joy and Bonavista Bay won’t be engaging in the only highly-anticipated clash of Tabcorp Australasian Breeders Crown finals day next Sunday. The next chapter in the rivalry between Skyvalley and I Didnt Do It will also be written when the star squaregaiters lock horns in the 4YO
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News: Billy And Ron Popular With Punters ( 17 %)
$1000 at $3.25 and is now pressing Bonavista Bay ($1.80 to $2.30) for favouritism. Franco Newsman is the other to have attracted some early support in the $20,000 three-year-old feature. He is into $8 after bets of $660 and $500 at his opening quote of $10. Broadway Play has been backed into
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News: Turvey Maintains Run Of Success ( 17 %)
Secret was four wide approaching the turn but with a big sprint in the run-up the straight proved too powerful for the favourite Black With Bling and Pondalowie Bay who was third. Jack Cantell’s win in the Narrogin Observer Stakes provided Turvey with the second-leg of his double. The 5-year -old was able to storm over the top of Linda’s Only and Mach Dynasty in the concluding stages to record the 18 th win of his career and maintain his ultra-consistent form this campaign. Billionaire Bob made it two wins in succession in the opening event of the night: the Narrogin Observer $2 Night 2-Year-Old-Stakes. Callan Suvaljko peeled the winner three wide at the bell and he proved far too strong in the run to the line defeating Lincoln Beach Girl and Rich Life Keep Celebrating did just that with the first win of his career in race three of the night. Trained by Tracey Reed and Conditioned Handicap (2223m). Trainer-driver Jarrod Humphries didn’t have to move a muscle in the straight and that was his first win since arriving in Western Australia. Cantstopthefeet scored a thrilling win over Ha Long Bay in the Network Video Narrogin Stakes (2242m). The eight-year-old mare
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News: Delosa's bid for $100,000 feature ( 17 %)
Trainer Ashleigh Delosa is chasing the biggest feature of her career. The 24-year-old has two horses aimed at the TAB Regional Championships Metropolitan series with the $100,000 final to take place at Menangle on May 20. Delosa’s first chance at qualifying for the rich final will be with Parked In Heaven that will race in heat one at Menangle today. The mare has won six races in her 30-start career, all under the guidance of Delosa. Delosa’s other hope at the championships is with The Poobah in today’s third heat. The gelding has won eight races for Delosa, with three of those wins obtained this season. Delosa has had a strong start to the season training six winners and 11 placegetters in 33 starters. The iForm best bets for Tuesday: Menangle best bet Race 7: Gordons Bay (3) Looks the testing material following handy performances of late. Menangle next best Race 9: Freason (9) Useful displays since winning three starts ago suggests he can test favourite players. Around the tracks Leeton best bet Race 2: Justrollingaround (5) A good chance to zoom across and from there will be hard to beat
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News: Pay Me Christian Retired ( 17 %)
his career and will retire with a record of 11 wins from 22 starts and lifetime earnings of $339,550. Pay Me Christian’s service fee will be announced in due course. following wins in the Group 1 NZ Derby, Group 1 Sires’ Stakes Final and the Rising Stars 3YO Championship. The handsome dark bay was also an outstanding two-year-old, winning the Kindergarten Stakes in a time of 1:55.6 at his very first start. The four-year-old displayed extreme speed throughout
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News: Alta Intrigue Back on Song ( 16 %)
Injury-plagued New Zealand-bred seven-year-old Alta Intrigue has bounced back to top form after recovering from three bowed tendons, injuries that threatened to end his career. He ended a losing sequence of 12 which included five seconds from his previous eight starts when finished got into the clear approaching the home turn and he finished strongly to take the lead with 50m to travel and went on to win by 4m from Just Makemine Diamonds. The gelding has now earned $168,918 from nine wins, 18 seconds and five thirds from 52 starts. His 26 WA starts have produced five wins , eight seconds and two thirds. He also raced 26 times in New Zealand for four wins and 13 placings. He showed abundant promise as a two and three-year-old. At his fifth start he finished fourth behind More The Better in the group 1 Young Guns Cardigan Bay Stakes at Alexandra Park in March 2016. Twelve
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News: Honolua Bay stretches winning streak with first-up success ( 16 %)
Last season’s standout Victorian four-year-old male pacer Honolua Bay looks destined for some of the state’s big features after a scintillating performance first-up from a break at Kilmore on Saturday night. The horse made it six wins from six starts since joining the Emma Stewart News: Honolua Bay stretches winning streak with first-up success
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News: Honolua Bay stretches winning streak with first-up success ( 16 %)
Last season’s standout Victorian four-year-old male pacer Honolua Bay looks destined for some of the state’s big features after a scintillating performance first-up from a break at Kilmore on Saturday night. The horse made it six wins from six starts since joining the Emma Stewart News: Honolua Bay stretches winning streak with first-up success
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News: Hammond hoping Moonlite Bay can bounce back to winner's list ( 16 %)
options, stay on the fence and drive for luck or work straight off and put him into the race, I will leave that decision up to him,” the trainer and part-owner explained. Hammond has given Moonlite Bay plenty of time to mature with all seven of his career starts coming this season, and she News: Hammond hoping Moonlite Bay can bounce back to winner's list Trainer Brooke Hammond will be hoping talented four-year-old Moonlite Bay will be able to bounce back into the winner's list when he contests the Trainers Encouragement Pace in Launceston tonight, and punters agree, installing him as the $1.90 favourite. The gelded son of Sportswriter after doing a bit of work during the race,” Hammond said Moonlite Bay has drawn inside of the second row for tonight's assignment which is for horses with a National Rating of 55 to 64 over 2200 metres. “He is going to need a lot of luck from the draw, Gareth (Rattray) only has two
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News: Victoria's HOTY Nominees ( 16 %)
many pacing awards the panel debated long and hard. The judges found the colts and geldings’ divisions particularly challenging. Emma Stewart’s Bonavista Bay was unbeaten in 10 starts at three before being cruelly run down in the Breeders Crown Final, but he did fail to win at the elite at the time of Melpark Major’s injury, the Glenn Douglas-trained seven-year-old continued to amaze. In eight starts between February 14 and April 18, the hardy gelding didn’t finish further back than second in a run that culminated with victory over Smoken Up in the $50,000 Group 2 Park Douglas Printing Mildura Cup. He upset Smoken Up again before the season was out and finished the racing year a winner of six of his 29 starts, plus a further 14 placings, having amassed $278,142 in stakes. Melpark Major’s misfortune and inability to add to his Group 1 tally re-opened the door -trained entire failed to flatter at Watpac ID09, but he still finished the season with five wins and as many placings from 18 starts for $277,861 in stakes. If Mister Swinger’s a contender, then Mr Feelgood had to also be considered. Although trained by a Kiwi, the American import is eligible on
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News: Reed Forecasts Bright Start For Bletchley Park ( 15 %)
finished second to Major Trojan in the WA Derby earlier in that campaign. A winner at seven of 14 career starts, Reed said he expected a bold showing from Bletchley Park this evening. “He’s come back really well,” he told TABradio. “He had a trial a week ago and it was a Nugget later this year. The Reed stable will also welcome back promising filly Arma Indie in tonight’s Perth Plasterboard Centre Pace (2536m). Arma Indie has had just two starts in WA, the most recent a large defeat at the hands of Balcatherine in the WA Oaks Prelude on April 26. The Well speed and she should be able to find the front very easily. “Just A Sec looks the one to beat…but we’ve got the barrier draw and she should be able to take advantage of that.” Meanwhile, trainer Gary Elson has indicated impressive last start Bunbury winner Longreach Bay would start at Gloucester Park this Friday night. The gelding had just his second career start at Bunbury on Saturday night and scored an emphatic 4.8m victory after he worked to the front from the second line. Tim Walker
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News: Moonee Valley - Thursday ( 15 %)
trials under his belt, including a scorching win at Bendigo on 8 September and a pleasing third at Kilmore eight days later. A winner at 24 of his 41 starts for earnings over $500,000, Manifold Bay is set to be one of Victoria's leading contenders on the 2003-04 Australasian Grand 24 September, 2003 Emerging superstar Sokyola ( pictured ) will be chasing his 12th consecutive victory at Moonee Valley tomorrow (Thursday) night. The seven-year-old pacing sensation will line up against Manifold Bay, Lagoon Lady and Wally Walton in a star Cranbourne last Saturday morning. After recently missing Victorian Horse of the Year honours, Justice, who was openly disappointed with the result, will be keen to make a statement on the racetrack. Victory would be the flashy chestnut's 46th of an 83 start career and take challenge and ensure a thrilling contest. Rival driver Gavin Lang has conceded that crowd favourite Manifold Bay will need some luck first-up from gate eight. "In the past he's taken a few runs to come to hand," Lang said. "One thing I
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News: Sky's The Limit for Ravishing ( 15 %)
EVEN in the glorious aftermath to Honolua Bay’s Hunter Cup win, co-trainer Clayton Tonkin declared young gun stablemate Captain Ravishing a better horse. Two hours before Honolua Bay gave Tonkin and co-trainer Emma Stewart the most important win of their stellar career, Captain Ravishing (with the whip) or pulled the (ear) plugs, there would’ve been a lot more there.” Captain Ravishing’s 1min50.9sec mile rate for 1720m was a career best. He and Honolua Bay now head to Sydney for the Miracle Mile, but through different paths. Captain Ravishing’s next run again left viewers in awe as he blasted to a 21.8m win in the $100,000 4YO Bonanza at Melton. It was his seventh win from eight starts since being transferred to Tonkin and Stewart with an aggregate margin of 133.4m. That’s an average winning margin over more than 19m. “He’s just . Horses just don’t do that.” Fast-forward two hours after stablemate Honolua Bay had just walloped many of Australasia’s best pacers to win Tonkin and Stewart’s first Hunter Cup and Tonkin was asked whether he or Captain Ravishing was his pick for the $1 million Miracle Mile on
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News: Lee Chasing Trotting Feature ( 15 %)
. Justabitcoco has emerged as a genuine trotting talent in the sunshine state boasting five victories from 11 career starts to date and Lee believes she’s only starting to mature. “She’s very green and still learning but she’s always displayed good ability from the very beginning, her speed is her best asset and that will carry her a long way during her career. “Although she is not the safest beginner going around, I’ve made some changes and she is getting away better this campaign. The distance won’t pose any issues, I know she’s unknown at the distance trial efforts lately. Both trotters were bred by Lee and his wife Joedy from the talented mare Justabitlooney, a mare that won 14 races during her racing career which includes several victories at Harold Park. One of the rivals for Justabitcoco this weekend is Best Bits, a former pacer that was transformed into a more than handy trotter under the guidance of Lee several seasons ago. Lee is the grandson of the late ‘Snowy’ Finn who prepared the richly talented trotters Bay Johnny and Joanie Toliver. Bay Johnny won the 1976 Inter Dominion Trotting Grand Final in Adelaide.
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News: Daniel Jack picks up last minute Inter Dominion Final drive for Hall stable ( 15 %)
metres which was covered in 55.7 seconds and showed amazing stamina and courage to get up and win in the last stride. The son of Washington VC retired with a record of 111 starts for 58 wins, 21 seconds, 13 thirds and stakes of $4,567,456. With 58 wins in 111 career starts – gave Quinny a winning percentage of 53%. Of all Australasia’s remarkable champions with 100 or more starts only Village Kid 93 wins from 160 starts at 58.1% had a better strike rate. The likes of Cardigan Bay, Pure Steel, Gammalite and Hondo Grattan all had inferior winning percentages. Of Quinny’s 58 wins, 13 were in Group One races including three Inter Dominion finals, three WA Pacing Cups, three Fremantle Cups, two Auckland Cups, a Cranbourne Cup and his memorable Blacks A Fake win. His career earnings of $4,567,438 is a mere $7,982 behind the Australasian Stakes Record of four time Inter Dominion winner Blacks A Fake who won $4,567,456. Had injury not curtailed Quinny’s career he would have soared past the Queensland champion’s tally. Earlier this year Im Themightyquinn was inducted into The West Australian Racing Industry Hall of Fame. As a three-time Inter Dominion
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News: Trial File: Boy, what a nice effort! ( 15 %)
One of Craig Rail's new Blackbook runners will step out at Tabcorp Park Melton next week. Rail was taken by the performance of Louis Franc-trained Bonavista Boy, who won a trial easily at Maryborough and has been entered for the Empire Stallions Pace at headquarters on Tuesday. Horses from
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News: Trial File: Boy, what a nice effort! ( 15 %)
One of Craig Rail's new Blackbook runners will step out at Tabcorp Park Melton next week. Rail was taken by the performance of Louis Franc-trained Bonavista Boy, who won a trial easily at Maryborough and has been entered for the Empire Stallions Pace at headquarters on Tuesday. Horses from
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News: Hall not fazed by Waylade's wide barrier ( 15 %)
(1998), Gee Whiz Fizz (2005), Mr Yankee (2006), Lombo Pocket Watch (2007) and Bonavista Bay (2009). Sixty-five-year-old Hall sen. had no hesitation in declaring that Waylade was the best of his six runners in the Golden Nugget. He said that the initial plans were for Waylade to go back from his wide , he conceded that barrier six presented a great challenge for the immature New Zealand-bred gelding who has had only nine starts. But the Hall stable is used to confronting challenges head-on and overcoming them with monotonous regularity. “We’ll probably find out a lot about him .” Michael Brennan, who prepared Im Victorious for his Nugget win two years ago, will be represented by Billies A Star, who has just arrived in Western Australia after having ten starts in New Zealand for four wins and three placings. His best and most impressive effort was at his most recent appearance drawn the coveted No. 1 barrier and Luke McCarthy is generally expected to take the trail behind the free-running Majorly Foxy Styx. Trainers Greg and Skye Bond are hoping for a change of fortune with Bettor Offer after the gelding’s third and second placings behind Waylade at his latest starts
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News: Mista Shark is Back ( 15 %)
driven by Michael Grantham from the No. 1 barrier and should take plenty of beating after an impressive win in a 2185m trial at Pinjarra on Wednesday December 9. He has recovered from a damaged suspensory ligament which halted his career after he had started off 20m and finished second to Veiled starts in New Zealand as a three-year-old in late 2015 for a win and one placing before arriving in Western Australia in November 2015. His 29 starts in the State have produced 14 wins, five seconds and two thirds. He won eight in a row between August 2017 and January 2018, with his victories -form performers in Waltzingwithsierra, Babyface Adda, Henwood Bay, Shadow Roll and Kilowatt Kid. Howard Hughes, a talented New Zealand-bred three-year-old prepared by leading trainers Greg and Sky Bond and to be driven by Dylan Egerton-Green is expected to be a short-priced favourite from barrier four at his first appearance after a 16-week absence. Howard Hughes was untroubled to win at his four starts in his previous preparation and he goes into this week’s event with the enviable record of 13 starts for ten wins, one second and two eighth placings. The Katja Warwick-trained Waltzingwithsierra
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News: $200,000 Guaranteed Trifecta Pool at Albion Park ( 15 %)
scorched the oval in a career best time of 1:52.6 two starts ago before rating 1:55.5 with a final quarter clocking of 26.8 seconds last start. “There’s no doubt both Northern Line and Zac Mac are flying currently but this is a good test for both horses because the draws make it difficult in in the finish. I think he is a good option to base your trifecta combinations around.” Barsby said. While Northern Line and Zac Mac boast recent winning form, both face a significant rise in grade and likely pressure is expected to come from both Camelot Bay and Munroe. The Donny Smith prepared Northern Line has scored back to back victories at his home track of Redcliffe before his come from behind victory at Albion Park last Friday night while Zac Mac has wired his rivals at his past two starts at Albion Park in brilliant time. The Darren Hooper trained New Zealand bred gelding different ways. Northern Line will be forced to make an early decision of holding the lead or taking a seat while Zac Mac is likely to be wide and working at some point. “Both Camelot Bay and Munroe are threats in this race, Camelot Bay got puked on by a tiring leader last week and therefore, never
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News: McCarthy Thrilled with Hunter Cup Draw ( 15 %)
quinella when Spirit Of St Louis ran the best race of his career for a fantastic second to King Of Swing. Spirit Of St Louis is back trying to go one better and drew perfectly in barrier one, while Luke McCarthy was also thrilled with gate nine for Expensive Ego. "It's all smiles from us ." Spirit Of St Louis was as long as $26 for the Hunter Cup last month, but is $4.50 favourite the pole draw. Expensive Ego has been costly in Victoria with nine starts in the state netting just one win. He's won just one of five starts at Melton. But McCarthy is not deterred and insists a nice his own luck from there," Green said. "I'd rather that than the back row where you're more at the mercy of others." Green rates the much-improved Honolua Bay as Copy That's biggest danger. "I loved his run at Ballarat behind Copy That. He looks to be getting better every run and he's drawn quite well (four)," he said. Honolua Bay is one of three Cup runners for the powerhouse Emma Stewart and Clayton Tonkin stable. The others are Mach Dan (seven) and Hurricane Harley (eight). Inter Dominion winner I Cast No Shadow has drawn barrier three and
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News: Captain Ravishing Back in Town ( 15 %)
;He’s only had 12 starts so more racing will help him continue to develop as a racehorse, too.” That’s been the case with Stewart and Tonkin’s best Hunter Cup hope, Honolua Bay. “The Inter Dominion was the making of him. He’s got so much speed and talent, but it got to a DOMINANT trainer Emma Stewart has three runners in the Hunter Cup, but her best horse could be in one of the support races on Saturday night. Stewart and co-trainer Clayton Tonkin are hopeful of winning Victoria’s biggest race with Honolua Bay, Hurricane Harley or Mach Dan, but four wins for Stewart and Tonkin have been by an aggregate of 111.6m at an average of 18.6m. And the times he’s been running – both overall and sectional splits – are up with the all-time greats of the sport. His return to racing in Saturday night’s $100,000 4YO Bonanza kick-starts do-or-die stage as far as whether he makes a serious Grand Circuit horse or not and he’s really stepped-up. “He came through the Inter Dominion the best of all our horses and his last run in the Ballarat Cup was as good as he’s gone in his career. “We’ve got no
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News: Harness industry pays tribute to Dudley Warburton ( 15 %)
the start of this year, with Bukthsystem the last of his runners to go around at Albion on January 19. Obtaining his trainer's licence in 1982, Warburton racked up 1237 starts, netting 86 wins and 252 placings over a 40-plus-year career. It was Bukthsystem that proved to be the most successful acquisition, with 28 wins from 324 starts bringing in over $133,000 in prize money. The pacer also gave Warburton his final victory, with Angus Garrard piloting the bay gelding to a win in late December 2023. Driver Leonard Cain, who himself saluted eight times with Bukthsystem, paid tribute participation for over 40 years and pass on our condolences to his family.” As well as his training career, Warburton spent over thirty years working for the Brisbane City, Redcliffe and Moreton Bay councils. He is survived by wife Carol and children Brad, Stacey and Tara. A race will be named in
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News: Gloucester Park Preview Friday 17th June 2022 ( 15 %)
Pinjarra and Narrogin at his past two starts. The Bonavista Bay gelding faces a rise in class at his first appearance at Gloucester Park. In The Spotlight set four in a row Talented New Zealand-bred filly In The Spotlight looks too strong for her six West Australian-bred fillies in the $20 . The WA-bred four-year-old has come through an unusual preparation for this 2130m mobile feature event with flying colours --- beginning from back marks in stands on country tracks at his first four starts for outstanding young trainer-reinsman Dylan Egerton-Green. He has revealed excellent natural . Seeryanfly, who will start from the No. 3 barrier on the front line on Friday night, is bred to be a good winner. He is by American sire Heston Blue Chip and is out of Brush With Courage, who had nine starts as a two and three-year-old in 2010 for three wins, two seconds and $33,895. Brush With Courage is a full-sister to Heez On Fire (52 starts for 20 wins, eight placings and $287,607) and is a half-sister to Papinik (23 starts for 13 wins, seven placings and $132,493). One of Seeryanfly’s main rivals on Friday night will be Ezana, a winner at nine of his 21 starts. He will start from the No. 5
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News: Reuben Brogden drawn ideally ( 14 %)
classic. The past three winners of the Golden Nugget (Bonavista Bay, Dasher VC and The Gold Ace) have started from the prized inside barrier, have been sent out as favourite and have set the pace before scoring in convincing style. And Keiley is intent on following the pattern, declaring: &ldquo ;We will be leading.” The random barrier draw has thrown the big race wide open, with last season’s WA Derby winner Im Victorious, defeated at his past four starts, bouncing back as a major prospect after drawing favourably at No. 2 on the front line and star Victorian-trained Chancellor path to the other four-year-olds and tried to keep him in easier company to keep his form up so there wouldn’t be a reason for the handicapper not to give him a start in the Nugget. “Reuben Brogden thrived up there in Kalgoorlie where he had five starts for four wins and a third placing Brennan declared that Im Victorious, a winner at ten of his 15 starts, was poised to run a big race in the Nugget after he had started out wide at barrier six, raced wide early and then in the breeze before wilting to seventh behind Chancellor Cullen in the 2100m McInerney Ford Classic last Friday week
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News: P.J.Hall Memorial ( 14 %)
Seester. Super Sea , 5YO bay gelding by Stature from Sapphire Sea 1:59.9 by Nikalong Shadow from Island Dancer by Tarport Low from My Paula Globe by Johnny Globe. Dam is a half to Red Sea, which won 18 of his first 19 starts for this fellow’s trainer David Hewitt. Cullen’s Princess , 6YO trotting. When he reached the then-compulsory retiring age of 65 at the end of the 1976-1977 season, P.J.Hall had won 4 Harold Park training premierships and 5 as a driver. He had never finished further back than fifth in any year since night trotting began in 1949. During that final year of his career, he notched up driving win number 500 at H.P., a record which stood for many years. He was associated with some of the greatest horses to race at the Glebe track, including the pacers Ribands, James Scott and Brilliant Moon, and trotters Bay Johnny and Queen Bee. James Scott went through the 1962 Perth Inter-Dominion series undefeated while. Bay Johnny took out the 1976 Adelaide Trotting Grand-Final. Ribands didn’t get a Grand-Final victory (he was runner-up in 1953 in Perth, after winning his 3 heats) but he was the fastest, most enigmatic pacer of his era, and with Hall he formed a combination
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Wily Longlea reinsman Brian Gath has won his third feature Country Cup of the 2007/08 season. The 63-year-old combined with $39.60 outsider Antigua Bay to claim last night’s (Saturday) $30,000 Group Three Apco Easy Shops Geelong Pacing Cup. In what was a major surprise, the Emma Stewart continued a vintage season for Gath who won his first Bendigo Pacing Cup in December, and the Ballarat Pacing Cup in January aboard iron horse Safari, a stable mate of Antigua Bay. He had little opportunity to celebrate his latest Cup victory, however, jumping on a plan the next day (Sunday) to fly to Tasmania to partner Maffioso in the $30,000 SEW-Eurodrive Tasmanian Derby. Antigua Bay has been a remarkable comeback story. The Albert Albert eight-year-old was sidelined from racing for two and a half years from August 2004 until December 2006 after suffering an injury, then foundering while out spelling and subsequently developing laminitis. Veterinary advice at the time suggested the son of former top race mare Blue Sage was unlikely to return to the track but the pacer was nursed backed to health by prominent owner Bob Proberts. He has since won nine races, extending his career record to 15
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News: Gloucester Park Review Friday 17 February 2023 ( 17 %)
starts in New Zealand and now has had 31 starts in WA for eight wins and 12 placings. Strata Star is a half-sister to Ima Rocket Star, who won 19 races for the Bond stable in a splendid 76-start career of 25 wins, 22 placings and $411,929. Ima Rocket Star’s wins included the group 3 Country Cup final at Gloucester Park in October 2009, the group 2 Four-Year-Old Championship the following month and the group 3 Pinjarra Cup in June 2013 when he beat Hokonui Ben. Ima Rocket Star also finished third behind Bonavista Bay and Captain Joy in the 2009 Golden Nugget, and was second to Villagem in victory in the $20,250 Westside Auto Wholesale Trot at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Patched has been a revelation since arriving at Young’s stables ten months ago with a Victorian record of 30 starts for three wins in country-class events at Kilmore, Ballarat and Bendigo and eleven placings. He has emerged as West Australia’s best trotter, with his 17 starts in the State producing ten wins, six seconds and one fourth placing for earnings of $108,453. Patched began from the outside barrier in a field of eight on Friday night and was the $1.50 favourite, who was given
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News: Keppel Bay Strikes Gold ( 17 %)
Keppel Bay could not have picked a better time to shed the bridesmaid tag, notching the first win of her career in Friday night’s $300,000 Australian Pacing Gold final for two-year-old fillies at Harold Park. The Emma Stewart-trained filly, who had finished runner-up at five or her six News: Keppel Bay Strikes Gold starts prior to tonight’s race, finally passed the post first when she overpowered her rivals for an emphatic win in the Group 1 feature. And Ballarat-based Stewart could not have been happier with the daughter of Christian Cullen, a $42,500 purchase at last year's Melbourne APG sale. &ldquo that she was able to get there tonight.” It wasn’t long after the start that Stewart and Keppel Bay’s driver Josh Willick were licking their lips, with it evident from the time that Lady Pia Lombo held out a fired up Life Inthefastlane at the start that the speed was going to be on
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News: Unbeaten filly flies into Lombo ( 17 %)
Hobby trainer Sebastian Steenhuis will take unbeaten filly Tallulah Bay into Saturday night’s The Lombo at Shepparton. The daughter of Metropolitan has impressed at both her career starts to date, winning by 13.5m on debut at Kilmore before backing it up with a narrow but comfortable win .” Short-priced favourite at both her wins to date, Tallulah Bay will race for a share in $25,000 in The Lombo for two-year-old fillies on Saturday night’s Neatline Homes Shepparton Gold Cup program. “Being a hobby trainer I’m really looking forward to it. It’s nice to have a
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News: Neon through to Sinbad Bay Final ( 17 %)
winner Our Zellweger, making him a half-relation to open class pacers Harjeet and Izaha. The win takes Neon’s record to two wins and three placings from nine career starts. Driving honours at the Hobart meeting went to Robert Walters with a driving treble. He drove Remember Me Now ($2.30 fav News: Neon through to Sinbad Bay Final Neon took a progressive step to the $20,000 Sinbad Bay Final on Easter Cup night in Launceston when he won the first heat (2090m) in Hobart on Friday night. Trained and driven by Todd Rattray, the $3.50 chance showed good speed to lead before taking cover when challenged near the 1200m. The
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News: On The Pace ( 17 %)
impressive maiden wins witnessed at Menangle on Monday. Divine Rena is a half sister to current star pacer Bonavista Bay and is a daughter of former classy mare Elite Rena. Her breeder and part-owner Trevor Allamby said the ease of the win and fast time had taken him by surprise. Prepared by master ,” he said. Missouri Lad won a heat of the race at Echuca before winning the final at Kilmore in fast time. “The times here are a bit faster too because most of the tracks are better,” he added. Harness racing blueblood Divine Rena opened her racing career with one of the most
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News: Bond Chases Interstate Feature Double ( 17 %)
beat Our White Knight and Fantasy Rocks. The final was won by Tintin In America, who beat Bonavista Bay and Garnet River. Hansen said that Gary Hall jun. would drive Truckers Ruffnut in his races in Victoria. Hall has driven Truckers Ruffnut in eight of his 14 wins, including the Battle of Bunbury in the $200,000 Chariots of Fire at Menangle. Motu Treasure had 19 starts in New Zealand for six wins and eight placings and he has been most impressive in winning easily at each of his first four starts in WA. He began speedily from barrier seven, set the pace and sprinted the final 800m in Narrogin at his previous outing. That followed stylish victories at Gloucester Park at his two previous starts. Looming as the chief danger to Motu Treasure is Lombo Navigator, the youngest runner in the 2130m event. Lombo Navigator, trained at Capel by Andrew de Campo, is in dazzling form and has won at his past four starts. Lombo Navigator, who has won at 13 of his 23 starts, rated 1.57.1 when he scored an impressive victory over 2130m last Friday night when he started from the outside barrier and raced three wide for much of the journey. He again has drawn wide and will start from the
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News: HRNSW Racing Wrap ( 17 %)
When a four year old mare wins her first race start comfortably at a Bulli meeting at Menangle there is no reason to get too excited. However when Divine Rena won on Monday, trainer Brian Hancock had a reason to smile because the four year old is a half sister to the talented Bonavista Bay
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News: Friday First 4 Fever ( 17 %)
the four big guns – Bonavista Bay (3), Living On Fire (5), Villagem (9) and Village Of Dreams (10) – which will cost $24 for 100%. The other is to have those four to run first, second and third with Deadsetlucky (1), Staghorn Flat (6), Our White Knight (12) and Kidinacandyshop (13) for
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News: $50k Jackpot at Tabcorp Park ( 17 %)
Bonavista Bay in leg three, but he’s taking Living On Fire for insurance, while he thinks one of the class pair – Karlsruhe and Our Malabar – will prevail in the closer. It will cost you a paltry $4 to have Polster’s numbers of 11 / 2 / 2,9 / 10,11 going for the full dividend, or
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News: Husband And Wife Create Fremantle Cup History ( 17 %)
’s Golden Nugget winner Bonavista Bay engaged on Friday night while Skye Bond has last week’s Gloucester Park winner Mister Veejays Fella due to start. South Australian trainer Lona Keitley started Golbesti when that gelding finished fourth behind champion Renaud with Van Nut and Chamfers Return
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News: 2009 Stallion Station Fremantle Cup Rankings ( 17 %)
1 IM THEMIGHTYQUINN NZ Gary Hall Snr 2 BONAVISTA BAY Emma
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News: Jackpots Galore On Melton Plate Night ( 17 %)
only three horses in the third leg - Mister Grizzly (1), Alberado (8) and Village Pungee (9) - before coming with Bonavista Bay (11) on its own in the Melton Plate. You only need to outlay $36 to have Polster's Quaddie going for 100 percent. "It's a great night's racing and there
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News: Kiwis Claim Breeders Crown Spoils ( 17 %)
that they were represented. Star of the show was Tintin In America, who peeled off a track record 1:56.1 mile rate for the 2240m on his way to an upset win over Bonavista Bay and Captain Joy in a classic 3YO Colts and Geldings Final. Smiling Shard provided star young reinsman Dexter Dunn with
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News: Trotting Showdown Awaits ( 17 %)
Captain Joy and Bonavista Bay won’t be engaging in the only highly-anticipated clash of Tabcorp Australasian Breeders Crown finals day next Sunday. The next chapter in the rivalry between Skyvalley and I Didnt Do It will also be written when the star squaregaiters lock horns in the 4YO
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News: Billy And Ron Popular With Punters ( 17 %)
$1000 at $3.25 and is now pressing Bonavista Bay ($1.80 to $2.30) for favouritism. Franco Newsman is the other to have attracted some early support in the $20,000 three-year-old feature. He is into $8 after bets of $660 and $500 at his opening quote of $10. Broadway Play has been backed into
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News: Turvey Maintains Run Of Success ( 17 %)
Secret was four wide approaching the turn but with a big sprint in the run-up the straight proved too powerful for the favourite Black With Bling and Pondalowie Bay who was third. Jack Cantell’s win in the Narrogin Observer Stakes provided Turvey with the second-leg of his double. The 5-year -old was able to storm over the top of Linda’s Only and Mach Dynasty in the concluding stages to record the 18 th win of his career and maintain his ultra-consistent form this campaign. Billionaire Bob made it two wins in succession in the opening event of the night: the Narrogin Observer $2 Night 2-Year-Old-Stakes. Callan Suvaljko peeled the winner three wide at the bell and he proved far too strong in the run to the line defeating Lincoln Beach Girl and Rich Life Keep Celebrating did just that with the first win of his career in race three of the night. Trained by Tracey Reed and Conditioned Handicap (2223m). Trainer-driver Jarrod Humphries didn’t have to move a muscle in the straight and that was his first win since arriving in Western Australia. Cantstopthefeet scored a thrilling win over Ha Long Bay in the Network Video Narrogin Stakes (2242m). The eight-year-old mare
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News: Delosa's bid for $100,000 feature ( 17 %)
Trainer Ashleigh Delosa is chasing the biggest feature of her career. The 24-year-old has two horses aimed at the TAB Regional Championships Metropolitan series with the $100,000 final to take place at Menangle on May 20. Delosa’s first chance at qualifying for the rich final will be with Parked In Heaven that will race in heat one at Menangle today. The mare has won six races in her 30-start career, all under the guidance of Delosa. Delosa’s other hope at the championships is with The Poobah in today’s third heat. The gelding has won eight races for Delosa, with three of those wins obtained this season. Delosa has had a strong start to the season training six winners and 11 placegetters in 33 starters. The iForm best bets for Tuesday: Menangle best bet Race 7: Gordons Bay (3) Looks the testing material following handy performances of late. Menangle next best Race 9: Freason (9) Useful displays since winning three starts ago suggests he can test favourite players. Around the tracks Leeton best bet Race 2: Justrollingaround (5) A good chance to zoom across and from there will be hard to beat
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News: Pay Me Christian Retired ( 17 %)
his career and will retire with a record of 11 wins from 22 starts and lifetime earnings of $339,550. Pay Me Christian’s service fee will be announced in due course. following wins in the Group 1 NZ Derby, Group 1 Sires’ Stakes Final and the Rising Stars 3YO Championship. The handsome dark bay was also an outstanding two-year-old, winning the Kindergarten Stakes in a time of 1:55.6 at his very first start. The four-year-old displayed extreme speed throughout
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News: Alta Intrigue Back on Song ( 16 %)
Injury-plagued New Zealand-bred seven-year-old Alta Intrigue has bounced back to top form after recovering from three bowed tendons, injuries that threatened to end his career. He ended a losing sequence of 12 which included five seconds from his previous eight starts when finished got into the clear approaching the home turn and he finished strongly to take the lead with 50m to travel and went on to win by 4m from Just Makemine Diamonds. The gelding has now earned $168,918 from nine wins, 18 seconds and five thirds from 52 starts. His 26 WA starts have produced five wins , eight seconds and two thirds. He also raced 26 times in New Zealand for four wins and 13 placings. He showed abundant promise as a two and three-year-old. At his fifth start he finished fourth behind More The Better in the group 1 Young Guns Cardigan Bay Stakes at Alexandra Park in March 2016. Twelve
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News: Honolua Bay stretches winning streak with first-up success ( 16 %)
Last season’s standout Victorian four-year-old male pacer Honolua Bay looks destined for some of the state’s big features after a scintillating performance first-up from a break at Kilmore on Saturday night. The horse made it six wins from six starts since joining the Emma Stewart News: Honolua Bay stretches winning streak with first-up success
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News: Honolua Bay stretches winning streak with first-up success ( 16 %)
Last season’s standout Victorian four-year-old male pacer Honolua Bay looks destined for some of the state’s big features after a scintillating performance first-up from a break at Kilmore on Saturday night. The horse made it six wins from six starts since joining the Emma Stewart News: Honolua Bay stretches winning streak with first-up success
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News: Hammond hoping Moonlite Bay can bounce back to winner's list ( 16 %)
options, stay on the fence and drive for luck or work straight off and put him into the race, I will leave that decision up to him,” the trainer and part-owner explained. Hammond has given Moonlite Bay plenty of time to mature with all seven of his career starts coming this season, and she News: Hammond hoping Moonlite Bay can bounce back to winner's list Trainer Brooke Hammond will be hoping talented four-year-old Moonlite Bay will be able to bounce back into the winner's list when he contests the Trainers Encouragement Pace in Launceston tonight, and punters agree, installing him as the $1.90 favourite. The gelded son of Sportswriter after doing a bit of work during the race,” Hammond said Moonlite Bay has drawn inside of the second row for tonight's assignment which is for horses with a National Rating of 55 to 64 over 2200 metres. “He is going to need a lot of luck from the draw, Gareth (Rattray) only has two
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News: Victoria's HOTY Nominees ( 16 %)
many pacing awards the panel debated long and hard. The judges found the colts and geldings’ divisions particularly challenging. Emma Stewart’s Bonavista Bay was unbeaten in 10 starts at three before being cruelly run down in the Breeders Crown Final, but he did fail to win at the elite at the time of Melpark Major’s injury, the Glenn Douglas-trained seven-year-old continued to amaze. In eight starts between February 14 and April 18, the hardy gelding didn’t finish further back than second in a run that culminated with victory over Smoken Up in the $50,000 Group 2 Park Douglas Printing Mildura Cup. He upset Smoken Up again before the season was out and finished the racing year a winner of six of his 29 starts, plus a further 14 placings, having amassed $278,142 in stakes. Melpark Major’s misfortune and inability to add to his Group 1 tally re-opened the door -trained entire failed to flatter at Watpac ID09, but he still finished the season with five wins and as many placings from 18 starts for $277,861 in stakes. If Mister Swinger’s a contender, then Mr Feelgood had to also be considered. Although trained by a Kiwi, the American import is eligible on
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News: Reed Forecasts Bright Start For Bletchley Park ( 15 %)
finished second to Major Trojan in the WA Derby earlier in that campaign. A winner at seven of 14 career starts, Reed said he expected a bold showing from Bletchley Park this evening. “He’s come back really well,” he told TABradio. “He had a trial a week ago and it was a Nugget later this year. The Reed stable will also welcome back promising filly Arma Indie in tonight’s Perth Plasterboard Centre Pace (2536m). Arma Indie has had just two starts in WA, the most recent a large defeat at the hands of Balcatherine in the WA Oaks Prelude on April 26. The Well speed and she should be able to find the front very easily. “Just A Sec looks the one to beat…but we’ve got the barrier draw and she should be able to take advantage of that.” Meanwhile, trainer Gary Elson has indicated impressive last start Bunbury winner Longreach Bay would start at Gloucester Park this Friday night. The gelding had just his second career start at Bunbury on Saturday night and scored an emphatic 4.8m victory after he worked to the front from the second line. Tim Walker
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News: Moonee Valley - Thursday ( 15 %)
trials under his belt, including a scorching win at Bendigo on 8 September and a pleasing third at Kilmore eight days later. A winner at 24 of his 41 starts for earnings over $500,000, Manifold Bay is set to be one of Victoria's leading contenders on the 2003-04 Australasian Grand 24 September, 2003 Emerging superstar Sokyola ( pictured ) will be chasing his 12th consecutive victory at Moonee Valley tomorrow (Thursday) night. The seven-year-old pacing sensation will line up against Manifold Bay, Lagoon Lady and Wally Walton in a star Cranbourne last Saturday morning. After recently missing Victorian Horse of the Year honours, Justice, who was openly disappointed with the result, will be keen to make a statement on the racetrack. Victory would be the flashy chestnut's 46th of an 83 start career and take challenge and ensure a thrilling contest. Rival driver Gavin Lang has conceded that crowd favourite Manifold Bay will need some luck first-up from gate eight. "In the past he's taken a few runs to come to hand," Lang said. "One thing I
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News: Sky's The Limit for Ravishing ( 15 %)
EVEN in the glorious aftermath to Honolua Bay’s Hunter Cup win, co-trainer Clayton Tonkin declared young gun stablemate Captain Ravishing a better horse. Two hours before Honolua Bay gave Tonkin and co-trainer Emma Stewart the most important win of their stellar career, Captain Ravishing (with the whip) or pulled the (ear) plugs, there would’ve been a lot more there.” Captain Ravishing’s 1min50.9sec mile rate for 1720m was a career best. He and Honolua Bay now head to Sydney for the Miracle Mile, but through different paths. Captain Ravishing’s next run again left viewers in awe as he blasted to a 21.8m win in the $100,000 4YO Bonanza at Melton. It was his seventh win from eight starts since being transferred to Tonkin and Stewart with an aggregate margin of 133.4m. That’s an average winning margin over more than 19m. “He’s just . Horses just don’t do that.” Fast-forward two hours after stablemate Honolua Bay had just walloped many of Australasia’s best pacers to win Tonkin and Stewart’s first Hunter Cup and Tonkin was asked whether he or Captain Ravishing was his pick for the $1 million Miracle Mile on
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News: Lee Chasing Trotting Feature ( 15 %)
. Justabitcoco has emerged as a genuine trotting talent in the sunshine state boasting five victories from 11 career starts to date and Lee believes she’s only starting to mature. “She’s very green and still learning but she’s always displayed good ability from the very beginning, her speed is her best asset and that will carry her a long way during her career. “Although she is not the safest beginner going around, I’ve made some changes and she is getting away better this campaign. The distance won’t pose any issues, I know she’s unknown at the distance trial efforts lately. Both trotters were bred by Lee and his wife Joedy from the talented mare Justabitlooney, a mare that won 14 races during her racing career which includes several victories at Harold Park. One of the rivals for Justabitcoco this weekend is Best Bits, a former pacer that was transformed into a more than handy trotter under the guidance of Lee several seasons ago. Lee is the grandson of the late ‘Snowy’ Finn who prepared the richly talented trotters Bay Johnny and Joanie Toliver. Bay Johnny won the 1976 Inter Dominion Trotting Grand Final in Adelaide.
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News: Daniel Jack picks up last minute Inter Dominion Final drive for Hall stable ( 15 %)
metres which was covered in 55.7 seconds and showed amazing stamina and courage to get up and win in the last stride. The son of Washington VC retired with a record of 111 starts for 58 wins, 21 seconds, 13 thirds and stakes of $4,567,456. With 58 wins in 111 career starts – gave Quinny a winning percentage of 53%. Of all Australasia’s remarkable champions with 100 or more starts only Village Kid 93 wins from 160 starts at 58.1% had a better strike rate. The likes of Cardigan Bay, Pure Steel, Gammalite and Hondo Grattan all had inferior winning percentages. Of Quinny’s 58 wins, 13 were in Group One races including three Inter Dominion finals, three WA Pacing Cups, three Fremantle Cups, two Auckland Cups, a Cranbourne Cup and his memorable Blacks A Fake win. His career earnings of $4,567,438 is a mere $7,982 behind the Australasian Stakes Record of four time Inter Dominion winner Blacks A Fake who won $4,567,456. Had injury not curtailed Quinny’s career he would have soared past the Queensland champion’s tally. Earlier this year Im Themightyquinn was inducted into The West Australian Racing Industry Hall of Fame. As a three-time Inter Dominion
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News: Trial File: Boy, what a nice effort! ( 15 %)
One of Craig Rail's new Blackbook runners will step out at Tabcorp Park Melton next week. Rail was taken by the performance of Louis Franc-trained Bonavista Boy, who won a trial easily at Maryborough and has been entered for the Empire Stallions Pace at headquarters on Tuesday. Horses from
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News: Trial File: Boy, what a nice effort! ( 15 %)
One of Craig Rail's new Blackbook runners will step out at Tabcorp Park Melton next week. Rail was taken by the performance of Louis Franc-trained Bonavista Boy, who won a trial easily at Maryborough and has been entered for the Empire Stallions Pace at headquarters on Tuesday. Horses from
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News: Hall not fazed by Waylade's wide barrier ( 15 %)
(1998), Gee Whiz Fizz (2005), Mr Yankee (2006), Lombo Pocket Watch (2007) and Bonavista Bay (2009). Sixty-five-year-old Hall sen. had no hesitation in declaring that Waylade was the best of his six runners in the Golden Nugget. He said that the initial plans were for Waylade to go back from his wide , he conceded that barrier six presented a great challenge for the immature New Zealand-bred gelding who has had only nine starts. But the Hall stable is used to confronting challenges head-on and overcoming them with monotonous regularity. “We’ll probably find out a lot about him .” Michael Brennan, who prepared Im Victorious for his Nugget win two years ago, will be represented by Billies A Star, who has just arrived in Western Australia after having ten starts in New Zealand for four wins and three placings. His best and most impressive effort was at his most recent appearance drawn the coveted No. 1 barrier and Luke McCarthy is generally expected to take the trail behind the free-running Majorly Foxy Styx. Trainers Greg and Skye Bond are hoping for a change of fortune with Bettor Offer after the gelding’s third and second placings behind Waylade at his latest starts
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News: Mista Shark is Back ( 15 %)
driven by Michael Grantham from the No. 1 barrier and should take plenty of beating after an impressive win in a 2185m trial at Pinjarra on Wednesday December 9. He has recovered from a damaged suspensory ligament which halted his career after he had started off 20m and finished second to Veiled starts in New Zealand as a three-year-old in late 2015 for a win and one placing before arriving in Western Australia in November 2015. His 29 starts in the State have produced 14 wins, five seconds and two thirds. He won eight in a row between August 2017 and January 2018, with his victories -form performers in Waltzingwithsierra, Babyface Adda, Henwood Bay, Shadow Roll and Kilowatt Kid. Howard Hughes, a talented New Zealand-bred three-year-old prepared by leading trainers Greg and Sky Bond and to be driven by Dylan Egerton-Green is expected to be a short-priced favourite from barrier four at his first appearance after a 16-week absence. Howard Hughes was untroubled to win at his four starts in his previous preparation and he goes into this week’s event with the enviable record of 13 starts for ten wins, one second and two eighth placings. The Katja Warwick-trained Waltzingwithsierra
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News: $200,000 Guaranteed Trifecta Pool at Albion Park ( 15 %)
scorched the oval in a career best time of 1:52.6 two starts ago before rating 1:55.5 with a final quarter clocking of 26.8 seconds last start. “There’s no doubt both Northern Line and Zac Mac are flying currently but this is a good test for both horses because the draws make it difficult in in the finish. I think he is a good option to base your trifecta combinations around.” Barsby said. While Northern Line and Zac Mac boast recent winning form, both face a significant rise in grade and likely pressure is expected to come from both Camelot Bay and Munroe. The Donny Smith prepared Northern Line has scored back to back victories at his home track of Redcliffe before his come from behind victory at Albion Park last Friday night while Zac Mac has wired his rivals at his past two starts at Albion Park in brilliant time. The Darren Hooper trained New Zealand bred gelding different ways. Northern Line will be forced to make an early decision of holding the lead or taking a seat while Zac Mac is likely to be wide and working at some point. “Both Camelot Bay and Munroe are threats in this race, Camelot Bay got puked on by a tiring leader last week and therefore, never
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News: McCarthy Thrilled with Hunter Cup Draw ( 15 %)
quinella when Spirit Of St Louis ran the best race of his career for a fantastic second to King Of Swing. Spirit Of St Louis is back trying to go one better and drew perfectly in barrier one, while Luke McCarthy was also thrilled with gate nine for Expensive Ego. "It's all smiles from us ." Spirit Of St Louis was as long as $26 for the Hunter Cup last month, but is $4.50 favourite the pole draw. Expensive Ego has been costly in Victoria with nine starts in the state netting just one win. He's won just one of five starts at Melton. But McCarthy is not deterred and insists a nice his own luck from there," Green said. "I'd rather that than the back row where you're more at the mercy of others." Green rates the much-improved Honolua Bay as Copy That's biggest danger. "I loved his run at Ballarat behind Copy That. He looks to be getting better every run and he's drawn quite well (four)," he said. Honolua Bay is one of three Cup runners for the powerhouse Emma Stewart and Clayton Tonkin stable. The others are Mach Dan (seven) and Hurricane Harley (eight). Inter Dominion winner I Cast No Shadow has drawn barrier three and
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News: Captain Ravishing Back in Town ( 15 %)
;He’s only had 12 starts so more racing will help him continue to develop as a racehorse, too.” That’s been the case with Stewart and Tonkin’s best Hunter Cup hope, Honolua Bay. “The Inter Dominion was the making of him. He’s got so much speed and talent, but it got to a DOMINANT trainer Emma Stewart has three runners in the Hunter Cup, but her best horse could be in one of the support races on Saturday night. Stewart and co-trainer Clayton Tonkin are hopeful of winning Victoria’s biggest race with Honolua Bay, Hurricane Harley or Mach Dan, but four wins for Stewart and Tonkin have been by an aggregate of 111.6m at an average of 18.6m. And the times he’s been running – both overall and sectional splits – are up with the all-time greats of the sport. His return to racing in Saturday night’s $100,000 4YO Bonanza kick-starts do-or-die stage as far as whether he makes a serious Grand Circuit horse or not and he’s really stepped-up. “He came through the Inter Dominion the best of all our horses and his last run in the Ballarat Cup was as good as he’s gone in his career. “We’ve got no
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News: Harness industry pays tribute to Dudley Warburton ( 15 %)
the start of this year, with Bukthsystem the last of his runners to go around at Albion on January 19. Obtaining his trainer's licence in 1982, Warburton racked up 1237 starts, netting 86 wins and 252 placings over a 40-plus-year career. It was Bukthsystem that proved to be the most successful acquisition, with 28 wins from 324 starts bringing in over $133,000 in prize money. The pacer also gave Warburton his final victory, with Angus Garrard piloting the bay gelding to a win in late December 2023. Driver Leonard Cain, who himself saluted eight times with Bukthsystem, paid tribute participation for over 40 years and pass on our condolences to his family.” As well as his training career, Warburton spent over thirty years working for the Brisbane City, Redcliffe and Moreton Bay councils. He is survived by wife Carol and children Brad, Stacey and Tara. A race will be named in
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News: Gloucester Park Preview Friday 17th June 2022 ( 15 %)
Pinjarra and Narrogin at his past two starts. The Bonavista Bay gelding faces a rise in class at his first appearance at Gloucester Park. In The Spotlight set four in a row Talented New Zealand-bred filly In The Spotlight looks too strong for her six West Australian-bred fillies in the $20 . The WA-bred four-year-old has come through an unusual preparation for this 2130m mobile feature event with flying colours --- beginning from back marks in stands on country tracks at his first four starts for outstanding young trainer-reinsman Dylan Egerton-Green. He has revealed excellent natural . Seeryanfly, who will start from the No. 3 barrier on the front line on Friday night, is bred to be a good winner. He is by American sire Heston Blue Chip and is out of Brush With Courage, who had nine starts as a two and three-year-old in 2010 for three wins, two seconds and $33,895. Brush With Courage is a full-sister to Heez On Fire (52 starts for 20 wins, eight placings and $287,607) and is a half-sister to Papinik (23 starts for 13 wins, seven placings and $132,493). One of Seeryanfly’s main rivals on Friday night will be Ezana, a winner at nine of his 21 starts. He will start from the No. 5
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News: Reuben Brogden drawn ideally ( 14 %)
classic. The past three winners of the Golden Nugget (Bonavista Bay, Dasher VC and The Gold Ace) have started from the prized inside barrier, have been sent out as favourite and have set the pace before scoring in convincing style. And Keiley is intent on following the pattern, declaring: &ldquo ;We will be leading.” The random barrier draw has thrown the big race wide open, with last season’s WA Derby winner Im Victorious, defeated at his past four starts, bouncing back as a major prospect after drawing favourably at No. 2 on the front line and star Victorian-trained Chancellor path to the other four-year-olds and tried to keep him in easier company to keep his form up so there wouldn’t be a reason for the handicapper not to give him a start in the Nugget. “Reuben Brogden thrived up there in Kalgoorlie where he had five starts for four wins and a third placing Brennan declared that Im Victorious, a winner at ten of his 15 starts, was poised to run a big race in the Nugget after he had started out wide at barrier six, raced wide early and then in the breeze before wilting to seventh behind Chancellor Cullen in the 2100m McInerney Ford Classic last Friday week
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News: P.J.Hall Memorial ( 14 %)
Seester. Super Sea , 5YO bay gelding by Stature from Sapphire Sea 1:59.9 by Nikalong Shadow from Island Dancer by Tarport Low from My Paula Globe by Johnny Globe. Dam is a half to Red Sea, which won 18 of his first 19 starts for this fellow’s trainer David Hewitt. Cullen’s Princess , 6YO trotting. When he reached the then-compulsory retiring age of 65 at the end of the 1976-1977 season, P.J.Hall had won 4 Harold Park training premierships and 5 as a driver. He had never finished further back than fifth in any year since night trotting began in 1949. During that final year of his career, he notched up driving win number 500 at H.P., a record which stood for many years. He was associated with some of the greatest horses to race at the Glebe track, including the pacers Ribands, James Scott and Brilliant Moon, and trotters Bay Johnny and Queen Bee. James Scott went through the 1962 Perth Inter-Dominion series undefeated while. Bay Johnny took out the 1976 Adelaide Trotting Grand-Final. Ribands didn’t get a Grand-Final victory (he was runner-up in 1953 in Perth, after winning his 3 heats) but he was the fastest, most enigmatic pacer of his era, and with Hall he formed a combination
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