Group 1 $1.5 million TABtouch Northerly Stakes (1800m) fancy Attrition stepped out for the first time on WA soil at Monday’s Belmont trials, finishing last of four in his 1000m heat.
Hayden King
NSW galloper Port Lockroy stormed home to claim the Group 1 $1.5 million Swan Draught Railway Stakes (1600m) at Ascot, providing hometown hero Clint Johnston-Porter with a maiden elite-level win in the saddle.
Dynamo duo Grant and Alana Williams have done what only they can, producing home-bred filly Storyville off a seven-day back-up to win Saturday’s Group 2 $500,000 White Claw WA Guineas (1600m).
The unstoppable run of trainer Ciaron Maher continued in Saturday’s inaugural running of the $1 million Ladbrokes Meteorite (1200m), with progressive four-year-old Nadal leaving his rivals with no match.
Thousands of punters have flocked to Ascot Racecourse to watch one of the most anticipated thoroughbred races.
Jessica Evensen
The world’s best jockey will undertake a hit-and-run mission on Perth’s Group 1 $1.5 million Swan Draught Railway Stakes (1600m), with champion hoop James McDonald flying in to ride Light Infantry Man at Ascot.
WA’s greatest racing dynasty looks to etch more history on the honour roll of WA’s pre-eminent race this Saturday when the Parnham brothers contest the Group 1 $1.5 million Swan Draught Railway Stakes (1600m).
The second, and arguably the most important, day of the Pinnacles carnival arrives on Saturday at Ascot with a smorgasbord of racing headlined by the Group 1 $1.5 million Swan Draught Railway Stakes (1600m).
Last year’s triumphant trainer Neville Parnham was pleased with what he was dealt at Tuesday’s Group 1 $1.5 million Swan Draught Railway Stakes (1600m) barrier draw at Ascot, with key hopes Zipaway and Bustler.
$1.5 million MCA Polytack Winterbottom Stakes (1200m) hopeful Bravo Centurion warmed up for his Group 1 target in less than two weeks with a workmanlike win at Monday’s Lark Hill trials.
Albany trainer Rebecca Bayliss said booking a spot in the regional championship final at Ascot with newly acquired galloper Invincible Power was all part of the plan after storming to victory on Saturday.
Harry Grigson
Brilliant Albany sprinter Rope Them In strengthened his prospects for the Group 1 Winterbottom Stakes after a superb victory in the $200,000 Colonel Reeves Stakes (1100m) on Saturday.
Cameron Newbold and Hayden King
Albany jockey Tash Faithfull and leading local trainer Steve Wolfe each scored winning trebles at Albany Racing Club’s opening meeting of the season on Saturday.
Long-time Listed $500,000 TABtouch Placid Ark Stakes (1200m) favourite Wind And The Lion justified months of lofty wraps by landing the big feature on day one of the Pinnacles carnival.
Grant and Alana Williams yet again showed why they are the best in the West, presenting Storyville for a scintillating success in the Champion Fillies Stakes (1600m), securing a record seventh win in the race.
Australia’s leading trainer Ciaron Maher landed yet another Group 1 success this year by causing a boilover in the $1.5 million Schweppes Thousand Guineas (1600m) with Another Prophet.
Top trainer Simon Miller will have a team of three live chances in the Listed $500,000 TABtouch Placid Ark Stakes (1200m) as he seeks a record sixth win in Ascot’s prized event on day one of the Pinnacles.
With charming small towns, breathtaking national parks, and exciting events like the Geraldton Cup, you’ll find plenty to keep you busy.
Racing WA
The first day of the Pinnacles carnival has arrived and provides a chance for some of the best to rise to the top, headed by the Listed $500,000 TABtouch Placid Ark Stakes favourite Wind And The Lion.
Whether they are on or off the track, getting their hands dirty or dressing to the nines — the next five Saturdays will be the pinnacle of the WA racing calendar for every single person in this picture.
The Albany Racing Club has stood by its decision to postpone the season’s opening fixture a fortnight ago, with the track raring to go for Saturday’s first meeting of the Great Southern calendar.
A retiring Labor MP has made a greyhound racing ban one of her last wishes, using her valedictory speech in State Parliament on Wednesday evening to issue a plea for animal welfare to be prioritised.
Jessica Page
Consistency and stability is on the mind of Albany Racing Club’s new president who comes with more than 30 years of racing administration experience.
