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RACINGPremiumRegion’s leaders Brown and Harding to battle at Esperance

After lifting his seasonal tally to 11 winners with a Boxing Day hat-trick, local trainer Josh Brown will again have a fearsome representation at Esperance Bay Turf Club’s January 3 fixture.

Tegan Guthrie

RacingCommentsPremiumPerth Cup to be a Sentimental affair for Fernie family

Nearly 70 years on, Kalgoorlie trainer Peter Fernie will look to emulate the deeds of his grandfather Robert by winning WA’s greatest staying contest.

Hayden King

RACINGAscot’s $1m Perth Cup to be held at twilight due to heat

Wednesday’s Group 2 $1 million TABtouch Perth Cup (2400m) at Ascot will now be a twilight fixture commencing at 3:37pm, with heat regulations prompting evasive action.

Hayden King

RACINGCommentsPremiumPower-packed mare Papavero Princess claims Mandurah Cup

Power-packed mare Papavero Princess justified a weight of support in her favour, plundering the $100,000 Barragup Self Storage Mandurah Cup (1400m) at Pinjarra with a withering finishing burst.

Hayden King

RACINGCommentsPremiumTop Queensland trainer unveils Group 1 talent in Buffering

Trainer Tony Gollan unearthed a future Stradbroke Handicap contender with the progressive Transatlantic taking the $300,000 Magic Millions The Buffering (1400m) at Eagle Farm.

Hayden King

RacingPremiumBrown’s Boxing Day bonanza continues trainer’s top form

Trainer Josh Brown continued his invincible vein of form at the Esperance Bay Turf Club, serving up another three winners at Thursday’s Boxing Day card.

Hayden King

Race funPremiumIN PICTURES: Thousands turn up at Albany’s Boxing Day races

Thousands of punters lapped up the sunshine and festival vibes for Albany’s annual Boxing Day races at Percy Spencer Racecourse on Thursday.

Cameron Newbold

RACINGCommentsPremiumTwo in-form mares at head of betting for Mandurah Cup

With the Perth Cup less than a week away, Saturday racing action will head to Pinjarra for the main weekend fixture of racing in the West, highlighted by the $100,000 Barragup Self Storage Mandurah Cup (1400m).

Hayden King

RACINGCommentsComeback jockey takes first trial rides in more than a year

Young jockey Taj Dyson flagged a return to race riding at Monday’s Belmont trials after retiring from the saddle more than a year ago.

Hayden King

Sporting legends PremiumCousins and Oliver to visit Albany for Legends Gala event

Great Southern sports fans will get to see WA racing and AFL fame when legendary jockey Damian Oliver and West Coast Eagles premiership hero and Brownlow medallist Ben Cousins visit Albany next month. 

Harry Grigson

RACINGGoldman makes Pakenham Cup a family affair for Mertens

Jockey Beau Mertens emulated the deeds of his late father Peter in claiming the Listed $300,000 Sportsbet Pakenham Cup aboard the brave front-runner Goldman.

Hayden King

RACINGCommentsPremiumYoungster serves it up to old guard ahead of Perth Cup

In Good Order stamped himself as the new kid on the block and further staked his claim for the Perth Cup with a gritty win in the Group 2 $300,000 Ted Van Heemst Stakes (2100m) at Ascot.

Hayden King

RACINGSummer scorcher forces Perth’s #1 meeting to breakfast start

Perth’s hot spell of weather will force Ascot to host the earliest race fixture in memory, with the first event commencing at a revised 9:04am timeslot.

Hayden King

RACINGCommentsPremiumSocks Nation out to prove herself as Perth Cup favourite

The Group 2 $300,000 Ted Van Heemst Stakes (2100m) shapes as a key lead-up to the Perth Cup on New Year’s Day, with big race favourite Socks Nation out to preserve her title at the top of betting.

Hayden King

Season openerPremiumSuper Suvaljko claims winning treble to start new season

Driver Emily Suvaljko claimed a winning treble to kick off Albany Harness Racing Club’s 50th year celebrations on Friday night.

Cameron Newbold

RACINGCommentsPremiumPerth Cup fancy sweats on flight to start in $1 million race

One of the favourites for the Group 2 $1 million Perth Cup remains in limbo, with the Victorian-based Serpentine sweating on a charter flight to WA for the Ascot feature on January 1.

Hayden King

RACINGPremium26-time Group 1 winning jockey to secure elite Perth mounts

Brazilian-born jockey Manoel Nunes will be the beneficiary of leading WA hoop William Pike’s injuries, with the now South Australian-based rider set to ride for our State’s leading trainers on Wednesday.

Hayden King

Treble time PremiumJohnston-Porter conquers Albany with Michael Grantham trio

Perth-based jockey Clint Johnston-Porter was in a rich vein of form on Thursday at Albany Racing Club, riding a winning treble on Michael Grantham’s Cosmic Spirit, My Idol and Antique Queen.

Harry Grigson

RacingCommentsPremiumStar jockey banned on careless riding charge

Top jockey Chris Parnham is the second leading hoop knocked out of Ascot’s rich carnival after copping a 17-day suspension at Ascot on Saturday.

Ernie Manning

RACINGCommentsPremiumThe restoration of a once great Empire complete in Gold Rush

The restoration of a once great empire is complete, with Grant and Alana Williams’ hero galloper Western Empire returning to the limelight with a ripping triumph in the Group 3 $1.5 million Gold Rush at Ascot.

Hayden King

RACINGCommentsPremiumRobusto delivers knockout blow for punters in $2m Ingham

Roughie Robusto delivered a knockout blow for in-form trainer Bjorn Baker in Saturday’s $2 million The Ingham (1600m) at Randwick, giving last fortnight’s Winterbottom-winning trainer a treble on the day.

Hayden King

Big targetsCommentsNever Ending clear after a self-inflicted Nugget flop

Boom pacer Never Ending has been given the all-clear after his self-inflicted flop when strongly fancied in Friday night’s $200,000 Golden Nugget at Gloucester Park.

Ernie Manning

RACINGPremiumWestern Empire ready to cap off final week of Pinnacles

Grant and Alana Williams have one more bullet to fire in the rich Pinnacles features, with stable hero Western Empire favoured to win the Group 3 $1.5 million 7plus Sport Gold Rush (1400m) at Ascot.

Hayden King

RACINGPremiumRich prizemoney to stay in WA on final week of Pinnacles

Western Australian horses will finally get their day in the sun on the final day of the Pinnacles carnival, with an all-local representation in the Group 3 $1.5 million 7plus Sport Gold Rush (1400m) at Ascot.

Hayden King