Trainer Neville Parnham labelled Official Business a Saturday horse after he travelled three-wide while shouldering 60kg to win the Murlpirrmarra Connection Hcp (1200m) during the first midweek meeting of the season at Ascot.
Ascot’s first meeting of the season saw Playing God sire a regulation double with Reginetta and God’s Gate but the WA Champion didn’t clock off after that Saturday shift.
Veteran sprinter Without Reg ended a run of outs when he scored a last-to-first victory for Oakford trainer Rhys Radford in the Afgri Equipment Hcp (1400m) at Ascot on Saturday.
TBWA News reported last week there was a black-type feel about Rangeview Stud related runners at Ascot and Caulfield on Saturday and that’s how it played out when Big Red Zoom won the LR Max Simmonds Stakes (1000m) and Jigsaw the G2 Schillaci Stakes (1100m).
It was par for the course for Peters Investments when Abissi kicked off a winning treble in the cerise and white silks at Ascot on Saturday.
Amelia Park homebred Bassett Hound owns a big-race pedigree and his first-up win at Ascot on Saturday suggests he also has the wherewithal to match black-type expectations during a summer campaign.
Impressive Racing partners Darren McAuliffe and Kevin Berry drew first blood at the launch of Ascot’s 2yo racing season on Saturday.
Rangeview Stud has been on a productive run in the last week or two starting with Browning Street on the King’s Birthday long weekend and there’s a black-type feeling in the air ahead of feature meetings at Ascot and Caulfield this Saturday.
Thoroughbred Breeders Australia (TBA) is currently engaging with the Australian Government on proposed changes to the Working Holiday Maker visa program and their potential impact on the thoroughbred breeding industry.
Angel Express is unbeaten in both starts at Bunbury this season and she’s a standout for another reason besides those two odds-on victories that stamped her as a filly with a future.
Oakland Park owner-breeders Neville and Susan Duncan won a WATC Derby with Shirazamatazz (Barathea) when it was a Group 1 in 2003 and the fact it’s just been demoted to a Group 3 won’t stop them setting Moose for the classic later this season.