Awesome Rock has a half-dozen yearlings entered for the Perth Magic Millions from Gold Front Thoroughbreds and they received an international update on Wednesday evening when his expat Awesome Fluke broke the track record for 1650m at Happy Valley.
Yarradale Stud-bred mare Mistress Of War has been in career-best form for trainer Karen Kersley since resuming from a spring spell with two placings and two wins culminating with a gutsy victory in the Morley Growers Market Hcp (1800m) at Ascot on Wednesday.
Rommel mare My Harv presaged a winning weekend for Mogumber Park with a convincing victory in the Drummond Golf Hcp (1600m) at Ascot on Wednesday.
Playin’it Sweet has defeated Talkanco for the second time this season at black-type level in the LR WA Breeders’ Classic (1200m) at Bunbury.
Ridgeport Farm sire Rommel crowned a season-best treble when Battle Commander led all the way for Lisa Staples in the $100,000 Ascot Mile (1600m) on Saturday.
Veteran front-runner Oxbridge carried the grandstand to win again at Albany on Thursday and trainer Stephen Sheehy claimed “you wouldn’t know he went around” on Friday.
Local trainer Dan Morton has completed a winning double at Ascot this week with the Ross Price-bred stablemates Bohemian Diamond (Maschino) and Girls Day Out (Long Leaf).
Peters Investments segued from a seven-figure spend at the NZB Karaka Yearling Sale earlier this week to win another city race with its Pierro-bred mare Glanced at Ascot on Wednesday.
Pearce Racing sent out four runners in the Nelson Irrigation Maiden (1000m) at Bunbury on Australia Day including the $2.65 favourite Deepest Desire (Deep Field) but it was $13 stablemate Pariah’s Thanks who swept home from last to score by over a length.
Yarradale Stud-bred winners signed off Sunday’s Pinjarra meeting with a running double and there will be a value-added element apart from the combined prizemoney come the Perth Magic Millions Yearling Sale next month.
Zac Purton was straight into the winning groove at Hong Kong’s Group 1 meeting on Sunday aboard WA-bred gelding Lucky Eight in front of a sold-out crowd at Sha Tin.
Manhattan Rain sprinter Jigsaw has capped an extraordinary comeback to the big time with a dominant victory in the Group 1 Sistema Railway Stakes (1200m) at Ellerslie.
Sessions mare Jaz Session has won an all-important black-type victory in the LR Scenic Blast Stakes (1200m) on a day to remember for Oakland Park at Ascot.
Darling View Thoroughbreds freshman Splintex sired his first winner at Ascot on Saturday when They’reallsisters turned the tables on Boy Crush (Manhattan Rain) in the Magic Millions Plate (1200m).
Ridgeport Farm resident Rommel sired his second winner this week when Morf led from barrier to box for Holly Nottle in the Cuprum Distillery Maiden (1400m) at Bunbury on Wednesday.
Greenfields Lodge owner Tony Patrizi hit the jackpot when choosing Manhattan Rain as the first stallion for his maiden mare Crushed (All Too Hard).