Amelia’s Jewel and Oscar’s Fortune will fly the West Australian flag at Morphettville on Saturday whey they try and claim Group 1 glory in the $1 million Goodwood. Over the years South Australia’s main sprint has been kind to the Sandgropers with Vega Magic successful in 2017, Black Heart Bart a year prior and Let […]

A call from leading jockey Damian Lane was enough to convince owner Eddie Rigg and trainer Luke Fernie to send Laced Up Heels to South Australia for another shot at blacktype success. The mare was set to head to the paddock following her second placing in the Listed-Sheila Gwynne Classic (1400m), but will instead run […]

It’s a minor stain on his storied riding career if that, but it’s one that champion Perth hoop William Pike is desperate to wipe clean. Despite 17 Group 1s next to his name and a host of Australia’s biggest races locked away in his trophy cabinet, Morphettville has not been a happy hunting ground for […]

Less than a fortnight after he was scratched just minutes before the Retravision-Fremantle Cup (2936m), Lavra Joe is set to take his place in Saturday’s Narrogin Cup (2662m). The gelding was sensationally withdrawn from the Group 1 event at Gloucester Park last Friday week after he had a pre-race colic attack. Lavra Joe was considered […]

A dead tree received a blue makeover at the Byford Trotting Training Complex today, 7 May, in support of mental health awareness. The painting formed part of Racing WA’s Community Fund partnership with the Blue Tree Project, with the collaboration on a mission to spread the message “it’s OK to not be OK”. Racing and […]