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Jay Rooney

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5 years

I’ve been offline for a few days for good reason... Hugh James Rooney was born on Monday 11/11/19 at 8:13pm. Minutes after being born he was all over his namesake’s trademark 👌

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Breaking: Star WA sprinter Fabergino has just boarded a flight to Melbourne. All on track for the Group 1 Moir Stakes at Moonee Valley

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9 months

After 15+ years, I’ll be finishing up at The West Australian on January 9. It’s been a great ride covering WA racing and I can’t thank all trainers, jockeys, owners, breeders, administrators etc enough for helping me tell their stories. Excited for the next adventure!

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Jade McNaught becomes first apprentice to ride six city winners in a WA meeting, joining Frank Treen and William Pike as the only jockeys to achieve the feat

Apprentice jockey rides a record six winners at Belmont

Apprentice Jade McNaught wrote herself into the record books with a stunning haul of six winners at Belmont Park today, including her first Listed victory.

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3 years

W Pike, take a bow. Incredible ride on Masked Crusader to win the William Reid Stakes!

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8 months

Many thanks @PerthRacing !

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3 years

Apprentice Hannah Fitzgerald has been placed in a coma and is being flown to Perth for treatment after her fall at Kalgoorlie 🙏

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2 years

Champion jockey William Pike has been confirmed to ride Inspirational Girl in the Doncaster. Reunited with the WA mare after winning the Railway Stakes on her in 2020

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4 years

5/5 💰

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2 years

Will enjoy this while it lasts! @AFLFantasy @RoyDT @WarnieDT @CalvinDT

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3 years

Chris Parnham is officially home in the Australian jockeys’ premiership. Nearest rival Blaike McDougall booted home a treble today but with no rides tomorrow, finishes the season with 195 winners. Chris is up to 198

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7 months

Checking out Happy Valley for the first time 👌

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6 years

Jockey Lee Newman, a close friend of Natasha Faithfull’s, is at RPH and says the doctor says she is stable and her injuries are no longer life threatening

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1 year

Steve Wolfe with a strong statement on Amelia's Jewel ahead of The Quokka. "The only thing that beats her is bad luck and if I had one in Melbourne coming over, I would leave it there. She's the best filly in Australia"

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6 years

Outstanding galloper Marasco has died at the age of 16. What a horse he was - 16 wins from 40 starts and $1.7m in prize money. RIP

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3 years

Former Fremantle Dockers goalsneak Hayden Ballantyne's racing career has received a huge boost after leading owner Bob Peters sent him five horses to train

Ballantyne gets call-up to train for WA’s leading owner

Former Fremantle Dockers goalsneak Hayden Ballantyne’s racing career has received a huge boost after leading owner Bob Peters sent him five horses to train.

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2 years

Update from Impressive Racing - Clairvoyance is currently resting at Ascot Equine Vets and in the best of care as she recovers from a complete fracture of the ilium (pelvis)

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5 years

William Pike will ride Regal Power in the Peter Young Stakes at Caulfield

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2 years

Slot races for each code coming to WA in April headlined by the $4 million The Quokka over 1200m at Ascot. The $1 million The Nullarbor at Gloucester Park and $500,000 The Sandgroper at Cannington on the night before

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4 years

Great news for jockey Damian Miller @millerracing1 - biopsy results show the tumour in his right hip is benign. Still needs surgery to remove the tumour but he describes it as an “overwhelmingly positive outcome at this point”

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4 years

Material Man has been retired after sustaining an injury in the Railway Stakes. Won 16 of 37 starts, including a Perth Cup, and $1.9 million. A great horse for the MacDermotts and Warwicks

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3 years

Belmont Park meeting on AFL grand final day will kick off with the first race at 10.34am and the last at 3.30pm

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6 years

Female jockeys won all seven races at Broome today. Apprentice Bonnie Palise and trainer Jake Casey combined for a treble

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3 years

Plus good news on Hannah Fitzgerald - she is out of a coma and has been moved out of ICU at RPH

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3 years

Star WA jockey Lucy Warwick was taken to hospital after a pre-race fall at Ascot:

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1 year

Amelia’s Jewel spring program revealed @Simon_Miller_ @amelia_racing Let’s Elope Stakes Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes Toorak Handicap Golden Eagle or Cox Plate Champions Mile or Champions Stakes @LaneDamian to ride

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4 years

Confirmed the flight from Sydney with Trekking, Kementari and Gailo Chop is in the air bound for Perth tonight

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4 years

Sad news yesterday with Delicacy dying after having an allergic reaction to penicillin. She was an absolute star, RIP @TheWestSport ⁩

Former champion filly Delicacy dies

The daughter of Al Maher was in the Hunter Valley and in foal to champion sire Pierro when she had an allergic reaction to penicillin and died yesterday.

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6 years

Like most 21-year-olds, ⁦ @Ryan7O7Connor ⁩ lived a carefree life. That was until his world was turned upside down by a shock cancer diagnosis. He opens up on his cancer battle and association with Enticing Star ahead of today’s Winterbottom Stakes

Strapper owes his life to kick from sprinter

Trackwork rider Ryan O’Connor opens up on his fight with testicular cancer and his association with boom mare Enticing Star.

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7 years

Maisie Joy Rooney Born 8/6/17 at 3:47pm Weighing 3.485kg She's amazing!

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3 years

Exclusive: WA racing's cups king Peter Hall @Hallyboypeter set to retire from race riding after landing new job as @OfficialRWWA jockey coach @TheWestSport

Cups king Hall set to retire after landing new role

The incredible career of WA racing’s cups king Peter Hall will come to an end next month after the dual Group 1-winning hoop was appointed as Racing and Wagering WA’s new jockey coach.

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6 years

Natasha Faithfull is awake and breathing on her own this morning. Doctors happy with her. Will remain in ICU for the next few days

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4 years

David Harrison donates his prize money to Lord Mayor’s Distress Relief Fund after Gemma’s Son wins Magic Millions WA 3YO Trophy. A class act 👏

Harrison donates winnings to bushfire relief

Trainer David Harrison pledged to donate his slice of prize money to the Lord Mayor’s Distress Relief Fund after Gemma’s Son won the Magic Millions WA 3YO Trophy at Pinjarra.

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4 years

Regal Power and Superstorm quinella the All-Star Mile!!

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1 year

Amelia’s Jewel sprints sharply to win the first of her two scheduled WA trials

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4 years

William Pike is keen to ride Bob Peters’ star gallopers in Melbourne, despite the uncertainty over the coronavirus situation there. As he told his manager @DaleVerhagen on Saturday night “How often do you get a crack at a Cox Plate?”

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3 years

Clairvoyance. Wow!

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2 years

Amelia’s Jewel ⭐️ @Simon_Miller_

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4 years

My tribute to Gatting - the quirky, diminutive stayer who from humble beginnings, became one of WA's most underrated gallopers in recent years

Quirky Gatting was a star of WA racing

Gatting, a Group 1 winner and $2 million earner, sadly had to be euthanised after breaking down at Flemington. Jay Rooney pays tribute to the quirky, underrated galloper.

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3 years

You won’t see a more special win than that. A salute to the heavens from @SmcGrudds as Metallon wins for the late Rob Harvey’s son @toddharvey7

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4 years

Jarrad Noske will have his first starter as a trainer at Belmont tomorrow with High Energy. The dual Perth Cup-winning hoop holds a dual jockey-trainer licence

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4 years

6 rides for William Pike at Caulfield on Saturday - Battle Torque, Schabau, Superstorm, Think We're Due, Regal Power and Perfect Jewel

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3 years

Elite Street bled from both nostrils after running third in the Winterbottom Stakes

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4 years

What a horse! @Hallyboypeter

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4 years

The 10yr old goes back-to-back! Ihtsahymn takes out the 2020 Darwin Cup in trilling fashion! A gun ride from jock Peter Hall 👏👏

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4 years

William Pike proves himself on the big stage as Regal Power leads home a famous WA quinella in the $5 million All-Star Mile at Caulfield @allstarmile @TheWestSport

WA owner claims quinella in All-Star Mile

In an incredible result, Regal Power beat stablemate Superstorm to give WA owner Bob Peters and co-trainers Grant and Alana Williams a quinella in the world’s richest mile race.

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5 years

Leading apprentice @jade_mcnaught will ride Perfect Jewel in the Railway Stakes. Wonderful opportunity for her in her first Group 1 ride

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4 years

Champion jockey William Pike commits to riding Arcadia Queen and other WA stars in Melbourne. Leaves Thursday or Friday so he can complete isolation/COVID-19 testing in time to ride at Caulfield next week

Pike commits to WA stars in Melbourne carnival

Champion jockey William Pike will fly to Melbourne this week to comply with Racing Victoria’s coronavirus protocols in order to ride at Caulfield next week.

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3 years

Breaking: Arcadia Queen on track to head to Sydney after working well at Bendigo this morning. Minor bruising in a heel was uncovered during vet tests but the heel is fine now. Celebrity Queen will join her on the trip to Sydney @TheWestSport

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4 years

What a way for William Pike to win his first Melbourne city race #thewizard #westisbest

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5 years

Bob Peters confirms Galaxy Star will be retired. The Group 1-winning daughter of Redoute's Choice will be served by Justify at Coolmore Stud

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1 year

The Rockingham RAM Syndicate party rolls on after their famous win in The Quokka with Overpass. Bjorn Baker in fine form as you would expect! @BBakerRacing @Darby_Racing

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5 years

Come Play With Me wins The Metropolitan, another one for WA! #westisbest

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1 year

Amelia’s Jewel wins her latest trial at Belmont with jockey @LaneDamian flying over to team up with her for the first time @TheWestSport

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5 years

Black Heart Bart! Wow. Take a bow @LSmithRacing

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5 years

Rising 9YO Ihtsahymn wins first-up at Broome with 66kg!

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4 years

George Daly, a top Ascot trainer for more than three decades, died on Saturday night. He trained plenty of good horses, none better than Jacks Or Better, who won a Railway Karrakatta and Winterbottom

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2 years

Big win Kissonallforcheeks! @MortonRacing

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6 years

William Pike equals Frank Treen's record of six winners in a WA city meeting from 1967. Another incredible feat for the champion jockey

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2 years

The $1.5m Group 1 Kingston Town Classic has been renamed the Northerly Stakes after overwhelming feedback from the racing industry. The Group 3 Northerly Stakes will now be known as the Eurythmic Stakes

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4 years

WA racing industry mourns loss of influential syndicator and administrator Harvey Crossman

WA racing identity Harvey Crossman passes away

Crossman, the long-time president of the WA Racehorse Owners Association, lost his battle with illness this morning.

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5 years

World-renowned caller Dawn Lupul becomes first woman to commentate at Ascot in 170 years | The West Australian

Women jockeys, callers make history at Ascot

The world’s premier female race caller Dawn Lupul marked Ascot’s first International Women’s Day-themed meeting by becoming the first woman in 170 years to call a race at the course.

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5 years

EXCLUSIVE: Star WA filly Arcadia Queen a confirmed starter in the $14 million Everest @westaustralian @TheWestSport

Star WA filly a confirmed Everest starter

Owner Bob Peters said he struck a deal with slot-holders Star Casino, just a week after Arcadia Queen joined Chris Waller’s Sydney stable.

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5 years

Rock Magic wins the Northam Stakes at his first start in 12 months after a knee injury. What a horse ⭐️

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10 months

James McDonald booked to ride Zaaki in the Northerly Stakes at Ascot 👀

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2 years

Damien Oliver has been booked to ride Rothfire in the Winterbottom Stakes. He is also keen to get rides in the Railway and Northerly @TheWestSport

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4 years

All-Star Mile winner Regal Power and runner-up Superstorm returned home yesterday by float after a flight from Melbourne couldn’t be arranged. They crossed the WA border before border closures and both handled the travel well

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5 years

Vital Silver enormous in the Group 1 Manikato Stakes, second to Loving Gaby. Rock Magic also a great run in fourth

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4 years

Having a quick freshen up before Perth Cup week. Have a great Christmas everyone 🤙

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2 years

Plenty to like about the rebranded Perth racing carnival The Pinnacles - Railway Winterbottom Kingston Town now $1.5m, new $1.5m 1400m race (the old Scahill) to be named by @westaustralian readers and Placid Ark moved and now 500k

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4 years

Man Booker has been retired after today's Asian Beau Stakes. 12 wins from 31 starts and more than $1 million in prize money for @MortonRacing

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6 years

5/5 for today’s Coast To Coast

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11 months

Exclusive: Legendary jockey Damien Oliver to end glittering career in Ascot race renamed in his honour @TheWestSport @PerthRacing

Ollie’s final race renamed in honour of champion rider

Legendary West Australian jockey Damien Oliver will end his glittering career at Ascot later this year in a race renamed in his honour, The West can reveal.

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5 years

With only a couple of weeks to live, Tony Leighton's dream comes true. Dig Deep wins the Karrakatta Plate!

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@Jay_Rooney

5 years

There won’t be a dry eye among Dig Deep’s owners if he wins the Karrakatta Plate. ⁦ @PerthRacingGuru ⁩ tells the story of how his ill father dreams of owning a city winner

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4 years

Four of the best from W Pike #champion

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3 years

The Wizard on the board in NSW

SKY Racing

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3 years

Bedtime Stories gives Willie Pike his first win in the city! A big win at big odds for the Wizard.

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4 years

William Pike booted home his 2500th career winner yesterday at Ascot when he won on Son Of A God

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7 years

Final crowd figure of more than 6400, big result for Perth Racing

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5 years

Big run by Superstorm to grab second in the Australian Guineas behind Alligator Blood

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4 years

Fabergino does it again 👌

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5 years

How’s that for a weekend double for @AzzopardiCa - $100k Mandurah Cup at Pinjarra followed by the $100k Fitzpatrick Plate at Albany. Mankind wins the latter to give Hayden Ballantyne his biggest success as a trainer

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4 years

Steven Parnham named to ride Downforce at Ascot on Saturday - first ride since suffering multiple injuries in a fall on November 18

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5 years

Fabergino big win in the Bob Hoysted Handicap at Flemington! #westisbest

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4 years

Breaking: Jason Brown has been confirmed as the new rider of Kay Cee in the Railway Stakes, replacing the injured Steven Parnham @TheWestSport

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5 years

Chris Waller told me Arcadia Queen might have been too fresh and was out-sprinted. He said at this stage Arcadia Queen has pulled up well and will go on to the Golden Eagle

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5 years

Coast To Coast tips 5/5 💰

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6 years

William Pike has elected to ride Arcadia Queen in the Kingston Town Classic. Chris Parnham rides Galaxy Star, Peter Hall rides Perfect Jewel and Jarrad Noske is on Star Exhibit

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2 years

William Pike has been booked to ride The Astrologist for @MaluaRacing in the Winterbottom Stakes

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4 years

WA quinella at Flemington with Fabergino holding off Indian Pacific. Back-to-back Hoysted Handicap wins for the grey #westisbest

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4 years

William Pike and Simon Miller will be teaming up more often - Pike will have first choice of rides for the Miller stable moving forward

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10 months

From Group 1 glory to a complete rebuild, leading trainers Grant and Alana Williams have a new lease on life. They open up on the tough times that almost pushed them out of racing to their bright future ahead ⁦ @williamsracing6 ⁩

Team Williams back on top after complete stable rebuild

Burnt out by the gruelling grind of the racing industry and the impact of the pandemic, Grant Williams seriously considered ending his glittering training career more than once.

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5 years

Enticing Star won’t run at Rosehill on Saturday, owner Bob Peters confirms. Arcadia Queen a definite starter with Kerrin McEvoy booked to ride

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5 years

Arcadia Queen will definitely run in the Golden Eagle, Bob Peters confirms. She came through her run in The Everest well and Bob says she only gets one crack at the $7.5 million race

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4 years

Kementari scores his first win in 1001 days, claiming the AJ Scahill Stakes at Ascot

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@Jay_Rooney

5 years

Superstorm pulled up extremely well from the Australian Guineas - jumping out of his skin this morning, according to owner Bob Peters. All-Star Mile wildcard announcement tomorrow will determine where he goes next

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5 years

Willie Pike with a pearler to get Top Of The Range up in the Bendigo Cup 🔥

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4 years

All hail the 👑

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5 years

Some strong WA flavour added to the All-Star Mile with Superstorm and Black Heart Bart selected as wildcards this morning

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4 years

What a run by Indian Pacific! Beaten about a long neck by Zoutori in the Newmarket

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3 years

Kay Cee has been retired after pulling up lame from the Railway Stakes. Won the Kingston Town Classic in 2019 and more than $1.2 million in prizemoney

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4 years

This’ll Testya v Condor Heroes v Long Beach in a 1000m sprint at Belmont on Saturday 👀

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5 years

Hey Doc proved he's still one of Australia's best sprinters when he overcame a long injury lay-off to win the Winterbottom Stakes @mcevoymitchell

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