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Apr 19, 2010
Action a sure Symbol of scratching
STAR Warrnambool sprinter Arch Symbol was yesterday sensationally scratched at the barriers before being loaded to take part in the Hensleigh Handicap (1200m) at Hamilton. Joint trainer Bill Wilde said the $2.50 favourite walked... Full StoryApr 14, 2010
Wilde about performances over fences
PUNTERS may have got an insight into Sunday’s Euulong Steeplechase at Hamilton during a trial at Warrnambool yesterday. The Bill and Symon Wilde-trained What An Honour and Last Shogun, trained by... Full StoryMar 12, 2010
Key Symbol jumps to it in trials
WARRNAMBOOL will host three hurdle trials and a steeplechase trial today highlighted by the nomination of the Bill and Symond Wilde-trained jumper Key Symbol. Key Symbol will be trying to find his best jumping... Full StoryMar 12, 2010
Trainer steers Hissing Sid towards Melbourne Cup
HANDY Warrnambool stayer Hissing Sid will kick off a campaign to qualify for the $6 million Melbourne Cup in tomorrow's group two Blamey Stakes (1600m) at Flemington. Joint trainer Bill Wilde said last year's... Full StoryOct 19, 2009
Another shot at glory for Baughurst
BAUGHURST has earned another shot at group one glory with successive victories in the $125,000 David Jones Cup (2000m) at Caulfield. After missing a start in the Caulfield Cup on Saturday, in which the Warrnambool-trained galloper was... Full StoryOct 19, 2009
Groundhog Day for Baughie
SYMON Wilde isn't a superstitious man but he admitted that Baughurst's second straight win in the Coongy Handicap did have a bit of a Groundhog Day feel to it after a curious series of events repeated themselves yesterday. Wilde... Full StoryOct 16, 2009
Team sweats on scratching
Wait on for cup call up Connections of south west galloper Baughurst face another anxious 24 hours leading into the $2.5 million Caulfield Cup (2400m). After narrowly missing a start in the 2008 Melbourne Cup, the hardy group... Full StoryOct 14, 2009
Baughurst misses Caulfield Cup call-up
Light Vision grabbed the final spot in Saturday's Caulfield Cup field on a dramatic day when early favourite Speed Gifted and reigning Cox Plate winner Maldivian were withdrawn from the $2.5 million feature. The Melbourne Racing Club... Full StoryOct 12, 2009
Stayers head in different directions
Stayers Baughurst and Hissing Sid are likely to head in different directions after encouraging group-level performances on Saturday at Caulfield. Baughurst, which finished within two lengths of Whobegotyou in the $403,000... Full StorySep 23, 2009
Hissing Sid plots spring path to Caulfield Cup
A telephone call from joint trainer Symon Wilde to the Racing Victoria chief handicapper is likely to provide a clear spring path for Warrnambool galloper Hissing Sid. The five-year-old Warrnambool Cup winner ran sixth to Red... Full StorySep 3, 2009
South-west runners fit for big spring
TRAINERS are more likely to criticise the handicapper for giving runners too much weight but not Warrnambool's Symon Wilde. Wilde, who trains in partnership with his father Bill, yesterday revealed he had wanted the handicapper to... Full StoryAug 6, 2009
Wildes gamble on Cox Plate for Arch Symbol
BETWEEN the predictable nomination of stable stars Hissing Sid and Baughurst for the Caulfield Cup, Warrnambool training combination Bill and Symon Wilde threw in a curve ball by making the first payment for sprinter Arch Symbol in the Cox Plate.... Full Story
