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Success for Jotopeli at Donald
Sunday’s meeting at Donald delivered a particularly rewarding result for owner-breeder Bill Couch, with his home-bred galloper Jotopeli breaking through for a well-deserved victory. Bill raced the mare Miss Shrimpton and when she retired from racing, Bill decided to...
Mere Morsel Strikes at Dunkeld
The stable was excited to celebrate a breakthrough victory for Mere Morsel at Dunkeld on Saturday. A bit of a stable favourite, it was great to see Mere Morsel back in the winner's stall. He travelled strong throughout the race with Will Gordon in the saddle. Mere...
Maiden breakthrough for My Uncle Did It at Hamilton
My Uncle Did It delivered a well-deserved maiden victory at Hamilton on Friday, taking out the Ritchies IGA Hamilton Maiden Plate over 1400m. Ridden confidently by Ryan Hurdle, she settled midfield on the soft 6 surface before popping off the rail to make her run down...
Precious Charm delivers at Kyneton
Precious Charm made a brilliant return to racing on Kyneton Cup Day, scoring first up from a spell. Sent out at double figures, the daughter of Per Incanto jumped cleanly, settled beautifully in the run, and showed her trademark turn of foot when it mattered. Tom...
Persian Spirit Shines at Flemington
Persian Spirit produced a dominant display at Flemington on Tuesday, storming home to win the Channel 9 Trophy (1400 m) under a perfect ride from Harry Coffey. The five-year-old gelding by Cable Bay (IRE) out of Salamati (GER) settled rearward before unleashing a...
Tikemyson Triumphs at Bendigo
Tikemyson rewarded his connections with a determined victory in the Turners Crossing BM66 Handicap over 2400m at Bendigo on Wednesday, showcasing his staying prowess and tenacity. Stepping up to the 2400m trip, Tikemyson settled beautifully in the run, conserving...
Navy King claims Hamilton Cup glory
A gutsy staying effort over 2200m saw Navy King hold off a strong field to claim the $65,000 Hamilton Cup for Wilde Racing and connections. Jake Noonan gave him a peach of a ride, and Navy King did the rest. We were prepared to forget his last run at Flemington; the...
Double delight at Hamilton with Arizona Luck and Blazing Guru
Our first winner for the day was promising filly Arizona Luck (pictured), who stormed home in the Phillips Farm Machinery Maiden Plate over 1200m with Declan Bates in the saddle. She had a run as a 2yo over the May Carnival to set her up for her early 3yo career. It...
Persian Spirit stuns at Flemington
It was a jaw dropping performance by Persian Spirt on Saturday at Flemington. He was simply too good and it a pleasant surprise for the stable and his connections. Persian Spirit was sent out a $50 pop and didn't have any fans in betting. The team thought he would run...
Tremamore Triumphs at Geelong
Tremamore delivered a gutsy performance to claim victory in the Bennett Racing Benchmark 56 over 1425m at Geelong on Friday, September 12. Ridden confidently by Ryan Hurdle, the five-year-old daughter of De Gaulle out of Tremolo surged home to win in a time of...
American Gas breaks his maiden
American Gas found his way into the winners' stall at Warrnambool on Tuesday with Jake Noonan in the saddle. Straight to the front, Jake set an even gallop, stable mate Jotopeli put pressure on American Gas early, but he was soon able to fend him off. He gave a good...
Thurmond keeps winning
It was a sit and steer, stand and cheer outing for Thurmond at Bendigo on Sunday. Linda Meech took up the running from the barrier and controlled the race from start to finish. Thurmond was happy out in front bowling along at a leisurely gallop. From the 800m they...