Oliver stars in Bunbury Stakes success

Oliver stars in Bunbury Stakes success

Champion jockey Damien Oliver has produced a riding masterclass to take out the listed Amelia Park-Bunbury Stakes (1400m) this afternoon aboard the Simon Miller-trained Achernar Star. Oliver and fellow WA born jockey Damian Lane were both at the Bunbury meeting which brought together some of the state’s premier jockeys, but it was the three-time Melbourne […]

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Miller hopeful of fairy tale return for Variation in Bunbury Stakes

Stephen Miller goes into Wednesday’s Listed Amelia Park-Bunbury Stakes (1400m) with mixed hopes.. The top horseman is absolutely rapt to have his star galloper Variation back at the races, but is uncertain of what to expect from the five-year-old. Bunbury’s premier $120,000 sprint, a race Miller won as a jockey, marks the long awaited return […]

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The Leg Up – Wednesday 6 March 2019

Popular race-by-race meeting preview The Leg Up by Thoroheads provides in-depth summaries, tips and suggested bets. ► Click here for Printable PDF version of The Leg Up ► Click here for Official Racebook PDF ► Click here for Race Meeting Details (via CRIS) Race 1 – 12:14PM OWNERS ONLY MAIDEN (1100 METRES) Only the nine […]

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Wright and Lane go stride for stride in BTC Trainer’s League

The inaugural Bunbury Turf Club Trainer’s League is turning into a ding-dong battle between Mark Wright and Michael Lane with only five meetings remaining in season 2018/19. Eligible to trainers registered with the BTC Training Centre — five points are earned for every win, four points for second placings, three points for third placings, and […]

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BTC Members Syndicate: Karrakatta Plate here we come

BTC Members Syndicate’s star filly Niccovi charged into feature-race contention with a fighting victory in Saturday’s $70,000 Sign On Group Plate (Race 2-1100m) at Ascot. The Simon A. Miller-trained two-year-old is now one of the leading fancies for WA’s biggest race for the juveniles, the $500,000 Karrakatta Plate (1200m) at Ascot on Saturday April 6, […]

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