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It’s a fairytale finish for Damien Oliver. A true legend. ⭐️
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NEWS:
@theracesWA
invoked its heat policy to abandon Saturday's meeting so Perth Racing teamed up with
@SalvosWA
to ensure tonnes of perishable food did not go to waste, delivering it to
@dfes_wa
staff and volunteers fighting fires
@TAB_touch
@TABradio
📰
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“Dreams do come true don’t they!”
In one of the most incredible moments in
#WAracing
history, the legend “Ollie” wrote another chapter in his fairytale riding career, driving Munhamek to victory in the $1.5 million Damien Oliver-Gold Rush (by
@TABtouch
) for
@nryanracing
.
On his
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WA's mighty mare Amelia's Jewel triumphs in her interstate debut! 🌟 Despite the wide barrier, she stormed home to take out the Group 2 Let's Elope Stakes at Flemington Racecourse. 🐎 Congratulations to jockey Damien Lane, trainer Simon Miller, owner Peter Walsh and all
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WATCH: Windstorm (Redoute's Choice-Storm Alert) won R6 Murlpirrmarra Connection Handicap at
#AscotGoodTimes
on Wednesday 16 October
@TAB_touch
@TABradio
@theracesWA
@williams_gl
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Sealed with a kiss! 🥳 Bernadette and John Zahra enjoy a glass of champagne to celebrate their son Mark Zahra’s second Melbourne Cup. 🍾
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WATCH: Arcadia Queen won R8
@mmsnippets
-Kingston Town Classic on Magic Millions Kingston Town Classic Day of The
@TAB_touch
Masters at
#AscotGoodTimes
@TABradio
@theracesWA
@SkyRacingAU
@SGTurfClub
@WestAustralia
#justanotherdayinWA
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Ollie’s last ride has been confirmed!🌟Saturday 16 December 2023 will go down in racing history as the final chapter in the epic career of Damien Oliver. Australia’s greatest jockey of all time will have his last ride in the renamed $1.5M Damien Oliver Gold Rush (sponsored by
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Racing WA and the Seven Network announce thoroughbred broadcast deal.
A new deal for the showcasing of WA thoroughbred racing has been announced today, with vision from Ascot and Belmont set to become part of Channel 7’s already world-class racing coverage, which spans 52
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The things you find in the B-roll! 🎤 Share jockey Josh Parr’s special moments with Overpass after winning The Kia Quokka at Ascot Racecourse. 🐎
📸Footage thanks to
@JockeyCam
@7horseracing
@Racing
@RacenetTweets
@SkyRacingAU
@TheRacesWA
@BBakerRacing
@JoshuaParr8
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🌟The ultimate tribute to the GOAT🌟
Perth Racing is proud to pay homage to Damien Oliver’s astonishing career in thoroughbred racing and to acknowledge his return to WA for his final ride at Ascot Racecourse.
We have officially renamed our 1900 stand, that sits at the top of
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❤️ Support the Wizard of the West, William Pike for his nomination of
@westaustralian
@RACWA
Sports Star of the Year. Please join us and show your love and support for Australia’s most successful winning jockey ❤️
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WATCH:
@DawnLupul
became the first lady to commentate at
#AscotGoodTimes
when she called Saturday's
#IWD2020
#EachforEqual
@womensday
Maiden for trackside patrons in between hosting with
@BrittTaylor12
@TAB_touch
@TABradio
@theracesWA
@AzzopardiCa
📺
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THE CHAMP HAS DONE IT! The Ascot crowd goes crazy! 💥
Damien Oliver WINS the $1.5M Damien Oliver Gold Rush (supported by TABtouch)!
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Amelia's Jewel WINS at The Valley! 🌟 Too good for the rest of the field, Peter Walsh's 'Ferrari' gets the job done in the Group 2 Stocks Stakes at Moonee Valley Racing Club and remains undefeated in Victoria. 🐎 Kudos to jockey Damian Lane and trainer Simon Miller! On to the
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Bernadette and John Zahra from Perth are very proud parents! 😇 They're having a celebratory champagne after their son Mark Zahra won his second consecutive Melbourne Cup, this year aboard Without A Fight. 🥂🎉
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In a great day of racing it was only fitting that Pike won 3 races including the R9 PIKESAYSTHANKSWA Handicap. A great salute to the wizard of the west.
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In today’s feature event, the Beaufine Stakes, NERODIO, ridden by JJ Noske, fell at around the 150m mark, when challenging to win the race. The horse was immediately attended to by veterinary staff, but unfortunately his injuries were deemed catastrophic.
JJ Noske thankfully
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🎂 Happy birthday to
@LSmithRacing
boss, 10-time Group One-winning trainer Lindsey Smith, who has trained nearly 1,000 winners and cracked close to 1,000,000 jokes while preparing many high-quality gallopers at his stables in Victoria and Western Australia
📷
@WesternRacepix
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@JoshuaParr8
takes a celebratory speccy on Bjorn Baker to celebrate winning the Group 1 Crown Perth-Winterbottom Stakes! 🤩
@BBakerRacing
@Darby_Racing
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35 years. 129 Group 1 victories. Australia’s greatest jockey of all time. Damien Oliver goes out in a blaze of glory striking gold, gold, GOLD! 🏆🐐
@TheRacesWA
@TAB_touch
@TABradio
@RacingWA_
@SkyRacingAU
@7horseracing
@santassnippets
@TheOneOnePod
@nryanracing
@HKhutchi
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🧙♂️ William Pike is on track to break his own record for Australian wins in a season because The Wizard needs only 10 more victories this month to race past his 2019-2020 total of 234 successes
@TAB_touch
@TABradio
@theracesWA
📹
@SkyRacingAU
📰
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They’ve done it again! After conquering The Quokka in April,
@JoshuaParr8
,
@BBakerRacing
,
@Darby_Racing
and Overpass return to Ascot and unleash a dominant display in the Group 1 $1.5 million Crown Perth-Winterbottom Stakes.
Simply too good!
📸
@WesternRacepix
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How good is that! Steven and Neville Parnham combine for an emotional Furphy-Railway Stakes win with Bustler, less than an hour after combining to claim the SKY Racing-W.A. Guineas with Zipaway.
One of the most famous racing dynasties in
#WAracing
, the Parnham’s have taken all
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😲 What the quok? 🚨The Quokka investigation continues: Brittany Taylor brings us the latest on last year’s outrageous attack on our state's treasured icon. With the 2024 Quokka fast approaching, will the east coast raiders strike again?
🐎 The Quokka
🗓️ Saturday 20 April
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🔥Bold. ⚡Innovative. 🎉Exciting.
The TABtouch Quokka is coming to Ascot Racecourse Sat 15 Apr. Tickets at 🏇
@7horseracing
@TheRacesWA
@OfficialRWWA
@TAB_touch
@SkyRacingAU
@Jay_Rooney
@santassnippets
@BrittTaylor12
@StevieButts
@TABradio
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WATCH: Voodoo Lad won R7
@CrownPerth
-Winterbottom Stakes on Crown Perth Winterbottom Stakes Day of The
@TAB_touch
Masters at
#AscotGoodTimes
@TABradio
@theracesWA
@SkyRacingAU
@SGTurfClub
@WestAustralia
#justanotherdayinWA
@DKWeirRacing
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The GOAT, Damien Oliver taking photos and signing merch for the Ascot Racecourse race goers. 🐐🏆
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What a champion! 🌟 Damien Oliver WINS on Devine Belief in the Drummond Golf Handicap! 🐎
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The GOAT's first win to his last win! 🌟
In 1988 Damien Oliver rode his first winner at Bunbury Turf Club on Mr Gudbod. 35 years later, he scored his final win on Munhamek at Ascot Racecourse last Saturday. Across his illustrious career, he has amassed 3,189 career wins, 129
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🎂 Happy birthday to two Simons who are anything but simple, thoroughbred racing trainer Simon Miller and
@WesternRacepix
photographer Simon Merritt
@TAB_touch
@TABradio
@theracesWA
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TRIX OF THE TRADE (Troy Turner) Won R8 Furphy - Railway Stakes on Day 2 of The Pinnacles (supported by TABtouch) at Ascot Racecourse.
📸
@WesternRacepix
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NEWS: Viddora, also known as the pride of South Australia, won the $1,000,000 Group One
@CrownResorts
Perth-Winterbottom Stakes on Day Two of The
@TAB_touch
Masters at
#AscotGoodTimes
today
@SkyRacingAU
@TABradio
@RWWA_Thor
@SGTurfClub
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😀 From Saturday,
#BelmontParkPerth
will be fully operational, everyone will be allowed to enter the refurbished facility for free and patrons will be able to enjoy a day at the races with only a few restrictions
@TAB_touch
@TABradio
@theracesWA
📰
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Truly Great (Chris Parnham) Won R8
@PeoplestartHR
Kingston Town Classic at Ascot Racecourse on Sat 5th Dec. WATCH the replay 📸
@WesternRacepix
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NEWS: Rodney Kemp presented
@LaneDamian
with the Rodney Kemp Medallion, awarded to the top young jockey (aged 25 years or under) of The
@TAB_touch
Masters at
#AscotGoodTimes
@TABradio
@theracesWA
@SkyRacingAU
@SGTurfClub
@WestAustralia
#justanotherdayinWA
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🎂 Happy 21st birthday to
@lochietaylor_
,
@TABradio
's late mail correspondent and a vital cog in the Jim Taylor Racing machine
@TAB_touch
@TABradio
@theracesWA
📷
@WesternRacepix
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The champ has a double! A well deserved drink of water and a hug from his family - how special. ⭐️
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It's all coming up PARNHAM! What a day for WA's racing family, winning 8 out of 9 races on PKF Italian Raceday. Chris Parnham rode home 5 of the wins, including Neville Parnham-trained Yarralea.
📸
@WesternRacepix
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What a race! Dom To Shoot salutes in one of the all-time great finishes to the Group 1 $1.5 million
@drummondgolf
-Northerly Stakes (1800m).
The Jarrad Noske-ridden and Sean and Jake Casey-trained six-year-old prevailed in a three-horse war, out-muscling the champion Zaaki and
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WA racing history was made on Saturday 15 April 2023. 🤩🎉🏆
@TAB_touch
@TABradio
@TheRacesWA
@OfficialRWWA
@SkyRacingAU
@7horseracing
@BrittTaylor12
@santassnippets
@StevieButts
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WATCH: Galaxy Star won R8
@kirin_au
-Railway Stakes on Kirin Railway Stakes Day of The
@TAB_touch
Masters at
#AscotGoodTimes
@TABradio
@RWWA_Thor
@SkyRacingAU
@SGTurfClub
@WestAustralia
#justanotherdayinWA
@williams_gl
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WATCH: Star Exhibit won R8
@TAB_touch
-Perth Cup on TABtouch Perth Cup Day at
#AscotGoodTimes
@TABradio
@theracesWA
@SkyRacingAU
@SGTurfClub
@Hallyboypeter
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NEWS: Pacodali, Spirit Of Valor, Dubious, Tally, Endless Drama, Tom Melbourne, Gailo Chop, Trekking, Hey Doc, Widespread, Black Heart Bart, Long Leaf, Lord Fandango, Reykjavik, Best Of Days, Home Of The Brave and
Viridine have arrived in Perth
@TAB_touch
@TABradio
@theracesWA
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Midnight Blue (Patrick Carbery) Won R9
@TAB_touch
Perth Cup at Ascot Racecourse on Saturday 1 January. 📸
@WesternRacepix
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Congratulations to all our young riders who competed in this morning's pony race as part of the WA leg of the National Pony Racing Series! 🙌
📸
@WesternRacepix
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Aaron Mitchell took Munhamek down to Naval Base Horse Beach for a swim ahead of the Damien Oliver Gold Rush (supported by TABtouch) on Saturday. 🌊🌟
@nryanracing
@TheRacesWA
@TAB_touch
@Aaronmitch69M
@TABradio
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One final time! 🥹Damien Oliver mounts Munhamek ahead of the $1.5M Damien Oliver Gold Rush (supported by TABtouch).
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We are saddened & shocked to hear of the passing of great mare Magnifisio. Our condolences go out to connections.
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WATCH: This'll Testya (Testa Rossa-Camille's Girl) won R2
@TAB_touch
- Better Your Bet Handicap at
#AscotGoodTimes
on Saturday 7 December
@TABradio
@theracesWA
#horseplay
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All set for 2022
@CrownPerth
Ascot Opening Day tomorrow 🙌 😍
#AscotGoodTimes
#TheRacesWA
📸:
@WesternRacepix
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LAST 400: Race 8, the Perth Cup, is won with Peters Investments treble - the winner DELICACY
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Today on International Women’s Day (IWD
#BreakTheBias
), we acknowledge Paula Wagg, the first female jockey to compete with men back in 1979. She went on to ride and train horses nationally and internationally and was awarded an Order of Australia Medal in 2022.
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WATCH: Approximately 15 minutes after
@PerthRacingGuru
took this famous photograph, his terminally ill dad, Tony Leighton, delivered the finest off-the-cuff trophy acceptance speech in the history of
#AscotGoodTimes
@TAB_touch
@TABradio
@theracesWA
@amelia_racing
@pearce_racing
One year ago today. I reckon the big fella be enjoying a quiet one upstairs to celebrate the occasion
#DigDeepDidThatAndWon
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In honour of Northerly aka The Fighting Tiger, arguably the best horse to come out of WA in the past 60 years, we’ll have legendary former trainer Fred Kersley present the Group 1 $1.5 million Drummond Golf-Northerly Stakes this Saturday at Ascot Racecourse. 🏇 🐯
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Perth Racing is deeply saddened by the tragic loss of Victorian jockey Dean Holland, following a fall at Donald Racecourse earlier today. Our collective thoughts are with Dean’s family, friends and colleagues at this exceptionally difficult time.
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🎂 Happy birthday to
@AzzopardiCa
, who moved to 49 metropolitan wins when Looks Like Magic broke her maiden at
#AscotGoodTimes
on
#AnzacDay
with the ever-smiling apprentice rider on her back
@TAB_touch
@TABradio
@theracesWA
📷
@WesternRacepix
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A special message from Ollie ahead of his last ride tomorrow ❤️
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STRATUM STAR ⭐️ wins the $1M Peters Investments-Kingston Town Classic for DK Weir Racing with jockey Damian Lane
🏇🍾
#AscotGoodTimes
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A brilliant ride from one of the world's best - Douglas Whyte aboard SCALES OF JUSTICE
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After three decades in the saddle, achieving 1,923 wins, a Group 1 victory, and Melbourne/international success, Peter Knuckey last week announced his retirement from racing. 🐎
We want to thank Peter for his tremendous contribution to WA Racing and wish him all the best in his
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Thanks for all of the wonderful memories and smiles you brought us, Luckygray.
Enjoy your retirement!
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🎂 Happy 60th birthday to four-time Western Australian metropolitan jockey premiership winner Mark Sestich, who won both the first two $1,000,000 races run in WA and posed for the cameras while celebrating Kay Cee's 2019
@mmsnippets
-Kingston Town Classic win
📷
@WesternRacepix
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Amelia’s Jewel (Patrick Carbery) Won R7 Amelia Park - Karrakatta Plate at Ascot Racecourse on Saturday 2 April. 📸
@WesternRacepix
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#WAracing
fans will get a rare opportunity to watch the great James McDonald in action at Ascot this Saturday when he flies in from Hong Kong to ride commanding favourite Zaaki in the Group 1 $1.5 million Drummond Golf-Northerly Stakes.
McDonald, who has won eight races aboard
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NEWS: Viddora, also known as Dora the Explorer, has made her way to Perth to defend her
@CrownPerth
-Winterbottom Stakes title at
#AscotGoodTimes
@TAB_touch
@TAB_touch
@RWWA_Thor
@SkyRacingAU
@SGTurfClub
@KennewellRacing
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🎉 Happy 100th Birthday to Michael (Michele) Gangemi and congratulations on becoming an Honorary Life Membership at Perth Racing. 🇮🇹 Gangemi was an instrumental part in the introduction of the Roma Cup which is the feature race of our annual Italian Raceday. His contribution to
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Our CEO James Oldring and Racecourse Manager Brock Neeling on how the track is holding up for Crown Perth Opening Day!
Track rating - Good4
Irrigation - 5mm last 24 hours, 15mm last 7 days
Rain - 8mm last 7 days
Rail position - 3m
Weather forecast - 23c, wind W 16km/h
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Relive the victory of Overpass in The $5M Kia Quokka through the eyes of jockey Josh Parr, who enjoyed the perfect run throughout to send the RAM Racing Syndicate into raptures once again. 🐎🏆
📸 Footage thanks to
@JockeyCam
@7horseracing
@Racing
@RacenetTweets
@SkyRacingAU
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🌱
@Naysh07
, Perth Racing's Racecourse Manager, reports the
#BelmontParkPerth
track is a heavy eight on the evening before Iron Jack Belmont Sprint Day
@TAB_touch
@TABradio
@theracesWA
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AMELIA'S JEWEL (Patrick Carbery) Won R8 Drummond Golf - Northerly Stakes on Day 4 of The Pinnacles (supported by TABtouch) at Ascot Racecourse.
📸
@WesternRacepix
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Lloyd Kennewell of
@KennewellRacing
discusses VIDDORA ahead of the $1M race this Saturday at
@CrownPerth
Winterbottom Stakes Day 🏆
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The great horse, GREAT SHOT, back home after winning the $1M James Boag's Premium-Railway Stakes G1 yesterday 🏆🐴✌️
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WATCH: "Delicacy under the 59 went to Neverland and Real Love, Dark Musket. It's Delicacy against the inside. Sublime, brilliant, greatness in the Cup! Delicacy beat Neverland," called
@DarrenMacmedia
@TAB_touch
@TABradio
@theracesWA
@SkyRacingAU
@SGTurfClub
#ThrowbackThursday
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WA born jockey Mark Zahra wins back-to-back Melbourne Cups. 🌟
It’s Mark Zahra and Without A Fight in the 2023 Melbourne Cup!
How about the run of Soulcombe in second 😳
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WATCH:
@DawnLupul
became the first female to call a race at
#AscotGoodTimes
when she announced this month's International
@womensday
Maiden but she was a social media sensation long before coming to Perth
@TAB_touch
@TABradio
@theracesWA
@WoodbineSB
📺
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A wonderful celebration of past and present jockeys at
#BelmontParkPerth
for Jockey Celebration Day.
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Michael Poys claimed his first major metro win in Perth with the $200,000 Group 3 Hyperion Stakes on Saturday. From Victoria, is he on the rise to becoming one of Peth's top jockeys? 🤔
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Another brilliant shot from Belmont Oaks Day last Saturday 👌
@newperthstadium
📷
@WesternRacepix
#BelmontParkPerth
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If you thought WA Guineas winner, Man Booker was good, check out his half brother winning a trial yesterday morning!
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NEWS: Bill Doughty is not in a good way battling cancer but, as he told
@ghall27
on
@SkyRacingAU
, nothing was going to stop him coming to
#AscotGoodTimes
to see his equine mate place third in the
@finewineperth
Handicap
@TABradio
@RWWA_Thor
@SGTurfClub
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NEWS: Wednesday twilight racing is coming to
#AscotGoodTimes
in January and February as Perth Racing, with the support of
@OfficialRWWA
and
@SkyRacingAU
, trials running midweek meetings later in the day
@TAB_touch
@TABradio
@theracesWA
@SGTurfClub
📰
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❄️ Miss Frost (Frost Giant-Mega Me) won R3
@SchweppesAus
Handicap at
#AscotGoodTimes
on Wednesday 22 April
@TAB_touch
@TABradio
@theracesWA
🏇
@PatemanMitchell
⏱️
@LukeFernie
🏆 Trucking Nominees et al
🎂
@yarradale_stud
📹
@SkyRacingAU
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State Attorney (Clint Johnston-Porter) Won R4 Crown Perth Handicap at Ascot Racecourse on Saturday 19 March. 📸
@WesternRacepix
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Godolphin Group 1 winners Trekking, Kementari and Gailo Chop arrive in Perth tonight in view of competing in the the Group 1
@TABtouch
Masters Nov 21 - Dec 5 - get ready for serious horseplay at Ascot Racecourse
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NEWS:
@tommelbourne2
won his first race since Australia Day when he beat Gailo Chop out of their shared transportation stall on to the tarmac at
@PerthAirport
; he was determined not to run second to his
@OTIRacing
mate
@TAB_touch
@TABradio
@theracesWA
@LSmithRacing
@mwracing3638
Gailo (nicknamed Choppa) reckons he just told a ribtickler of a joke. It wasn’t remotely funny. Leave the gags to the funny people, Choppa.
#TomFromMelbourne
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We send our condolences to the Sayers family on the passing of Ron. Ron was a board member at Perth Racing and was a great supporter of the club. Thank you Ron for everything you did to support Perth Racing and the WA Racing Industry.
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Western Empire (William Pike) Won R8 Heineken 3 - Railway Stakes at Ascot Racecourse on Sat 20 Nov. 📸
@WesternRacepix
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🤖🎤 Taking its inspiration from the output of British social media sensation
@TracksideJay
, here is Perth Racing's robotic commentary of the famous 2016 Ted van Heemst Stakes
@TAB_touch
@TABradio
@theracesWA
📹
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Overpass, Kementari, Uncommon James, Bella Nipotina and Asfoora having a gallop at this morning's Breakfast With The Stars at Ascot
#TheQuokka
📸:
@WesternRacepix
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👑 Amelia's Jewel has been crowned WA's Racehorse of the Year 👑 Following wins in the Group 1 Northerly Stakes, Group 2 WA Guineas and a second-place finish in The Quokka, the Simon Miller-trained filly also won 3-Year-Old Racehorse of the Year. ❤️💚🤍
Super Smink and
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Did you hear the news?
We may get to witness something incredible like this again!
#Delicacy
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Australia's first lady of the turf Gai Waterhouse will be in attendance at Ascot Racecourse this Saturday for Furphy Railway Stakes Day. 🏆
Gai will be joining Magic Millions in presenting race 4, renamed the 'Magic Millions Gai Waterhouse Crystal Slipper' in her honour,
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NEWS: Justin Warwick and Lucy Warwick became the first father-daughter trainer-jockey duo to claim the Perth Cup in its 132-edition history thanks to the win of Material Man at
#AscotGoodTimes
@TAB_touch
@TABradio
@RWWA_Thor
@SkyRacingAU
@SGTurfClub
@SGTurfClub_cn
@WesternRacepix
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