Carnival Attention Swings West
With the show over in Melbourne after raceday attendances were smashed, (400,000+ over the four day Flemington meeting), the next city to showcase their racing is Perth.
The Perth Summer Carnival commences this Saturday with the running of the WA Guineas over 1600m for three year olds, and the Lee-Steere Stakes run at WFA over 1400m for sprinters-both Group 2 events. The carnival feature races are the $750,000 Group 1 Railway Stakes on December 2nd, the $500,000 Fruit n Veg Stakes on December 9th, and the $400,000 Perth Cup on January 1st.
Racegoers at Ascot on Saturday saw a potential champion in the making when the brilliant Marasco gathered up his opposition in the blink of an eye, and then went on to win by 4 lengths in emphatic style. It's not the first time he's done it either and trainer Fred Kersley will now set him for bigger races, culminating in the Railway Stakes to be run over 1600m which should suit his rising star down to the ground.
Racegoers all over WA are touting Marasco as "the new Northerly", all that is except is Fred, who as usual is his normal humble and unassuming self. He knows that the horse has a long way to go before reaching the dizzy heights of his former champion and is keeping his feet firmly on the ground. Bet he doesn't have any trouble springing out of bed early every morning though.
- Peter Morley
The Perth Summer Carnival commences this Saturday with the running of the WA Guineas over 1600m for three year olds, and the Lee-Steere Stakes run at WFA over 1400m for sprinters-both Group 2 events. The carnival feature races are the $750,000 Group 1 Railway Stakes on December 2nd, the $500,000 Fruit n Veg Stakes on December 9th, and the $400,000 Perth Cup on January 1st.
Racegoers at Ascot on Saturday saw a potential champion in the making when the brilliant Marasco gathered up his opposition in the blink of an eye, and then went on to win by 4 lengths in emphatic style. It's not the first time he's done it either and trainer Fred Kersley will now set him for bigger races, culminating in the Railway Stakes to be run over 1600m which should suit his rising star down to the ground.
Racegoers all over WA are touting Marasco as "the new Northerly", all that is except is Fred, who as usual is his normal humble and unassuming self. He knows that the horse has a long way to go before reaching the dizzy heights of his former champion and is keeping his feet firmly on the ground. Bet he doesn't have any trouble springing out of bed early every morning though.
- Peter Morley
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