Double The Pro | A New Duo on the Rise
Double The Pro, a 2014 chestnut gelding, produced 36 starts for five wins, six seconds and nine thirds earning his connections $109,747. The Proart progeny accumulated four of his five race wins in regional areas, including Narrogin, Northam and Kalgoorlie with three of those wins under trainer Peter Fernie. After retiring in mid-2021, Double The […]
Light Up the Day | A Bright Future for a New Partnership
Light Up the Day commenced her racing career in Perth with trainer Colin Webster before heading to the country to race. In late 2017, the Scandal Keeper (USA) progeny travelled to Esperance to race under trainer Helen Harding. The striking chestnut mare later retired in 2018 having earned her connections $6,655 from 20 starts, including […]
Chillie Storm | A Thunderous Start for a New Combination
Chillie Storm, a 2012 bay gelding by Red Hot Choice, had 39 combined starts under trainer Roy Rogers and later Garry Delane. During his racing career, Chillie Storm produced two wins, two seconds and one third earning his connections $89,100. Chillie Storm, known as Steelo to his friends, first caught Bethany’s eye during her time […]
Bass Strait (NZ) | Smooth Sailing into Group Three Winner’s New Career.
Bass Strait, a 2009 New Zealand-born gelding by Holy Roman Emperor (IRE) raced his first 23 starts under Victorian trainers David Hayes and Tom Dabernig between 2011 and September 2014. His Victorian career included placing second in the 2013 group three Coongy Handicap, and third in the 2014 Golden Mile. In October 2014 Bass Strait […]
Ajay is collecting all the rosettes and ribbons!
Goandcullect, by Gotta Go Cullect and from Parsons Den USA mare Keroshelle was trained by Ian Mulchay from his first start in December 2014 to his last in March 2019. Goandcullect, better known as Ajay, retired with 66 starts including four wins, two seconds and three thirds, earning $26,065. Two months prior to Ajay’s last […]
Prescience | This gelding is the perfect formula!
Prescience, by Kyllachy (GB) and out of Clear Vision (GB) began racing in his country of birth, England under Trainer Richard Hannan. During his English racing career, the 2012 foal had six starts for two seconds and one third, earning £3,334.53 ($6,242.28 AUD). Prescience made the trip to Australia in late 2015 where he […]
It’s Judgment Day | We don’t need to deliberate on this gelding’s talents!
It’s Judgment Day, by Bahhare (USA) and out of Court Olea (NZ) began his racing career in New Zealand in 2005. The handsome bay had his first 23 starts under trainer Michael Grant, the majority of which were run in New Zealand before racing in Australia. In 2009, five starts into his Australian racing career […]
Waylade NZ | A Gentleman On And Off The Track
Waylade, by Washington VC, was trained by Gary Hall Snr for the first two years of his successful racing career. From 2013-2015 the talented gelding notched up 20 consecutive placings, as well a stretch seven straight wins in that period. In late 2016 Waylade succumbed to a tendon injury which required an extended period of […]
OTTWA Sponsored Event Wrap Up | February 2021
February 2021 was a busy month for retired racehorses in WA! Highlighting the achievements of off the track horses and their riders were the Equestrian Western Australia Awards, Dressage Western Australia Awards and 19 OTTWA Sponsored Events. This year OTTWA and EWA introduced the Off the Track Newcomer of The Year Awards with four categories […]
RWWA LAUNCHES WA HORSE PASSPORT
Racing and Wagering Western Australia (RWWA) has today launched the Off the Track WA (OTTWA) Passport, an initiative designed to assist in the tracking of retired thoroughbreds and standardbreds in the State. The passport, part of the commitments outlined in the WA Racehorse Welfare Plan announced in November 2019, will work to ascertain details of […]