#Bella Mae

Steven Parnham will ride My Bella Mae in the Group 1 Winterbottom Stakes. Picture: Western Racepix Steven Parnham is shedding the kilograms to ride the Group 1 Winterbottom Stakes X-factor horse but he wouldn't be surprised if she runs either first or last on Saturday. The four-time Group 1-winning jockey will ride the only unbeaten horse in the…

Carnival time out West comes to a close with day five of The Pinnacles upon us, with the inaugural (kind of) running of The Gold Rush. The 1.5 million dollar Group 3 weight for age feature has grabbed all the headlines, but the stayers have put together a handy bunch for the running of the G.A. Towton Cup. It's a bumper 10 race programme, and…

Meeting three of the revamped Pinnacles carnival in Western Australia has arrived, and for many it's their highlight of the Ascot racing season. The Winterbottom Stakes has produced some incredible races since its elevation to Group 1 level. An army of horses from over east have crossed the Nullarbor to try to take our premier sprint race, but…

NSW based mare Samoot is the all in favourite with Ladbrokes for the feature race at Doomben this Saturday, the George Moore Stakes (1200m). The Kris Lees trained mare is flying but hasn't been helped with poor steers her last couple. She brings the right and strong form, and the early market agrees. She sits at $3.70. Garibaldi is on the second…

Rothfire is the narrow Winterbottom favourite Queenslander Rothfire is the narrow favourite for Saturday's Group One Winterbottom Stakes at Ascot prior to Tuesday afternoon's barrier draw. A full field of 16 runners and one emergency have accepted for the $1.5 million sprint over 1200m. The field includes five interstate contenders, with the…

Talented filly Baby Paris is favourite with Ladbrokes.com.au for the feature race at Ascot this Saturday, the Placid Ark Stakes (1200m). The Colin Webster trained filly has been dynamic this time in, winning 2/2, the latest win being two weeks ago where she was strong late in getting the job done. Despite a tricky draw, she heads the market…

Co-trainer Chris Gangemi is confident a tough first-up run has Massimo perfectly placed to claim a slice of history in Saturday's Lee-Steere Stakes (1400m) at Ascot. SCROLL DOWN FOR JAY ROONEY'S BEST BETS The six-year-old boosted his prizemoney total past $1 million when running a close third, despite being challenged strongly for the lead, to…