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Amillionite finally shook off her bridesmaid’s tag after leading home a Yarradale Stud quinella in the Ride Like A Girl Maiden (1600m) at Belmont.

Brad Parnham rode Guns Of Navarone a treat on Saturday to land his first winner back in the saddle following more than 18 months on the sidelines.

Smart Fox completed back-to-back wins at Belmont on Wednesday but it hasn’t been plain sailing for the Adam Durrant-trainee this prep.

Yarradale Stud champion War Chant (USA) was expected to sire a winner or two at Belmont on Saturday but he would have come up empty-handed if not for longshot Go Crying.

Yarradale Stud has completed another successful week with its fifth winner in five days at Northam.

Essential Spice won well enough at Belmont on Saturday to earn a crack in better company next season.

Yarradale Stud sires filled out a trifecta at Northam last Thursday and they shut the gate again at Belmont on Wednesday.

Neurological punches well above his weight and that will count for plenty when he heads to Kalgoorlie for the LR Hannans Hcp (1400m) in October.

Bradbury's Luck 3yo Intimissimi has taken trainer Michael Costa a step closer to 50 wins for the season with a first-up victory on Tuesday.

Valour Road will be sent for a spell following his latest black-type victory in the LR Bolton Sprint (1200m) at Belmont.

Man Booker’s well-deserved victory in the LR Eye Liner Stakes (1350m) at Ipswich on Saturday has received more kudos from Timeform clocker Ken Boman and pedigree expert Les Young.

Racing’s centre-stage moves to Royal Ascot this week and Perth trainer Dan Morton doesn’t need any reminders as to what he was doing in 2009.

WA-bred galloper Ginger Jones returned to form with a vengeance when he outclassed a field of Benchmark 70 sprinters at Ballarat on Thursday.

War Chant (USA) debutant Power And Passion continued the tremendous season for Paul Jordan and his juvenile team at Belmont on Wednesday.

Where to start a review on War Chant’s exploits in May?

Hall of Famer Fred Kersley and his wife Judith started the Belmont winter season in style when their talented homebred Kelvin won the Western Racepix Plate (1300m).

Widely-travelled WA mare Quilista has boosted her residual value with another black-type victory in the LR Bright Shadow Stakes (1200m) at Doomben.

Perth breeder Neven Botica will continue to support Yarradale Stud sire War Chant (USA) following the winning runs of his 3yo fillies Flower Of War and Dance Music.

As far as birthday presents go, winning a Group Two with a horse you bred and part-own is tough to top.

Settlers Creek completed a winning treble for Yarradale Stud on Easter Saturday when he returned to form in the Seacorp Hcp (1400m) at Ascot.