Ascot Preview, 19th January

Terry Leighton | Metropolitan Racing | 10 months ago

Race 1 - Hot And Humid We’ll be copping a scorcher on Saturday with 37 degrees, the early forecast. Confident we can have a hot start to the day, with Wild Gust being the best bet on the...

35 Comments | 9 months ago

Pinjarra Preview, 12th January

Terry Leighton | Metropolitan Racing | 10 months ago

We head to the country to give Ascot a well earned rest. This will also be a shorter and more concise preview (thank god the crowd screams). Roughies galore, forgive me. Race 1 - No Idea No...

1 Comments | 10 months ago

2019 Perth Cup Day Preview

Terry Leighton | Metropolitan Racing | 10 months ago

Race 1 - Miss Dom Sheed As per the norm with the two year old races I won’t speculate on a speed map with so many first starters, but this race does look to have Miss West Coast’s n...

42 Comments | 10 months ago

Ascot Preview, 29th December

Terry Leighton | Metropolitan Racing | 10 months ago

A brief lull in what has been a tremendous summer carnival, as we all recover from our Christmas food comas and come to terms with the reality that this is the best eleven cricketers our country ca...

28 Comments | 10 months ago

CB Cox Stakes Day Preview, Ascot 22nd December

Terry Leighton | Metropolitan Racing | 10 months ago

With temperatures set to soar, we will have to wait til 2.44pm for our first winner of the day. The only issue with the late start is for the Eastern States punters who will have to wait until 9.50...

15 Comments | 10 months ago

Ascot Preview, 15th December

Terry Leighton | Metropolitan Racing | 11 months ago

Race 1 - Trial And Error Won’t bother even attempting a speed map with the juveniles, with six of the nine runners unraced. Specialism completely picks itself on what it has shown at the...

15 Comments | 11 months ago

Full Kingston Town Classic Day Preview

Terry Leighton | Metropolitan Racing | 11 months ago

We reach a sad but fulfilling conclusion to the TabTouch Master series, with my body feeling the full effects of many a Kirin Megumi. It’s definitely been a staying test, ran at a sprinters t...

4 Comments | 11 months ago

Full Winterbottom Stakes Day Preview

Terry Leighton | Metropolitan Racing | 11 months ago

The lengthy stint in the nets paid dividends last week when all our wildest Railway Stakes dreams came true. Unfortunately there are still remnants of the hangover present as I type this four days...

35 Comments | 11 months ago

Full Railway Stakes Day Preview

Terry Leighton | Metropolitan Racing | 11 months ago

While it’s now known as the ‘masters series’, Railway Stakes day will always be Super Saturday to me. The day which makes a grown man feel like a twelve year old kid at Christmas...

6 Comments | 11 months ago

2018 Railway Stakes Preview

Terry Leighton | Metropolitan Racing | 11 months ago

The race which stops half a nation. This isn’t the highest quality Railway Stakes of all time and I don’t really agree with the 4kg swing from top to bottom in the weights, but nonethel...

2018 WA Guineas Preview

Terry Leighton | Metropolitan Racing | 11 months ago

Monster edition of the 2018 WA Guineas, with thirteen blokes to do battle against the three quality girls backing up from the Champion Fillies seven days ago. Chris Waller, Darren Weir and Gai Wate...

Ascot Preview, 17th November

Terry Leighton | Metropolitan Racing | 1 year ago

Race 1 - Seven Days With just one week til the biggest day in the Perth Racing calendar, my liver is already starting to get that uneasy feeling when it knows a serious onslaught is coming. For...

2 Comments | 1 year ago