The first Group 1 race to take place in Western Australia for the Perth Summer Racing Carnival will be the $1 million Railway Stakes (1600m) set to run at the esteemed Ascot Racecourse on Saturday November 20.
Nominations for the 2010 Carlton Draught Railway Stakes have been taken with 52 runners originally nominated for the million dollar feature.
Since the first entries, 15 horses have been scratched from the Railway Stakes nominations leaving 37 quality runners vying for a spot in the final field.
Notable gallopers heading towards the Railway Stakes this year include the top four placegetters from 12 months ago: reigning champion Sniper’s Bullet, Tarzi, Colour Correct and Grand Nirvana as well as veteran seven-year-old Black Piranha and Emirates Stakes fifth placegetter Trusting.
Final acceptors for the 2010 Railway Stakes will be released early next week and published first here at Races.com.au along with a race preview, form guide, betting tips and odds so bookmark this site.
In the meantime, the Perth festival gets into full swing this Saturday with the WA Guineas Day featuring a bumper race-card of prime betting opportunities!
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2010 Carlton Draught Railway Stakes Nominations
| No. | Horse | Trainer | Weight (kg) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BLACK PIRANHA | Con Karakatsanis | 58.5 |
| 2 | ALL SILENT | Grahame Begg | 58 |
| 3 | SNIPER’S BULLET | Robert Smerdon | 58 |
| 4 | TRIPLE HONOUR (NZ) | Chris Waller | 58 |
| 5 | MELITO | Gerald Ryan | 55.5 |
| 6 | TRUSTING | John P Thompson | 55.5 |
| 7 | MEGATIC | Albie Beckett | 54.5 |
| 8 | FAMOUS ROMAN | Jim P Taylor | 54 |
| 9 | GRAND NIRVANA | Fred Kersley | 54 |
| 10 | CULMINATE (NZ) | Darren Weir | 53.5 |
| 11 | TARZI | Neville Parnham | 53.5 |
| 12 | PALACIO DE CRISTAL | Grahame Begg | 53 |
| 13 | ZAGREB | David Hayes | 53 |
| 14 | COLOUR CORRECT | Ross Price | 52.5 |
| 15 | ALLEZ WONDER | Bart Cummings | 52 |
| 16 | ALMOHAD | Lou Luciani | 52 |
| 17 | AVIENUS | Mark Webb | 52 |
| 18 | BAWAARDI | David Hayes | 52 |
| 19 | CLASSY NUGGET | Ron Reid | 52 |
| 20 | CLUB LIQUID | Dick Leech | 52 |
| 21 | CLUELESS ANGEL | Lindsey Smith | 52 |
| 22 | DELTA GEE | Michael Grant | 52 |
| 23 | ELLIOTTO | Neville Parnham | 52 |
| 24 | FOR YOUR EYES ONLY | Paul Jordan | 52 |
| 25 | FOXY BOY | Brent Larsson | 52 |
| 26 | GATHERING | John P Thompson | 52 |
| 27 | GOD HAS SPOKEN | Neville Parnham | 52 |
| 28 | GOLD SALUTE | Mark Riley | 52 |
| 29 | GONDORFF (NZ) | Mike Powell | 52 |
| 30 | IMPRESSIVE JEUNEY | Darren Mcauliffe | 52 |
| 31 | INARTICULATE | Adam Durrant | 52 |
| 32 | KING OF MOUNTAINS | David Hayes | 52 |
| 33 | LATE NIGHT FLIGHT | Racquel Langridge | 52 |
| 34 | MA CHIENNE | Adam Durrant | 52 |
| 35 | MABEL GRACE | Adam Durrant | 52 |
| 36 | MEGA STEEL | Bruce McClune | 52 |
| 37 | MEKONG MISS | David Harrison | 52 |
| 38 | MIGHTY ROSSA | Michael Grant | 52 |
| 39 | MORANT | Bill & Symon Wilde | 52 |
| 40 | RANGER | Grant Williams | 52 |
| 41 | SENTENZA | Ivan Haggerty | 52 |
| 42 | STAR RISCA | Keith Mifflin | 52 |
| 43 | STOKEHOUSE | Daniel Morton | 52 |
| 44 | TAGUS | John P Thompson | 52 |
| 45 | TRANQUILITY | Grant Williams | 52 |
| 46 | VOILE ROUGE (NZ) | David Hayes | 52 |
| 47 | WEST RIVER CHARLEY | Sharon Taylor | 52 |
| 48 | WOOKAH | David Hayes | 52 |
| 49 | XAARAVID | George Daly | 52 |
| 50 | HOEGAARDEN | Joe Byrne | 50 |
| 51 | MOTION PICTURES | Dave Casey | 50 |
| 52 | PLAYING GOD | Neville Parnham | 50 |
