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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.

There’s more black-type in the horizon for Yarradale Stud’s rising stars Electric Light (Vital Equine) and Mizlecki (Lope De Vega).

War Chant (USA) sired his 500th individual winner world-wide when Flat Biccy broke through for an overdue victory at Ascot on Wednesday.

Gingerella completed a hat-trick at Kranji on Friday evening and the ease of her latest win has trainer Michael Clements contemplating some black-type goals this year.

A day after Yarradale champion War Chant (USA) sired La Belle Jude to win in Melbourne, his local filly Over There scored a remarkable first-up victory in the TAB Touch Better Your Bet Maiden (1000m) at Pinjarra.

War Chant (USA) mare La Belle Jude is a stable favourite of trainer Gemma Rielly and that made their first city win all the more heart-warming at Sandown.

Ascot winners Bella's Idol and Rockon Tommy banked a combined $82,600 for Yarradale Stud sire Vital Equine (Ire) on Saturday but that will look like small change if his son Material Man wins the $5 million All Star Mile at Flemington.

Gingerbread Man galloper Achernar Star has broken through for a well-deserved black-type first in the Listed Bunbury Stakes (1400m).

Yarradale Stud’s Irish-bred stallion Vital Equine will rocket up the WA sires’ premiership if his star galloper Material Man strikes winning form in Melbourne.