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Victoria's most promising apprentice, Logan Bates appears to have the touch to Iluvcoffee with another win recorded for the duo at the Benalla meeting on Monday. The pair have combined for two wins and a placing in their last three starts and the young rider admitted...

Enigmatic mare Inez broke through for another win at the Kyneton meeting on Thursday. With the aid of an one-eyed blinker and stepping out in distance to the 1850m for the first time, the four-old mare was given a perfect ride by inform jockey, Cory Parish.  Drawing...

La Meeting could not have been more impressive in recording his first win in the "C & M Build Group Maiden Plate" at Kilmore on Friday. Taking control of the race from the onset the Royal Meeting gelding set his own pace out in front and with no challengers he was...

Capping off a great weekend for the Hope team Iluvcoffee timed his run to perfection with a last bound victory at Bendigo on Sunday. Dropping back in grade and ridden by promising apprentice Logan Bates, the four-year-old gelding lining up for his fifth start this...

Pint sized filly Scillato kept her winning record intact when facing her biggest test to date at Flemington on Saturday. Lining up against some well credentialed fillies in the "Good Friday Appeal Plate" over 1100m, her will to win was evident when she dug deep to...

A petite three-year-old filly coud be the horse to spearhead the rebuilding process of a Group 1-winning stable with a win at Flemington on Saturday. Unbeaten filly, "Scillato" could prove herself to be the best horse trainers Lee and Shannon Hope have had since the...

Talented three-year-old filly "Spirit of Jo" showed her class and stamina with a superb effort at the Kilmore mid week meeting held on Friday. Stepping out in distance in the MC Labour BM64 over 1450m, the daughter of Impending initially settled back towards the tail...

Seymour Trainers, Lee and Shannon Hope saddled promising filly "Scillato" to score her second win from as many starts at Bendigo on Sunday. The three-year-old filly lined up in the "Hunter Equine Centre" BM64 over the sprint course of 1100m with Cory Parish in the...

Off the scene for nearly a year this lightly raced well bred four year-old Fastnet Rock mare made a winning return at Kilmore on Friday as a short priced favourite in the C+M Build Group Maiden over 1104m. Trained by Lee and Shannon Hope, Inez ran second at her first...

Debutant filly, Scillato opened her racing account in sensational style with a four length win on her home track base at Seymour on Thursday. Prepared by the Hope team, it was no surprise as the filly had always shown above average ability in her trials and jumpouts...