TBWA News
Cover the key for Almighty Class in Quokka
Saturday’s $5 million The Quokka (1200m) at Ascot has lured several top-class interstate sprinters against a local contingent that includes two WA-sired runners in the capacity field of 14 starters. Almighty Class (Playing God) is in the mix according to trainer Mitch...
Opportunities abound at Oakland Park Sale
Renowned WA nursery Oakland Park will conduct an unreserved reduction of breeding stock through the Inglis Online Late April Sale. The Sale will commence tomorrow, Friday April 19 with bidding closing on Wednesday April 24. Oakland Park has a history of success as...
Miss Flirtacious – TBWA Winner of the Week
Miss Flirtacious found a winnable scamper at Narrogin on Sunday where her performance could be best described as a belated easy-kill in the James Squire Maiden Hcp (1190m). Unraced at two last season, the daughter of Mogumber Park sire Safeguard was unwanted as a $41...
Zoustar booking favoured for Bumbasina
Big-ticket Irish-bred mare Bumbasina (Canford Cliffs), the dam of Western Australia’s pride and joy Amelia’s Jewel (Siyouni), won’t be sold by her owner Peter Walsh any time soon. Walsh had initially flagged that he would sell the European stakes-placed mare -...
Sounds of success for Gingerbread Man
Sparingly-raced 4yo mare Enchanting Sound has given Yarradale Stud sire Gingerbread Man a second Saturday win in a row at Ascot. Never closer than three-wide from an outside gate, Enchanting Sound tackled the leaders halfway down the straight and then sprinted again...
Ducimus joins Rommel at Ridgeport Farm
Leading owner-breeder Santo Guagliardo has upgraded his Ridgeport Farm roster with rising sire Ducimus joining Rommel at the new stud on the block in WA. Guagliardo installed former Mogumber Park stallion Rommel (Commands) as foundation sire at his Waroona stud last...
Classic win for A Lot Of Good Men
Westbury Park stallion A Lot (USA) struck black-type for the second time in a month when the Trevor Andrews-trained 3yo A Lot Of Good Men won the G2 WATC Derby (2400m) at Ascot on Saturday. His flying 2yo Sir Dreamalot won the LR Supremacy Stakes (1000m) at Ascot on...
Yarradale Stud farewells War Chant (USA)
It is with great sadness that Yarradale Stud said goodbye to War Chant (USA) on Thursday. The 27-year-old stallion succumbed to the infirmities of old age at the Gidgegannup nursery that he had called home for over a decade. War Chant (Danzig) began stud duties at...
Hanoi Miss – TBWA Winner of the Week
Hanoi Miss sustained a sprint the length of the straight to win at the first time of asking in the GWN7 Maiden (1300m) at Pinjarra last Thursday. The Dan Morton-trained filly was spotting the leader Ofcourse She Has (War Chant) several lengths when balancing for the...
Patrizzi wins with All That Jazz
Jazz Affair continued her consistent form to bring up a double for leading breeder Tony Patrizzi in the Sportsbet Hcp (1250m) at Morphettville on Saturday. Patrizzi bred her from the final crop of Taunton Vale sire Demerit (Lonhro) and she sold to Adelaide trainers...
Premium sisters strike for Triscari
Serpentine trainer Tony Triscari has built a very successful 71% strike-rate with full-sisters Premium Girl and Profit Pocket winning five races so far this year. They’re homebreds for Les Andrews and are by Westbury Park stallion A Lot (USA) from Dancing Anna...
Star Power finds Express Lane
The more they win the better the price is a saying as old as racing itself and it fitted Star Power to a tee when she was gunning for hat-trick at Ascot last Wednesday. The grey daughter of Yarradale Stud sire War Chant (USA) had handled rises in grade without missing...
