Template for success at Willaview Park

Template for success at Willaview Park

Willaview Park mare Templates (Teofilo) created a unique record on Tuesday morning when three of her foals won barrier trials at Belmont. There’s not a penny in prizemoney at the trials but her 2yo gelding Sprint For Glory (Splintex) is destined to build a tidy bank...
Lady with a future for Cape Falls

Lady with a future for Cape Falls

Andalady completed a hat-trick of Lark Hill barrier trials before winning on debut at Bunbury’s King’s Birthday meeting on Monday. Andalady (3f Anders – Cape Lady by Charge Forward) is a Cape Falls Thoroughbreds homebred and comes from a black-type family...
Empire Of Rome – TBWA Winner of the Week

Empire Of Rome – TBWA Winner of the Week

Dawson Stud mare Canny Time has a perfect record as a producer and her fifth winner arrived at Northam on Wednesday when Empire Of Rome repelled several challenges in the TABtouch Maiden (1200m). Facing the starter second-up, Empire Of Rome (King’s Legacy)...
Five-time finale for Pike at Belmont

Five-time finale for Pike at Belmont

Willie Pike farewelled Belmont’s Saturday season with a riding masterclass aboard the final five winners yesterday. Pike caused an upset when I Love Ya Money claimed the $100,000 Westspeed Platinum Spring Final (1600m) at the expense of odds-on stablemate Bosun.  And...
WATC Derby downgraded to Group 3

WATC Derby downgraded to Group 3

The Asian Racing Federation has announced its final decisions regarding the black type status of races run in Australia for the 2026-27 racing season. In Western Australia, the WATC Derby (2400m) has been downgraded to a Group 3.  It was a Group 1 until Peters...
Positive results for First-season Sires

Positive results for First-season Sires

Broodmares served by WA first-season sires Straight Charge and Royal Patronage (Fr) have returned PPT results from their early covers this month. Westbury Park owner Phil Ibbotson stands Straight Charge (Written By) on behalf of Mungrup breeder Gray Williamson and his...
Fiji flags potential at Randwick

Fiji flags potential at Randwick

Yarradale Stud claimed its second running double in as many weeks when Last Stylebender (Harry Angel) and Official Business (Gingerbread Man) saluted as short-priced favourites at Northam on Wednesday. Streak Of God (Playing God) and Bosun (Gingerbread Man) had also...
Full-book foals by Maschino

Full-book foals by Maschino

John Andrew has once again hoisted the book-full sign for Maschino at Alwyn Park. The Group winning son of Encosta de Lago covered 94 mares last year and there’s a waiting list this season despite a fee increase to $13,750 (inc GST). Maschino’s stud career has been...
Roger – TBWA Winner of the Week

Roger – TBWA Winner of the Week

Roger is the latest 3yo newcomer to join the TBWA Winner Of The Week roll-call with a two-length victory that wasn’t unexpected in the Perth Racing Recruiting Maiden (1200m) at Belmont on Wednesday. Starting a prohibitive $1.40 favourite on debut, the well-built and...
Federalist leads weekend winners for Peters

Federalist leads weekend winners for Peters

Peters Investments missed the money and black-type in caps when Cosmic Crusader and Opportunistic both found one better in feature races at Caulfield and Kalgoorlie on the weekend. The beaten favourites will live to fight another day while elsewhere the cerise and...
Back-to-back winners align for Lynward Park

Back-to-back winners align for Lynward Park

Aptly-named Back To Bondi is the latest winner to go back-to-back in recent weeks for Lynward Park. Back To Bondi (4g Bondi – Black In Time by Blackfriars) tracked Pure Mac (Maschino) before putting the front-runner away in the PPS Group Hcp (1600m) at Belmont on...
Tit for tat rivalry at Yarradale Stud

Tit for tat rivalry at Yarradale Stud

The winners keep ticking over for Yarradale Stud residents Shooting To Win and Gingerbread Man and there’s been a pattern to their rivalry this month. Shooting To Win (Northern Meteor) has got the jump on Gingerbread Man (Shamardal) every Saturday so far in September...