Gunn win for Baby Boomers

Gunn win for Baby Boomers

Baby Boomers would remember the hit 1960s TV series Peter Gunn plus its iconic theme by Henry Mancini and their namesake scored a win to remember in the Statewide Turf Services Maiden (1200m) at Pinjarra on Thursday. The four-legged Peter Gunn lost 8 lengths out of...
So Much Serenity – TBWA Winner of the Week

So Much Serenity – TBWA Winner of the Week

Trainer Tom Wolfe sent So Much Serenity into her first-up run this prep without the benefit of a barrier trial but that was never an issue in the Sura Maiden (1200m) at Bunbury on Thursday. Given license to lead as she pleased from a wide barrier by Brad Parnham, So...
Rommel mare maintains winning Sequence

Rommel mare maintains winning Sequence

Ridgeport Farm stallion Rommel notched his 200th win on Saturday courtesy of Magical Sequence who signed off her latest prep with a narrow victory as an odds-on favourite in the Westspeed Platinum Hcp (1400m) at Ascot. Magical Sequence (4m Rommel – Jinsky Magic...
Westbury Park expat wins again at Sha Tin

Westbury Park expat wins again at Sha Tin

Westbury Park-bred graduate Galactic Voyage made it back-to-back victories in Hong Kong when he rocketed home to win the Citi Wealth Hcp (1200m) at Sha Tin on Sunday. In-form jockey Jerry Chau was at his brilliant best on the WA-expat helping him overcome a wide draw...
Oakland Park Pirate lands Lex Piper Stakes

Oakland Park Pirate lands Lex Piper Stakes

The Crimson Pirate graduated from a Pinjarra Class 1 to a Listed victory in the Lex Piper Stakes (1600m) at Ascot on Saturday and there’s no reason why he can’t continue improving towards the G2 WATC Derby (2400m) on April 11. The Oakland Park homebred (Photo /...
Wonderful J Farms graduate set for G3 WA Oaks

Wonderful J Farms graduate set for G3 WA Oaks

Wonderfully Made provided Playing God with a fourth black-type victory in February when she lived up to an odds-on quote in the LR Ascot 1000 Guineas (1800m) on Saturday. Positioned one-out and one-back, she raced past front-runner Admire Astra (Admire Mars) in the...
Autumn Rains streaming for Carnivals

Autumn Rains streaming for Carnivals

Greenfields Lodge finished second on the Perth Magic Millions vendor leaderboard with an average of $129,000 and there’s more good news ahead with its untapped youngster Boy Crush who is by Geisel Park sire Manhattan Rain. Boy Crush (2c Manhattan Rain – Crushed by All...
Vale Tony Freebairn

Vale Tony Freebairn

Members of Western Australia’s racing and breeding industries will be very saddened to learn former TBWA President Tony Freebairn has died in South Australia following a brave battle with cancer.  He was hospitalised last week and passed away aged 86 on Sunday. Based...
Yarradale flyer off the mark for First Light

Yarradale flyer off the mark for First Light

Yarradale Stud’s Playing God connection came to the fore again on Thursday when Streak Of God won with ears pricked at Bunbury for Grant & Alana Williams and a First Light Racing syndicate. Streak Of God (3g Playing God – Streak Away by O’Reilly) had...
Disco Miss double for Alwyn Park

Disco Miss double for Alwyn Park

Alwyn Park owner John Andrew came off another successful Perth Magic Millions Sale to breed a Belmont double on Wednesday from his Group 2-winning producer Disco Miss (Zeditave). Disco Miss is the dam of G2 Perth Cup (2400m) winner Buster Bash (Trade Fair) and her...
London’s Image an Ultra professional Investment

London’s Image an Ultra professional Investment

Peters Investments-bred mare London’s Image continued to ramp up her residual value with another black-type victory in the LR Pinjarra Classic (1300m). It was her third strike at Listed level and she left it late to nail a four-way finish from Talkanco, Fast...
Desert Waves – TBWA Winner of the Week

Desert Waves – TBWA Winner of the Week

Desert Waves relinquished the lead after jumping to the front in the Keith Jeffreys Memorial Trophy (1400m) at Pinjarra on Sunday and that breather allowed him to respond in the straight to win running away from fast-closer Apparatus (Trapeze Artist). The $2.30...