TBWA News
Foal season starts with ripper colt by Safeguard
The first reported foal of the season in Western Australia was born at Mogumber Park on Saturday when its well-bred mare Meyer delivered a colt by resident stallion Safeguard. “His birthday really is August 1 and he’s a ripper,” Mogumber Park posted on Facebook....
Sunny start for Darling View
In a sign of the times, Darling View Thoroughbreds drew first blood this season when Sunny Honey (Patronize) fought off late closers The Calabrese (Per Incanto) and Want A Winner (Yes Yes Yes) in the Mrs Mac's Hcp (1200m) on Saturday. Sunny Honey (Photo / Western...
Playing God wins fourth WA Sires’ Premiership
Darling View Thoroughbreds stallion Playing God has won his fourth WA Sires’ Premiership in a row with 81 winners of 133 races for earnings of $7,515,470. Playing God (Blackfriars) sired a career best six individual Stakes winners headed by leading earner Rope Them In...
Straight forward flyer and Royal roster on View
Westbury Park and Darling View Thoroughbreds held open days for their rosters on Sunday morning with newcomers Straight Charge and Royal Patronage (Fr) attracting most attention from those who attended both parades. Straight Charge (Written By) held centre-stage at...
Fluro Neuro nails Belmont’s Bolton Sprint
Yarradale Stud resident Gingerbread Man sired his 10th Stakes winner and his third LR Bolton Sprint (1200m) winner when Fluro Neuro gave bookmakers a $61 skinner at Belmont on Saturday. Fluro Neuro (6g Gingerbread Man - First Game by Soldier's Tale) joined Red Can Man...
Dirty Habits – TBWA Winner of the Week
Trainer Justin Warwick won a G2 Perth Cup with Black Tycoon (Blackfriars) in 2014 and with Material Man (Vital Equine) in 2018 so it’s not a stretch to suggest he can make it a treble as an owner in 2027. Warwick manages a partnership that races this year’s G2 Perth...
Prophet pays for patient partnership
Strapping Prophet had won a Northam maiden this time last year before placing in all bar one of his next ten starts prior to an overdue breakthrough on Bolton Sprint Day at Belmont. Trainer Steph Bakranich didn’t give up on the most consistent galloper in her...
Perth Crusader wins Bletchingly Stakes
Peters Investments completed another title-winning season as WA Breeder Of The Year when its Group 1 homebred Cosmic Crusader won the G3 Bletchingly Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield on Saturday. Cosmic Crusader (5g Maurice - Cosmic Storm by Street Sense) reached a career...
Spring beckons high-calibre winner The Rifleman
The Rifleman showed spring potential winning the Drummond Golf Plate (1000m) when racing for just the second time at Belmont on Saturday. Trained by Dan Morton for Oakland Park Stud, he was a never-nearer third to Gentle Touch (St Mark's Basilica) on debut earlier...
Westbury Park farewells Winning Rupert
Widely-travelled stallion Winning Rupert has died at Westbury Park following a severe bout of colic on Thursday. Westbury Park owner Phil Ibbotson, who stood Winning Rupert (Written Tycoon) on behalf of leading Perth trainer Luke Fernie, said surgery failed to save...
The eyes have it for Williamson
Gray Williamson was a winner on two fronts at Pinjarra yesterday with Dirty Habits scoring a flashing-light victory over 1700m while his new stallion Straight Charge also caught the eye parading between races for prospective breeders. Dirty Habits is one of the most...
Pinjarra pay-days for Playing God and Yarradale
The Playing God connection paid off once again for Yarradale Stud when Sister Mary made the most of a drop in class to win the Western Racepix Hcp (1800m) at Pinjarra on Wednesday. Sister Mary had won a Northam maiden over 2200m in June prior to an unplaced run in the...
