TBWA News
Russian returns to form at Belmont
Russian To The Bar had been in the doldrums since being rated one of Perth’s most promising prospects as an autumn 3yo after winning the LR Challenge Stakes (1500m) and LR Lex Piper Stakes (1600m). The Luke Fernie-trained 5yo had not saluted at Ascot since December...
Western Empires combine in Hyperion Stakes
Western Empire (NZ) has gone back to back in the G3 Hyperion Stakes (1600m) and for good measure he also figured in feature doubles for Peters Investments and Williams Racing. Western Empire (8g Iffraaj - Western Jewel by Jeune) went out a short-priced favourite for a...
Chix celebrate third winner by Splintex
Darling View Thoroughbreds stallion Splintex (Snitzel) sired his third first-crop winner at Belmont on Wednesday when Chixfromthestix led all the way in the Reliable Asset Maintenance Maiden (1000m). Facing the starter for the first time, Chixfromthestix settled...
Amelia Park filly a class above at Caulfield
Amelia Park bred filly Farmelia was a class above older maidens on debut for trainer Mitch Freedman in the Sportsbet Plate (1000m) at Caulfield on Wednesday. Farmelia (2f Farnan - Amelia's La Bout by Hinchinbrook) settled in the back-half of the field for Dean Yendall...
Long Service Leaf – TBWA Winner of the Week
Long Service Leaf (yellow cap) tapped the ability to accelerate out of trouble to his advantage in the Kalgoorlie-Boulder Reunion Hcp (1000m) at Belmont on Wednesday. The lightly-raced 3yo sprinter started an odds-on favourite first-up since an initial spring campaign...
Forest View in the frame with Sixinch Heels
Forest View Farm has been in the frame in the week just gone with homebred mare Sixinch Heels a resilient winner of the Swan Draught Hcp (1600m) at Belmont on Saturday. The Simon Miller-trained daughter of Nicconi had been retained after failing to reach a $70,000...
Hot filly flying for Cape Falls
Hot And High kept her unbeaten record intact but not before escaping from a pocket to run down Nicciana (NZ) in the Reliable Asset Maintenance Hcp (1300m) on Saturday. The Belmont win followed a first-up victory at Ascot a fortnight ago and extended her winning run to...
Westbury stands speed machine Straight Charge
Speed machine Straight Charge (Written By) has been signed to cover his first book at Westbury Park. In just a handful of starts, Straight Charge proved himself one of the best colts of his generation with a powerful front-running victory in the 2024 edition of the G2...
Prince Of Dala – TBWA Winner of the Week
Prince Of Dala had won his maiden on debut at Pinjarra last month and proved that was no fluke when doubling up from an outside gate in the Racing @Pinjarra Park Hcp (1400m) on Wednesday. The Stephen Miller-trained son of Snippetson crossed a capacity field to take up...
Six the best by Gingerbread Man
Gingerbread Man’s sixth winner this month arrived on Sunday and this time it was the turn of his Hong Kong expat Perfectday in the Siu Ma Shan Hcp (1400m) at Sha Tin. The best of that half-dozen by the Yarradale Stud stallion is undoubtedly the Wally Daly homebred 2yo...
WA stayer Zakouma en route to Melbourne Cup
Cranbourne trainer Grahame Begg can start planning a path towards this year's edition of the Group 1 Melbourne Cup with Saturday’s VRC Andrew Ramsden Plate (2800m) winner Zakouma. The Flemington Listed race not only carried $300,000 in prizemoney but a prized ballot...
Empire strikes back at Belmont
Class prevailed in the G3 Belmont Sprint (1400m) on Saturday when Western Empire powered home to post his 11th black-type victory for leading trainers Grant and Alana Williams. Racing first-up on the first day of the Belmont season, Western Empire (NZ) came off the...
