TBWA News
Angel Express – TBWA Winner of the Week
Angel Express is unbeaten in both starts at Bunbury this season and she’s a standout for another reason besides those two odds-on victories that stamped her as a filly with a future. The Jason Miller-trained 3yo is a daughter of Darling View’s Champion WA First-Season...
Reg defies clock and quote for Radford
Veteran sprinter Without Reg ended a run of outs when he scored a last-to-first victory for Oakford trainer Rhys Radford in the Afgri Equipment Hcp (1400m) at Ascot on Saturday. The gelded son of former Yarradale Stud sire War Chant (USA) wasn’t helped by a slow tempo...
Black-type double for Rangeview Stud
TBWA News reported last week there was a black-type feel about Rangeview Stud related runners at Ascot and Caulfield on Saturday and that’s how it played out when Big Red Zoom won the LR Max Simmonds Stakes (1000m) and Jigsaw the G2 Schillaci Stakes (1100m). Big Red...
Streamlined on course for better company
It was par for the course for Peters Investments when Abissi kicked off a winning treble in the cerise and white silks at Ascot on Saturday. Bob and Sandra Peters started October with Just Sublime (Justify) in the Goldfields on the first day of the month and then...
Bassett Hound set for summer black-type
Amelia Park homebred Bassett Hound owns a big-race pedigree and his first-up win at Ascot on Saturday suggests he also has the wherewithal to match black-type expectations during a summer campaign. Bassett Hound (4g Wootton Bassett - Bound Copy by Street Cry)...
Albirex launches 2yo season at Ascot
Impressive Racing partners Darren McAuliffe and Kevin Berry drew first blood at the launch of Ascot’s 2yo racing season on Saturday. They produced Albirex to win the MC Equine Surfaces Initial Plate (1000m) and the normally reserved McAuliffe didn’t hold back when...
Black-type feeling in the air at Burekup
Rangeview Stud has been on a productive run in the last week or two starting with Browning Street on the King’s Birthday long weekend and there’s a black-type feeling in the air ahead of feature meetings at Ascot and Caulfield this Saturday. There’s also been...
Are visa delays impacting your workforce?
Thoroughbred Breeders Australia (TBA) is currently engaging with the Australian Government on proposed changes to the Working Holiday Maker visa program and their potential impact on the thoroughbred breeding industry. As part of those discussions, we are also keen to...
Moose in motion for WATC Derby
Oakland Park owner-breeders Neville and Susan Duncan won a WATC Derby with Shirazamatazz (Barathea) when it was a Group 1 in 2003 and the fact it’s just been demoted to a Group 3 won’t stop them setting Moose for the classic later this season. Moose won the Country...
Apache Cat lookalike a winner for Wally Daly
Gold Front Thoroughbreds This striking Gingerbread Man filly was in focus when Gold Front’s happy snapper did the rounds for their latest Foal Friday on Facebook. She will be hard to miss at the races with an ‘Apache Cat’ blaze and is certainly bred to win as a...
Miss Profligacy – TBWA Winner of the Week
Playing God 3yo filly Miss Profligacy overcame a chequered run in transit to win the Westwide Tracking Maiden (1000m) at Northam on Sunday for in-form trainer Mitch Pateman. Miss Profligacy had finished a close second to Seven No Trumps (Bondi) in a Belmont barrier...
Feelgood Yarradale Winners on Goldfields
Kalgoorlie Cup Day has always been a feelgood fixture for Yarradale Stud with founder Ron Sayers winning it as an owner, breeder or both courtesy of Forehand (1995), Priceless Matt (2005) and Smart Missile (2008). A legend in the mining and racing industries, Sayers...
