TBWA News

Winter dapples highlight Desert Nymph
Winter specialist Desert Nymph had the hide to present with a dappled coat at Belmont yesterday and then prevailed in a frenetic four-way finish after a perfectly-timed ride by Tash Faithfull. Desert Nymph (Photo / Western Racepix) has timed five of her seven career...

Yorga Pride all heart from Gervase Park
Yorga Pride won like an odds-on should under an equally impressive ride by stable apprentice Chanel Cooper in the Beau Sovereign – WA Racing Hall Of Fame Inductee Hcp (1200m) at Belmont yesterday. Trained by Grant and Alana Williams, the promising 4yo mare by Pride Of...

Belmont black-type trifecta by Gingerbread Man
Born-again sprinter Phanta doubled his black-type account this season with a dominant victory in the LR Idyllic Prince Stakes (1300m) at Belmont on Saturday. Phanta (8g Gingerbread Man - Dubi Dubi Do by Dubai Destination) broke a two-year drought in the LR Belmont...

Friar’s Legacy – TBWA Winner of the Week
Friar’s Legacy showed speed and stubborn resistance to lead from barrier to box in the Lawn Pride Australia Maiden (1200m) at Belmont Park on Wednesday. Given an educational outing by Pearce Racing at Ascot in March, he was fancied to break through following a...

Broome double for Lynward Park
Lynward Park doubled up at the Pearl Coast on Saturday when Sansanee (Bondi) opened the card in the North West Shed Masters Maiden (1300m) and stablemate King Mahuta (Mahuta) landed the $100,000 Broome Cup (2200m). They continued a winning start to the season for...

Rebel’s Impressive return at Belmont
Autumn Rebel came of age as a 3yo but missed his entire 4yo season before scoring a second-up victory in Saturday’s Bisley Workwear Hcp (1600m) at Belmont. The Darren McAuliffe-trained 5yo was injured and sidelined for 16 months after a midfield finish in the 2024 G2...

In-form mares making hay at Muchea
Justine Erkelens completed a rare treble at the races and the sales on Wednesday with 5yo mares Ilgiro Delmondo (Oratorio), Millstee (Sessions) and Own The Queen (Awesome Rock). The Muchea trainer and jockey Shaun O’Donnell doubled up with Ilgiro Delmondo and Millstee...

Saam Time Lucky – TBWA Winner of the Week
Saam Time Lucky took the length of the straight to run down the leaders in the Morley Growers Market Maiden (1200m) at Belmont on Wednesday and that would suggest he will only improve getting over longer trips. The 3yo son of High Chaparral’s Group 1 sire Toronado...

Ladies celebrate with Kal Influencer
The Kalgoorlie round is just around the corner and Pearce Racing can play a hand with Influencing after his victory in the Kambalda Cup (1400m) on Sunday. Racing second-up, Influencing improved his career card to 6 wins in 18 starts with a last-stride victory over...

Castle Road in control at Pinjarra
Castle Road outclassed his rivals in the Bert Harrison 3yo Plate (1000m) on Saturday in what was a positive return ahead of the spring and summer carnivals. Sent off an odds-on favourite, the strapping son of Safeguard was always in control down the straight course at...

Phanta flying for Gingerbread Man
Yarradale Stud sire Gingerbread Man doesn’t do things by halves and that was evident when he completed a double and a quinella with his time-tested gallopers Phanta and Fluro Neuro in the LR Belmont Newmarket (1200m) at Pinjarra on Saturday. It followed a Belmont...

Chill factor a winner for Forest View Farm
The wheel turned full-circle when Forest View Farm owners Ben and Jo Duncan purchased Garden Of Eden at the 2017 Inglis Broodmare Sale in Sydney. They bought the Blackfriars mare for $20,000 at Riverside Stables with Victorian-based Rushton Park owners David and...