TBWA News
Zipaway – TBWA Winner of the Week
Playing God’s 3yo team for the Ascot carnival received a timely reinforcement when the Neville Parnham-trained Zipaway made a winning return from a spell at Belmont on Saturday. Parnham had prepared Playing God to a first-up victory as a 3yo at Belmont in 2010 before...
Ladies Day lead for Nunthorpe
Playing God mare Nunthorpe can join top-class horses like Catchy, Magnus, Sheidel and She's Extreme who have carried the red and white checked colours of Dorrington Farm owner Robert Crabtree. Nunthorpe has looked a black-type winner since a Cranbourne maiden victory...
Rommel stayer wins Toowoomba Cup
Military Gambler gave Ridgeport Farm sire Rommel his first interstate feature victory in the $125,000 Toowoomba Cup (2000m) on Saturday. Making light work of a wide barrier and a double-figure quote, the good-looking grey sat on the speed and then responded to hold...
Alotofbanter ahead of WA Guineas
Westbury Park stallion A Lot (USA) had already laid a platform for Ascot before siring a winning double with Buster’s Free and Fast Flicker at Belmont on Wednesday. His classic-bound 3yo Alotofbanter resumed from a winter spell at the Lark Hill trials on Tuesday...
The Pinnacles lures Aztec Ruler
Aztec Ruler is the leading earner for Scenic Lodge stallion Universal Ruler this season and he’s odds-on to increase that margin in the $100,000 TABtouch Stakes (1600m) at Belmont on Saturday. Trainer Stephen Vahala intended spelling Aztec Ruler next week but will...
Playing God 3yo in Play for Ascot
Champion sire Playing God has a 3yo team with potential heading to the Ascot summer carnival and it just got stronger with his Belmont debut winner All Play. Facing the starter for the first time on Wednesday, All Play looked very promising, albeit with a few rough...
Top-class line-up launches Marine One
Mogumber Park stallion Marine One is off to great start with his first book of mares at Bullsbrook. “He’s a complete gentleman in the breeding barn and it looks like his fertility is going to be great as well,” Mogumber owner Colin Brown said this week. “He's an...
Awesome week at Gold Front
Awesome Rock began a big week for Gold Front owners Alan and Sue Olive with a running double at Northam on Monday before striking again with Zaza Rock at Belmont on Wednesday. The Avon Valley double was Awesome Rock’s third brace in a month which is a remarkable...
Another Success story for War Chant
Well-bred 3yo Insyde Success sent trainer Steve Wolfe and his stable jockey Shaun McGruddy past another milestone after the son of War Chant (USA) scored on debut at Northam on Monday. It was their 400th win together and came just two days after they teamed up with...
Silver Eye – TBWA Winner of the Week
Durrant Racing sent three sons of Sessions to Monday’s Northam meeting that was postponed from last Thursday and were rewarded when Silver Eye broke through in the Peter & Kaye Lynch Memorial (1000m). Silver Eye started an even-money favourite with Willie Pike...
Four winners for Oratorio
Former Mungrup Stud champion Oratorio (Aus) sits fifth on the WA sires’ table following a Belmont double on Saturday and provincial winners at York (Sunday) and Northam (Monday). Oratorio (Stravinsky) claimed five WA 2YO premierships in his heyday and remained at the...
Goldfields goals for Galante & Team Williams
Trainers Grant and Alana Williams are looking forward to this year’s KBRC Goldfields Round with a team headed by Red Fifty Three (Gingerbread Man) and Crescent City (Fiorente). Both horses race for syndicates managed by Elio Galante. Red Fifty Three (Photo / Western...
