TBWA News

First Playing God premiership in View
Heavenly Miss sent Darling View Thoroughbreds sire Playing God through $5 million in seasonal earnings for the first time on Sunday. The Peter Fernie-trained mare was well overdue having been placed seven times before breaking her duck in the Ruby Tourist Tram Maiden...

Winners galore for War Chant & Yarradale
War Chant (USA) sired his fourth winner in three days when War Gem collared Duchess Of Gossip in the Schweppes Hcp (1300m) at Belmont on Saturday. Brad Parnham had gone for home on Duchess Of Gossip (All American) after she had been caught wide in a slowly-run race....

Dream result in Belmont Guineas
Scenic Lodge resident Universal Ruler sired his 10th Stakes winner when Rusty Dreams took advantage of a rails run to land the LR Belmont Guineas (1600m) on Saturday. Rusty Dreams had been runner-up in the LR Raconteur Stakes (1400m) at her previous start and was...

Buyers embrace Long Leaf yearlings
Rangeview Stud sire Long Leaf made a mark nationwide with his first yearlings at the Perth Magic Millions in February and he has another four youngsters entered for the Perth Winter Sale this Sunday. Long Leaf and his graduates created an immediate rapport with buyers...

Red Square – TBWA Winner of the Week
The Paul Jordan-trained Red Square looked a classic colt for Mogumber Park with a courageous victory on debut in the Amelia Park Hcp (1000m) at Belmont last Wednesday. The Russian Revolution youngster was well-tried as a $3.60 second-favourite following three trial...

Orbis mares Calling on Ducimus
Paris Calling presaged more ground-breaking news for her sire Ducimus with a dazzling victory at Belmont on Saturday. The Trevor Andrews-trained 2yo filly (Photo / Western Racepix) was always travelling like a winner for comeback jockey Shaun O’Donnell. She pushed...

Blackfriars Stakes winner at Last
Last Of The Line gave Scenic Lodge legend Blackfriars a belated black-type first this season in the G3 Strickland Stakes (2000m) at Belmont on Saturday. The Stephen Miller-trained gelding led for Brad Parnham and staved off several challenges to win by half a length...

Street Maschino – TBWA Winner of the Week
Maschino (Encosta De Lago) has an amazing black-type strike-rate at Alwyn Park and it wouldn’t surprise to see his latest maiden winner Street Maschino make a Stakes horse next season. Street Maschino stepped up to a mile for the first time in the TABtouch Scan My Bet...

TBWA Westspeed Magazine
Westspeed Magazine’s 2023 Stallions digital edition is online, highlighting new sires Marine One, Aysar and Lightsaber, and the latest racing and breeding news from around Western Australia. Hard copies will be distributed next week and will also be available at the...

Sky Duke – TBWA Winner of the Week
Playing God 3yo Sky Duke jumped straight to the front for Brad Parnham at Belmont on Saturday and found just enough to hold out Givemeonereason (Magnus) in a tight finish to the TABtouch Hcp (1000m). “I wasn’t prepared to go the early crow although I did think there...

Broodmare buyers lift bar for WA
Amelia Park owner Peter Walsh led WA buyers at the Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale this week when he purchased Dance Music for $500,000. Dance Music was sold with a PPT off a maiden cover to G1 Golden Slipper Stakes winner Star Inside (Redoute’s Choice). ...

All American trumps Aussie treble in Japan
All American and Better Than Ready were the only stallions to sire a winning treble last Sunday but the Geisel Park resident trumped the Queenslander with an international update as the damsire of Group 1 Japanese Oaks heroine Liberty Island. All American domestic...