TBWA News
Peters’ Empire in Group 1 element at Ascot
Peters Investments was in its element with four winners at Ascot on Saturday and the icing on the cake was a cavalier victory by Western Empire in the G1 Railway Stakes (1600m). Western Empire (Iffraaj) positioned fifth in the running line and was poised to strike off...
Safeguard PB at New Zealand 2YO Sale
Mogumber Park stallion Safeguard posted another personal best at the NZB Ready To Run Sale on Thursday. His colt from Kerimba (Sinndar) was knocked down for $300,000 which eclipsed his previous PB of $150,000 for a horse sold at public auction. The new leader had...
Awesome trend at Gold Front
Awesome Rock is trending in Perth with Searchin' Roc's winning the G3 Champion Fillies (1600m) at Ascot on Saturday and Cold Shizzle leading home a quinella for the Gold Front stallion at Belmont on Wednesday. Searchin' Roc's (3f Awesome Rock - Still Searchin' by...
Party time in Perth for A Lot
A Lot (USA) kicked off his stud career in perfect style when his first runner Costume Party won a Belmont nursery on Wednesday. Costume Party (2f A Lot - Princess Hallowell by Oratorio) started an odds-on favourite on debut to score a one-length victory in the Budget...
Without Reg quite a Racehorse
Ascot’s midweek meetings are a rich source for promising 3yo winners like lightly-raced gelding Without Reg. The Rhys Radford-trained son of War Chant (USA) had finished just behind the placegetters at his first two starts at Northam prior to landing a hard-fought...
Heaven-sent Belmont winner buoys Roy Rogers
Secret View Thoroughbreds graduate Heavenly Waters is back in the good books with trainer Roy Rogers after a Belmont win on Thursday. A proven black-type performer last season, she was a class above midweek company in the Schweppes Hcp (1000m) with new stable...
Let’s Galahvant a ‘Dude’ by Galah
Pearce Racing produced a talented 3yo in town on Thursday when Let's Galahvant was successful in the Mrs Mac's Maiden (1300m) at Belmont. Let's Galahvant was bred and sold by Rangeview Stud and is by its former sire Galah. He was facing the starter for just the...
Opportunity knocks for Sessions & Safeguard
The WA sires’ premiership table is starting to take shape three months into this season but there’s sure to be significant shifts ahead with interstate raiders now ruled out of the Ascot summer carnival. Notwithstanding interstate-sired stars from Peters Investments,...
Sparkling Blue – TBWA Winner of the Week
Westbury Park owner Phil Ibbotson completed a double on Melbourne Cup Day when Flicka's Chance won for the third time this season in the Seppelt Wines Hcp (1400m). Flicka's Chance has been an excellent advertisement for Ibbotson’s Encosta de Lago sire My Admiration...
Ima Single Man set for HK Classic Series
Ima Single Man put the seal on another winning week for Yarradale Stud sire Gingerbread Man with a victory against the odds in the Cyber Colors Hcp (1400m) at Sha Tin on Sunday. The Tony Cruz-trained 4yo defeated Blaze Warrior (Sebring) despite settling three-wide...
Winning Ascot Parade for Darling View
Street Parade looked the real deal when landing the first leg of a treble for Darling View Thoroughbreds at Ascot on Saturday. The Lucky Street debutant won the Magic Millions Plate (1100m) by a half-length although the margin would have been more but for crowding...
Brasada blessed big-time at Pakenham
All American sprinter-miler Brasada deserved a change of luck at Pakenham on Friday evening and jockey Jamie Mott rode for luck to win the Sportsbet Set A Limit Hcp (1600m) After spotting front-runner Mostly Sunny (Akeed Mofeed) eight lengths into the straight, the...
