TBWA News
Brother to Amelia’s Jewel to race in Perth
Amelia Park completed a successful sale at the Gold Coast Magic Millions this week with the brother to Amelia’s Jewel (Lot 234) selling for $625,000 on Tuesday and the Russian Revolution filly from its star mare Lady Cosmology (Lot 580) making $230,000 on Thursday....
Winning Whisper raises the roof at Ascot
Rommel 3yo filly Desert Whisper gave her rivals a galloping lesson with a free-wheeling victory in the Studco Hcp (1000m) at Ascot on Wednesday. It was the first leg of a double for Rommel and she could have scored by more than the official four-length plus margin...
Playing Rio bumper-to-bumper in Albany
Gray Williamson couldn’t have scripted a better New Year leading into the Perth Magic Millions Yearling Sale next month. He has entered 16 yearlings under the Mungrup Pty Ltd banner and the cream of the consignment rises to the top with four colts by Playing God. ...
Do I Feel Lucky – TBWA Winner of the Week
Mogumber Park-bred graduate Do I Feel Lucky turned the tables on his close relation Castle Road with an exceptional victory in the $80,000 Magic Millions Plate (1100m) at Ascot on Saturday. Do I Feel Lucky became the first winner for G2 Schillaci Stakes (1000m) winner...
Rails run rewards Rocket Juice
Lynward Park resident Bondi (Snitzel) sired his fourth winner in three weeks at Ascot on Saturday when Rocket Juice took advantage of a rails run to score first-up in the Westspeed Platinum Hcp (1200m). Rocket Juice (4g Bondi - Juice by Bertolini) relaxed in running...
All Play a sharp winner by Playing God
Playing God didn’t break stride into the New Year with winners at Ascot (All Play) on Wednesday and Pinjarra (Precious God) on Thursday. The Darling View champion had sired the winners of 14 races in December headed by smart mare Rissoles in the $125,000 Epona Classic...
Peters Investments wins sixth La Trice Classic
Peters Investments missed improving its monumental G2 Perth Cup record when Diamond Scene (So You Think) was beaten less than a length on Wednesday but it took no more than a half-hour to lift another feature race in front of the big crowd at Ascot. Bob and Sandra...
Super horse salutes for Sheehy
Veteran sprinter Oxbridge brought up a New Year’s Day double for Yarradale Stud when he arrived on the line to nail the LR Summer Scorcher (1000m) at Ascot on Wednesday. Oxbridge was conceived in the second of four books covered by Storm Cat sire City Place (USA) at...
North Face – TBWA Winner of the Week
Oakland Park homebred North Face was always travelling like a winner at Bunbury on Sunday and there were no excuses for the beaten division after Lucy Fiore went for home in the Flyn & Peter Narkle Maiden (1200m). North Face is trained by Adam Durrant and is the...
Positive vibe for Rommel Connection
Ridgeport Farm resident Rommel signed off the calendar year with an international double on Sunday which signalled even better things to come in 2025. Rommel has a rousing 67% winning strike-rate from his first four crops and they don’t come any better than...
Sun shining on Geisel Park
The stars aligned for Geisel Park-bred winners Sunshine Tafe (All American) and Our Rocky Bay (Awesome Rock) on Saturday when they completed an early double at Pinjarra. They went out as odds-on favourites and were both piloted by in-form hoop Lucy Fiore who doubled...
Classics beckon Yarradale-bred Fillies
Yarradale Stud manager Davy Hanratty predicted a pampered life for Valour Road in retirement and there’s been no reason to doubt it after his first week back home in Gidgegannup. The 9yo chestnut had bowed out with the beaten division in the G3 Gold Rush (1400m) at...
