TBWA News

The Australian Stud Book reported Western Australia’s 38 registered stallions covered 1,091 mares in 2025.  The ASB also reported WA foal crops have remained steady at around 8% of the entire Australian foal crop for the last five seasons. The Australian foal crop of...

Bullsbrook trainer Jim Taylor started the new season with three winners in as many days last week thanks to Spanish Armada (Spiritjim) and Espresso Time (Long Leaf) at Northam on Thursday before Niccimota (Nicconi) landed her latest Belmont victory first-up on...

Lynward Park bred-graduate Niccimota revelled in the conditions at Belmont to make it two wins in two starts on a Heavy 8 in the Robert Burns Snr Hcp (1000m) on Saturday. Niccimota (5m Nicconi - Outboard Motors by Sebring) was posted three-wide outside Last...

Darling View Thoroughbreds stallions won the opening race of the season with Sunny Honey (Patronize) at Belmont last Saturday and Spinarella (Splintex) reprised that result winning the opening race at the Belmont Newmarket meeting yesterday. Spinarella had been...

Fluro Neuro sprang a $61 surprise in the LR Bolton Sprint (1200m) at Belmont a fortnight ago and he can double up at double-figure odds again in the LR Belmont Newmarket (1200m) on Saturday. Now a 7yo son of Yarradale Stud sire Gingerbread Man, he will shoulder...

White Gum Park stallion Spiritjim (Fr) was represented by his first winner on Thursday when Spanish Armada recorded an easy victory in the Tunes At The Track Maiden (1100m) at Northam. Spanish Armada tracked front-runner Sovereign Rock (Awesome Rock) before going...

Mogumber Park stallion Marine One is value plus for broodmare owners this season after his first yearlings averaged over $77,000 on Day 1 of the 2026 Perth Magic Millions. That was a significant Return On Investment for breeders and it can segue into a windfall for...

The Unreserved Dispersal of Forest View Farm has dominated the latest Magic Millions Digital Sale that closed on Wednesday. Forest View Farm was instrumental in turnover topping $2 million which is a record for the platform in its short history.  The WA-based vendor...

Westbury Park sire A Lot (USA) opened his winning account for 2026-27 when Alotta Dane bobbed up again at Broome on Saturday in the Advanced Electrical Equipment Hcp (1780m). Albany trainer Roy Rogers ventured north last year and Alotta Dane saluted on Broome Cup Day...

Saturday’s first metro meeting of the season produced several smart winners but Godspeed stood out like a beacon on a winter afternoon at Belmont. Godspeed (3g Playing God - Cascada by Lonhro) toyed with his rivals in the Wittens Irrigation Plate (1300m) while being...

Rangeview Stud homebred Modern Girl was a class or two above her rivals winning the Members Appreciation Day Maiden (1000m) in a hand canter at Bunbury on Thursday. Modern Girl is from the final crop sired by I’m All The Talk (Stratum) at Darling View Thoroughbreds in...

Progressive mare In Confidence is back in business after being sidelined for twelve-months and she looks a black-type sprinter-miler in the making for Amelia Park and trainer Dan Morton. In Confidence (4m King's Legacy - Sophia's Secret by Written Tycoon) completed a...