TBWA News
Opportunity knocks in Raconteur Stakes
Opportunistic provided Peters Investments with its third LR Raconteur Stakes (1400m) winner in the last five years when he charged home to defeat fellow quick-closer Elite Missile (Smart Missile) at Bunbury on Saturday. Opportunistic (3g So You Think - I'm Feeling...
Ladies break Sound barrier at Bunbury
The Sound Of Speed came through loud and clear when a promising youngster by that name bolted in at Bunbury on Wednesday. A hollow victory in the Vision Air & Ice Maiden (1000m) also resonated with trainer Trevor Andrews. “Sound Of Speed won by three lengths...
Greenfields catalogues colts by Manhattan Rain
Tony Patrizi has all the bases covered with Manhattan Rain and he returns with another two colts for the Magic Millions Perth Winter Yearling Sale on Sunday week, June 22. Patrizi owns Greenfields Lodge in the south-west at Capel and he bred Manhattan Rain’s first...
History Won’t Care – TBWA Winner of the Week
History Won’t Care has always shown plenty behind the scenes but has rarely reproduced that ability on raceday until powering home in the TABtouch Westspeed Platinum Hcp (1200m) at Pinjarra on Saturday. He won a Pinjarra maiden exactly a year ago but didn’t make any...
Whispering campaign a winner with Wubin Gold
Yarradale Stud stallions and graduates completed another very successful week for the Gidgegannup nursery on Sunday with Aurora Queen (War Chant) at Northam and Perfectday (Gingerbread Man) in Hong Kong. The first of its five winners last week had arrived with Soldier...
Capital idea for Awesome Mares
Consistent mare Zaza Rock completed a hat-trick at Pinjarra on Saturday and there was a bevy of Belhus Racing supporters to welcome her back to scale after the Barragup Self Storage Hcp (2200m). Zaza Rock is by Gold Front Thoroughbreds stallion Awesome Rock and was a...
Ramsay Runner stages Winning Recovery
Gingerbread Man mare Run Pattie Run unleashed a brilliant burst to win first-up at Bunbury on Thursday after being sidelined for twelve months with a serious leg injury. Run Pattie Run (Photo / Western Racepix) is trained by Raquel Williams in Collie for owner-breeder...
A Lot of winners adding up in Avon Valley
Westbury Park resident A Lot (USA) sired a running double on WA Day at Northam and added a third promising 3yo winner on Wednesday in the Avon Valley. Our Paladin Al (Photo / Western Racepix) landed the first-leg of the public holiday brace on Monday as a $1.20...
Simply Royalty – TBWA Winner of the Week
Lynward Park resident Bondi sired Beach Pad to a fighting victory at Morphettville on Saturday and he buttered up with Northam winner Simply Royalty in the Triple M Maiden (1100m) on Monday. Simply Royalty is trained by Ryan Hill for owner Chris Harding and was easy...
Turnover tops $120 million at Magic Millions
The curtain came down on the fifth and final session of the Magic Millions National Sale on Tuesday with overall turnover reaching $120 million for 900 foals, mares and yearlings on the Gold Coast. West Australian vendors and buyers were active during all three sales...
Hong Kong multi-millionaires bred in WA
WA owners Santo Guagliardo and Chris Wells have Group 1 triumphs in common at Ascot and they shared more success at the Sha Tin meeting on Saturday with Hong Kong multi-millionaires Tourbillon Prince (Rommel) and Helios Express (Toronado). They’re accustomed to the...
Autumn double for Clare Downs
Mount Barker breeders Norm and Jeannine Burren notched another autumn win when the Gary Portelli-trained 3yo filly Miss Backchat made short work of her opposition at Goulburn on Friday. The Burrens own Clare Downs Stud and their locally-bred gelding Makin Prophets had...
