TBWA News
Final Siren – TBWA Winner of the Week
Final Siren showed potential in his first prep late last year when completing a winning hat-trick at home in Albany and at Ascot before being run over in the LR WA Breeders' Classic (1200m) at Bunbury in February. He resumed in the Mrs Mac's Hcp (1000m) at Belmont on...
Playing God 3yo leaves rivals on the Ropes
Rope Them In commenced this month’s conveyer belt of 3yo winners for Playing God when he railed up to get the better of Ice Pick Nick (Frosted) and Triple Jay (Street Boss) in the in the Quayclean Hcp (1200m) at Belmont on Saturday. Playing God’s 3yo division won 7...
Ngyrie Gonzalez wins National Award
Alwyn Park Stud’s Ngyrie Gonzalez put WA the national stage during the Australian Stud & Stable Staff Awards at The Star on the Gold Coast. Celebrating its tenth anniversary at The Star on Wednesday evening, Australia’s Stud & Stable Staff Awards recognise the...
Benagil blooming for Manhattan Rain
Former Blue Gum Stud owners Phil and Patti Campbell have come up trumps with their exciting Manhattan Rain 2yo filly Benagil. The Mike Moroney-trained debutante fended off the challenge of Lovey (Spirit Of Boom) to win the Duffy & Simon Lawyers Maiden Plate...
Ridgeport lands Lubiton at MM National Sale
Ridgeport Farm owner Santo Guagliardo bought six broodmares for $730,000 at the Magic Millions National Sale this week. Western Australian breeders continued to upgrade the State’s bloodstock pool with a total spend of $2.68 million for 22 lots on the Gold Coast....
Skytalker – TBWA Winner of the Week
Skytalker was giving his rivals a huge start coming to the corner at Belmont last Wednesday but favourite punters weren’t perturbed as soon as Willie Pike gave him clear running in the Kalgoorlie-Boulder Reunion Maiden (1200m). The lightly-raced son of deceased sire...
Full-circle foal for Peters Investments
Byerley Bloodstock’s Liam Peters topped the WA leaderboard at the Gold Coast National Foal Sale earlier this week when bidding $240,000 for a King’s Legacy colt from Star Encounter (Lot 309). Byerley Bloodstock and its chief client Peters Investments had outlaid...
Yiu lucky recipient of Awesome Fluke
Luck didn’t play any part of Awesome Fluke’s demanding victory in the Vengeance Of Rain Hcp (2000m) at Sha Tin on Sunday. The Ricky Yiu-trained WA import worked overtime outside the leader and had plenty in reserve when Italian jockey Andrea Atzeni asked him to repel...
En Plein Air – TBWA Winner of the Week
Promising Universal Ruler filly En Plein Air kicked off last Thursday’s Northam meeting an easy winner of the Procon Developments Australia Maiden (1000m) for trainers Grant and Alana Williams. En Plein Air was also the catalyst for a day out in the Avon Valley for...
Empire strikes back in Belmont Sprint
Perth’s winter weight-for-age feature races are at the mercy of Western Empire following his latest victory in the G3 Belmont Sprint (1400m) on Saturday. The Peters Investments-bred galloper nailed courageous mare Searchin’ Roc’s (Awesome Rock) right on the line in...
Bookies reeling with Rockin’ Rupert
Rockin' Rupert launched another successful week for Geisel Park sire Winning Rupert when he landed a rewarding commission for favourite punters at Ascot last Saturday. The Amelia Park Hcp (1200m) victory was an easy watch for Rockin' Rupert's supporters who backed the...
A Lot (USA) service fee rises to $11,000
Westbury Park stallion A Lot (USA) has earned another service fee increase following an outstanding season highlighted by his brilliant 2yo Sir Dreamalot and his classic 3yo colt A Lot Of Good Men. Sir Dreamalot won the Listed Supremacy Stakes (1100m) in March and A...
