TBWA News
Repossession – TBWA Winner of the Week
Oakland Park resident Sessions sired a running double at Belmont last Wednesday with contrasting winners Another Strike and Repossession. Another Strike was racing first-up for trainer Lou Luciani and didn’t go around a runner for stable jockey Jason Whiting in the...
Breakout prep for Brave Spirit
Great Southern trainer Steve Wolfe gave racegoers a winning lead when he relied on Brave Spirit to be the stable’s sole representative in the LR Raconteur Stakes (1400m) at Belmont on Saturday. Wolfe also prepares promising 3yo Rope Them In (Playing God) but kept him...
Bosustow blitz in Brisbane
Beautifully-bred 2yo Bosustow put a down payment on his purchase price with a three-length victory in the Cascade Maiden Plate (1350m) at Doomben on Wednesday. Bosustow (2c Blue Point - Bumbasina by Canford Cliffs) was bred by Amelia Park owner Peter Wash and is a...
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...
