TBWA News

Forest View filly focused on WA Guineas
Forest View Farm owners Ben and Jo Duncan aren’t the only ones living the dream with outstanding filly Super Smink ahead of the G2 WA Guineas (1600m) at Ascot on Saturday. The Duncans bred and sold Super Smink for $45,000 to trainer Dan Morton at the 2022 Perth Magic...

Bright Ballymore filly by Manhattan Rain
Morning Bright gave Geisel Park sire Manhattan Rain a great start to a Classic weekend when she made every metre to win the Brandt Maiden Plate (1000m) at Ballarat yesterday. A 3yo debutante for Ballymore Stables trainer Mike Moroney, she engaged in a fierce...

Baalbek – TBWA Winner of the Week
Progressive Kalgoorlie galloper Baalbek can keep winning in town even though he's been up awhile for Goldfields trainer Peter Fernie. Baalbek had claimed a 3yo Northam maiden second time out in October 2022 before transferring out of Simon Miller’s stable in August. ...

Mojo Rising for Railway Stakes
Playing God has increased his lead on the WA sires’ premiership with a half-dozen winners in the last week and the icing on the cake came with a 15th Stakes winner at Ascot. The Darling View Thoroughbreds champion was represented by doubles at Ascot on Wednesday (Red...

Red Hot Chance in Winterbottom
Former Mungrup Stud stallion Red Hot Choice was back in the frame when his multiple Stakes winner Hot Zed struck again in the G3 Colonel Reeves Stakes (1100m) at Ascot on Saturday. Hot Zed was caught wide for the duration of the feature sprint before winding up late...

Gold Front gatecrasher working the house down
Trespassing gatecrashed the TABtouch Maiden (1200m) at Ascot last Wednesday and it looks like he will be right at home in Saturday company. Starting a short-priced favourite at his second start since January, Trespassing jumped straight to the front for Peter Knuckey...

Yarradale front-runners flying at Ascot
Fresh from a Group 2 triumph with Valour Road (Frost Giant) in the Lee-Steere Stakes (1400m) last Saturday, Yarradale Stud returned with a running double at Ascot on Wednesday courtesy of City Angel and Ima Single Gal. City Angel (5m City Place - Flying Angel by...

Paris Calling for Champion Fillies Stakes
Trainer Trevor Andrews believes his Ducimus filly Paris Calling can be more than competitive in the G3 Champion Fillies Stakes (1600m) at Ascot this Saturday despite opening on the fourth-line of pre-post markets at $13. It would also cap a successful run for...

Champion Sires from Yesteryear
Thoroughbred Breeders WA is updating the list of our Champion sires going back 30 years for General, 2YO or Freshman titles. If you can fill any of the missing seasons below, please send to TBWA Editor Karl Patterson - karlo@bigpond.net.au 2006-07 General Scenic ...

Hezangelic – TBWA Winner of the Week
Pearce Racing homebred Hezangelic was prepped to perfection for his debut in the Debortoli Maiden (1000m) at Northam on Thursday. The Universal Ruler gelding was a dominant Lark Hill trial winner last month and was sent out a $2.80 favourite after the stable booked...

Winning Strategy fulfilled in Fairetha Stakes
Playing God’s domination of Perth’s locally-bred 3yo division was evident again in the LR Fairetha Stakes (1400m) at Ascot on Saturday. Investmentstrategy (Photo / Western Racepix) provided the Darling View Thoroughbreds resident with his 14th individual Stakes winner...

Yellow Brick Road from Yarradale
Yarradale Stud has sent hundreds of future winners down the Darling Scarp to Ascot’s racing precinct but none quite like Saturday’s G2 Lee-Steere Stakes (1400m) hero Valour Road. The veteran chestnut is trained by Simon Miller at Ascot and was in his element once...