TBWA News
City Of Troy demolishes Dewhurst
St Jude Farm stallion King Of Athens (USA) received a Group 1 update in England last week when his younger half-brother City Of Troy (USA) won the Dewhurst Stakes (1400m) at Newmarket. The Dewhurst is England’s equivalent to our Golden Slipper Stakes and City Of Troy...
Training Triple Jay a privilege for Pearce Racing
Triple Jay is on the threshold of fulfilling the potential that saw him rated a seven-figure prospect by Hong Kong agents in July. The Oakland Park-bred gelding led into the straight and then kicked away to win the Amelia Park Handicap (1100m) by two lengths at Ascot...
More Success for Dawson Stud
Dawson Stud-bred graduate Sight Success is on track for another crack at the Group 1 Longines Hong Kong Sprint (1200m) following a resounding victory in the G2 Premiers Bowl (1200m) at Sha Tin on Sunday. Sight Success (7g Magnus - Tarp by Bletchley Park) was runner-up...
Weeraechoux – TBWA Winner of the Week
Jimmy Choux (NZ) sired his second Roselee Stud-conceived winner with Weeraechoux in the MACA Maiden (1200m) at Ascot on Wednesday. The first was Choixway who broke through on debut at Northam earlier this season. He followed up with placings at Belmont in August and...
Four Ways towards WA Guineas
Darling View Thoroughbreds sire Playing God has strength in numbers leading up to the G2 WA Guineas (1600m) with Almighty Class ($9), Zipaway ($14), Rope Them In ($17) and Investementstrategy ($21) all in the market to emulate their sire on November 25. Playing God...
Ace mare a match-winner at Yarradale
Western Breeders Alliance graduate Red Can Man has opened this season’s black-type account for WA’s leading vendors in the LR Crawford Stakes (1000m) at Belmont. The Gingerbread Man gelding was winning for the first time since the G3 Sir John Monash Stakes (1100m) at...
Scene stealers by Universal Ruler
Punters who backed Idyllic Ruler in the Northam Quality Maiden (1400m) on Thursday were spared any anxious moments when jockey Jason Brown sent the short-priced favourite to a winning lead half-way down the straight. Idyllic Ruler is a 3yo son of Scenic Lodge sire...
Old marvels by All American
Dark Dream relived the glory days when seeing off Red Wave for a fighting victory in the Road To Magic Millions Hcp (2212m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday. The 9yo son of Geisel Park stallion All American had triumphed in the G1 Queensland Derby (2200m) at his most recent...
New committee members at TBWA
Thoroughbred Breeders WA welcomed Peter Vincent and Judith Odgaard to the committee at its recent AGM. Peter Vincent manages De Grey Park in the south-west on the shores of Geographe Bay. It was owned by Peter’s father Dick Vincent and he bred and sold Group 1 winner...
Bipartisan support for Thoroughbred Industry
Federal politicians have pledged bipartisan support for the thoroughbred industry, emphasising its importance to the economy and the integral part it plays in the social fabric of rural, regional and metropolitan Australia. More than 40 MPs and Senators from across...
Capricorn Man clears out for Maschino
Maschino is covering upwards of 60 mares this season and Alwyn Park clients will be hoping they can breed one as good as Ascot’s opening-day winner Capricorn Man. Capricorn Man continued the good run for owner Wally Daly and trainers Sean and Jake Casey on Saturday. ...
Angels Impact – TBWA Winner of the Week
Angels Impact kicked off the WA 2yo season with a breathtaking last-to-first burst to win the Quayclean Plate (1000m) as a $41 longshot on Saturday. The son of I’m All The Talk trailed the field of debutants on the corner at Ascot but somehow weaved his way through...
