TBWA News

Top-class line-up launches Marine One
Mogumber Park stallion Marine One is off to great start with his first book of mares at Bullsbrook. “He’s a complete gentleman in the breeding barn and it looks like his fertility is going to be great as well,” Mogumber owner Colin Brown said this week. “He's an...

Awesome week at Gold Front
Awesome Rock began a big week for Gold Front owners Alan and Sue Olive with a running double at Northam on Monday before striking again with Zaza Rock at Belmont on Wednesday. The Avon Valley double was Awesome Rock’s third brace in a month which is a remarkable...

Another Success story for War Chant
Well-bred 3yo Insyde Success sent trainer Steve Wolfe and his stable jockey Shaun McGruddy past another milestone after the son of War Chant (USA) scored on debut at Northam on Monday. It was their 400th win together and came just two days after they teamed up with...

Silver Eye – TBWA Winner of the Week
Durrant Racing sent three sons of Sessions to Monday’s Northam meeting that was postponed from last Thursday and were rewarded when Silver Eye broke through in the Peter & Kaye Lynch Memorial (1000m). Silver Eye started an even-money favourite with Willie Pike...

Four winners for Oratorio
Former Mungrup Stud champion Oratorio (Aus) sits fifth on the WA sires’ table following a Belmont double on Saturday and provincial winners at York (Sunday) and Northam (Monday). Oratorio (Stravinsky) claimed five WA 2YO premierships in his heyday and remained at the...

Goldfields goals for Galante & Team Williams
Trainers Grant and Alana Williams are looking forward to this year’s KBRC Goldfields Round with a team headed by Red Fifty Three (Gingerbread Man) and Crescent City (Fiorente). Both horses race for syndicates managed by Elio Galante. Red Fifty Three (Photo / Western...

Perth Jewel in control at Flemington
Perth raider Amelia's Jewel only did what was required for a first-up victory in Saturday's Group 2 Let's Elope Stakes (1400m) at Flemington. Jumping an odds-on favourite from the widest gate in a 14-horse field, she tracked into the race behind Lindsay Park mare...

A Plus fertility for Aysar
Geisel Park received great news when the first two mares covered by its new sire Aysar returned 14-day Positive Pregnancy Tests on Friday morning. Aysar is a stunning 16-hands chestnut son of Champion sire Deep Field (Northern Meteor) and he’s been popular since an...

Ridgeport Show-Stopper at Flemington
Waroona-based Ridgeport Farm has warmed up for a Flemington feature race this Saturday with another two winners by resident sire Rommel. Ridgeport principal Santo Guagliardo is standing Rommel this season after his Group 2 winning son of Commands (Danehill) covered...

Interstate win on Bucket list for Amelia Park
The hype surrounding Amelia’s Jewel knows no bounds ahead of her interstate debut in the G2 Let’s Elope Stakes (1400m) at Flemington this Saturday. Trainer Simon Miller is a Melbourne homebred and he’s enjoying all the attention being focused on the best galloper to...

Trooping the Gangemi colours at Belmont
Gangemi Thoroughbreds has started the 2023-24 season on fire with feature winners Phanta (LR Belmont Newmarket) and Long Beach (Jolly Beggar Stakes). There’s also been a bonus for co-trainers Chris and Michael Gangemi with two recent city winners by King’s Troop...

Hoba Meteor – TBWA Winner of the Week
Apprentice Holly Watson didn’t let winning the inaugural Damien Oliver Award last Monday night go to her head. She described her first outing after the Apprentice Awards ceremony as a “very bad ride” even though it was good enough to get Hoba Meteor home in Race 1 at...