TBWA News

Winning Loop for Gingerbread Man
Gingerbread Man was in the frame this week with 3yo colt Fluro Neuro and 5yo mare Bread To Flirt at Belmont on Wednesday before his 3yo filly Loopy's Baby lobbed at Pinjarra on Thursday. The Yarradale Stud stallion (pictured below) was the first son of Sheikh...

Parnham family profits with Rommel
Neville Parnham has form with the family of Diamond Command who won the Peninsula Dining Room Hcp (1400m) at Belmont on Wednesday. Diamond Command was given a peach of a ride and that ensured the burden of 60kg wasn’t a gut-buster under Brad Parnham. She loomed up to...

Fiona Lacey joins AgriFutures Advisory Panel
Thoroughbred Breeders WA president Fiona Lacey has joined the AgriFutures Thoroughbred Horses Advisory Panel that identifies and funds the research, development and extension priorities of the thoroughbred industry. AgriFutures Australia represents 13 rural...

Secret Identity’s cover a winner at Belmont
Secret Identity took advantage of a drop back in grade to score a decisive victory in the Drummond Golf Hcp (1650m) a Belmont’s midweek meeting on Wednesday. The Adam Durrant-trained 3yo had finished out of the money in the LR Aquanita Stakes (2000m) on July 1 and...

Snippy Which A Summer Factor
Leading trainer Adam Durrant has produced another summer carnival prospect at Belmont just days after winning a feature race with his G2 Perth Cup hope Ihts Closing Inn (Sessions). Durrant implied there were high expectations for Snippy Which (Photo / Western Racepix)...

New focus for Final Authority
Final Authority kicked off a successful week for Yarradale Stud after winning a speed battle with Universal Playboy in the WA Owners Appreciation Hcp (1000m) at Belmont on Saturday. The 4yo Zoustar gelding claimed an Albany maiden 18 months ago but had lost focus for...

A million reasons to Close Inn on Perth Cup
Ihts Closing Inn signed off an extended campaign with a perfectly-timed finish in the LR Belmont Classic (2200m) on Saturday and her arrival on the big stage is timely ahead of the G2 Perth Cup (2400m) on Monday, January 1. RWWA has doubled the purse for the New...

Rocapozzene – TBWA Winner of the Week
Rocapozzene looked a progressive filly winning her first city race in the Vale Christina Barker Hcp (1200m) at Belmont last Wednesday. The 3yo daughter of Ridgeport Farm sire Rommel completed a hat-trick during the Great Southern summer season and she kept lifting in...

Summer sighter for Goddess Of Giving
Trainer Lou Luciani is hoping his Playing God filly Goddess Of Giving measures up to summer carnival ranks after she won against the odds at Belmont on Saturday. Racing first-up since February, Goddess Of Giving (Photo / Western Racepix) dwelt at the start in the...

Sky’s the limit for McHale
Shooting To Win 2yo colt McHale is destined to join his Group 2-winning family after one of the most amazing debuts seen at Canterbury in recent seasons. McHale was last at the 100m mark in the Robrick Lodge Hcp (1250m) last Wednesday before scything through a wall of...

Ghost lifts bar in Beaufine
God Has Spoken (Blackfriars) sired his first Stakes-winner when Ghost Who Walks capped a career-best campaign in the LR Beaufine Stakes (1000m) at Belmont on Saturday. Four wins in his last six starts has advanced the Ghost Who Walks bank-account to $437,130. “He has...

Toropa – TBWA Winner of the Week
Promising debutante Toropa (Toronado) added her name to the growing list of spring hopefuls with a resolute victory at Belmont’s midweek meeting last Wednesday. Toropa was bred at Amelia Park in Vasse and was first in line for TBWA Winner of the Week when climbing off...