TBWA News

Amazing win for Wolfe Man
Ex Sport Man was racing further than a mile for the first time in a 30-start career on Saturday and he had also been winless in 11 starts at Belmont before lining up for a 2100m staying test at the winter track. The Playing God gelding (Photo / Western Racepix) had...

Duchess delivers for Geisel Park
Duchess Of Gossip confirmed what a good thing beaten she was last start with a rewarding victory as a short-priced favourite at Belmont on Saturday. The All American filly produced a brilliant turn of foot for Willie Pike that propelled them to a three-length lead at...

A Lot (USA) second-to-none in WA
Westbury Park sire A Lot (USA) is in good company this season after breaking through $1 million in prizemoney at Belmont on Saturday. A Lot Of Good Men is his chief-earner with $296,690 after winning the Durkin - Privilege Birthday Plate (1200m) for a large syndicate...

Bartime no time-waster at Pinjarra
Scenic Lodge sire Universal Ruler maintained a margin at the top of the WA 3YO winners table this season when Bartime wasted no time breaking through in the TABtouch Maiden (1200m) at Pinjarra on Thursday. Bartime had come from last to finish within three lengths of...

Rockeby making inroads in Victoria
War Chant (USA) has Rockeby Road ready to make inroads after taking time to hit his straps with trainer Andrew Noblet at Ballarat. At just his fifth start, Rockeby Road did things wrong and was still too good in the Brandt Maiden Plate (1500m) at his home track on...

Playing God’s serious son set for WA Guineas
Trainer Steve Wolfe sent Rope Them In for a spell straight after labelling him a ‘serious’ horse at Belmont last Saturday. The Playing God 2yo had just claimed his second win in three winter starts and the sky’s the limit when he returns in the spring for a classic...

Pike Top Of The Jocks at Belmont
Perth’s premier jockey Willie Pike is usually spoilt for choice on any given raceday but he didn’t have many options when offered the ride on Top Of The Pops in the Furphy Hcp (1400m) at Belmont this Saturday. Pike hasn’t been aboard any rivals of Top Of The Pops in...

Genuine Gemma’s Son gives 100% at Belmont
Gemma’s Son broke a long run of outs in the TABtouch Hcp (1000m) at Belmont on Saturday and that’s down to being more genuine this prep according to trainer David Harrison. He was gelded earlier this season and is showing the sort of form that earned early-career...

Magnificent Carat – TBWA Winner of the Week
Magnificent Carat was a very impressive winner of a Northam maiden last Thursday and Divitini Racing will hope it augurs well for her older half-brother Nerodio who is aiming for a hat-trick of LR Beaufine Stakes (1000m) victories at Belmont next Saturday. Livio and...

More Aspen an Ultra successful Sale
Ultra Thoroughbreds owner Sean Buckley hit the jackpot buying Miss Andretti out of WA and he came back for more with a successful $720,000 bid for More Aspen (USA) at the Inglis June Online Sale on Wednesday. Perth owner-breeder Kim Doak had purchased More Aspen (More...

WA 2YO table a tightrope for Playing God
Playing God has the WA Sires’ premiership all sewn up and he can also surge up the 2YO table starting with Rope Them In at Belmont this Saturday and a pair of winners from the Lark Hill barrier trials on Monday. The Darling View Thoroughbreds stallion sits fifth for...

Spring features the spur for Fame
Peter Moody is best known as the trainer of iconic sprinter Black Caviar but he’s just as adept at getting the best out of promising young stayers like Fame. Fame is a 3yo son of Geisel Park stallion Manhattan Rain and the die was cast for a highly anticipated spring...