TBWA News
Another Awesome aspirant for WA Derby
Awesome Rock unveiled another classic aspirant this week when Lautre landed the Heineken Hcp (1800m) at Ascot. The Gold Front stallion already has unbeaten colt Rokanori among the leading fancies for the G2 WA Derby (2400m) on Saturday, April 9 and Lautre proved the...
Rangeview connection in Golden Slipper
Saturday’s Group 1 Golden Slipper Stakes (1200m) at Rosehill has a WA flavour with the Anthony Cummings-trained filly She’s Extreme. She’s Extreme received a ballot-free entry into the world's richest juvenile event after winning the G3 Magic Night Stakes (200m) last...
Familiar path towards WA Oaks
Constant Dreaming is following a familiar path for daughters of Scenic Lodge legend Blackfriars. The Adam Durrant-trained 3yo filly has won the LR Ascot 1000 Guineas (1800m) and LR Natasha Stakes (2200m) at her last two starts on the way to the G3 WA Oaks (2400m) on...
Dawson delivers international double
Weather permitting, Perth mare Kissonallforcheeks will travel to Sydney following her breakthrough victory in the G3 Shaftesbury Avenue Hcp (1400m) in Melbourne last Saturday. Kissonallforcheeks (4m Written Tycoon - Rosie Rocket by Blackfriars) is arguably the best...
First-crop classic colt by Awesome Rock
Unbeaten colt Rokanori is on course to give his sire Awesome Rock a first-crop classic in the G2 WA Derby (2400m) next month. Rokanori completed a winning hat-trick in the LR J C Roberts Stakes (1800m) at Ascot on Saturday for a syndicate managed by Neil Pinner. He...
Yarradale flying with four-timer at Pinjarra
Yarradale Stud’s successful run continued on Thursday with four of the first five winners at Pinjarra. The Gidgegannup farm doubled up at Ascot earlier this week with stablemates Express Time (War Chant) and Wunderkind (Gingerbread Man) before an amazing sequence of...
Foxy filly going places for Guagliardo
Winning a mile maiden at Pinjarra was worth a whole lot more to Santo Guagliardo than the $17,150 he banked after Wicked Fox defeated short-priced favourite Forlane (NZ) on Thursday. Wicked Fox (Foxwedge) is a half-sister to Champion Australian 3YO Filly Delicacy (Al...
Potent Parnham mares from Yarradale
Trainer Neville Parnham brought up an Ascot double for Yarradale Stud with Gingerbread Man mare Wunderkind in the Morley Growers Market Hcp (1400m) on Wednesday. The champion conditioner had prepared War Chant’s consistent mare Express Time to her fourth win this year...
Gimcrack Stakes goal for She’s Greysful
Promising 2yo filly She’s Greysful is on track for a return to racing following an eye-catching gallop at Lark Hill on Tuesday morning. The grey daughter of Geisel Park sire Vert de Grece (Ire) won a 400m trial by more than three lengths under a hold from Steven...
Playing God most popular in WA
Figures released by the Australian Stud Book for spring coverings in 2021 confirm Playing God is the most popular stallion in Western Australia. The Darling View Thoroughbreds champion served 128 mares last year at a State-high fee of $16,500 (inc GST). Playing God...
Another Elite sprinter for Anita Vale
Anita Vale Stud’s Group 1 mare Elite Ateates (Exceed and Excel) has another very promising sprinter rising through ranks in Melbourne. Her lightly-raced 3yo Elite Icon broke his maiden by four lengths over 1200m at Moonee Valley last month and went right on with the...
Ducimus stock impress Miller at Magic Millions
Ducimus has his first crop with all the right trainers and that will count when the 2yo season gets serious in 2022-23. They’re built to be early winners and have all the right credentials being by a Flemington 2yo Stakes winning son of super-sire Snitzel. Ducimus...
