TBWA News
Alotofbanter – TBWA Winner of the Week
Alotofbanter showed a lot of speed on debut in the Amelia Park Plate (1000m) at Ascot on Saturday but trainer Simon Miller isn’t sold on a start in the G2 Karrakatta Plate (1200m) next month. “He’s going to be a WA Guineas horse next season and probably hasn’t got the...
Universal Rulers Here For Cheques
Universal Ruler sired a winning double at Ascot last Wednesday and he has several chances for more midweek celebrations at Pinjarra this Wednesday. The Scenic Lodge stallion and trainer Adam Durrant can combine with Romantic Ruler in Race 1 and Jeanella who is coming...
Lady Chant returns to fold at Yarradale
Yarradale Stud has purchased black-type mare Lady Chant outright for $210,000 at the latest Magic Millions Online Sale. Lady Chant (War Chant) won last year’s Group 3 WA Oaks (2400m) and then embarked on an interstate campaign that included a Group 3 placing in the SA...
Lindsay Park reconnects with Long Leaf
Lindsay Park secured a remarkable 10th Blue Diamond Stakes (1200m) with Little Brose at Sandown on Saturday. Trainers Ben and JD Hayes were upholding a family tradition when they prepared Little Brose (Per Incanto) for their first victory in Victoria’s premier 2yo...
Constant Sale success for Scenic Lodge
Scenic Lodge legend Blackfriars has topped the Inglis Digital February (Late) Sale after Gall Bloodstock purchased his Stakes-winning 4yo mare Constant Dreaming for $275,000. Constant Dreaming is from the last-crop by Blackfriars, a 12-time WA Sires Champion, and was...
Luciani detonates double with Marocchino
Capel trainer Lou Luciani pulled off a feature race double with Marocchino (Maschino) in the LR Detonator Stakes (1800m) at Ascot on Saturday and Hot Zed (Red Hot Choice) in the LR Pinjarra Classic (1300m) on Sunday. Marocchino has been a wonderful money-spinner for...
All The King’s Men spells for spring
Ascot trainer Trevor Andrews has decided to pull stumps on an extended autumn campaign for All The King’s Men. In the immediate wake of a strong win in the LR Lex Piper Stakes (1600m) on Saturday, Andrews was considering a start in the LR J C Roberts Stakes (1800m) on...
Express-lane filly stuns 1000 Guineas
Admiration Express scored a stunning victory in the LR Ascot 1000 Guineas (1600m) on Saturday and the four-length margin puts her firmly in the frame to make a clean-sweep of the autumn classics for fillies. The 3yo grey daughter of Westbury Park sire My Admiration...
Feisty filly progressing for Pearce Racing
A winning double by Beautiful Baroque (Caravaggio) and Ace Command (Vert De Grece) completed a very successful week for Geisel Park at Pinjarra on Sunday. The Myalup stud’s 2017 Magic Millions graduate Rocky Path (Therock) won at Ascot on Wednesday and there was a...
American Songbook – Winner of the Week
Last Wednesday’s Ascot winner American Songbook will make a stayer and trainer Stephen Miller knows time is on their side while the learning curve continues this year. American Songbook (Manhattan Rain) was racing for just the third time when he scouted wide on the...
Playing God tops Book 2 at Magic Millions
A filly by Darling View Thoroughbreds stallion Playing God topped the leaderboard as records continued to tumble at the Perth Magic Millions Yearling Sale on Friday. Ascot trainer Neville Parnham, in partnership with Santo Guagliardo (Ridgeport Holdings), paid...
Across-the-board records in Swan Valley
A well-bred filly by Blue Point (Ire) sold for $350,000 to highlight a record-breaking opening session of the Perth Magic Millions Yearling Sale on Thursday. Records tumbled across the Book 1 leaderboard in the Swan Valley with new benchmarks for turnover and average...
