TBWA News
Valency in her element for Yarradale
Gingerbread Man rounded out a good week for Yarradale Stud on Saturday when his mare Valency won the TABtouch-Westspeed Platinum Hcp (1000m) at Ascot. Valency charged through a narrow gap in the shadows of the winning post to lead home a Yarradale quinella from Leica...
Awesome Rock sires another staying Sensation
Awesome Rock’s rise up the stallion ranks went to another level on Saturday when Red Sun Sensation won the G3 Chairman's Stakes (2000m) at Morphettville. It was Awesome Rock’s second Group winner this month following Awesome John in the G2 WATC Derby (2400m) at Ascot...
Snippetson filly in the Money
Snippenova has repaid the patience of trainer David Harrison and his team at Bridge Patrol Lodge with a front-running victory in the Amelia Park Hcp (1000m) at Ascot. The Snippetson filly has been a work in progress and it took 8 starts to break her maiden on Anzac...
Playing God service fee rises to $33,000
Playing God will equal a long-standing WA record when he stands for a $33,000 (inc GST) service fee at Darling View Thoroughbreds this year. It's the equivalent of recently-deceased Mungrup Stud champion Oratorio (Stravinsky) who covered 111 mares at a $33,000 (inc...
Lynward Park in focus with Fear the Wind
Lynward Park has already bred a black-type winner by Fiorente (Ire) and the Bullsbrook nursery has another budding stayer by the 2013 Melbourne Cup champion named Fear the Wind. Fear the Wind (5g Fiorente - Windana by Danehill) came from last to win the Glenroy Chaff...
No problems for No Dice at Ascot
No Dice has come back a different mare this year following a frustrating spring campaign for trainer Sarah Evans earlier this season. The 4yo daughter of Bradbury’s Luck was a good third to Leica Jaguar (War Chant) first-up a fortnight ago and went right on with the...
Investmentstrategy-TBWA Winner of the Week
Trainer Neville Parnham will consider a start in the G3 WA Sires Produce Stakes (1400m) for Investmentstrategy after the Playing God colt won again at Ascot on Wednesday. Investmentstrategy dictated terms in a Belmont nursery earlier this month but had to work...
Sizzling Hareeba send-off for Jigsaw
Manhattan Rain speed-machine Jigsaw will head for a winter spell after another dominant front-running victory in the Listed Hareeba Stakes (1200m) at Mornington on Saturday. It was the fifth win from six starts in a season that has seen him rated the most improved...
Cox Plate lure for Amelia’s Jewel
Moonee Valley Racing Club CEO Michael Browell will reach out to trainer Simon Miller in an attempt to lure Amelia's Jewel to the $5 million Group 1 W S Cox Plate (2040m) in October. Browell was heartened to hear owner-breeder Peter Walsh has ruled out a start for...
Magniac highlights magic week for WBA
Western Breeders Alliance had all the bases covered this week from Ascot on Saturday, to Hong Kong on Wednesday night and Pinjarra yesterday. Pearce Racing prepared both local winners to bookend WBA graduate Magniac in the Ho Man Tin Hcp (1200m) at Happy Valley. The...
Krisman connection Peaking with Webster
Sessions Peak continued the winning connection between Krisman Park studmaster Phil Bruce and trainer Colin Webster at Ascot last Saturday. The 4yo son of Oakland Park sire Sessions saluted in the TABtouch Westspeed Platinum Hcp (1600m) to improve his record to 4 wins...
Winning tributes continue for Tribulot
Rangeview Stud mare Tribulot was pensioned earlier this season after a career that spanned 16 years for owners Rob and Jody Gray at their properties in Bullsbrook and Burekup Tribulot (Tribu – Marcelot by Marceau) was bred by Jane Henning to win five races for Gino...
