TBWA News

Trade Fair clean-sweep in The Pinnacles
Former Alwyn Park stallion Trade Fair (GB) completed a clean-sweep of The Pinnacles on Saturday when Buster Bash put his rivals to the sword in the LR Towton Cup (2200m) at Ascot. Trade Fair, whose youngest progeny are four year-olds, was the only stallion to sire a...

Yarradale on Front foot at The Pinnacles
Yarradale Stud took a lead from Gold Front with a running double of its own on Day 5 of The Pinnacles at Ascot. War Gem (War Chant) and Capital Flight (City Place) have built exceptional strike-rates this year and the Gidgegannup graduates were both tuning up for...

Rock My Way – Winner of the Week
Rock My Way flew home to complete an opening double for Gold Front Breeding & Racing and apprentice Luke Campbell in the Quayclean Plate (1400m) at Ascot on Saturday. The daughter of Gold Front stallion Awesome Rock had won on debut at Northam last month and she...

Dawson Stud’s International Success
Dawson Stud-bred mares Kissonallforcheeks and This’ll Testya filled out minor placings in the G1 Winterbottom Stakes (1200m) a fortnight ago and they won’t get it any easier despite dropping back to G3 company in The Gold Rush (1400m) at Ascot on Saturday. Godolphin...

Black-type in waiting for Bradbury’s Luck
Perth gallopers Burnya To Survive and Gunmetal Grey are knocking on the door to win at black-type level for former Yarradale Stud sire Bradbury's Luck. When Bradbury's Luck (Redoute’s Choice) passed away in April, he had reached double-figures for individual winners...

Two Fillies Stud reinvests at Arqana Sale
Perth breeder Nino Tufilli and his wife Tina have purchased three broodmares at the Arqana Breeding Stock Sale following the winning hat-trick of their exciting filly My Bella Mae (Deep Field) last month. My Bella Mae maintained an unbeaten record at Ascot in the...

Hall Of Famer wins with Fruit Loops
A day after Ascot’s Group 1 Northerly Stakes celebrations, his trainer Fred Kersley went back to the grass roots with Pinjarra maiden winner Fruit Loops. Fresh from a five-month spell, the Gingerbread Man gelding powered home from the back of the field to score by...

J-Mac in command on Street Parade
Street Parade and James McDonald took command of the Furphy Plate (1000m) at Ascot on Saturday before skipping away in the straight to score by two lengths with a couple more in reserve. The winner is a 3yo son of Darling View Thoroughbreds sire Lucky Street and he...

Winner of the Week – Fearless Talk
Ability alone was enough to propel promising 3yo Fearless Talk to a surprise victory in the Avon Valley Toyota Maiden (1300m) at Northam on Thursday. Never a factor at $101 on debut at Northam last month, the daughter of I’m All The Talk was detached from the pack...

Buzzoom blooming for Safeguard
Classy Safeguard mare Buzzoom is back in bloom following a busy 13-start season in 2021-22. Dan Morton had her cherry-ripe for the Group 1 Northerly Stakes meeting at Ascot on Saturday and that spelled trouble for rivals trainers in the LR Jungle Dawn Classic...

British invasion thwarted by local Jewel
Amelia's Jewel has kept the winning purse from the Group 1 Northerly Stakes (1800m) in Western Australia after seeing off a strong raiding party of imported gallopers at Ascot. The French-conceived but Vasse-owned 3yo filly earned $830,000 for her breeder Peter Walsh...

Alwyn Park parties at The Pinnacles
Christmas has come early for Alwyn Park and its clients at The Pinnacles. The Serpentine stud celebrated winning doubles on Day 1, Day 2 and Day 3 and the festivities can continue in the G1 Northerly Stakes (1800m) at Ascot this Saturday. Venerated Alwyn Park sire...