TBWA News
Shooting To Win arrives at Oakland Park
WA’s newest stallion Shooting To Win arrived at Oakland Park on Tuesday ahead of his initial book at the North Jindong Stud. Shooting To Win is the first son of Champion sire Northern Meteor to stand in Western Australia. Initially based at Darley Kelvinside in NSW,...
Taylor & Trimboli on Winning Jurney
Famous Jurney took advantage of the cutaway bias at Belmont to land the latest win for trainer Jim Taylor and owner Sam Trimboli on Wednesday. The Universal Ruler sprinter doubled up for the Taylor – Trimboli team following stablemate Nero King (Maschino) who scored...
Awesome accolades for Gold Front
Awesome Rock could deliver more than one premiership for Gold Front Breeding & Racing when the season concludes this Sunday night. The Group 1-winning son of Fastnet Rock will claim WA Second-season honours and he’s in pole-position for the WA 3YO Sires title. On...
Yarradale & Patronize benefit at Belmont
Belmont’s final midweek card of the season on Wednesday began with a benefit for Yarradale Stud and Darling View Thoroughbreds stallion Patronize. The Great Hoya (Patronize) won the Peninsula Dining Room Hcp (1200m) and third-placed Rejuva King (Patronize) book-ended...
Postponement no problem for Nero King
Nero King will be spot on for Race 7 at Belmont on Wednesday despite missing an intended start at the postponed meeting from Saturday. Still in his first racing preparation, the 3yo son of Maschino is improving all the time and is unbeaten in both starts on Soft 5...
McNeil extends on Manhattan’s Big Apple
Victoria’s 2021-22 Champion-elect Jye McNeil is flying to Queensland for a holiday on Tuesday after extending his lead on the jockeys’ table when booting home Big Apple at Caulfield on Saturday. McNeil (75 wins) holds a premiership-winning lead over Jamie Kah (57...
Bright future for Bustler
Playing God 2yo Bustler has streamed a ray of sunshine on what has been a season of mixed emotions for Kojarena-based Ruby Racing & Breeding. Bustler (Photo: Western Racepix) made a successful race debut in last Wednesday’s TABtouch Plate (1000m) at Belmont for...
Gingerbread Man sparks a six-pack at Belmont
Gingerbread Man has sparked a host of Belmont winners in the last week for Yarradale Stud stallions – both past and present. Valency was the first of a half-dozen to salute the judge after railing up in the Free Entry To Belmont Park Hcp (1000m) last Wednesday. ...
Splintex enhances the ‘Age of Snitzel’
The Snitzel phenomenon knows no bounds and its West Australian branch has been enhanced with the arrival of Splintex at Darling View Thoroughbreds in Mundijong. Splintex holds a special place in Snitzel’s ongoing quest for excellence that has harvested multiple...
Black Fantasy back-to-back in Classic
Blackfriars sired his final winner of a 3yo Stakes race when Black Fantasy was successful in the LR Belmont Classic (2200m) on Saturday. The Scenic Lodge legend has been represented by the winners of 36 black-type races reserved for horses in their classic season. ...
Bright future for God Has Spoken filly Brighid
Rivercrest Park celebrated a career-first for resident stallion God Has Spoken on Thursday when he sired a treble at Northam. All three were winning for the first time in the Avon Valley. Brighid saluted in The Races WA Maiden (1100m), Strictly Cash caused a $101...
Impressive Empress by Universal Ruler
Universal Ruler was represented by his second double this week when Empress Of India and Lucky Heart were successful at Belmont on Wednesday. The Scenic Lodge resident also sired a brace at Broome last Saturday with Sheikh It and Gorgeous Gus for an overall tally of...
