TBWA News

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...

Comeback continues Balmoral Park Magic
Comeback mare Regal Magic has come from the back-half of the field to land a last-stride victory in the Quayclean Hcp (1200m) at Belmont. Racing second-up on Wednesday after being sidelined for twelve-months, Regal Magic (Helmet) dived right on the line to blouse out...

Vampi At Play
Vampi At Play had been runner-up in her first three starts but made no mistake when establishing a winning margin at the top of the straight in the TABtouch Plate (1200m) at Belmont on Wednesday. Starting at a shade of odds-on, she sat outside stablemate Ultimate...
Stakes-winning welcome for Shooting To Win
Snowden Racing sprinter Ranges has given his sire Shooting To Win a Stakes-winning welcome to Oakland Park Stud. Ranges landed the LR Ramornie Hcp (1200m) in Grafton on Wednesday to improve his record to 8 wins in 35 starts for over $555,000 in prizemoney. Starting a...

Hong Kong millionaire from Yarradale Stud
A Yarradale Stud-bred Exceed And Excel half-brother to Valour Road made HK3.80 million (AUD710,225) at the Hong Kong International Sale on Sunday. That was half as much again as his knock-down price of $470,000 at the 2021 Gold Coast Magic Millions Yearling Sale. He...

Paddy’s Lad wins bumping-duel at Belmont
Paddy’s Lad enhanced Playing God’s classic team for next season after a rough-house running of the Free Entry To Belmont Plate (1400m) on Saturday. Going into the race as a $2.20 favourite after an impressive debut at fortnight ago, Paddy’s Lad (Photo: Western...

Gate complaint can’t stop Glasgow Girl
Glasgow Girl has diffused a slow start from an inside draw to break a run of outs in the TABtouch Westspeed Hcp (1000m) at Belmont. Saturday’s win was her first since a running double at Ascot in April 2021. She’s a rising 7yo and can’t be far away from the breeding...

Spotlight on Sniparoochy at Belmont
Sniparoochy stood out like a beacon on a bleak afternoon at Belmont on Saturday. The Snippetson mare bounced straight to the front in the Amelia Park Hcp (1200m) and saw off the challenge of Ain’t No Other Man (Gingerbread Man) to score by the best part of two...
Thunder strikes for Sadler Racing
Sadler Racing is starting to heat up with some lovely youngsters hitting the track and none have been more impressive than their latest 2yo debutant Manhattan Thunder at Sale on Friday. Group 1 winning trainer John Sadler and his son Tom have been striking at better...

Gingerbread Man’s $10 million Milestone
Run D'Affaire Run secured the 200th career win for Gingerbread Man last month and he was back in the frame for the Yarradale Stud sire at Pinjarra on Thursday. Bred at Yarradale, Run D'Affaire Run is raced by trainer Graeme Ballantyne and his wife Donna and is...

Yarradale graduate takes Flight for Maynard
Capital Flight is going places for trainer Coreen Maynard after the Henley Brook trainer initially thought he might be better placed in the Pilbara! But after the lightly-raced Yarradale Stud-bred graduate and 3kg claimer Luke Campbell completed a hat-trick at Belmont...