TBWA News
War Chant in the Mood at Ascot
Yarradale Stud sire War Chant (USA) and apprentice Keshaw Dhurun were in a winning mood at Ascot on Saturday when they combined to land a double with Express Time and Mood Swings. Mood Swings helped Dhurun celebrate 100 career wins when he scored a barrier-to box...
Farm-fresh the difference for Downforce
Downforce could be forgiven for thinking he’s been on a carousel this season but that didn’t stop him chiming in to win again on Easter Saturday. The Snippetson sprinter-miler (Photo: Western Racepix) has raced 18 times since the start of the season and Laqdar Ramoly...
All Banter banks black-type at Oakbank
All Banter doubled her black-type record with a superb victory in the LR Adelaide Hills Railway Stakes (1100m) at Oakbank on Saturday. The daughter of former Darling View Thoroughbreds sire I’m All The Talk will now be pointed towards the Group 1 Robert Sangster...
Interstate double for Mogumber Park
Star colt Snowdome has sent Mogumber Park stallion Rommel to the top of the WA second-season premiership after winning the G3 WA Sires’ Produce Stakes (1400m) in a canter on Easter Saturday. Snowdome was coming off a successful seven-day break at Ascot to bank a major...
Easy does it for Eason in Hong Kong
Eason has confirmed himself as a sprinter on the rise for Gold Front Thoroughbreds in Hong Kong Bred and sold by Gold Front owners Alan & Sue Olive for $80,000 as a yearling, Eason has won three times in six starts and been runner-up in the other three for trainer...
Colossal debut win for Mt Hallowell Stud
Mt Hallowell Stud owner Craig Thompson launched the career of another exciting prospect when his Snitzel colt Colossal was an eye-catching winner at Pinjarra on Wednesday. Colossal accelerated through a gap to nail the Great Northern Supercrisp Maiden (1200m) as a...
Express Time too tough at Ascot
Neville Parnham’s grey mare Express Time is racing in career-best form this campaign and her sire War Chant (USA) is also in the midst of a winning run leading into Easter. Express Time returned from a spring spell in January and her latest victory at Ascot on...
Sky’s the limit for Alaskan God
The sky’s the limit for promising stayer Alaskan God following his explosive victory in the G2 WATC Derby (2400m) at Ascot. Trainer Dan Morton knows how fit a horse for the big stage and they don’t come any bigger than the race that stops a nation. “After we bought...
Team Hawkes link with WA at Easter Sale
Sydney’s record-breaking Inglis Easter Yearling Sale this week saw turnover reach a staggering $152 million but there was still value for buyers mining the middle market at Riverside Stables. Hawkes Racing spent $8.6 million on 10 yearlings topped by the Snitzel filly...
Breeders Access Concessional Govt Loans
Australian breeders will soon be able to access concessional government loans after a sustained lobbying effort by Thoroughbred Breeders Australia. The loans will be available through the Regional Investment Corporation (RIC), a federally backed body that provides...
General Grant salutes for All American
General Grant has always shown staying promise and that potential is surfacing for his trainer Stephen Miller. The lightly-raced son of All American resumed from a spell in February and gradually stepped up to a suitable distance in the Amelia Park Lodge Hcp (1800m)...
Fighting Stakes winner for Playing God
Playing God sired his third new Stakes winner in a fortnight when Bruce Almighty snatched victory from the jaws of defeat in the LR Old Comrade Stakes (1600m) at Ascot. Bruce Almighty sat on the pace off a moderate tempo and was sooled to the front at the top of the...
