TBWA News

First foal from final crop by Snippetson

First foal from final crop by Snippetson

Snippetson sired the first reported foal of the season in WA when She’s A Galah delivered a filly last Sunday night. She’s by the former Scenic Lodge stallion who started the new season with a double at Belmont on Wednesday (Gold Keeper & Snips Rock) before a...

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Amelia Park leads WA Breeders

Amelia Park leads WA Breeders

Amelia Park’s Group 1 winner Amelia’s Jewel was a key element in the Vasse stud topping the WA Breeders’ table in 2022-23. Guaranteed to be named WA Racehorse of the Year, Amelia’s Jewel was bred by Amelia Park owner Peter Walsh using a southern cover to Siyouni (Fr)...

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Carnival horse the catalyst for Ducimus

Carnival horse the catalyst for Ducimus

Ducimus was a clear winner of the 2022-23 WA First-Season Sires’ premiership with earnings of $273,541 and just as pleasing was the class factor of his aptly-named Ascot winner Eliteone. Rivercrest Park stands the promising sire-son of Snitzel for Orbis Bloodstock who...

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Safeguard wins second WA 2YO Sires’ title

Safeguard wins second WA 2YO Sires’ title

Mogumber Park stallion Safeguard jumped to an early lead with his juveniles in 2022-23 and was never headed to win a second WA 2YO Sires’ premiership on Monday. Safeguard finished the season with earnings of $626,054 to defeat A Lot ($542,677) and Playing God...

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Playing God crowned Champion WA Sire

Playing God crowned Champion WA Sire

Newly-crowned Champion WA sire Playing God had clinched his first premiership long before siring a winning double on the final day of the city season at Belmont. Playing God’s 3yo filly Goddess Of Giving and 4yo gelding Currimundi closed a season to remember for the...

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Changing Guard – TBWA Winner of the Week

Changing Guard – TBWA Winner of the Week

Impressive Racing trainer Darren McAuliffe has hit the ground running with a promising young team at his new stables in Pinjarra. His Belmont winners earlier this month included Vast Art (Flying Artie) and Chollima (Starspangledbanner) and they were joined by Changing...

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War Chant’s $965 double signs off 2022-23

War Chant’s $965 double signs off 2022-23

War Chant (USA) has sired a winning double with his 6yo sons Seminole Brave and Mood Swings in the last two city races conducted in Perth this season. The Belmont brace on Saturday consolidated the Yarradale Stud sire’s Australian career stats to 155 individual...

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Professional win by brave Becalotti

Professional win by brave Becalotti

A Lot (USA) filly Becalotti refused to surrender when headed by Invincible Ruby at Belmont on Saturday and her will-to-win made all the difference in the Western Racepix Hcp (1200m). Never out of the first two in all six starts since February, Becalotti was coming off...

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Lightning fast filly by Manhattan Rain

Lightning fast filly by Manhattan Rain

Exciting filly La Danseuse Rouge overcame a wide barrier to land a first-up victory in the LR Lightning Stakes (1050m) at Morphettville on Saturday. The 3yo daughter of Geisel Park stallion Manhattan Rain found cover under jockey Jake Noonan and was strong through the...

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Clairvoyance a canny investment for Peters

Clairvoyance a canny investment for Peters

WA mare Clairvoyance has been purchased by Byerley Bloodstock’s Liam Peters for $330,000 at the Inglis July (Late) Online Sale. Clairvoyance (5m Nostradamus - Dance On Air by Perugino) was offered as a breeding proposition after fracturing a pelvis last year.  She was...

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Foxy filly focused for Geisel Park

Foxy filly focused for Geisel Park

New Zealand-bred mare Tenko delivered her third winner for Geisel Park and her second by resident sire All American when Celestial Fox took a short-cut to victory on Wednesday. Celestial Fox (2f All American - Tenko by Shinko King) never left the fence for apprentice...

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Girl spearheads Darling View Trifecta

Girl spearheads Darling View Trifecta

Playing God filly Yallingup Girl led home a trifecta for Darling View Thoroughbreds after receiving all the favours to win her maiden at Belmont on Wednesday. The Neville Parnham-trained 3yo followed the speed into the straight before Chris Parnham used the cutaway to...

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