TBWA News
American Songbook – Winner of the Week
Last Wednesday’s Ascot winner American Songbook will make a stayer and trainer Stephen Miller knows time is on their side while the learning curve continues this year. American Songbook (Manhattan Rain) was racing for just the third time when he scouted wide on the...
Playing God tops Book 2 at Magic Millions
A filly by Darling View Thoroughbreds stallion Playing God topped the leaderboard as records continued to tumble at the Perth Magic Millions Yearling Sale on Friday. Ascot trainer Neville Parnham, in partnership with Santo Guagliardo (Ridgeport Holdings), paid...
Across-the-board records in Swan Valley
A well-bred filly by Blue Point (Ire) sold for $350,000 to highlight a record-breaking opening session of the Perth Magic Millions Yearling Sale on Thursday. Records tumbled across the Book 1 leaderboard in the Swan Valley with new benchmarks for turnover and average...
War Chant’s storied career continues at Magic Millions
Yarradale Stud stallion War Chant (USA) has 16 colts and fillies catalogued for the two-day Perth Magic Millions and his ongoing influence is also evident as the damsire of another 7 yearlings. War Chant is one of the great success stories of the WA breeding...
Son of Scenic Rules at Scenic Lodge
The Scenic Lodge draft to this week’s Perth Magic Millions is the second biggest of any vendor and general manager Jeremy Smith reports there’s been more inspections than ever at the Swan Valley sale-grounds. “It’s been busy and with the right people,” Smith said...
Supersession – Winner of the Week
Durrant Racing claimed a double at Pinjarra on Saturday with staying specialist Soviet Spy (Blackfriars) and untapped 3yo Supersession (Sessions). “With the Perth Magic Millions on our doorstep, the stable double arrived just in time,” Adam Durrant said tongue in...
Super start to sales week for Forest View
Forest View Farm vendors Ben and Jo Duncan celebrated a perfect start to sales week when Super Smink won the RL Magic Millions WA 2YO Classic (120m) at Pinjarra on Saturday. The Duncans bred and sold Super Smink for $45,000 at the 2022 Perth Magic Millions to trainer...
Manhattan Rain sires 17th Stakes Winner
Man Crush notched a second sales-related feature for trainer Luke Fernie in the RL Magic Millions WA 3YO Trophy (1200m) at Pinjarra on Saturday. He’s the 17th Stakes winner for Geisel Park stallion Manhattan Rain after taking control under Paul Harvey and then rolling...
Reflected glory for Ruby in G3 Vanity
The Group 3 VRC The Vanity (1400m) at Flemington on Saturday drew a quality field of up-and-coming fillies with Sydney-trained visitor Wollombi finishing over the top of them to score her first Stakes win. Trained by Peter and Paul Snowden, Wollombi (pictured) won her...
Peters Investments target Ocean Park
Western Australian buyers have primarily kept their powder dry in the Eastern States and New Zealand ahead of the Perth Magic Millions Yearling Sale this week. They spent over $1 million at the Gold Coast Magic Millions last month and also broke seven-figures at the...
Pateman stable rising with Playing Gods
Playing God sired his 11th Stakes winner with Feels Playful at Ascot last weekend and he can make it an even dozen with unbeaten filly Nunthorpe this Saturday in the G3 VRC The Vanity (1400m) at Flemington. Feels Playful was nursed in front by Holly Watson to win the...
Belmont blitz for King’s Troops
Trainer Trevor Andrews has been given the green-light to keep All The King’s Men in work for the Listed Lex Piper Stakes (1600m) on Saturday week, February 25. All The King’s Men (3g King's Troop – Huette by Demerit) had won the LR Breeders' Classic (1400m) at...
