TBWA News
Capricorn Man clears out for Maschino
Maschino is covering upwards of 60 mares this season and Alwyn Park clients will be hoping they can breed one as good as Ascot’s opening-day winner Capricorn Man. Capricorn Man continued the good run for owner Wally Daly and trainers Sean and Jake Casey on Saturday. ...
Angels Impact – TBWA Winner of the Week
Angels Impact kicked off the WA 2yo season with a breathtaking last-to-first burst to win the Quayclean Plate (1000m) as a $41 longshot on Saturday. The son of I’m All The Talk trailed the field of debutants on the corner at Ascot but somehow weaved his way through...
Classy 3yo prospect by Playing God
Ascot’s opening day unearthed several summer carnival prospects with none more impressive than Almighty Class in the $100,000 Max Simmonds Stakes (1000m). The 3yo son of Playing God was the medium of strong support first-up and he duly delivered with a commanding...
Ridgeport pair primed for hat-tricks
Ridgeport Farm owner Santo Guagliardo has a busy schedule with the move to Waroona but there was still time to cheer home an interstate double with Berry Foxie (Mt Gambier) and Linden's Gold (Northam) last Wednesday. Berry Foxie is a daughter of Ridgeport Farm sire...
Home-town wins highlight Kalgoorlie Round
The Kalgoorlie carnival is all done for another year leaving some racegoers very dusty in the wake of home-town wins in the LR Kalgoorlie Cup (2300m) and LR Hannans Hcp (1400m). Fourth-generation local Luke Fernie won the Kal Cup with Be Optimistic (Blackfriars) and...
Playing Games – TBWA Winner of the Week
Playing Games went out an odds-on favourite for the TABtouch Maiden (1000m) at Northam on Sunday and she lived right up to that assessment with a three-length victory untouched under Laqdar Ramoly. The Playing God filly had shown speed on debut in the race won by...
Payback time for Peters Investments
Banjup trainer Michael Grantham can look back on a successful Belmont winter season preparing the likes of Peters Investments winners Arcadia Jewel (NZ), Sentimental Hero, Treasured Queen, Noteworthy (NZ) and Antique Miss. The cerise and white silks also took a road...
Blackfriars sires 48th Stakes Winner
Champion WA stallion Blackfriars sired his 48th individual black-type winner on Saturday when Be Optimistic denied fast-closer Recalled (Epaulette) by a short head in the LR Kalgoorlie Cup (2300m). Be Optimistic (5m Blackfriars - Mekie's Dream by Pluck) was bred and...
Yulong buys Mt Hallowell-bred Belter
Mt Hallowell Stud owners Craig and Rose Thompson bred and sold Sheeza Belter for $50,000 as a yearling at the 2021 Perth Magic Millions and they were just as thrilled as her owners when she changed hands a second time for $1.35 million on Thursday. Sheeza Belter (4m...
Handy Andy wins Hannans Hcp
Owner-breeder David Reed won the LR Hannans Hcp (1400m) for a second time when Magnificent Andy climbed off the canvas to claim the feature sprint of the season in Kalgoorlie on Wednesday Reed is a Life Member of the KBRC and his horses are registered under Trucking...
Dream All American filly at Inglis 2YO Sale
An All American full-sister to Dark Dream has been catalogued for the Inglis Ready2Race Sale in Sydney next Tuesday, October 10. The 2yo bay filly was foaled at Geisel Park and is being offered by Kimall Park (as agent) for Mary Jane Basson who also bred and raced...
Blue Lagoon – TBWA Winner of the Week
Gold Front Thoroughbreds is gearing up for the carnivals with its rising stud success Awesome Rock and his stock have been augmented by last week’s 3yo winners Blue Lagoon (Supido) and Catch The Red Eye (Rubick). Blue Lagoon broke through for trainer Sue Olive in the...
