TBWA News
Genuine Gemma’s Son gives 100% at Belmont
Gemma’s Son broke a long run of outs in the TABtouch Hcp (1000m) at Belmont on Saturday and that’s down to being more genuine this prep according to trainer David Harrison. He was gelded earlier this season and is showing the sort of form that earned early-career...
Magnificent Carat – TBWA Winner of the Week
Magnificent Carat was a very impressive winner of a Northam maiden last Thursday and Divitini Racing will hope it augurs well for her older half-brother Nerodio who is aiming for a hat-trick of LR Beaufine Stakes (1000m) victories at Belmont next Saturday. Livio and...
More Aspen an Ultra successful Sale
Ultra Thoroughbreds owner Sean Buckley hit the jackpot buying Miss Andretti out of WA and he came back for more with a successful $720,000 bid for More Aspen (USA) at the Inglis June Online Sale on Wednesday. Perth owner-breeder Kim Doak had purchased More Aspen (More...
WA 2YO table a tightrope for Playing God
Playing God has the WA Sires’ premiership all sewn up and he can also surge up the 2YO table starting with Rope Them In at Belmont this Saturday and a pair of winners from the Lark Hill barrier trials on Monday. The Darling View Thoroughbreds stallion sits fifth for...
Spring features the spur for Fame
Peter Moody is best known as the trainer of iconic sprinter Black Caviar but he’s just as adept at getting the best out of promising young stayers like Fame. Fame is a 3yo son of Geisel Park stallion Manhattan Rain and the die was cast for a highly anticipated spring...
Record-breaking Winter Sale in Perth
A half-brother to recent Group 1 winner King Colorado (Kingman) was a record-breaking $260,000 buy for Sydney trainer Bjorn Baker at the Perth Magic Millions Winter Sale on Sunday. Offered by Willow Dale Farm as agent for Perth breeder Kim Doak, the yearling colt by...
Ancient Guidance – TBWA Winner of the Week
Rivercrest Park stallion God Has Spoken took five crops to sire his first 2yo winner and it arrived in some style when Ancient Guidance bolted in at Belmont on Wednesday. God Has Spoken (Blackfriars) has been overshadowed by his younger brother Playing God at stud but...
No Perth Cup Fears for Lynward Park Stayer
Fiorente (Ire) can land a posthumous victory in the 2024 Group 2 Perth Cup (2400m) with Lynward Park-bred stayer Fear The Wind. The 2013 Melbourne Cup winner was aged 15 when he died at Widden Victoria on May 30. He’s the sire of 8 Stakes winners including Lynward...
Planet Cash wins against bias at Belmont
Planet Cash had been backed from $10 into $6 before the Quayclean Hcp (1400m) on Saturday and bookmakers would have been happy when the lightyl-raced 3yo was spotting the favourite Triple Jay six lengths into the straight at Belmont. Backmarkers weren’t making ground...
Gold Coast graduates firing for Gold Front
Gold Front Thoroughbreds completed an interstate double with its Gold Coast Magic Millions graduates Outlandos (Dissident) and Outspoken Lad (Awesome Rock) on Saturday. Outlandos claimed the ACY Security Stayer’s Cup (2600m) at Randwick to send his earnings through...
All Brave all out for All American
All Brave was all out to win at Belmont on Wednesday and his connections had Willie Pike to thank for a flawless ride in the Furphy Hcp (1400m). Presented with a lapful of horse, Pike settled the 3yo son of All American in the running line before securing a run on the...
Perth connection continues for Siyouni
French-bred galloper San Fabrizio joined the growing list of Australian winners by Champion Haras de Bonneval stallion Siyouni (Fr) when he claimed the Morley Growers Market Hcp (1400m) at Belmont last Wednesday. San Fabrizio was racing first-up for trainer Stephen...
