TBWA News
Win-win for Pearce Racing & Scenic Lodge
Pearce Racing and Scenic Lodge have combined to win several feature races together in recent years but they were celebrating for different reasons when Galaxy Affair was successful at Belmont on Wednesday. Galaxy Affair (Merchant Navy) looked another talented prospect...
Perth mare lands Let’s Elope Stakes
Perth mare Kissonallforcheeks became eligible for a $1 million bonus in Melbourne after winning the G2 Let's Elope Stakes (1400m) at Flemington on Saturday. The Dawson Stud-bred raider settled well back from an outside barrier before cornering wide into the straight. ...
Winner of the Week – Just Go
Just Go was just too fast for his rivals over 1000m at Belmont on Saturday after a midweek win over the same minimum trip last month. The Safeguard 3yo jumped straight to the front in the Tony Marraffa Plate and ran them ragged to inflict the first defeat on...
Playing God strike-rate enhanced by Advanced
Playing God appears to have another black-type player in the making after Advanced put his rivals away on Saturday. Advanced is a younger full-brother of Group 1 galloper Platoon and he’s also going in the right direction for Peters Investments and trainer Michael...
Fighting Melbourne winner by Manhattan Rain
La Danseuse Rouge furnished into a strong filly following her first juvenile prep and she showed the benefit of that six-month spell at Sandown Hillside this week. The 3yo daughter of Geisel Park sire Manhattan Rain also appreciated the addition of blinkers and a...
Patronize a Kingmaker in WA Guineas
Darling View Thoroughbreds stallion Patronize has a front-line classic contender this season in Rejuva King who completed a Belmont hat-trick in the Furphy Hcp (1600m) last Saturday. The Dan Morton-trained 3yo defeated a field of older horses who were all off the bit...
Dream three-peat for Yarradale at Belmont
Yarradale Stud sires War Chant (USA) and Gingerbread Man combined for a Belmont brace on Saturday and they went one better with a treble on Wednesday. Here's Dreaming, a lightly-raced 4yo daughter of War Chant (USA), opened Yarradale’s midweek three-peat in the...
General Grant rallies for Goldfields Round
All American’s consistent miler Westriver Miracle wasn’t nominated for the Coolgardie Cup (1760m) last Sunday but the Geisel Park sire can still play a hand during the Goldfields Round with General Grant. Trainer Stephen Miller confirmed General Grant will tackle the...
Rogan Josh legacy lives on at Bellbridge
Ginger Green added his name to the recent roll-call of Bellbridge Park-bred winning graduates with a narrow victory in the Amelia Park Plate (1300m) at Belmont on Saturday. Ginger Green (Gingerbread Man) was bred and sold by Bellbridge Park’s Michael and Siobhan...
Wolfe a fan of Gingerbread Man
Trainer Steve Wolfe was already a fan of Yarradale Stud sire Gingerbread Man when he bought Ginger Green for $50,000 at the 2019 Perth Magic Millions. One of Wolfe’s buys at the 2018 Yearling Sale had been another $50,000 Gingerbread Man offered by Western Breeders...
Patronize a Kingmaker in WA Guineas
Darling View Thoroughbreds stallion Patronize has a front-line classic contender this season in Rejuva King who completed a Belmont hat-trick in the Furphy Hcp (1600m) on Saturday. The Dan Morton-trained 3yo defeated a field of older horses who were all off the bit...
Burst of Pleasure at Belmont
Universal Pleasure doesn’t do things by halves when she strikes form for trainer Stefan Vahala. The daughter of Scenic Lodge sire Universal Ruler has won 6 races in 19 starts and they’ve all come in two bursts. She won four in a row at Ascot (2) and Bunbury (2) last...
