TBWA News
TBWA Winner of the Week – It’s All A Rumour
Owner-breeders Bill and Patricia Robinson banked the final Westspeed Platinum 2yo Bonus of the season when It's All A Rumour (yellow silks) dived late to land the Glenn Lee Plate (1300m) at Belmont on Saturday, July 30. The Midland couple took home $84,540 which...
Blackfriars wins 12th WA sires’ premiership
Scenic Lodge has continued its complete dominance of Western Australia's stallion ranks with Blackfriars winning his 12th sires’ title in a row on Sunday. Making it all the more remarkable, Blackfriars (Danehill) won without a 2yo division in 2021-22. He died in...
WA mare tops Inglis Digital Sale
Western Australian vendors offered 16 lots at the Inglis Digital July (Late) Sale which grossed over $4.37 million this week. Those lots didn’t include sale-topper Flirtini (Artie Schiller) who made $385,000. She was sold by Perth couple Barry & Jan McRostie but...
All Americans star in Avon Valley
All American dominated Northam’s mammoth program on Thursday with a winning treble and the trio were all from his first-crop conceived at Geisel Park. He topped and tailed the card with Steak Night (Race 1) and Westriver Miracle (Race 11) and in between added a...
Shooting To Win arrives at Oakland Park
WA’s newest stallion Shooting To Win arrived at Oakland Park on Tuesday ahead of his initial book at the North Jindong Stud. Shooting To Win is the first son of Champion sire Northern Meteor to stand in Western Australia. Initially based at Darley Kelvinside in NSW,...
Taylor & Trimboli on Winning Jurney
Famous Jurney took advantage of the cutaway bias at Belmont to land the latest win for trainer Jim Taylor and owner Sam Trimboli on Wednesday. The Universal Ruler sprinter doubled up for the Taylor – Trimboli team following stablemate Nero King (Maschino) who scored...
Awesome accolades for Gold Front
Awesome Rock could deliver more than one premiership for Gold Front Breeding & Racing when the season concludes this Sunday night. The Group 1-winning son of Fastnet Rock will claim WA Second-season honours and he’s in pole-position for the WA 3YO Sires title. On...
Yarradale & Patronize benefit at Belmont
Belmont’s final midweek card of the season on Wednesday began with a benefit for Yarradale Stud and Darling View Thoroughbreds stallion Patronize. The Great Hoya (Patronize) won the Peninsula Dining Room Hcp (1200m) and third-placed Rejuva King (Patronize) book-ended...
Postponement no problem for Nero King
Nero King will be spot on for Race 7 at Belmont on Wednesday despite missing an intended start at the postponed meeting from Saturday. Still in his first racing preparation, the 3yo son of Maschino is improving all the time and is unbeaten in both starts on Soft 5...
McNeil extends on Manhattan’s Big Apple
Victoria’s 2021-22 Champion-elect Jye McNeil is flying to Queensland for a holiday on Tuesday after extending his lead on the jockeys’ table when booting home Big Apple at Caulfield on Saturday. McNeil (75 wins) holds a premiership-winning lead over Jamie Kah (57...
Bright future for Bustler
Playing God 2yo Bustler has streamed a ray of sunshine on what has been a season of mixed emotions for Kojarena-based Ruby Racing & Breeding. Bustler (Photo: Western Racepix) made a successful race debut in last Wednesday’s TABtouch Plate (1000m) at Belmont for...
Gingerbread Man sparks a six-pack at Belmont
Gingerbread Man has sparked a host of Belmont winners in the last week for Yarradale Stud stallions – both past and present. Valency was the first of a half-dozen to salute the judge after railing up in the Free Entry To Belmont Park Hcp (1000m) last Wednesday. ...
