TBWA News

WA farewells Champion sire Oratorio
Five-time Champion WA stallion Oratorio has died on the eve of his penultimate crop of yearlings being offered at the Perth Magic Millions Sale. Oratorio, 21, covered his first book at Mungrup Stud in 2005 and remained at the same Narrikup property in the Great...

Black-type beckons Amelia Park’s Marri Martini
Amelia Park owner Peter Walsh has every reason to be confident leading into the Perth Magic Million next week following record-breaking returns at the Gold Coast last month. Walsh and his Amelia Park team are bringing 10 yearlings to the Swan Valley and 8 of them are...

Quality Rubick Trio at Perth Magic Millions
Rubick is sire of the moment in Victoria and the feeling is mutual with WA-based Western Breeders’ Alliance who have three yearlings by the Swettenham Stud stallion at next week’s Perth Magic Millions. The WBA trio are the only Rubick yearlings catalogued for the Swan...

Odinaka – TBWA Winner of the Week
Stable jockey Shaun McGruddy made sure bad luck didn’t strike twice at Ascot when he steered Odinaka to a two-length victory in the Amelia Park Plate (1000m) on Saturday. Odinaka was stuck in traffic on debut a fortnight ago and went to the line under a stranglehold...

Ruby’s rough diamonds at Magic Millions
Ruby Racing & Breeding has catalogued 14 yearlings for the Perth Magic Millions on February 23 & 24 and one of the standouts is the half-brother to Wednesday’s promising Warwick Farm winner Wollambi. Catalogued as Lot 104, the bay colt is a first-crop son of...

Perfect timing for Gold Front
Gold Front Thoroughbreds and its Group 1 stallion Awesome Rock received a timely update ahead of the Perth Magic Millions Yearling Sale when Perfetto opened his account in Hong Kong on Sunday. Perfetto won the On Ting Hcp (1600m) at Sha Tin like a very promising...

City Angel – Winner of the Week
A split-second decision by Paul Harvey to make a lightning move on City Angel made all the difference at Belmont on Wednesday. The lightly-raced 4yo daughter of City Place (USA) settled midfield on the fence but was eager to go faster approaching the home-turn. ...

Manhattan mare on track in Melbourne
Manhattan Rain mare Irish Mist carried colours familiar to WA punters when she took a short-cut to score at Pakenham on Thursday. The black silks with pink spots and hooped sleeves are registered to Barry and Barb Saunders who raced Voile D’Or (Dieu D'Or) to Group 1...

Reliable buys for WA at Karaka
Western Australian buyers spent over $1 million on yearlings at the Gold Coast Magic Millions last month and they also broke seven-figures when the NZB National Sale concluded on Friday. Bloodstock agent John Chalmers, who has been a regular buyer for Peters...

Perth goes Platinum for Magic Millions Sale
Booming week-to-week prizemoney augmented by the super-successful Westspeed Platinum Bonus Scheme gives WA vendors every right to be confident ahead of this year’s Perth Magic Millions Yearling Sale. This season’s inaugural $10.5 million The Pinnacles in...

Magic Millions WA Magazine online
Magic Millions WA Magazine is now available online and is exactly what you need! 112 pages of news and information previewing the Swan Valley Sale on February 23 and 24. Taking a break to read the 2023 Perth Yearling Sale Magazine is just doing your homework...

New home for King’s Troop in 2023
All The King’s Men has landed the first black-type win for his sire King’s Troop in the Listed Breeders’ Classic (1400m) at Pinjarra. Sunday’s renewal was sponsored by Greenfields Lodge and it put the focus back on King’s Troop who is looking for a new home for the...