TBWA News
Winner of the Week – Bonjoy
Maschino filly Bonjoy is destined for better things after sustaining a 600m last-to-first sprint in the Glenroy Chaff Maiden (1400m) at Ascot on Thursday. Guided by Clint Johnston-Porter, Bonjoy won eased down from Juruena Gold (Star Witness) and Santa Brae (Manhattan...
Awesome Legacy from Gold Front
Legacy Of Tara kicked off a rapid-fire treble for her sire Awesome Rock in the Seppelt Wines Hcp (1400m) at Ascot on Tuesday. Awesome Rock (Fastnet Rock) stands at Gold Front Racing & Breeding so it was appropriate his opening winner is a Gold Front homebred for...
Fernie favourite under the radar for Fairetha
Trainer Luke Fernie can complete a black-type double for Geisel Park Stud when he sends out Man Crush for the LR Fairetha Stakes (1400m) at Ascot on Saturday. Man Crush is a son of Geisel Park sire Manhattan Rain and he’s down on the fourth line of markets headed by...
Winner of the Week – Secret Identity
Hidden among numerous new winners last week was a 3yo gelding named Secret Identity who is thriving in his initial campaign for trainer Adam Durrant. Secret Identity started a $1.26 favourite in the Hahn Superdry Maiden (1600m) at Northam and the only surprise out of...
Scenic Lodge stepping up with Sniparoochy
Jeremy Smith had more than one reason to celebrate during an afternoon to remember at the Asian Beau Stakes meeting on Saturday. The Scenic Lodge General Manager had a spring in his step leading Sniparoochy back to scale following a brilliant return to racing in the...
Ginger Green good as gold for Wolfe
Steve Wolfe was pleased to welcome Ginger Green back to scale at Ascot on Saturday but he was far from happy to learn his Gingerbread Man star Red Can Man would miss an important gallop at Mount Barker on Sunday. Ginger Green has overcome a hind-leg injury that...
Star mare ready to repeat in Railway
Peters Investments homebred Treasured Star has notched her second black-type victory but a first for trainer Adam Durrant in the G3 Asian Beau Stakes (1400m) at Ascot. Saturday’s win (Photo / Western Racepix) made amends for a first-up loss as a short-priced favourite...
Mack Mack back for hat-trick at Ascot
Dion Luciani has a bit of time for the progeny of Geisel Park Stud sire All American having trained his first two locally-bred winners at Ascot - Our Danni & Too Spicy. Luciani also prepares All American 3yo gelding Mack Mack and he’s back at Ascot for the Amelia...
Darling View sires on Parade at Ascot
Darling View Thoroughbreds stallions completed a 3yo double with Street Parade (Lucky Street) and Baby Paris (Playing God) on Saturday and it won’t be last time they win at Ascot this year. Street Parade (Photo / Western Racepix) was always travelling in the Amelia...
Manhattan sprinter sends rivals Packing
Newly-arrived WA stallions Manhattan Rain and Shooting To Win have been among the winners in Hong Kong this month as has Jimmy Choux (NZ) whose first locally-bred crop includes Steve Wolfe's early 2yo trial winner Why Me. Manhattan Rain is covering his first book at...
Grey day out for Gingerbread Man
Pearce Racing trained its second grey winner by Yarradale Stud sire Gingerbread Man when Charcoal Chaos was successful in the Great Western Insurance Brokers Maiden (1200m) at Geraldton last Thursday. Their first was Yarradale homebred Born Spicy in a Pinjarra Maiden...
Rulers braced for half-million heists
Scenic Lodge sire Universal Ruler reprised a Northam double a fortnight ago with a much more lucrative interstate brace on Wednesday. No Surrender won the Filkel Hcp (1400m) at Bendigo to qualify for the $500,000 Melbourne Cup Carnival Country Final (1600m) at...
