TBWA News
Paddy’s Lad – TBWA Winner of the Week
Western Breeders Alliance partners Phil Ibbotson and Brent Atwell were both pleased to see promising youngster Paddy’s Lad win Saturday’s 2yo nursery at Belmont. Racing first time out over 1200m for trainer Dan Morton, the Playing God gelding looked composed in the...
Nicconi colt tops Yarradale Winter Yearlings
Owner-trainer Justin Warwick paid $60,000 for a yearling colt by Nicconi to top the Yarradale Stud consignment to the Magic Millions Winter Sale on Sunday. The August-foaled chestnut (pictured) is from Sandown Lakeside winner Sentfromthestars (Northern Meteor). ...
Watch Me Dance sets new record in WA
Watch Me Dance (I’m All The Talk) set a record price of $600,000 for a thoroughbred sold at public auction in Western Australia at the Magic Millions Winter Sale on Sunday. She is set to race with Victorian trainer Lloyd Kennewell next season after being sold by...
Southern springboard for Manhattan Rain
Flemington trainer Steven King believes Southern Front’s victory at Pakenham earlier this week can be the springboard for a rise through the ranks this campaign. The promising 3yo gelding by Manhattan Rain won an Echuca maiden on New Year’s Eve and signalled better...
Swan Valley Winter War Chest
Owners, trainers and breeders have numerous options at the Magic Millions Winter Sale this Sunday if they want to buy into War Chant (USA). Yarradale Stud’s Unreserved Reduction at the Swan Valley Sale includes foals, yearlings and mares by War Chant plus mares in...
Unreserved Yarradale Reduction at Winter Sale
Late supplementary entries have increased the catalogue for Sunday's Magic Millions Perth Winter Sale to 153 lots as of Wednesday evening. The absolute deadline for supplementary lots is 10am (WA time) on Thursday for the Swan Valley Sale. The catalogue includes an...
Beauty Joy leads WA connection in HK
Westspeed breeders had links with five winners in Hong Kong on Sunday starting with Turf Brilliant in the opening race at Sha Tin. Turf Brilliant is a son of new Geisel Park sire Manhattan Rain and he returned to form with a narrow victory in the Ruby Hcp (2000m) for...
Admirable duo dig deep at Belmont
My Admiration sired a running double with Sluice Box and Flicka's Chance at Belmont on Saturday and besides city-winning ability, their other trait in common is a tremendous will to win. Following the victory by Sluice Box (Photo: Western Racepix) in the Free Entry To...
Sniparoochy spiralling for Scenic Lodge
Sniparoochy is back in the sort of form that saw her start a short-priced favourite in last year’s RL Magic Millions 2YO Classic. The Snippetson filly was steered to a third win in her last five starts by Holly Watson in the Amelia Park (1200m) at Belmont on Saturday...
Group 1 target for Triple Missile
Lindsey Smith’s extraordinary winning run in Victoria continued on Saturday thanks to a brave win by Tuvalu in the David Bourke Hcp (1630m) at Flemington. Tuvalu (Kermadec) and French-bred grey gelding Visinari (Dark Angel) staged a stirring two-horse war down the...
Memorable season for Mt Hallowell
Mt Hallowell Stud notched another win in a season to remember when Astrape was too good for her rivals in the Crown Perth Maiden (1000m) at Belmont on Wednesday. The Snitzel 3yo filly jumped on terms but dropped back midfield for Brad Rawiller before sprinting home to...
Playing God on the double at Belmont
Capel trainer Bruce Watkins is looking forward to next season with his budding stayer Acting God following a last-start win in the Amelia Park Hcp (2100m) at Belmont. Acting God (Photo: Western Racepix) was coming off a seven-day break when stepping up from 1600m to...
