TBWA News
Team Hawkes link with WA at Easter Sale
Sydney’s record-breaking Inglis Easter Yearling Sale this week saw turnover reach a staggering $152 million but there was still value for buyers mining the middle market at Riverside Stables. Hawkes Racing spent $8.6 million on 10 yearlings topped by the Snitzel filly...
Breeders Access Concessional Govt Loans
Australian breeders will soon be able to access concessional government loans after a sustained lobbying effort by Thoroughbred Breeders Australia. The loans will be available through the Regional Investment Corporation (RIC), a federally backed body that provides...
General Grant salutes for All American
General Grant has always shown staying promise and that potential is surfacing for his trainer Stephen Miller. The lightly-raced son of All American resumed from a spell in February and gradually stepped up to a suitable distance in the Amelia Park Lodge Hcp (1800m)...
Fighting Stakes winner for Playing God
Playing God sired his third new Stakes winner in a fortnight when Bruce Almighty snatched victory from the jaws of defeat in the LR Old Comrade Stakes (1600m) at Ascot. Bruce Almighty sat on the pace off a moderate tempo and was sooled to the front at the top of the...
Amelia gem wins G2 Karrakatta Plate
The dust has only just settled on Amelia's Jewel's awesome victory in Saturday’s G2 Karrakatta Plate (1200m) and Amelia Park owner Peter Walsh is already keyed up for another significant milestone in Sydney on Tuesday. Walsh has catalogued a So You Think – Bound Copy...
Rock and Rommel Riding high in WA
Gold Front stallion Awesome Rock is setting a cracking pace for the WA second-season premiership but Rommel refuses to let him establish too big a break at the top of the table. With one-third of 2021-22 remaining, Awesome Rock has sired 12 individual winners for...
Snipillicious set for Westspeed Platinum Final
Snipillicious has returned from an injury-enforced spell to qualify for the $100,000 Westspeed Platinum Autumn Final (1200m) at Ascot on April 23. The Snippetson sprinter sat in the box-seat behind Sioux City in a Heat of the Autumn Series last Saturday and was...
Playing God maintains winning Mojo in March
Mojo Rhythm capped another successful month for Playing God when he swept home to win the GWN 7 Maiden (1300m) at Pinjarra on Wednesday. The Kieran McDonagh-trained 3yo gelding was spotting the speed a half-dozen lengths on the corner before balancing up for Joe...
Geisel Park going from Kal to Karrakatta Plate
In the space of a week, Geisel Park stallions All American and Vert De Grece (Ire) can span the gamut between a $17,000 maiden at Kalgoorlie and a $500,000 Group 2 at Ascot. All American kicked off the Goldfields season with Total Lockdown in the Regal Engineering...
Morton on the money with Buzzoom
Burgess Queen Stakes winner Buzzoom has returned to racing as good as ever in the Crown Perth Hcp (1200m) at Ascot. The Safeguard filly relaxed behind a soft lead set by Charleton Eddie before letting down with a quick final 600m sectional (33.85s) on Saturday. She...
WA Oaks no fluke for Lady Chant
Lady Chant broke her maiden in the G3 WA Oaks (2400m) at Ascot on Saturday but the classic win was no fluke according to trainer Brock Lewthwaite. The daughter of Yarradale Stud champion War Chant (USA) had been placed in three of her four starts and stepping up in...
Alaskan God firms for WATC Derby
Promising stayer Alaskan God has completed an Ascot hat-trick in the LR Melvista Stakes (2200m) to ensure he will go out a firm favourite for next month’s WA Derby. The Dan Morton-trained son of Playing God had won a Pinjarra maiden in February prior to a three-timer...
