TBWA News
Profitable weekend for Ridgeport Farm
Linden's Gold put the finishing touches on a profitable weekend for Ridgeport Farm when he finished like train to win the Swan Draught Hcp (1200m) at Bunbury on Sunday. He steamed home from last on a gloomy afternoon in the south-west when every other winner raced on...
Ginger Baker adds Spice to South West Cup
Pearce Racing and Yarradale Stud enjoyed a weekend to remember when veteran Gingerbread Man gelding Ginger Baker won the LR South West Cup (2200m) at Bunbury on Sunday. It had been five years and a day since the Pearce Racing-trained mare Essential Spice launched a...
Desert Dancing – TBWA Winner of the Week
Rommel mare Desert Dancing didn’t take long to open her account in WA when racing second-up for trainer Rob Gulberti at Northam on Wednesday. Racing in the blue and green diagonal-striped silks of Ridgeport Farm owner Santo Guagliardo, she had doubled up at Murray...
Yarradale’s Double Act at Pinjarra
Gingerbread Man longshot Main Act landed the first-leg of a running double for Yarradale Stud in the Hygain Hcp (1000m) at Pinjarra on Saturday. Main Act (3g Gingerbread Man - West End Theatre by Rogano) sprinted down the crown of the straight-course while several of...
Light shines for Amelia Park
Amelia Park unveiled another very impressive graduate to open the Beaufine Stakes meeting on Saturday with the Dan Morton-trained debutant King Of Light in the TABtouch Plate (1300m). He followed Amelia Park-bred graduate Setagaya (Shooting To Win) who won her maiden...
Sessions strikes in Beaufine Stakes
Exciting 3yo Repossession completed a double for Oakland Park sire Sessions at Pinjarra on Saturday with his first black-type victory in the LR Beaufine Stakes (1000m). It also brought up a hat-trick for the Gangemi Thoroughbreds galloper this prep following wins at...
Be Responsible monsters maiden at Murray Bridge
Gentle giant Be Responsible nailed another interstate win for Rangeview Stud sire Long Leaf with a last-stride victory in the Sportsbet Maiden Plate (1200m) at Murray Bridge on Wednesday. Be Responsible (3g Long Leaf - Tarp by Bletchley Park) was racing on debut and...
Twisted Steel – TBWA Winner of the Week
Twisted Steel was the centre of strong support before facing the starter for the first time at Northam last Wednesday and he gave jockey Willie Pike and favourite punters a comfortable ride in the Prominence Maiden (1100m). Backed from $2.35 into $1.90, the Simon...
Black-type treble beckons Opportunistic
Winning connections will let the dust settle before making a decision whether to send Opportunistic for a spell or keep him in work for the LR Aquanita Stakes (2000m) at Bunbury on July 12. The Lynward Park-bred graduate had won the LR Raconteur Stakes (1400m) earlier...
Yarradale prevails thanks to Pike Playbook
Lightly-raced Silent Amarda climbed off the canvas to land the first-leg of a Yarradale Stud double at Northam on Wednesday. Silent Amarda (3g Merchant Navy - War Of Whispers by War Chant) was appearing first-up in the Pro Con Australia Maiden (1100m) since an...
Playin’it Sweet – TBWA Winner of the Week
It’s been 10 years since Rod and Tania Cosgrove purchased Sweet Ora at the 2015 Perth Magic Millions Yearling Sale and the latest dividend from that $15,000 buy arrived when Playin'it Sweet won at Pinjarra on Saturday. Playin'it Sweet went out a $1.50 public-elect for...
Playing God sister to Platoon tops Winter Sale
Playing God, Yarradale Stud and Pearce Racing topped the yearling and weanling leader-boards at the Magic Millions Perth Winter Sale on Sunday. A Playing God – Oriel (Oratorio) full-sister to Group 1 galloper Platoon was snapped up by Ben and Dan Pearce for $90,000...
