TBWA News
Hong Kong Dragon delivers for Safeguard
Safeguard expat Kyrus Dragon returned from a spell on Wednesday evening to score his third win in Hong Kong for expat trainer David Hall and jockey Karis Teetan at the Happy Valley midweek meeting. Stepping lively from an inside gate, he didn’t go around a runner and...
Andy Caps positive week for Alwyn Park
Alwyn Park Stud owner John Andrew has received a positive post-script to Magnificent Andy’s victory in the inaugural $1 million Golden Saddle (1200m) at Kalgoorlie on Saturday. Magnificent Andy (Photo / Western Racepix) is a homebred for David Reed and his dam...
Age Of Grace – TBWA Winner of the Week
Westspeed owner-breeder Andy Phelan has a second to none record in our staying ranks going all the way back to Perth Cup winners Ullyatt (1986) and Ros Reef (1995). More recently, he’s raced G3 Strickland Stakes (2000m) winner Naughty By Nature (Trade Fair) and LR...
Climb On Top the catalyst for Oakland Park
Oakland Park and its Lonhro stallion Sessions have combined to win five races in nine days during the last week of September and first week of October. Oakland Park owners Neville and Susan Duncan bred 6yo geldings Climb On Top (Demerit) and Exceltrain (Spirit Of...
Aptly-named So Brave at Moonee Valley
Battle-scarred gelding So Brave lived up to his name with a remarkable victory in the Piper-Heidsieck Hcp (1600m) at Moonee Valley on Friday evening. A homebred for Peters Investments, he was racing first-up for Pakenham trainer John Leek since a midfield finish in a...
Gingeriffic a go-getter from Korilya Stud
Korilya Stud’s Ellie Giles has backed Gingerbread Man from the get-go at stud and their latest winner arrived on Wednesday when Gingeriffic led home a stable quinella in the TABtouch Maiden (1113m) at Geraldton. Gingeriffic (3f Gingerbread Man - Disco Riffic by...
Geisel Park Queen set for WA Oaks
Last week’s Belmont winners Climb On Top and Toronado Rocket kept Pearce Racing at the top of the 2025-26 WA Trainers’ table with 16 wins as racing segues into the Ascot spring and summer carnivals. One of the highlights of their winning tally to date was Moonshine...
Guns Away – TBWA Winner of the Week
Guns Away is bred to be a stayer being a half-brother to Blazing Away (City Place) who won back-to-back LR Bunbury Cups (2000m) and their dam Malaika (Fighting Falcon) also excelled over ground winning a LR Pinjarra Cup (2300m). What’s more, he looked like a stayer,...
Cup winning bargains for Forest View Farm
Capable Angel notched a second provincial cup this year for Forest View Farm owners Ben and Jo Duncan as a short-priced favourite in the $30,000 Toodyay Cup (1850m) on Sunday. Capable Angel (5m Playing God - Miss Kincaple by Pentire) has been in super touch this prep...
Poletti on Point at Toodyay
Strong support pointed to grey mare Point Of Luck breaking her duck at the Toodyay Cup meeting on Sunday and she responded with a last-to-first victory in the Rohan Jewellers Hcp (1850m). Point Of Luck was the best part of a dozen lengths off the pace before making a...
Eliteone back on track with Miller
Trainer Simon Miller is looking forward to the upcoming Ascot season with his rejuvenated sprinter Eliteone. In three outings this month, the Ducimus gelding has won twice on either side of a luckless placing at Belmont and Miller is confident that consistency will be...
Heeza Phoenix – TBWA Winner of the Week
Ascot trainer Mitch Pateman labelled Heeza Phoenix a ‘serious horse’ after the 3yo colt commenced his career with an on-pace victory at Belmont on Wednesday. Heeza Phoenix firmed into a $2.90 favourite going into the Morley Growers Market Maiden (1200m) and lived up...
