TBWA News
Admiration Express sold to Greenfields Lodge
Greenfields Lodge owner Tony Patrizi has purchased Group winning mare Admiration Express for $280,000 out of the Magic Millions Digital (April) Sale. Admiration Express (6m My Admiration - Comme Ci by Verglas) was offered as a breeding prospect by her owner-trainer...
Consignment connection a winner for Parnham
A day after announcing French-bred Group 1 winner Royal Patronage would be joining Champion Sire Playing God on its roster, Darling View Thoroughbreds-bred graduate Consignment won the Reliable Asset Maintenance Maiden (1200m) at Ascot. Consignment (2c Playing God -...
Royal Patronage (Fr) to stand at Darling View
Darling View Thoroughbreds has set the bar high signing Group 1 winning sprinter Royal Patronage (Wootton Bassett) to stand alongside Champion WA Sire Playing God this year. All purpose and widely travelled, Royal Patronage (Fr) was straight into stride during a very...
Perfect Sister – TBWA Winner of the Week
Perfect Sister made the perfect start to her new career with Tom Wolfe winning the TABtouch Hcp (1100m) in Albany on Thursday. Resuming from a spell and a change of scenery from Perth to the Great Southern, the Gingerbread Man filly recaptured the form that was...
Dreams fulfilled on rich raceday at Ascot
Visiting owner-trainer Cindy Alderson continued a dream ride with Jigsaw (Manhattan Rain) when the born-again sprinter led at every call in the $5 million BYD Quokka (1200m) on Saturday. Ascot's large crowd also witnessed Afireofgidgeecoals (Too Darn Hot) announce...
Super Smink for sale at Magic Millions
Champion WA 2YO Super Smink (Super One) has been entered for the Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale at the Gold Coast next month. A last start winner of the G3 Irwin Stakes (1200m) in Adelaide, the Dan Morton-trained mare will be sold through the Vinery Stud...
Geisel Park sells Myalup Farm
Geisel Park Stud has announced its intention to sell Myalup Farm, one of Western Australia’s most historic pastoral properties. Established in 1846 by Sir William Bunbury, the 100-hectare (248-acre) property near Bunbury represents one of the longest continuously...
Kanas Mtoto – TBWA Winner of the Week
Kanas Mtoto looked a likely type winning Belmont and Ascot 2yo barrier trials in May 2025 but it took two stable changes and almost twelve months before he surfaced for an encouraging victory at Pinjarra on Wednesday. Facing the starter for just the third time in the...
Life’s a beach for Jedibeel and Bondi
Sydney trainer Brad Widdup reports Jedibeel is just loving life on the beach in Perth as he prepares for The Quokka (1200m) at Ascot this Saturday. Jedibeel (Dundeel) is coming off a slashing second in the G1 The Galaxy (1100m) at Rosehill after flying home to be...
Winning Lineup for Awesome Rock
Awesome Rock gelding Outspoken Lad bagged a third country cup this season after defeating his Pearce Racing stablemate Decoration in the $70,000 Narrogin Cup (1900m) on Saturday. It was also the second-leg of an international double for Awesome Rock after the Gold...
Legends land G2 WATC Derby
Sentimental Legend scored one of the more decisive G2 WATC Derby (2400m) victories in recent years when he dispatched Saturday’s classic field with ease at Ascot. Sentimental Legend tracked WA Oaks (Gr 3, 2400m) winner Wonderfully Made (Playing God) and put her away...
Super Smink surge wins G3 Irwin Stakes
Perth sprinter Super Smink was out wide and out the back before producing a dazzling last-to-first surge in the G3 R N Irwin Stakes (1100m) in Adelaide on Saturday. The Dan Morton-trained mare (pictured) was winning first-up in Adelaide and will now be set for the G1...
