TBWA News

Playin'it Sweet has defeated Talkanco for the second time this season at black-type level in the LR WA Breeders' Classic (1200m) at Bunbury. The Adam Durrant-trained daughter of Playing God held off the 2025 Champion WA 2yo Filly to reprise the LR Burgess Queen Stakes...

Ridgeport Farm sire Rommel (Commands) crowned a season-best treble when Battle Commander led all the way for Lisa Staples in the $100,000 Ascot Mile (1600m) on Saturday. Earlier in the day, Rommel’s 3yo gelding Twisted Steel appreciated the drop back from summer...

Veteran front-runner Oxbridge carried the grandstand to win again at Albany on Thursday and trainer Stephen Sheehy claimed “you wouldn’t know he went around" on Friday. The rising 10 year-old was bred and sold by Yarradale Stud for $45,000 at the 2018 Perth Magic...

Local trainer Dan Morton has completed a winning double at Ascot this week with the Ross Price-bred stablemates Bohemian Diamond (Maschino) and Girls Day Out (Long Leaf). Bohemian Diamond (5m Maschino – Elsie’s Rhapsody by State City) claimed the first-leg after...

Peters Investments segued from a seven-figure spend at the NZB Karaka Yearling Sale earlier this week to win another city race with its Pierro-bred mare Glanced at Ascot on Wednesday. Glanced (4m Pierro - First Impressions by Rip Van Winkle) had won a Bunbury maiden...

Yarradale Stud-bred winners signed off Sunday’s Pinjarra meeting with a running double and there will be a value-added element apart from the combined prizemoney come the Perth Magic Millions Yearling Sale next month. Promising 3yo Vatican Storm (Playing God) won the...

Zac Purton was straight into the winning groove in front of a sold-out Sha Tin crowd on Sunday aboard WA-bred gelding Lucky Eight. They didn’t come to see Lucky Eight.  He was one of the opening acts for Hong Kong's star sprinter Ka Ying Rising but played his part...

Manhattan Rain sprinter Jigsaw has capped an extraordinary comeback to the big time with a dominant victory in the G1 Railway Stakes (1200m) at Ellerslie. Jigsaw became the fourth elite-level winner by Geisel Park sire Manhattan Rain after defeating fellow Aussie...

Sessions mare Jaz Session has won an all-important black-type victory in the LR Scenic Blast Stakes (1200m) on a day to remember for Oakland Park at Ascot. Jaz Session is one of the most consistent horses in training in Perth with 8 wins and 9 placings in 22 starts...

Darling View Thoroughbreds freshman Splintex sired his first winner at Ascot on Saturday when They'reallsisters turned the tables on Boy Crush (Manhattan Rain) in the $80,000 Magic Millions Plate (1200m). They'reallsisters (2f Splintex - River Hussy by Husson) had...

Ridgeport Farm resident Rommel sired his second winner this week when Morf led from barrier to box for Holly Nottle in the Cuprum Distillery Maiden (1400m) at Bunbury on Wednesday. Morf (3g Rommel - From Fromm by Big Brown) was bred by Ridgeport Farm owner Santo...