TBWA News
Another Star rising for Maschino
Maschino mare Elvira Star arrived under the radar a week before Christmas with a first-up victory in the Cuprum Distillery Maiden (1000m) at Bunbury. She saluted in the south-west wedged between Maschino’s hat-trick hero Smooth Chino (LR Black Heart Bart Stakes) and...
TBWA 2025 Staff Award Winners
The list of nominations for this year’s TBWA Staff Awards reflected the incredible contributions of our members whose dedication, skill and passion drive the WA industry forward. The four winners at last Saturday's TBWA Awards at Ascot are eligible for nomination in...
TBWA 2025 Awards Day at Ascot
TBWA members enjoyed a fantastic day of racing and celebrating the best of our industry on Platinum Day at Ascot last Saturday. Apart from a three-way tie on the Stallion Leaderboard competition following Race 10, the highlights were five Breeding Awards and four...
Green shoots set to bloom for Boy Crush
Greenfields Lodge owner Tony Patrizi bred Jaz Session to win the Epona Classic (1200m) at Ascot on Saturday and his homebred 2yo colt Boy Crush looked another likely type at the Belmont trials on Monday. Boy Crush flew the gates in a 400m juvenile hit-out under Chris...
My Harv – TBWA Winner of the Week
My Harv had won first-up in her previous prep at Pinjarra in May but the Rommel mare was overlooked when resuming in the Swan Draught Hcp (1500m) at Ascot last Wednesday. Punters paid the penalty when My Harv lobbed at $20 under a perfect ride by Jordie Turner. Last...
He’s a Star – He’s a Machino
Alwyn Park resident Maschino has ticked every box in 2025 with Platinum Horse of the Year Jokers Grin and WA 3YO of the Year Machine Gun Gracie and for good measure he won the TBA Stallion Leaderboard competition at Ascot on Saturday. Maschino sired He's A Machino to...
Paladin kick-starts Platinum double by A Lot
Our Paladin Al claimed the first-leg of a running double for Westbury Park sire A Lot (USA) on Saturday and trainer Russell Stewart believes he will be back at Ascot for black-type races in twelve months. A homebred for Queenslea Park’s Morton family, Our Paladin Al...
Major boilover in Platinum Sires Stakes
Great Southern galloper Major Flirt appreciated the drop back from Listed company to cause a $53 boilover in the Murray Veterinary Services Westspeed Platinum Sires Stakes (1200m) on Saturday. Major Flirt tailed the field before apprentice Zephen Johnston-Porter sent...
Platinum winners Ace maidens at Ascot
The Trevor Andrews-trained Western Ace made an immediate impact on Saturday with a hard-fought victory in the Virbac Westspeed Platinum Maiden (1400m). Western Ace (3g I'm All The Talk - Consortium by Written Tycoon) went out a short-priced favourite with Willie Pike...
Brilliant Bunbury result for Winning Rupert
Ripper Rupert was a given a perfect rails-hugging ride by Chris Parnham to give trainer Luke Fernie a well-deserved victory in the Swan Draught Hcp (1100m) at Bunbury on Thursday. Fernie stands his sire Winning Rupert (Written Tycoon) at Geisel Park and prepares the...
Playhouse Patron firms for Perth Cup
Playhouse Patron left no room for excuses from the beaten division when he worked overtime in running to claim a second black-type victory in the LR ATA Stakes (2200m) on Wednesday. The hard-knocking 6yo gelding went into the Ascot feature race as a $31 longshot after...
Gingerbread Man Perfect in Hong Kong
Yarradale graduates Blood Saint and Cantilever doubled up at Geraldton’s postponed meeting on Monday and Yarradale resident Gingerbread Man made it a winning treble when his promising expat Perfectday scored a last-to-first victory at Happy Valley on Wednesday. Blood...
