TBWA News
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...
Crusader Railroads rivals at Belmont
Peters Investments bred a feature double over the weekend and they don’t come any easier than Cosmic Crusader’s demolition job in the $100,000 TABtouch Stakes (1650m) at Belmont on Saturday. Cosmic Crusader (5g Maurice - Cosmic Storm by Street Sense) streeted his...
Hymns hat-trick for Darling View
Karnup trainer Adam Durrant prepared four winners at Belmont on Saturday and the first three came courtesy of Darling View Thoroughbreds and its Champion Sire Playing God. Playing God fillies Playin'it Sweet and Black Ora opened proceedings and Darling View-bred...
Surf’s up for Sessions
Troy Turner had a handful of horse aboard Surfside Session approaching the home turn at Belmont on Wednesday and the lightly-raced gelding balanced up like a horse going places for trainer Colin Webster and Krisman Park owner-breeder Phil Bruce. Surfside Session...
Startling Star – TBWA Winner of the Week
Peters Investments homebred Startling Star won against the odds at Belmont on Wednesday after emerging from a pocket late in the straight for Irish apprentice Amy Jo Hayes. Stewards reported Startling Star was impeded for clear running until steadied outwards across...
