TBWA News

Yarradale Hits the Jackpot in Albany
Hit The Jackpot has hit his straps with two wins from two starts this prep for trainer Ryan Hill and owner-breeders Mick Wilson and Vern Brockman. The Gingerbread Man sprinter was given time to mature and that’s starting to pay dividends with a running double in...

Sail Session – TBWA Winner of the Week
Tearaway leader Horus (Demerit) turned the MCA Maiden (1800m) into a survival test at Ascot last Wednesday and Sail Session (Sessions) passed with flying colours for Oakland Park owner-breeders Neville and Susan Duncan. Sail Session went out a $2.50 favourite and was...

Rommel 3yo winners flying at Ascot
Rommel is flying with four winners in consecutive meetings at Ascot and that’s good news for vendors who have entered 15 of his yearlings for the 2025 Perth Magic Millions Sale. The Ridgeport Farm resident is represented by a fleet-footed 3yo division this season. ...

More black-type for Man Crush & Misty Valley
Leading Western Australian breeder Tony Patrizi struck for the fourth time in three weeks at Ascot when Man Crush claimed the LR Miss Andretti Stakes (1100m) on Saturday. Man Crush (Manhattan Rain) was coming off a midfield finish in the G1 Winterbottom Stakes (1200m)...

Darling View debutante set for MM Classic
Darling View Thoroughbreds-bred graduate Luana Miss raced her way into calculations for next month’s RL Magic Millions WA 2YO Classic (1200m) with an outstanding debut at Ascot on Saturday. Luana Miss (2f Bivouac - Little Bit Ditsy by Bel Esprit) was backed into...

Fernie raises capital for Gold Coast Capitalist
Ascot trainer Luke Fernie is rising force in the west with strong stable support from clients who backed him to spend $925,000 at the Gold Coast Magic Millions Sale this week. Fernie paid $625,000 for the Siyouni (Fr) full-brother to Amelia’s Jewel (Lot 234) on...

Brother to Amelia’s Jewel to race in Perth
Amelia Park completed a successful sale at the Gold Coast Magic Millions this week with the brother to Amelia’s Jewel (Lot 234) selling for $625,000 on Tuesday and the Russian Revolution filly from its star mare Lady Cosmology (Lot 580) making $230,000 on Thursday....

Winning Whisper raises the roof at Ascot
Rommel 3yo filly Desert Whisper gave her rivals a galloping lesson with a free-wheeling victory in the Studco Hcp (1000m) at Ascot on Wednesday. It was the first leg of a double for Rommel and she could have scored by more than the official four-length plus margin...

Playing Rio bumper-to-bumper in Albany
Gray Williamson couldn’t have scripted a better New Year leading into the Perth Magic Millions Yearling Sale next month. He has entered 16 yearlings under the Mungrup Pty Ltd banner and the cream of the consignment rises to the top with four colts by Playing God. ...

Do I Feel Lucky – TBWA Winner of the Week
Mogumber Park-bred graduate Do I Feel Lucky turned the tables on his close relation Castle Road with an exceptional victory in the $80,000 Magic Millions Plate (1100m) at Ascot on Saturday. Do I Feel Lucky became the first winner for G2 Schillaci Stakes (1000m) winner...

Rails run rewards Rocket Juice
Lynward Park resident Bondi (Snitzel) sired his fourth winner in three weeks at Ascot on Saturday when Rocket Juice took advantage of a rails run to score first-up in the Westspeed Platinum Hcp (1200m). Rocket Juice (4g Bondi - Juice by Bertolini) relaxed in running...

All Play a sharp winner by Playing God
Playing God didn’t break stride into the New Year with winners at Ascot (All Play) on Wednesday and Pinjarra (Precious God) on Thursday. The Darling View champion had sired the winners of 14 races in December headed by smart mare Rissoles in the $125,000 Epona Classic...