TBWA News

Shooting To Win to stand at Yarradale Stud

Shooting To Win to stand at Yarradale Stud

Yarradale Stud has purchased Group 1 racehorse and sire Shooting To Win to cover his first book at its Gidgegannup property this season. Yarradale owner Lyn Sayers and stud manager Davy Hanratty clinched the deal this week with Oakland Park owner Neville Duncan. ...

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TBWA 2024-25 Breeding Awards

TBWA 2024-25 Breeding Awards

Thoroughbred Breeders’ WA is proud to announce the recipients of its 2024-25 breeding awards and each one is a reflection of the dedication, talent, and passion that continues to define our industry. There are three categories and the winners will be presented at the...

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Asphalt – TBWA Winner of the Week

Asphalt – TBWA Winner of the Week

Maschino (Encosta de Lago) made immense inroads this season to finish second on the WA Sires’ premiership table thanks to dual classic-winner Machine Gun Gracie and a $5 million Kia Quokka jackpot with Jokers Grin. But it wasn’t only the headline horses that made a...

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Triple treat by War Chant Maidens

Triple treat by War Chant Maidens

For the first time since 2012, there won't be any War Chant (USA) foals at Yarradale Stud this year but there’s still numerous new winners springing up for him now and into the new season. The War Chants to salute this month include his maiden winners Triple The Chant...

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Amelia Park families set for Aus-Ire G1 double

Amelia Park families set for Aus-Ire G1 double

Amelia Park started this season’s Saturday calendar with Toropa (Toronado) winning at Belmont on August 3 and the Vasse nursery finished it with King Of Light (Earthlight) keeping his unbeaten record intact at Belmont yesterday. Trainer Dan Morton is also surveying...

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Awesome Pilbara hat-trick for Team Cochie

Awesome Pilbara hat-trick for Team Cochie

Awesome Rock gelding Zadar Rock completed a winning hat-trick in the Pilbara on Saturday with another convincing victory in the $50,000 Roebourne Cup (2200m) for managing part-owner and trainer Dean Cocivera. It was the second country cup in as many days for the Gold...

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Swift winning Streak for Yarradale

Swift winning Streak for Yarradale

Yarradale Stud signed off Saturday’s Bunbury meeting with winning graduate Little Silver (Exosphere) and the Gidgegannup nursery hit the ground running with an early interstate treble on Wednesday. In little more than an hour, its Pinjarra winners Swift Streaker...

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Riva Aquarama – TBWA Winner of the Week

Riva Aquarama – TBWA Winner of the Week

Ascot trainer Dan Morton unveiled another talented 2yo when Lynward Park’s homebred filly Riva Aquarama won on debut at Northam on Wednesday. Riva Aquarama is the sixth individual 2yo winner for the Morton stable this season and she has the scope to make the grade...

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Sanna Jackson on Fast Track at Darling View

Sanna Jackson on Fast Track at Darling View

Darling View Thoroughbreds team member Sanna Jackson was among 13 trainees who graduated from the 2024 TBA Fast Track Program at Scone Race Club last month. Thoroughbred Breeders Australia launched the Program in 2018 to provide an accelerated introduction and...

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Faithfull old firm strikes with Silver

Faithfull old firm strikes with Silver

Natasha Faithfull signed off Bolton Stakes Day at Bunbury with a perfectly executed ride aboard Little Silver for her old boss Steve Wolfe. Faithfull is in career-best form and she scouted wide for better going to win the Become A Member Hcp (1400m) on Saturday by...

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Golden complement from Ridgeport Farm

Golden complement from Ridgeport Farm

Linden's Gold is back in winning form for trainer Takahide Ikenushi and his partner Paige Kenney after completing a running double at Bunbury on Saturday. The Ridgeport Farm-bred sprinter won again at the south-west track in the Nixon Electrical Hcp (1400m) and stable...

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Pocket-rocket prevails for Amelia Park

Pocket-rocket prevails for Amelia Park

Winning Rupert 2yo filly Paint It Red was run down on debut last week but was good enough to return off a seven-day break to win the Corporate Membership Plate (1000m) at Bunbury on Saturday. Paint It Red tracked Slip The Jab (Written Tycoon) in running before Tash...

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