TBWA News
Nonesospicy an ultra professional
Nonesospicy had to pass a vet inspection behind the barriers before completing a winning hat-trick in the Racing Towards Better Plate (1000m) at Ascot on Saturday. The Gingerbread Man filly sat at the girth of front-runner Nicely Played (Nicconi) and let down in the...
Playing God treble on Northerly Stakes Day
Ridgeport graduate All Play signed off a winning treble for Champion WA Sire Playing God at the Group 1 Northerly Stakes meeting on Saturday. He was bolting for Shaun O'Donnell on the corner and, once in the clear, levelled up to fellow Ridgeport graduate Sunlit...
Old Firm wins with King of the Castle
Breeding a winner is as safe as houses when Champion Sire Safeguard covers super mare Clarecastle (Tribu) at Mogumber Park. Clarecastle foaled outstanding filly Specialism out of Safeguard’s initial book at Bullsbrook in 2015 and she was instrumental when he claimed...
Clare Downs filly flying with Portelli
I’m All The Talk took an early lead in this season’s WA 2YO Sires’ premiership when his final-crop filly Talkanco came from the clouds to claim a first-up victory in the Magic Millions Plate (1000m) at Ascot last month. He unearthed another promising debutante in...
Vinnie filly a natural for Ridgeport
Ridgeport filly Invincible Lover passed an important marker in her initial prep when working for the first time on the grass at Cranbourne on Monday. Invincible Lover was a record-breaking $400,000 buy for Ridgeport owner Santo Guagliardo at the Adelaide Magic...
Daytona Pete – TBWA Winner of the Week
Daytona Pete was the top-priced colt at the 2023 Perth Magic Millions and he paid the first instalment of a $280,000 price-tag at Pinjarra on Sunday. The Steve Wolfe-trained 3yo was facing the starter for just the third time down the straight in the Country Comfort...
Royal Toronado gears up for Perth Cup
Amelia Park added another string to its bow for the G2 Perth Cup (2400m) when Royal Toronado won again over 1800m at Ascot on Saturday. It could have been a November hat-trick but for a last-start loss seven days earlier when runner-up to Candlelight Supper (Vert De...
Super Classic winner from Yarradale Stud
Yarradale Stud-bred graduate Cashel Palace has sprouted wings to open her black-type account in the LR Sir Ernest Lee-Steere Classic (1400m) at Ascot. The Dan Morton-trained 3yo filly was spotting recent LR Burgess Queen Stakes (1400m) winner London's Image...
New Sensation lands plunge at Ascot
Rocking Society is ticking every box as he continues to develop into a stayer the equal of his of his older brother Red Sun Sensation. Saturday’s opening winner at Ascot is trained by Jason Miller for a syndicate managed by his wife Sarah and there was a lot to like...
Geisel Park farewells All American
Group 1 racehorse and sire All American has died following a cardiac arrest at Geisel Park Stud. All American (Red Ransom) was the first stallion to stand commercially at Geisel Park when he covered over 100 mares in 2016 after beginning his stud career at Arrowfield...
Sunlit Fresco flying for Summer Scorcher
Gelorup trainer Tim Crosby believes his fleet-footed mare Sunlit Fresco can bridge the gap between a Bunbury Class 1 and a black-type feature race at Ascot on New Year’s Day. Sunlit Fresco is a Ridgeport Holdings graduate and she blitzed a field of restricted...
Frappuccino – TBWA Winner of the Week
Frappuccino took nine starts to win a race but Lou Luciani wasn’t in the least bit fazed ahead of his first victory at the Belmont midweeks in the Glenroy Chaff Maiden (1300m). Luciani also bred and trains his older full-brother Marocchino who greeted the judge just...
