TBWA News
Black Ora – TBWA Winner of the Week
Trainer Adam Durrant lost a filly of immense potential when Assetro fell in a tragic end to the 2019 WA Oaks (2400m) at Ascot. Assetro (Blackfriars) started a $3.90 favourite for the WA Oaks following a black-type placing in the LR Natasha Stakes (2200m). She had...
Playing God colt comes of age at Ascot
September Born came of age when he became the 21st black-type winner by Playing God in the LR Fairetha Stakes (1400m) at Ascot on Saturday. He went to top of the class and laid down the gauntlet to his 3yo rivals with a brilliant victory over Exceed The Planet...
Talking horse targets Crystal Slipper Stakes
A combined $100,000 outlaid on two mares at the 2018 and 2019 Magic Millions National Sale was money well-spent by WA breeder Ian Riley. Buying under the Woodbridge Thoroughbreds banner, Riley paid $47,500 for Hussy Five Oh (Husson) on the Gold Coast in 2018 when she...
Dawson Stud Runner wins Inglis Bracelet
Graham Daws knows what it’s like to breed a spring feature winner in Melbourne and he was back for more with Running By in the $350,000 VRC Inglis Bracelet (1600m) at Flemington on Thursday. Running By was bred by the Dawson Stud owner using Group 1 Stradbroke Hcp...
Magic win for Manhattan Hurricane
Trainer Liam Howley told the owners of New York Hurricane he would win a Kyneton Cup one day and that day arrived in the 2024 Kyneton Cup (2006m). Howley is based at Kyneton and winning his home-town Cup with the son of Geisel Park sire Manhattan Rain was a magic...
Cashel made to measure in Champion Fillies
Yarradale Stud’s winning run refuses to slow down with 3yo fillies Cashel Palace and Nonesospicy completing a second city double in a week at Ascot. Their Melbourne Cup Day victories followed on from War Matters (War Chant) and Magic Millions graduate Wubin Gold...
Buckets back for Luckygray Stakes
Peter Walsh and his team at Amelia Park have experienced some mixed emotions in the last week or two leading up to The Pinnacles at Ascot. Buckets Ridge (Pride Of Dubai) won the LR Northam Cup (2000m) and Royal Toronado (Toronado) notched a Saturday first at Ascot,...
Black-type Image massive on Cup Day
Peters Investments-bred 3yo filly London's Image has landed a black-type first for trainer Ryan Hill and his partner Victoria Corver in the LR Burgess Queen Stakes (1400m) at Ascot. It was hardly a first for Bob and Sandra Peters who bred London's Image and sold her...
Repossession ready for Placid Ark Stakes
Oakland Park resident Sessions is off to a successful start in November and he can sire another winner with Audio Boy in the And That's A Wrap Hcp (1200m) at Northam on Thursday. It’s the final race of the Northam season and Sessions also has Quick as Silver and No...
Southern Scandal – TBWA Winner of the Week
Raw Pearce Racing 3yo Southern Scandal gave his connections some anxious moments before ultimately justifying a $1.70 return when appearing first-up in the Debortoli Winemakers Hcp (1000m) at Northam on Thursday. The chestnut son of I’m All The Talk settled one-out...
War Matters an Impressive winner at Ascot
Darren McAuliffe’s decision to sidestep a Northam maiden with War Matters last week and head straight to Ascot paid off in the Westspeed Platinum Hcp (1600m) on Saturday. War Matters was getting out to a mile for the first time and McAuliffe predicted he will keep...
Winners are Grinners for Maschino
Jokers Grin stormed home in the Selangor Trophy (1000m) at Ascot on Saturday in what was a sign of things to come for trainer Bernie Miller and stable jockey Pat Carberry. The lightly-raced 4yo son of Alwyn Park stallion Maschino was rated a star of the future after...
