TBWA News

Money talks and punters heard that loud and clear at Ascot last Saturday when Capitola firmed from $8 into $5 before a comprehensive victory on debut in the Initial Plate (1000m) Capitola (2g Capitalist - Rio Del Mar by Magnus) is trained by Luke Fernie and was too...

Premier owner-breeders Peters Investments are triple-handed in the Peters Investments Hcp (1600m) at Ascot this Saturday and the numbers could stack up with all three at single figures in the first Fixed Odds market released by TABtouch. The Michael Grantham-trained...

Playing God took the lead for his third WA Sires’ premiership when Almighty Class won the Schweppes Hcp (1000m) at Ascot on Saturday. The Darling View Thoroughbreds champion had inched closer earlier on opening day with Rope Them In and West Star both going down by...

Darling View Thoroughbreds has announced it will not be selling yearlings under the Western Breeders’ Alliance banner as from 2025. Western Breeders’ Alliance offered its first yearlings at the 2015 Perth Magic Millions and that consignment included RL Magic Millions...

Charino scored a $41 upset in the Max Simmonds Stakes (1000m) at Ascot on Saturday but it wasn’t a fluke according to Pinjarra conditioner Brett Pope. The 3yo son of Maschino was facing a classy field after a debut second to Desert Whisper (Rommel) on home turf in...

Ain't No Other Man was given the run of the race on opening day at Ascot and that made all the difference when apprentice Brayden Gaerth slipped him some leather in the Westspeed Platinum Hcp (1100m). The Gingerbread Man gelding also appreciated a drop in class...

Ridgeport filly Kuroyanagi has bounced back with a return-to-form victory in the $150,000 Thoroughbred Club Of Australia Plate (1200m) at Caulfield. Kuroyanagi (pictured) was placed in the G1 Blue Diamond Stakes over the same course and distance in February but was a...

Melbourne trainer Troy Corstens bred WA-conceived galloper Awesome Lineup to win at Cranbourne on Friday night and he's already plotting Perth campaigns with stable stars The Astrologist (Zoustar) and Baraqiel (Snitzel). Corstens prepared Awesome Lineup (pictured) to...

Gervase Park owners Chris and Andrea Gales celebrated on both counts as a vendor and buyer on Wednesday. Their Perth Magic Millions graduate Yorga Pride was a dominant debut winner at Bunbury and they bought a bargain with a $12,000 bid for Divine Flirt at the Inglis...

Camera Action is on a hat-trick for Wally Daly at Belmont next Wednesday but her recent rise up the ranks has been tempered by some sad news for the Group 1 breeder out of Victoria. Morningside Farm reported Daly’s Group 1 Karrakatta Plate (1200m) winner Bomber Bill...

Boussac put the writing on the wall when runner-up twice at Northam last month before breaking through as $2.40 favourite in the Careers @ WA Racing Maiden (1400m) at Bunbury on Wednesday. The big, strong son of Ridgeport stallion Ducimus settled in the running line...