TBWA News
Melbourne Warrior on the double for Mungrup
Mungrup Pastoral completed an interstate double this week when Warrior Smile won the MRC Foundation Gala Hcp (1300m) at Sandown on Wednesday. The Lindsay Park-trained colt followed consistent mare Discreet Lady (Oratorio) who won at Tuncurry on Monday. She is a...
Niccimota – TBWA Winner of the Week
Last Thursday’s Pinjarra meeting unearthed several smart 3yo maiden winners starting with Niccimota who opened the card with a front-running victory down the straight in the TABtouch Maiden (1000m). The Nicconi filly sat outside Cozzies Choice (Oratorio) in the...
Sail Session set for showdown in WA Derby
Oakland Park stallion Sessions has gone on another winning streak with classic-bound Sail Session the common denominator in both benders. Sessions (Lonhro) logged a career-best weekend haul of five winners when Sail Session landed the LR John Roberts Stakes (1800m) at...
Two Fillies Stud tops WA vendors at Easter Sale
Two Fillies Stud owner Nino Tufilli led WA vendors at the Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale with a Siyouni (Fr) colt (Lot 129) that made $650,000 on Sunday. The colt was a record-priced yearling for Alma Vale Thoroughbreds (as agent) when knocked down to the Hong...
Back-to-back black-type for Watch Me Rock
Willie Pike labelled Watch Me Rock a carnival horse after he clicked into overdrive to run down stablemate Fluro Neuro in the LR Old Comrade Stakes (1600m) at Ascot. Trained by Grant and Alana Williams, Watch Me Rock continued the successful run for his Group 1...
Gun filly streets G3 WA Oaks
Machine Gun Gracie has joined a cavalcade of star fillies after putting the cleaners through a top-class classic field in Saturday’s G3 WA Oaks (2400m) at Ascot. The daughter of red-hot sire Maschino went out an odds-on favourite following a hollow victory the LR...
New Star on the horizon by Playing God
Aptly named odds-on favourite West Star completed a winning treble for Western Breeders Alliance with an exciting first-up victory in the Singapore Pools Trophy (1200m) at Ascot on Saturday. With the aid of an easterly breeze, the very promising Playing God 3yo...
Elite Beau all quality at Ascot
Elite Beau was the most expensive colt at the 2024 Perth Magic Millions and he lived up to a $375,000 price-tag with a powerful debut at Ascot on Wednesday. The Yarradale Stud-bred graduate started a $2.80 favourite in a juvenile maiden and was given every chance...
Dawson Stud Gem wins at Doomben
There are better wins in store for Dawson Stud-bred filly Pierata's Gem if her first-up victory is any guide out of yesterday’s postponed meeting at Doomben. Pierata's Gem launched an irresistible finishing burst in a capacity field for trainers Chris & Corey...
Masterly – TBWA Winner of the Week
Masterly was the master of his own fate when he took control of the Swan Draught Hcp (1400m) and defied running down at Belmont last Wednesday. Now in his second prep, the Neville Parnham-trained 3yo is making commendable headway following a breakthrough win on March...
Yarradale mare in pole position for Provincial Final
Yarradale Stud homebred Platinum Shot is in pole position for the 2025 WA Provincial Championship Series Final in May after nailing Heat 4 at Narrogin on Sunday. Platinum Shot (4m Shooting To Win - Platinum Power by Commands) raced into contention coming to the...
Supreme Miss spearheads 2yo fillies in Perth
Trainer Trevor Andrews revealed Luana Miss was still soft going into Saturday’s LR Supremacy Stakes (1000m) and that spells trouble for the beaten brigade leading into the G2 Karrakatta Plate (1200m) on April 26. Luana Miss (2f Bivouac - Little Bit Ditsy by Bel...
