TBWA News

Gingerbread Man Hits the Jackpot
Steve Wolfe’s star sprinter Red Can Man is enjoying a well-earned break ahead of the $350,000 The Bluff Knoll (1099m) in Albany on March 10. The seasoned son of Yarradale Stud sire Gingerbread Man ran a brave fifth in the G3 Damien Oliver Gold Rush (1400m) last...

Four-day turnaround flatters Allegiance
Scenic Lodge graduates Allegiance (Blackfriars) and Easy Snip (Snippetson) completed an international double for the Muchea stud with wins at Ascot and Happy Valley on Wednesday. Allegiance (Photo / Western Racepix) bolted in for Port Kennedy owner-trainer Chris...

Pearce Racing preparing for Perth Cup
Pearce Racing strengthened its hand for the G2 Perth Cup (2400m) with a quinella in the LR ATA Stakes (2200m) at Ascot on Wednesday. Stablemates Queen Alina (Mahuta) and Black Fantasy (Blackfriars) controlled the feature staying event from barrier rise until the mare...

Devine intervention at Ascot
Playing God mare Devine Belief kicked off a memorable winning treble that couldn’t be scripted any better for champion jockey Damien Oliver at Ascot on Saturday. Oliver announced retirement plans earlier this season and decided to bow out back where it all started in...

Secret Attraction – TBWA Winner of the Week
Peters Investments and trainer Donna Riordan struck for the second time in a week with a homebred 4yo mare when Secret Attraction turned the Amelia Park Hcp (1800m) into a one-act affair at Ascot on Saturday. Secret Attraction was a Northam mile maiden winner for...

Rusty Dreams locks in Starstruck Classic
It was a sight to behold at Ascot on Saturday when two world-class jockeys were locked together on the line in the LR Starstruck Classic (1600m). No, Damien Oliver wasn’t involved. The fairytale climax to his career would come later. The Starstruck was a tactical...

First metro win for Manhattan Strip
Manhattan Strip scored his first metropolitan win at Ascot on Saturday under a perfect ride by visiting jockey Craig Williams in the Bisley Workwear Hcp (1500m). Put straight into the one-out and one-back position by Williams, he levelled up to the leaders at the 200m...

Chaser responds to challenge after Hostile Talk
Yarradale Stud unveiled Hostile Talk at Ascot last Wednesday week and returned with another talented 3yo winner named Stormchaser in the opening event on Damien Oliver Gold Rush Day. Hostile Talk cruised home by three lengths on debut for Yarradale sire War Chant...

Amelia Park acquires French filly Sivka Burka
Amelia Park is prepping its biggest and most diverse draft of 20 yearlings for the 2024 Perth Magic Millions Sale. Diverse is the buzzword with colts by Awesome Rock (Lot 55) and Playing God (Lot 205) the only locally-sired lots heading up from Vasse to the Swan...

Hong Kong update for Ridgeport Farm
Ridgeport Farm sire Rommel has produced the first international pedigree update for the 2024 Perth Magic Millions Sale following the release of the catalogue earlier this week. Rommel’s Hong Kong expat Tourbillon Prince broke through at Happy Valley on Wednesday night...

Best-ever catalogue for Perth Magic Millions
Champion sire Playing God has 43 yearlings entered for arguably the classiest catalogue ever assembled in WA ahead of the 2024 Perth Magic Millions Sale. The online catalogue was released on Tuesday with an overall line-up of 352 lots to be offered across two sessions...

Born-again Black Fantasy firms for Perth Cup
Blackfriars gelding Black Fantasy has firmed into a $7 equal third-favourite for the G2 Perth Cup (2400m) following his latest black-type victory in the LR George Towton Cup (2200m) at Ascot on Saturday. He shares the third-line of markets for the New Year’s Day...