TBWA News
Winning hand for Geisel Park in New Year
Geisel Park had a hand in the first three winners at Pinjarra on New Year’s Eve and then upped the ante when Madhi Girl provided more black-type success for resident sire Winning Rupert at Ascot on New Year’s Day. Former Geisel Park sire Vert De Grece (Ire) struck...
Second holiday treble for Darling View
Darling View Thoroughbreds and its Champion WA Sire Playing God ushered in the New Year with three of the first five winners at Ascot on Perth Cup Day. Playing God longshot Later Alligator didn’t help punters recovering from a night of festivities when he routed more...
Arpione – TBWA Winner of the Week
Arpione had his fair share of ups and downs in three starts before breaking through in the Own The Dream Maiden (1675m) at Bunbury on Sunday. He came good with a vengeance after sitting three-wide with cover behind $101 longshot Madam Ouqba. That filly was a spent...
Winning Avalanche during Festive Season
Gingerbread Man has been on fire during the festive season with 4 of his 7 winners this month arriving since Xmas Day. The Yarradale Stud stallion started December with Run Pattie Run (Bunbury) and the winners kept ticking over with Perfectday (Hong Kong) and London’s...
Another Star rising for Maschino
Maschino mare Elvira Star arrived under the radar a week before Christmas with a first-up victory in the Cuprum Distillery Maiden (1000m) at Bunbury. She saluted in the south-west wedged between Maschino’s hat-trick hero Smooth Chino (LR Black Heart Bart Stakes) and...
TBWA 2025 Staff Award Winners
The list of nominations for this year’s TBWA Staff Awards reflected the incredible contributions of our members whose dedication, skill and passion drive the WA industry forward. The four winners at last Saturday's TBWA Awards at Ascot are eligible for nomination in...
TBWA 2025 Awards Day at Ascot
TBWA members enjoyed a fantastic day of racing and celebrating the best of our industry on Platinum Day at Ascot last Saturday. Apart from a three-way tie on the Stallion Leaderboard competition following Race 10, the highlights were five Breeding Awards and four...
Green shoots set to bloom for Boy Crush
Greenfields Lodge owner Tony Patrizi bred Jaz Session to win the Epona Classic (1200m) at Ascot on Saturday and his homebred 2yo colt Boy Crush looked another likely type at the Belmont trials on Monday. Boy Crush flew the gates in a 400m juvenile hit-out under Chris...
My Harv – TBWA Winner of the Week
My Harv had won first-up in her previous prep at Pinjarra in May but the Rommel mare was overlooked when resuming in the Swan Draught Hcp (1500m) at Ascot last Wednesday. Punters paid the penalty when My Harv lobbed at $20 under a perfect ride by Jordie Turner. Last...
He’s a Star – He’s a Machino
Alwyn Park resident Maschino has ticked every box in 2025 with Platinum Horse of the Year Jokers Grin and WA 3YO of the Year Machine Gun Gracie and for good measure he won the TBA Stallion Leaderboard competition at Ascot on Saturday. Maschino sired He's A Machino to...
Paladin kick-starts Platinum double by A Lot
Our Paladin Al claimed the first-leg of a running double for Westbury Park sire A Lot (USA) on Saturday and trainer Russell Stewart believes he will be back at Ascot for black-type races in twelve months. A homebred for Queenslea Park’s Morton family, Our Paladin Al...
Major boilover in Platinum Sires Stakes
Great Southern galloper Major Flirt appreciated the drop back from Listed company to cause a $53 boilover in the Murray Veterinary Services Westspeed Platinum Sires Stakes (1200m) on Saturday. Major Flirt tailed the field before apprentice Zephen Johnston-Porter sent...
