TBWA News

Forest View Farm wild about Harry
Fast Harry lived up to his name with one of the best midweek wins seen at Ascot this season in the Glenroy Chaff Maiden (1400m) on Wednesday. The lightly-raced 3yo son of Harry Angel (Ire) was giving the leaders upwards of ten lengths into the straight but gave them...

Geisel Park in focus for Winter Sale
Entries closed last Friday for the Perth Magic Millions Winter Sale and among the leading vendors is Geisel Park with a select draft of seven yearlings heading to the Swan Valley on Sunday, June 22. Yearlings by Godolphin Group 1 shuttler Blue Point (Ire) and leading...

Capitola – TBWA Winner of the Week
Capitola returned to his brilliant best when blitzing a slick juvenile field in the PKF Perth Plate (1100m) at Ascot on Saturday. The Luke Fernie-trained youngster had won the Initial Plate (1000m) on debut in October but finished among the tailenders when asked to...

Fernie cuts to the Chase in Goldfields
Stormchaser had first-up form going into his comeback at Ascot on Saturday and trainer Like Fernie was confident he could make a winning return from a serious illness in the MCA Polytrack Hcp (1200m). The Yarradale Stud-bred graduate settled second-last for Brayden...

Winning Habits reward Forest View Farm
I'm All The Talk (Stratum) departed this mortal coil three years ago and his loss continues to be felt full-bore with a final crop of premiership juveniles plus a burgeoning stayer like Filthy Habits. Trainer Brandon Fiore prepares Filthy Habits for a partnership that...

Playing God Flying for third title in WA
Premier trainers Grant and Alana Williams prepared their 100th win of the season when Willie Pike guided Playing God mare L'il Capri to victory in the Morley Growers Market Hcp (1400m) at Ascot last Wednesday. It was another notch for Playing God who had passed 500...

Age Of Grace – TBWA Winner of the Week
Age Of Grace showed she has the ability and staying power to win better races than an Anzac Day maiden at Pinjarra for owner-breeder Andy Phelan. The 3yo daughter of Champion Sire So You Think (NZ) tracked Declared Innocent (Grunt) and took over from the long-time...

Talkanco spells after Karrakatta Grand Final
Pearce Racing and managing owner-breeder Ian Riley have decided to spell their top-class filly Talkanco rather than extend an autumn campaign that climaxed with an outstanding victory in the G2 Karrakatta Plate (1200m) on Saturday. Talkanco was well-placed in the...

Gear change fitting for Gift Of The Heart
Gift Of The Heart has grown a leg due in no small part to a gear change that helped him complete a hat-trick for trainer Roy Rogers and apprentice Amy Jo Hayes in the TABtouch Hcp (1500m) at Albany on Sunday. The grey gelding had been off the scene for six months...

Jokers Grin a win-win for Maschino
Maschino monopolized Perth’s classics with Machine Gun Gracie this month and he added a multi-million slot race for good measure with Jokers Grin on Saturday. Alwyn Park’s sire of the moment was mid-table on the WA Top 10 at the start of April but since then his...

The gift that keeps giving for Geisel Park
Geisel Park began a Group 1 winning week with its homebred sprinter Dug Another Hole in the Morley Growers Market Hcp (1500m) at Ascot on Good Friday. Dug Another Hole is still in his first racing prep for Neville Parnham and has faced the starter every month since...

Erkelens lays groundwork with Uukhai
Justine Erkelens might be basking in the reflected glory of her classic filly Machine Gun Gracie but she's still grounded preparing midweek winners like Uukhai who is on a hat-trick this month. Uukhai (4g Snippetson - War Blossom by War Chant) won a Pinjarra 3yo...