TBWA News

Yorga Pride a seasoned pro from Gervase Park
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...

Vale, Bomber Bill: It’s hard to say Goodbye
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 breakthrough for Ducimus
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...

Spring kick-off for Kuroyanagi at Caulfield
Ridgeport 3yo filly Kuroyanagi returns to action this Saturday ahead of a spring campaign set to climax in the G1 Thousand Guineas (1600m) at Caulfield on November 16. She has opened a $4 favourite for the $150,000 Thoroughbred Club Of Australia Plate (1200m) and she...

Dawson-bred graduate a Brisbane Gem
Pierata's Gem brought up an interstate double for Dawson Stud this week when she won the Spring Carnival Maiden (1350m) at Doomben on Wednesday. Trained by Chris and Corey Munce, she was bred and initially sold by Graham Daws as a foal for $50,000 at the 2022 Magic...

Yarradale Stud segues from Goldfields to Ascot
Yarradale Stud can complement its winning run during the Goldfields round when racing returns to Ascot this Saturday. Resident sire Gingerbread Man has London’s Rascal making her debut in the Initial Plate (1000m) and former sire War Chant (USA) will be represented by...

Alsephina primed for time-honoured Toorak
The tyranny of distance doesn’t hold any fears for Grant and Alana Williams in their quest to win another Group 1 in Melbourne with Star Turn mare Alsephina at Caulfield this Saturday. The Karnup couple have won 16 Group 1 races and the time-honoured Toorak Hcp...

Queen Of Hawks – TBWA Winner of the Week
Bullsbrook-based John Paikos celebrated another success for one of his mares when Queen Of Hawks won the TABtouch Maiden (1110m) for Pearce Racing at Geraldton on Thursday. The Sessions filly is still a work in progress but she had a class edge on her rivals after...

Colts create Marine One Monopoly
The odds of it happening are astronomical, nevertheless, Mogumber Park reports the first 13 foals by Marine One born on the farm this spring are all colts! Do the math and the chances are 8,192 to 1. Marine One (Capitalist) won a Group 2 Rubiton Stakes (1100m) at...

Impressive Hannans win by Vast Art
Impressive Racing sprinter Vast Art won the LR Hannans Hcp (1400m) despite sitting four-wide without cover in the feature sprint of the Kalgoorlie season on Wednesday. Vast Art (Flying Artie) had disappointed as an even-money favourite in the TABtouch Stakes (1200m)...

Ruby graduate ready to Star in Kal Cup
Ruby Racing & Breeding can continue its kick-start season with 2021 graduate Starry Heights in the LR Kalgoorlie Cup (2300m) this Saturday. Starry Heights will be pursuing a Goldfields feature double after his LR Boulder Cup (2100m) victory a fortnight ago. ...

Aysar foals all quality from Geisel Park
The first foals by Aysar are turning heads at Geisel Park and stud manager Conor Dunlop reports there hasn’t been one negative response among the positive feedback from broodmare owners. “The consensus among breeders is they’re all quality and we’re over the moon with...