Coming off a lacklustre performance at Sale at his previous start at Sale, we made the trek out to Pakenham on Thursday night with more questions than answers about the horse, but the answers came to us very quickly after race 7 – he’s back. He jumped with them and was steered into an excellent...
On Thursday night at Pakenham Simon wheeled out his latest prized import from the UK, Maktoob, who kicked off his Australian campaign with a bang. A maiden winner over 1900m in the UK, the horse was identified and snapped up by astute bloodstock agent Cameron Cooke late last year. With Blaike McDougall engaged to ride,...
He was one of the best maidens in Victoria but last night Distorted Mission swiftly put an end to that by taking out the $75,000 Sportsbet Future Stars maiden repecharge. With an excited group of owners on track, hearts were in mouths early as he missed the start. Blaike didn’t panic however, easing the horse...
On Sunday at Geelong in the 2400m BM58 promising stayer Winds of March franked his good for from his maiden victory to post back to back wins. The Tarzino 4yo made light work of his opposition when Daniel Stackhouse was once again able to put this horse in a great position in the run before...
Training a horse can be a challenge, but the right horse trainer can make a world of difference. In Australia, there are hundreds of horse trainers with different backgrounds, specialties, and levels of experience. In this blog post, we’ll explore how to find the best horse trainer in Australia for your needs. We’ll look at...
The owners of enigmatic Shalaa gelding Aurolaa were finally given something to cheer about when he took out the Evolve Interiors Maiden Plate at Kyneton on Monday. With a familiar face in Damien Thornton back in the saddle and the blinkers applied, Aurolaa was able to find the front with the minimum of fuss. Rated...
It was an exciting Melbourne Cup day for the owners of Ribchester colt Krakarib as he embarked on his group race debut in the Group 3 Maribyrnong Plate yesterday at Flemington. Expectations were high after an unlucky first up run down the straight and the horse had clearly improved physically from that performance. After receiving...
On Sunday at Horsham onlookers had their hearts in their mouths as they saw Star Smash hold on for a last stride win in the 2100m maiden. As usual Star Smash jumped well from the gate and jockey Jarrod Fry put him in a nice position heading to the 800m mark. He allowed a couple...
On Saturday one of our stable favourites Who Shot Suzy travelled to Murtoa and took her place in the BM64 1100m. Her form this preparation had been terrific and Simon was very confident we’d found the right race get the win on the board and plot a path back to city racing. Suzy bounced nicely...
With his recent win behind him The Duke ventured to Caulfield, to further progress his status as an emerging stayer of the future. With an inside draw and soft track conditions again coupled with Harry Coffee on board as well, the scene was set for a competitive showing. As expected, a large group of owners...
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