On Thursday afternoon there was a bit of a feeling in the air and the punters flocked to Seymour in droves to witness something truly extraordinary – Robert the Puss’ maiden win. The veteran of 18 starts prior to Thursday, Robert found himself jumping from the outside barrier with a seemingly mammoth task ahead of...
It was a massive build up to the $1,000,000 VOBIS Showdown on Saturday and our flying filly She’sallshenigans delivered in spades. Ridden by elite front running rider Linda Meech, Shelly bounced quickly and took up a position on the speed whilst sliding off the fence into the better ground. She travelled sweetly to the bend...
The day finally arrived for much loved mare Screaming Diva where, after many setbacks and tribulations she had her nose in front on the line for the very first time. Facing more highly fancied opposition including a son of the great Black Caviar, Screaming Diva lined up in the 1000m maiden with her regular jockey...
Coming off a disastrous last start run at Moonee Valley, stable stalwart Squami had a point to prove when he lined up in the BM64 1300m at Cranbourne. With class jockey Daniel Stackhouse engaged, Squami didn’t miss the kick this time and nestled in nicely behind the leader who set a strong speed. Squami was...
Fresh off an impressive Class 1 victory at Pakenham last month, Maktoob was out to test his metropolitan credentials in the BM70 at Sandown yesterday. After jumping well from a sticky gate, jockey Dean Holland was able to slot him into a nice position just worse than midfield. He travelled quite strong at certain sections...
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,...
On Tuesday at Bendigo speedy Toronado filly She’sallshenigans returned in outstanding order with a dominant sprinting display to take out the National Hotel Maiden Plate. After showing an abundance of speed in all of her trials and on debut in the stakes race at Caulfield, after a great spell at Merricks Station, She’sallshenanigans was well...
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...
The first thing that you need to do when starting or getting into a horse racing syndicates Australia is to get enough information to help you make a sound decision. Racing a horse is a speculative investment and will need a lot of thought and decision making, prior to making the plunge. This includes making...
In week where all the main action centred on Royal Ascot, the Duke of Hastings was heading down the highway to Royal Geelong on Friday. The conditions were cold and rainy however the expectations were high, based on his brilliant second last start placing at Ballarat. Simon and the team have been extremely patient with...
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