Theresa Bateup landed her seventh win of 2026 at Queanbeyan on Tuesday as London Star prevailed in the 1460m Class One Handicap. Amy McLucas was in the saddle, giving the 5YO Star Turn mare a beautiful run in transit from gate one before finding the inside running on the home straight and powering to victory. Starting a […]
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The in-form Theresa Bateup stable will prepare a three-pronged attack on Sunday’s $80,000 Bega Cup (1600m). Bateup won the 2025 edition with Direct Fire, who was ridden to a gutsy victory by Amy McLucas. The 5YO Dracarys gelding will again have McLucas (54kg) in the saddle when leading the charge on Sunday, alongside stablemates Tartana (Jess Taylor, 54kg)
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Theresa Bateup will travel to Moruya on Monday, with a strong team of runners contesting the feature races on the South East program. In a two-pronged attack, 2025 Bega Cup winner Direct Fire (Amy McLucas, 54.5kg) and recent Nowra Cup competitor Master Riley (Jess Taylor, 54kg) take on the $75,000 Moruya Cup (1425m). With Big Dance eligibility on the
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Trainer Theresa Bateup believes Direct Fire and Tartana will give her one of her best chances to get to the $1 million Polytrack Provincial-Midway Championships showpiece on home turf at Kembla Grange on Saturday. Bateup will saddle up both chances in the $150,000 Provincial-Midway Qualifier (1400m) and believes the talented duo can make their presence
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The Leyland brothers have nothing on Theresa Bateup. The hard-working Kembla Grange trainer has “travelled all over the countryside” with her horses in the last week and a half. “In nine days I went to Gosford, Nowra, Albury, Goulburn, Wagga, Moruya and Port Macquarie,” she said. “Albury (where Bateup had success) and Port Macquarie were
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Theresa Bateup’s home track assault is in the hands of the Weather Gods again and is on the hunt for the sting of the ground for consistent campaigner Tartana if she gets the go ahead for Kembla Grange on Thursday. Tartana has been a great money spinner for the Bateup yard with three wins and
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We kicked off the new racing season in great style with 3 winners and numerous placegetters for the month. Kickamushu notched up our first win of the season when she produced a dominant front running display at Nowra for Lee Magorrian Mystic Diva broke through for an overdue win at Moruya for Quayde Krogh. In
Wet weather has played havoc with race meetings during the month. We copped well over 400mls at Kembla. However the benefit of having a synthetic training track is that our horses don’t miss any work. Upgrade work on the B grass continues and whilst behind schedule is progressing. Tartana has returned in impressive fashion this
It has been a busy month once again covering plenty of the countryside! Tartana broke through for a much deserved win first up at Gosford on Anzac Day. The win was off the back of a nice trial and very consistent performances last preparation, Dolly was given a perfect ride by Jess Taylor at Gosford
We bounced back to the winners’ circle in style in November with 4 winners: Magic Alwyns and Direct Fire broke their Maiden status at Sapphire Coast on 2nd November. Then we returned with another winning double on November 27th when the progressive Mulvader won his Maiden and the ultra-consistent Hope Uno added win number 4
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