What a start to 2026. 4 winners in January and a winning double on the 1st of February!!! The ever-consistent Sebastian’s Flyer kicked things off with a well overdue win at Queanbeyan on the 10th January when ridden by Robyn Freeman. Kitty Okay was electric first up at Kembla on the 22nd January. She jumped from the outside barrier, pinged straight to the […]
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We finished off the 2023 /2024 racing season in great style!! Our final meeting of the season was at Sapphire Coast on the 28th July where we had 2 winners, a second placing and 4 x third placings. Tartana continued her consistent form, easily winning The Eden Cup which was the main race on the
February was an extremely busy month in the stables! The month commenced with the 2 day Sapphire Coast Bega Cup Carnival. Once again had a fantastic weekend on and off the racetrack. Vain Invader was the star performer winning the Tathra Cup over 1400m and breaking the track record. He did this carrying 62.5kg under
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Aided by a 24% decline in the average price of yearlings sold in Book 2 of this year’s sale, I was able to come home with 2 nice colts to offer clients. The Book 2 average, was actually the lowest for 10 years, so this may be a good year for those operating at the
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The team has been racing well but with little luck going our way!! Crackalacka resumed with a 10th in the Midway but was full of running at the end of the race. The gaps closed everywhere she went and she was unable to be fully tested. With clear running, she would have been in the
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It was a quiet month on the racing front with not a lot of runners at the races. Vain Invader continued to produce very honest, consistent performances in the metropolitan area. He finished 3rd at Canterbury in his first attempt over 1900m, and then backed that up with a good effort in the Midway at
We would like to acknowledge the passing of Gwenda Markwell. Gwenda passed away on Friday following a battle with cancer and the funeral will be held at Kembla Grange Race Course on Tuesday 8th November. Gwenda was one of the hardest workers I have come across, an exceptional horsewoman and has been an integral part
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Kembla Grange trainer Theresa Bateup has developed a good habit of finding a cheap horse and turning it into a money-maker. She will not be at the Magic Millions sale throwing around telephone numbers for horses. That isn’t her end of the market. Rather she will be at Rosehill with $3000 purchase Monegal, which will
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If you have cash from your overseas travel budget burning a hole in your pocket, why not consider shouting yourself a break on the beautiful South Coast for Bega Cup weekend. The two-day Cup meeting at the Sapphire Coast Turf Club is one of our favourites, especially after Monegal’s great Cup win this year. Next
We know that owners enjoy following their horse’s progress. What is it up to now? When will it be ready to race? To help clients with this, we thought it might be useful to provide a brief outline of the type of program we use to train a racehorse. A word of caution. Training programs
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