A Cup Day trip to my old hometown of Cootamundra proved to be a fruitful outing for the stable. We took a nice team of 7 horses and they all performed very well, finishing in the top 5. Hussy La Vista achieved her second win this preparation and has been ultra-consistent in recent months (she
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We are off to a winning start for the new racing season courtesy of the well-bred Autumn Flyer.He’s a quality looking gelding that has always shown ability. However, things went pear shaped for “Humphrey” at his first race start. He was slow away and then over raced before running into dead ends up the straight. It
This season has been our best in recent years, culminating in 25 wins, 34.5 2nds (and I don’t want to count how many photo finishes we were beaten in!!) and 33 3rd placings.We had 167.5 top 5 finishes (52.6% of our starters) and won just shy of $1.1 million in prizemoney (equating to a return of
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Three wins in two days, including a provincial staying victory and a Sapphire Coast double, have propelled Theresa Bateup to 25 wins and over $1 million in earnings for season 2025/26. Flying the stable’s flag this season, with four victories in 13 starts, including two provincial wins, is the Kooringal Stud-bred and-raced Sablonneuse. The three-year-old Sandbar
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We were back in the winners’ stall with Brannum and Sablonneuse both saluting during June. Brannum has been quite consistent since joining the stable, running 2 x 2nd and 2 x 3rd placings. He finally broke through for a well-deserved win at Moruya on the 19th June. Noodles was on the quick back following an uncustomary below-par performance
Kembla trainer Theresa Bateup has done her bit to ensure Kooringal Stud born, raised and retained pairing Final Spirit and Atossa kick off their respective careers with a win when they head to Nowra on Monday. Both horses wear the bottle green Kooringal Stud colours that were carried to victory by their home-bred Asgarda in the $1 million
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It has been a quieter month on the racing front; however, those who have been at the races performed well. The recent rain has played havoc with planning. We saw meetings abandoned or rescheduled and programs changed. This often requires last-minute decisions, and we appreciate our owners’ patience and understanding as we wait on track updates,
The winner’s tally continued to rise in April, with Hunter One and Bikini Babe breaking through for their Maiden wins Hunter One lined up in a 1000m Maiden at Moruya on the 4th April and was dominant in winning by 2.3 lengths. “Justine” then went on to run very good races at Sapphire Coast, where she found
Theresa Bateup landed her 20th win of season 2025/26, and incredibly, her 13th win of the year when Bikini Babe triumphed on debut at the Sapphire Coast on Monday. Ridden by Jess Taylor, the 3YO Sandbar filly took on a strong 1205m Maiden Handicap and raced a tad worse than midfield after commencing from
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The winners keep rolling in! We’ve had 11 winners since the start of the year!March was a busy and successful month on the racing front. We had 4 winners: 7 second placings and 3 x 3rd placings.Eltrum and Sablonneuse kicked things off with a winning double at Sapphire Coast.Kitty Okay was dominant winning at Kembla Grange and London Star added another
