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
We have continued our good start to 2026 with 9 winners for the stable since the 1st January!!! February kicked off in fine style with Lady Yarrow and Brundee Tom producing a stable double at Sapphire Coast. London Star was back in the winners’ stall with a well-deserved win at Queanbeyan on the 17th February when given a great ride by
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Theresa Bateup continued her hot start to the year, landing a winning double at the Sapphire Coast on Sunday. It was one of the club’s flagship meetings as they hosted the $150,000 SERA Championships qualifier, and Bateup brought up wins eight and nine of 2026. Kicking off the program with a victory, Amy McLucas guided Eltrum ($4.20)
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