Latest News from Australian Thoroughbred Bloodstock
Phillip Stokes joins ATB training ranks
Dec 02, 2019For many years we have admired trainer Phillip Stokes for his ability to produce winners in Victoria, especially during the Autumn and Spring carnivals.When solely based in South Australia, his stable would regularly land winners from unraced 2YO's through to exciting 3YO's and ...
SOUTHERN FRANCE REDEEMS IN ZIPPING CLASSIC
Nov 17, 2019Southern France produced the quickest final 200m of the meeting when powering to a stylish win in the $300,000 Group 2 Quayclean Zipping Classic over 2000m at Sandown yesterday.After a disappointing result (19th) in the Lexus Melbourne Cup, eleven days earlier, the 4yo son of ...
Our Flemington Spring Carnival Runners
Nov 01, 2019On the eve of Australia's greatest racing carnival, the excitement is building for owners in four of our racehorses.For any owner, having a runner at 'Headquarters' is a big thrill and one that most yearn for, but to be standing in the mounting yard during one of the four days ...
GET INVOLVED WITH THE IN-FORM FREEDMAN
Oct 26, 2019Up and coming young Ballarat based trainer, Mitch Freedman has had more stakes level success at Moonee Valley on Cox Plate Day.Broadwayandfourth (below) bred and raced by long time ATB clients Neville Gereaux and family was a brilliant winner of the Listed Crockett Stakes over ...
HORSE RACING SYNDICATES
Oct 21, 2019Spring racing is well and truly underway.It is the time of year that most eyes - professional or novice - get heavily involved, either as a punter, socialite, family or an owner.Many fantastic experiences are celebrated during this time of the racing season.The weather is on the ...
Tulpar shakes the bridesmaid tag
Oct 03, 2019After a frustrating first preparation that ended with a leg injury and eight months away from the racetrack, Tulpar recorded her first win in the Jayco Maiden Plate over 1600 at Bendigo last Friday.With the bridesmaid tag well and truly attached after four consecutive seconds ...
SOUTHERN FRANCE HEADING DOWN SOUTH
Sep 20, 2019Australian Thoroughbred Bloodstock's latest International galloper Southern France franked his trip to Australia to contest this year's Melbourne Cup with a bold third placing in the 2019 Irish St Leger at the Curragh on Monday morning (EST).After weeks of negotiations by ATB's ...
Cumani 'Deals' up Number One
Sep 03, 2019While not totally convinced it was the secret, the addition of blinkers to Sirius Deal seemingly played a part in Matt Cumani's first winner in ATB colours.Yesterday's success at Sportsbet Ballarat on the new synthetic track over 2100m, also removed the Maiden tag from the 4YO ...
Roederer makes it a day of firsts
Aug 27, 2019A powerhouse finish by Roederer in the Bet365 Maiden Plate over 1200m at Swan Hill on Monday threw up plenty of firsts with the win.For the 3yo son of Arrowfield Stud's champion sire Not A Single Doubt, it was his first win when ridden by Craig Robertson who also notched up his ...
ATB's 2018/19 Season Month By Month
Aug 05, 2019Another season has come and gone and while you strive to win as many races as you can, the caper is very tough these days and to achieve 46 winners (almost one a week) measures up to our recent seasons. Pleasingly fourteen of our winners were on metropolitan ...
Yogi heads an ATB push towards 50
Jul 17, 2019During recent seasons, Australian Thoroughbred Bloodstock's Darren & Liz Dance have set the mark of 50 winners for their popular syndicating business.While not always reaching that target, its a realistic target as the numbers have grown during the past six or seven ...
Finals Day At Flemington
Jul 06, 2019Today's meeting at headquarters could prove to be a big day for ATB owners, trainers and supporters alike.While all three runners are around the $15 mark, we believe they can all run well enough to be in the money.INGNITER runs in the $150,000 The Mahogany Challenge Final over ...
ATB and Paul Preusker join forces
Jun 23, 2019In recent seasons Horsham based trainer, Paul Preusker has emerged as one of the state's up and coming trainers.A true horseman, Paul has had a wonderful season with multiple city winners and great stakes results with Magic Consol (G2 Feehan Stakes), Surprise Baby (G2 Adelaide ...
FREEDMAN DELIVERS AGAIN
Jun 03, 2019It was another successful week, with our two winners coming from the Mitch Freedman stable - Ransom Money and Captain Harry.Mitch and his team have produced some outstanding results with former Darren Weir horses, which includes four wins and six placings from 21 ...
Horse Management Bears Fruit
May 17, 2019Up until recently we had experienced a long dry summer that had worked itself into Autumn with very little or no rain.The countryside was baron and at Darren & Liz Dance's farm it meant more feed had to be purchased than that of a regular season.It also meant our racetracks ...
GRIFFO STEPS UP TO THE PLATE
May 15, 2019Australian Thoroughbred Bloodstock and Darren Weir were racing partners for many years, and a successful combination at that. Both organisations grew together to the point that both were leaders in their fields.Unfortunately for Weir he was disqualified from training for four ...
Winning Week for ATB Owners
May 07, 2019What a week with four winners in six days, including two from two runners at the famous Warrnambool May Race Carnival.Read about the four winners below.SPEEDY ANGELOn Monday, Angel Lass trained by Robbie Griffiths and ridden by Michael Dee kicked start our week with a solid ...
WHITEMORE - A MAIDEN NO MORE
Apr 27, 2019Bad luck, bad barriers, bad rides along with being beaten by some handy gallopers in recent starts have all added up to some frustrating moments for all connected to 3YO gelding Whitemore.But finally at career start number sixteen, the planets aligned on Wednesday night at ...
FRANKEL FILLY HEADS TO CIARON MAHER
Apr 14, 2019We are delighted that Ciaron Maher and David Eustace are the trainers for our lovely Frankel filly that sold at this week's Sydney Easter Yearling Sale.Heading to sales under the ATB breeding arm of Esker Lodge, the only thing on our mind was that we achieved a nice financial ...
Yogi's 'journey' heads to Sydney
Mar 26, 2019Yogi's rise to the elite staying ranks takes another step on Saturday when the former Kiwi bred galloper runs in the $1.5m Group One Tancred Stakes (WFA) over 2400m at Rosehill.It will be the final lead-up to his main target on April 13th, the $2m Group One Sydney Cup over 3200m ...
Bags of Money for All Star Mile
Mar 15, 2019By Helen Tatchell (Moorabool News)Mr Money Bags is aptly named for the up-coming $5 million race, The All-Star Mile, and has a local connection in Moorabool. Trained at Cranbourne by Robbie Griffiths, Mr Money Bags is part-owned by Darren and Liz Dance (Australian Thoroughbred ...
ALL STAR 'MONEY BAGS'
Feb 22, 2019After a long campaign, the Robbie Griffiths trained 4YO Mr Money Bags scraped into the All Star Mile field after finishing tenth after all public votes were counted and clarified.The Top Ten public elects made the field automatically.When the leaderboard went into 'blackout' ...
DREAM DOUBLE FOR ATB OWNERS
Feb 16, 2019A fortnight after landing a city double at the same venue, ATB owners shared in the excitement of another double at Caulfield last weekend.Tough stayer Yogi kicked off his Sydney Cup campaign with a win in the opening race, when first-up over 1800m.Settling back in the field ...
'FIZZ' DELIVERED FOR THE LADIES
Jan 28, 2019French Fizz to the delight of her big group of lady owners delivered a well-deserved all the way win in the Metcon Steel Geelong SV 3YO Fillies Maiden Plate over 1200m on Sunday.After three runners-up cheques from her first six starts, all the planets aligned courtesy of a great ...
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