Latest News From Australian Thoroughbred Bloodstock
PAT DELIVERS ATB DOUBLE
Pat Ryan Jnr provided ATB owners with a double at Horsham on Monday.Relatively new to the our training ranks, the Wangoom based trainer has served up some great results with our 'tried' horses during the past couple of seasons.Yesterday once again showcased his skills...
PERISCOPE RISES AGAIN
This story is about a horse that lives up to his name, rising time and time again to prolong his career.Periscope is far from our most gifted galloper - but the 7YO son of Raise The Flag is definitely proving to be one of our most resilient.Normally...
INGLIS ONLINE PURCHASE ENHANCES HER VALUE
Despite only being a Coleraine maiden win, the value of the victory is significantly more than the $19,250 prizemoney for November 2020 Inglis Online purchase Black Mirror. When Darren Dance spotted the 5YO daughter of So You Think in the sale, it was her overall...
Pepper Adds Spice To Breeding Career
A Maiden victory at Narrandera doesn't normally extend to bigger riches on the racetrack. But for well-related 3YO filly Sixtyfourth Street, her thirteenth start and subsequent win on July 18th was perfect timing for her pending career in the breeding barn. The filly...
Victorian Vendors Celebrate Record Breaking Great Southern Sale
A buoyant market at the Inglis Great Southern Weanling Sale delivered great results for local vendors with Esker Lodge leading the vendors by average and Rushton Park topping the vendors by aggregate list. Darren and Elizabeth Dance’s Esker Lodge presented just three...
Another New Winner for Dandino
Featured in a recent Breednet story, former classy stayer and now promising sire Dandino (GB) posted his fifth winner at Cranbourne on Wednesday.Trained by Michael Trotter, three year-old gelding Barrington Manor raced on the pace and was tenacious to the line in...
QUICK AND VERY DANDY
She looks like her dad and today she did him proud by running like him! Three-year-old filly, Quick 'N' Dandy is from the first crop of highly rated stayer & former ATB globetrotter Dandino. The stamp from dad to daughter is very evident by eye and while early in...
Frankel Blue-Blood Wins On Debut
When a blue-blooded filly by Frankel makes a winning debut we like to know more. Trained by Ciaron Maher and David Eustace, three year-old filly Steinem was easy in the market, but charged to the line to win running away over 1400m at Pakenham on Thursday. A $400,000...
KING DEFIES THE ODDS
After two encouraging second placings at his first two career starts, owners of Crackerjack Prince were dreaming big. With the classic 3YO races only months away, his placings were behind strongly credentialed opposition. But racing can deal up some untimely events...
Preusker Shows His Colours
Three year old filly, Raise The Colours provided Horsham trainer Paul Preusker with his first winner in ATB colours at Bendigo yesterday. At her second start the daughter of Raise The Flag scored a comprehensive win after settling near last in the Bendigo Mazda Maiden...
Capriccio – Just Like Mum!
Capriccio, courtesy of a fantastic training performance by Daniel Bowman, netted her owners all but $500 of her purchase price when winning the Inglis Dash at Flemington on Australian Guineas Day. With the sales currently in full flight, the daughter of I Am...
Esker Lodge – Strong Melbourne Premier Yearling Draft
After the success of the previous two Melbourne Premier Yearling Sales, Darren & Liz Dance and the Esker Lodge team are ready for the 2021 version with a strong draft of twelve homebreds. Months of preparation have gone into the yearlings headed by Stud...
First Winner For Dandino And He Might Just Be A Derby Horse
The betting suggested the Mitch Freedman-trained Adandiman was primed for a big debut at Geelong on Sunday and he didn’t disappoint with a bold front running display to earn the honour as the first winner for his sire Dandino (GB). In danger of being caught...
Winning Ways with Lindsey Smith
Lindsey Smith and winning ways go hand in hand, and for the owners in two ATB gallopers that experience came along quickly during the past few days.The affable horseman continues to train many winners in his native state of Western Australia, but for most...