An interstate double on Sunday elevated Proven Thoroughbreds’ number of 2020 winners to 45. WAR DECK (main picture) and DON’T DESPAIR each recorded their third career win at Nowra and the Sunshine Coast respectively. The John Bateman-trained WAR DECK was the first to...
The Steve O’Dea-trained DON’T DESPAIR passed a distance test with flying colours at the Sunshine Coast meeting on Friday. Facing the starter for the ninth time in his career, DON’T DESPAIR emerged a resounding winner of the 2200m BM60 Handicap. Jockey Boris Thornton...
Improving three-year-old DON’T DESPAIR trounced a maiden field at the Sunshine Coast on Sunday. First-up since September, the Steve O’Dea-trained gelding showed the benefit of being given time to mature with a dominant 2.8 length victory over 1300m. DON’T DESPAIR was...
The week ahead for Proven Thoroughbreds is set to see the careers of some newly-turned three-year-olds kick off as well as the return of seasoned campaigners like SCALLOPINI and COOL SEQUENCE. In what shapes as a busy week for the team, a total of 12 horses have been...
A busy week awaits the Proven Thoroughbreds team with a host of runners culminating in our Joe Pride open morning on Sunday September 1. More info on the upcoming event can be found here: Father’s Day with Joe Pride! BLACKBOOKER: MISSED THE ALARM made a slashing...
