NEWS
Another BLUE ribbon for COLUMBIA!
Following a very narrow and unlucky defeat a fortnight prior at the same track, COLUMBIA BLUE made amends in the 1200m BM78 at Rosehill Saturday. The attractive son of YES YES YES, relished the heavy ground to surge...
Proven/Cook on a roll!
The well-known Maroon and White crossed sashes of Francis and Christine Cook combined with the Proven Thoroughbreds cap, are only officially carried by two horses. Prior to Wednesday neither had won. Then, in the space...
REBEL with a winning cause!
The pressure was on LOVE REBEL Wednesday at Eagle Farm. Winless in 5 prior starts, doubt was growing amongst her connections, as with every “promising” maiden. So it was very satisfying and indeed a relief, to see the...
The Week Ahead Jul 16
The importance of barriers can’t be emphasised enough in the assessment of a horse’s chances in a given race. ELLE HUDSON’s first win in 18 months at Newcastle Tuesday was due in no small part to the coveted one alley....
HUDSON at last!
Getting into the mind of horses who haven’t won for some time, is a challenge trainer Joe Pride relishes. ELLE HUDSON‘s dour victory in Tuesday’s 2200m BM64, was another triumph for Pride. The ex-Kiwi galloper had not...
BOOM goes SEISMIC!
It’s not often a trainer admits error, as welcome as it may be, but on Sunday at the Sunshine Coast that’s exactly what Matt Hoysted conceded after SEISMIC BOOM roared back to form. “Gotta put my hand up,” Hoysted...
PREDATOR claims another!
To the delight of her posse of owners, APEX PREDATOR made it two out of two when leading throughout in Saturday’s 2yo opener at Doomben. The smart TIGER OF MALAY filly had shown her midweek rivals a clean pair of heels...
PRIDE all round!
The Joe Pride-trained 3yo NOBLE PRIDE relished a heavy (10) track at Gosford on Thursday as he swept aside a maiden field in emphatic style. The MAURICE breed are generally adept in wet ground but one can never be sure...
HARD LINER breaks through
Rising 4yo HARD LINER had to prove himself at Canberra on Wednesday and that he did. The Joe Pride-trained gelding hadn’t troubled the scorer in three previous starts around the greater Sydney region so a trip to the...
The Week Ahead Jul 8
The winter focus is on our Queensland Stable over the weekend with a swag of Matt Hoysted-trained runners headed by the promising LARADO at Doomben. The lightly raced TORONADO 4yo tackles a Class 3 Plate in search of...
The Week Ahead Jul 1
An off-season Super Saturday looms for the Proven colours with no less than 9 runners pencilled in to run. Headed by Winter Stakes contender ACCREDITED (pictured) who tackles a couple of stablemates in the day’s...
Nic Ashman’s best bet for Saturday
Our form analyst Nic Ashman has identified a $4 chance at Rosehill this Saturday which will be his last tip until the spring. Rosehill R3 N9 GORGEOUS "Gets a rails run in a high pressure race and she is capable of...















