NEWS
The Week Ahead Christmas edition
On the doorsteps of a new year, the Joe Pride Juggernaut for season 2025/26 shows no signs of abating with a trio of Proven gallopers lining up over the festive break. “Juggernaut” is generally an over-used term that’s...
Farmed with Gold!
How do unfashionably bred horses succeed on the racetrack? Their start to life might have a fair bit to do with it. They may not have been the types of horses buyers were clamouring for in the sale ring, but it’s a...
A SECRET no more!
KING’S SECRET appears ready to step out of the shadow of his famous older brother PRIVATE EYE after recording his fifth win from just 10 starts at Randwick on Saturday. Rising sharply in grade to a Benchmark 94...
Nic Ashman’s best bet for Saturday
For the sake of impartiality, we normally ask our form analyst Nic Ashman to avoid tipping Proven Thoroughbreds horses if he can, but an exception has been made for Randwick's meeting this Saturday Randwick R7 N10...
INDEFENSIBLE charges to victory!
There are undeniable parallels between INDEFENSIBLE’s win at Warwick Farm on Wednesday and THE BLACK CLOUD’s stakes success at Eagle Farm last Saturday. Both are Joe Pride-trained mares sold by Golden Grove Stud at the...
The Week Ahead Dec 17
This week marks our first runner for Victorian trainer Charlotte Littlefield while a Joe Pride-trained galloper will be chasing our fourth stakes win for the season. It would certainly be appropriate if Littlefield's...
Sectionals Review Dec 16
THE BLACK CLOUD notched her first stakes win at Eagle Farm on Saturday and Joe Pride has definitely unlocked the key to this mare. Pride switched her back to 1000m two starts ago and she almost pinched a Group 3 race...
The CLOUDS part!
In a stunning return to the winners’ circle, THE BLACK CLOUD exploded late to claim the Listed Bribie Handicap (1000m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday. It had been almost 18 months between drinks for THE BLACK CLOUD, and...
No BLUES for COLUMBIA!
A superb ride by apprentice Mitch Stapleford guided promising 4yo COLUMBIA BLUE to his third win from just five career starts at Canterbury’s Friday night meeting. The outside barrier from the 1100m start around...
Nic Ashman’s best bet for Saturday
Form analyst Nic Ashman has made a 'future stakes horse' his best bet this Saturday at Randwick's Villiers meeting. Randwick R6 N9 ROTAGILLA "Airborne of late and was made a TBF blackbooker off recent win," Ashman...
The Week Ahead Dec 11
Proven Thoroughbreds heads into this weekend's racing with the favourite in two feature races. PRIVATE EYE is the $2.15 bookies' elect for the $1 million Supernova (1400m) at Pakenham while THE BLACK CLOUD has top...
Sectionals Review Dec 8
While many call it the ‘Sport Of Kings’, punters will tell you thoroughbred racing is the “Game Of Inches”. And sorry to say gents but size does matter. Just ask CHAMPAGNE LANE. Another inch on her pecker and she’d be...













