NEWS
The Week Ahead Jul 18
A relatively quiet week for the Proven Thoroughbreds team as we enter the final fortnight of season 2022-23. Runners over the next seven days will be limited to our Queensland base, starting with ZOOCUPOLA at Ipswich...
The Week Ahead Jul 10
Popular mare BETTER GET SET will line up in the one of the final stakes races of the season on Wednesday. Affectionately known around the Steve O'Dea and Matt Hoysted stables as 'Betty', the daughter of BETTER THAN...
Exclusive package deals return
Proven Thoroughbreds’ popular multi-horse package deals are back this year with two attractive options for owners. The four-horse SPIRIT OF BOOM package, which was formed last year, has had immediate success with TOWN...
EXTORTIONIST belies name…finally!
Patience is an accepted necessity owning racehorses but the connections of EXTORTIONIST deserve special mention following his breakthrough victory at Warwick Thursday. The rising 5YO was having only his 5th trip to the...
The Week Ahead Jul 3
Seven runners will be rolled out by Proven Thoroughbreds this week as we approach the end of what has been a record-breaking season. After TOWN CRIER and OCEAN ZAR completed a winning double at Eagle Farm last...
Proven cracks $10million!
Always gratifying if not relieving when maidens shed that dreaded status. So, having two in one day at Eagle Farm is something to crow about especially when it lifts prizemoney earned for the season above the $10m...
The Week Ahead Jun 26
Queensland's winter carnival concludes at the Sunshine Coast this Saturday where Proven Thoroughbreds will be represented by a pair of well performed females. Dual stakes winner STROLL (pictured) lines up in the...
QTIS joy for UNDERHAND
After several impressive trials but no joy on race day, UNDERHAND finally converted her abundant, natural speed into a victory at Gatton Saturday. Flying the lids, the WINNING RUPERT filly showed her rivals a clean...
ACCREDITED launches on debut
It’s always exciting to see a debutante storm home over the top of rivals, even if it’s Royal Nowra (not to be confused with Royal Ascot!). So it was in the lucky last, a 1000m Maiden at the South Coast track Tuesday...
The Week Ahead Jun 20
Proven Thoroughbreds will be aiming for more Queensland winter carnival success this Saturday at Eagle Farm. The Steve O'Dea and Matt Hoysted-trained OCEAN TREATY (pictured) will fly the Proven flag in the Listed...
Eagle Farm one day, Warwick the next!
Seven days ago the Proven colours soared to new heights with THINK ABOUT IT’s dominant victory in the Stradbroke but it was a humble non-Tab fixture that provided our sole Saturday winner. Three year old filly DEEP...
THE most underrated component!
Of the key components that determine yearling selection, the most underrated is the farm on which the horse is reared. Pedigree, type, veterinary approval and price are also significant but how a horse develops from...