NEWS
LARADO unleashed!
“Good things come to those who wait” was the prevailing sentiment following LARADO’s demolition job on debut at the Gold Coast Saturday. For some time now, trainer Matt Hoysted has been bullish about LARADO’s...
Nic Ashman’s best bet for Saturday
Our resident form analyst Nic Ashman is back with his Saturday tip following a winter hiatus and is honing in on a cracking renewal of the Group 1 Memsie Stakes. Caulfield R9 N2 TOM KITTEN "Resumes and first-up last...
The Week Ahead Aug 27
Trainer Kerry Parker has long been a regular feature in Midway Races and he will use this Saturday's edition at Rosehill as a stepping stone in the burgeoning career of WILD THOUGHTS. WILD THOUGHTS (pictured), an...
Is Heavy 10 enough?
In the spirit of transparency and in the interest of our sport, can racing administrators please extend the track rating system beyond a Heavy 10? I’ve lost count how many times I’m sitting there trying to work out a...
The Week Ahead Aug 20
Saturday racing in Sydney is again under threat from wet weather that has seen more than 160mm fall in the metropolitan area this week. ELLE HUDSON (pictured) and OTONO have accepted for the Randwick meeting but we are...
PRIVATE’s lucky 13th!
PRIVATE EYE’s first venture to Caulfield was a successful one as he comfortably dispatched his rivals in Saturday’s Group 2 PB Lawrence Stakes (1400m). In what was his 13th interstate trip, our ageless warrior...
The Week Ahead Aug 13
Racing NSW's decision to abandon the Group 2 Missile Stakes (1200m) will see PRIVATE EYE head to Melbourne this Saturday for the Group 3 PB Lawrence Stakes (1400m). PRIVATE EYE was originally slated to kick off his...
WILD THOUGHTS tames his rivals!
Kerry Parker’s promising 4yo WILD THOUGHTS handled a class rise and bottomless track with aplomb at Kembla on Thursday. After disposing of his maiden over the same 1500m course just 12 days prior, WILD THOUGHTS was a...
That old chestnut!
A racehorse’s colouring may seem trivial, but it can provide valuable insight into their ancestry. Take ALL TOO HARD for example. A bay stallion, approximately 20% of his stock are chestnut. Statistics reveal that...
The Week Ahead Aug 6
Proven Thoroughbreds is on close weather watch for PRIVATE EYE's slated return to racing in the Group 2 Missile Stakes (1200m) at Randwick on Saturday. PRIVATE EYE (pictured) is favoured by bookmakers to win the...
2024-25 season in review
There is one primary metric Proven Thoroughbreds uses to measure the success of a season, and it's not the number of winners. It's the ratio of metropolitan winners to overall winners. Of our 60 winners in 2024-25, 42%...
The Week Ahead Jul 30
Proven Thoroughbreds will be chasing another $100,000 Inglis Xtra bonus prizemoney cheque this Friday with an unraced 3yo filly. After WILD THOUGHTS secured the lucrative bonus at Kembla last Saturday, the Matt...