NEWS
RUBICK fillies to the fore!
RUBICK fillies RUBINOCCHI and RED RUBI combined for a Proven Thoroughbreds interstate double on Sunday. RUBINOCCHI, trained by Joe Pride, drew first blood with a tenacious performance over 1000m at Gosford. In contrast...
TRIP THE LIGHT too fast again!
TRIP THE LIGHT continued on her winning ways with another dazzling display of sustained speed at the Gold Coast on Saturday. The daughter of SEBRING began like a gazelle in the 900m Class 2 Handicap and was never...
The Week Ahead JUL 20
A busy week awaits the Proven Thoroughbreds with runners on each of the next seven days. All three of our affiliated stables - Joe Pride, Steve O'Dea/Matt Hoysted and Kerry Parker - will have representatives at the...
The Week Ahead JUL 13
Consistent gelding MACCOMO will be chasing a deserved Sydney metropolitan scalp this week. The Joe Pride-trained 4YO has settled for minor placings at six of his last seven outings while his other start yielded a...
“He’s a tank!”
A big part of yearling selection is predicting how they are going to grow. One of our 2021 acquisitions has physically exploded in the five months since purchase. Invariably every yearling goes through a growth spurt...
STOCKMAN too strong!
In-form stayer Stockman needed to dig deep in a driving finish to Sunday's $175,000 Listed Caloundra Cup at the Sunshine Coast. Given the run of the race by Ryan Maloney, the odds-on favourite took the shortest way...
TRIP THE LIGHT shines!
3YO filly TRIP THE LIGHT proved too sharp for BM60 rivals at Ipswich on Thursday. The daughter of SEBRING defied a significant market drift to lead throughout the 800m dash and respond to hands and heels riding from...
The Week Ahead JUL 6
The postponed Sunshine Coast Cup meeting will be held on a rare Sunday time slot as STOCKMAN chases back-to-back stakes wins. The Joe Pride-trained stayer was a $1.80 favourite in the $175,000 Caloundra Cup (2400m)...
Where strike rates matter
Strike rates are an often-used barometer of success in racing but rarely reflect the true story. You don’t have to be a statistician to know that the true value of a strike rate percentage is determined by the sample...
What makes a good PIERRO?
Any breeder can tell you the potency of PIERRO crossed with DANEHILL line mares, but few may know the undeniable influence of SIR TRISTRAM in those matings. SIR TRISTRAM is of course the sire of PIERRO’s grandsire...
The Week Ahead JUN 29
Wet weather forecast for the Sunshine Coast has the Joe Pride-trained STOCKMAN well placed to claim back-to-back stakes wins this Saturday. Fresh off his McKell Cup victory at Rosehill on June 19, STOCKMAN tackles the...
O’Dea/Hoysted Open Morning postponed
Unfortunately, due to increased COVID-19 restrictions in QLD, Sunday's Proven Thoroughbreds Open Morning at the O'Dea/Hoysted stables has been postponed to a date to be fixed. That date is obviously in abeyance right...