NEWS
NORTHERN DANCER – The ultimate bloodline!
Inbreeding is a vexed topic in horse racing. Everyone has an opinion. But in the case of NORTHERN DANCER, it would appear you can’t have too much of a good thing. Born 60 years ago in Canada, NORTHERN DANCER remains...
The Week Ahead – JUN 1
Proven Thoroughbreds will have its first runner for new trainer Kerry Parker this week. GREENSPAN, formerly prepared by the now retired John Bateman, heads to Warwick Farm on Wednesday for Parker and has been specked...
HIGH TRIBUTE breaks through for new owners
It was more a sense of relief for trainer Joe Pride and owners when HIGH TRIBUTE saluted in the 1400m 3yo Maiden at Kembla Grange Saturday. The grey filly had raced half a dozen times previously for current connections...
GOTTA KISS – an owners’ goldmine!
GOTTA KISS and her merry band of owners were provided a life-changing result at the Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale this week. It was January 2019 when Proven bid to $150,000 to secure a small chestnut filly by...
The Week Ahead MAY 26
STOCKMAN reunites with Sam Clipperton on Saturday at Randwick as the Joe Pride-trained stayer looks to recapture winning form. STOCKMAN was an unlucky fourth in the Listed Lord Mayors Cup (2000m) last Saturday at...
The Week Ahead MAY 19
Proven Thoroughbreds is set to have a trio of stakes runners this weekend, but will be without promising filly FETCH due to a high white blood cell count. The Steve O'Dea and Matt Hoysted-trained FETCH was set to start...
Group 1 trainer Kerry Parker joins Proven Thoroughbreds
In the wake of John Bateman’s retirement, Proven Thoroughbreds has linked arms with Kembla Grange trainer Kerry Parker. John recently made the difficult decision to step away from training and relocate from Goulburn to...
Jamie Walter on Guy’s Hall Of Fame induction
Guy always loved horses. Like, really loved horses. In the serenity of a pre-dawn Warwick Farm morning or on the nocturnal rounds changing rugs and topping up feeds, Guy was arguably at his most content. Alone...
The Week Ahead MAY 11
A trio of Proven Thoroughbreds horses will be looking to shed their maiden tag this week. HIGH TRIBUTE, CAPTURED IN TIME and YOU CHOOSE are chasing the first (and often the most important) win of their respective...
The Week Ahead May 4
The classy SCALLOPINI (pictured) is scheduled to return to racing this Saturday at the Gold Coast. The nine-time winner is the top weighted runner in the Listed Goldmarket (1200m) as he embarks on a winter campaign...
SO YOU SHOP brings up 50 winners
SO YOU SHOP’s victory at Ipswich on Monday marked a half century of winners for Proven Thoroughbreds this season. The Steve O’Dea and Matt Hoysted-trained gelding started an easing favourite in the final race of the...
STAR TURN colt – half the price of STELLAR MAGIC!
The timing of Proven Thoroughbreds’ purchase of the STAR TURN x EXTREME MEASURE colt at Inglis Riverside on Sunday could hardly have been better. STAR TURN is currently the sire on everyone’s lips having produced four...