NEWS
The Week Ahead JUN 30
This week Proven Thoroughbreds welcomes back iron sprinter COOL SEQUENCE, who returns from injury in search of his ninth career win at Doomben on Saturday. Prior to his injury, COOL SEQUENCE was in career-best form,...
In The Blood – Why VANCOUVER is the second coming of PIERRO
PIERRO has proven himself to be a top-class stallion, behind only SNITZEL in this season’s premiership standings, but what does he have to do with VANCOUVER? A glance at the two tables below clearly shows that...
The Week Ahead JUN 23
Proven Thoroughbreds will roll out a pair of two-year-old trial winners from the Steve O'Dea stable this week. THINK GLORY (by SO YOU THINK) and RED RUBI (by RUBICK) were both impressive trial winners at Doomben on...
In The Blood – another winner for booming family!
The impressive debut win of 2YO FICHEUR on Saturday further enhanced the pedigree of the DUNDEEL x VARSITY BLUES filly Proven Thoroughbreds acquired at the 2020 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale. Lining up for...
POLIZIOTTA brings up half century milestone
Proven Thoroughbreds trainer John Bateman saddled up his 50th career winner at Canberra on Friday courtesy of an exquisite ride by Blaike McDougall. Three-year-old filly POLIZIOTTA was having just her second start for...
The Week Ahead JUN 16
This week will see the debut of a promising 2YO from the O'Dea stable and the return of John Bateman's consistent mare NICCONITA. O'Dea is set to take the wraps off HE KNOWS at Ipswich on Wednesday, following an...
In The Blood – This cross works!
The weekend's results provided a glowing endorsement of the ZOUSTAR x WIDOW'S WALK colt we purchased at the Magic Millions Sale in January. Our colt is bred on the ZOUSTAR x NOT A SINGLE DOUBT cross - a mating that has...
The Week Ahead JUN 9
The Steve O'Dea-trained SCALLOPINI will be shooting for three straight stakes wins when he lines up in the Ascot Handicap (1200m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday. Winner of the Sunshine Coast Cup and Hinkler Handicap in his...
STOCKMAN rounds them up again
Exciting stayer STOCKMAN continued on his winning ways with another impressive display of stamina at Warwick Farm on Monday. Similar to his win at Randwick last month, STOCKMAN circled the field from the 800m and...
In The Blood – No doubt about this sire
The weekend's results proved once again why NOT A SINGLE DOUBT is an elite sire. Retired from stud duties earlier this year, NOT A SINGLE DOUBT's old age has done nothing to affect both the frequency and quality of his...
GOTTA KISS 2nd in Group 1 JJ Atkins
Quality filly GOTTA KISS capped an excellent 2 year old campaign with a fast finishing 2nd in the Group 1 JJ Atkins Stakes at Eagle Farm on Saturday. Relishing the fast run 1400m on a very firm surface, the diminutive...
The Week Ahead JUN 2
Group 1 runners don't come around too often so our owners of GOTTA KISS will be savouring the build up to Saturday's JJ Atkins (1400m) at Eagle Farm. Trainer Steve O'Dea decided late yesterday to back-up GOTTA KISS in...