NEWS
SHOWERS BRINGS her A-game!
Five-year-old mare BRING ME SHOWERS rewarded her patient owners with an overdue win at Ipswich on Wednesday. Returning from a short freshen-up at Kolora Lodge, BRING ME SHOWERS prevailed in a thrilling photo finish to...
Where scope and style matters…
Proven Thoroughbreds has a long-standing affinity with sires SEBRING & CHOISIR (pictured) and over the years we’ve learnt to identify which of their yearlings are most likely to make successful racehorses. Both...
The Week Ahead AUG 18
A large contingent of runners will represent Proven Thoroughbreds over the next seven days, led by the Steve O'Dea stable. O'Dea has nominated 11 horses for Proven, including a trio for Saturday's meeting at Doomben...
In The Blood AUG 17 – Fast start for SEBRING
SEBRING landed an early blow for the 2020-21 season with a three-year-old stakes winner at Caulfield on Saturday. SEBRING is the sire of OUR PLAYBOY, an impressive winner of the Group 3 Vain Stakes (1100m). That result...
The Week Ahead AUG 11
A relatively quiet week ahead for Proven Thoroughbreds as we begin the gradual transition from winter to spring racing. Steve O'Dea-trained trio ROMALETTE, THE WILD ONE (pictured) and CENTRAL AMERICA comprise Proven...
Is this Australia’s most underrated sire?
No current stallion in Australia has made a bigger impression with their first two crops than this exciting young sire. Two years ago, BETTER THAN READY wouldn’t be mentioned in the same breath as SNITZEL, I AM...
The Week Ahead AUG 4
As many as 11 runners are set to don the black and lime green colours this week following a perfect start to the new season last Saturday. Joe Pride-trained pair PRIVATE EYE and SNIPPY FOX combined for a race-to-race...
Proven doubles up on first day of new season!
Proven Thoroughbreds opened the 2020-21 season with a race-to-race double at Kembla on Saturday, courtesy of the Joe Pride-trained pair PRIVATE EYE and SNIPPY FOX. The first leg of the winning double was AL MAHER...
2019-20 season in review
After a season like no other, we march into 2020-21 hoping to finally quash the COVID-19 specter and see owners return to the racetrack. The coronavirus threatened to derail the second half of the 2019-20 season but...
The Week Ahead JUL 28
Heavy rainfall across New South Wales has reduced our numbers this week as the 2019-20 season draws to a close. Incredibly, the next 12 meetings in New South Wales currently have heavy tracks listed following a...
KYLEASE back in business!
They say a change of scenery can be as good as a holiday for a racehorse and that adage rang true on Saturday as speedy mare KYLEASE rediscovered her mojo. On debut for the Steve O’Dea stable, KYLEASE led throughout to...
The Week Ahead JUL 21
As many as nine Proven Thoroughbreds horses are set to face the starter this week, including an unraced two-year-old from the Joe Pride stable. PRIVATE EYE was due to have his first start earlier this month but wet...