NEWS
In The Blood – ZOUSTAR’s most potent nick!
ZOUSTAR’s 14th stakes winner came in the shape of a mare bred on the same cross as our ZOUSTAR x WIDOW’S WALK colt. SOLAR STAR significantly boosted her stud value with a hard-fought victory in Saturday’s Listed Gai...
The Week Ahead JUL 14
Wet and wild weather in Sydney will preclude a large batch of our Joe Pride-trained horses from running this week but finer conditions in Brisbane will allow for a handful of O'Dea runners to fly the Proven...
New filly presents unique opportunity
Proven Thoroughbreds has privately acquired a filly to race with trainer/breeder Steven O'Dea, who has given her a sizeable endorsement by retaining a 50% share and absorbing all costs until June 30. The filly is by...
The Week Ahead JUL 7
A pair of two-year-olds are set to kick off their careers this week for Proven Thoroughbreds, including an impressive barrier trial winner from the Joe Pride stable. The gelding, named PRIVATE EYE (pictured), won an...
In The Blood – JAMI LADY enhances LITTLE RIVER’s pedigree
Owners of our unraced two-year-old filly LITTLE RIVER were celebrating the win of half-sister JAMI LADY in last Saturday's Listed Bright Shadow Stakes at Eagle Farm. LITTLE RIVER (STATUE OF LIBERTY x BEVICO GIRL) was...
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...