NEWS
The Week Ahead AUG 25
The last full week of winter will feature half a dozen Proven Thoroughbreds runners, including two John Bateman-trained gallopers desperate for a change of luck. Circumstances have conspired to hinder both NICCONITA...
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...















