What a wonderful evening of racing at Mowbray last night! The weather was superb and a good crowd turned out to witness so wonderful finishes, the best of which just had to be the Listed Vamos Stakes for Fillies and Mares over 1400m. This race has become one of the feature races in the State for females, and we were fortunate to see a class field of mares and fillies...
Learn MoreWell it certainly was another great days racing yesterday at Elwick, with a Tasmanian owned and trained horse winning the Cup much to the delight of so many locals. GEE GEES BLACKFLASH went into the Cup a clear favourite and went on to win like the really class horse that he is. Congratulations to the owners Paul and Elizabeth Geard and to his trainer John Luttrell and...
Learn MoreWell I thought it would be easy to keep up to date with my ‘ramblings’ but time seems to fly during yearling prep and there are never enough hours in the day. With the ‘countdown’ on to the Tassie Sales (11 days left) and the Premier Sales in Victoria right afterwards its all systems go trying to ensure our yearlings are in tip top condition and...
Learn MoreWow – we are still buzzing here after a wonderful days racing for Armidale at Elwick . Savoire Vivre sired 3 winners including the DERBY winner METHUSELAH. Bred by the late Bert Wicks from his Weasel Clause mare DAZZLING VINTAGE, Methuselah was purchased by Redgum Racing from the Armidale Yearling Draft at the Tas Magic Millions Sale 2 years ago for $30,000. He has...
Learn MoreTalk about ‘girl power’! Rhiannon and I have just had our excitement for the day killing a ‘huge’ snake (well any snake looks huge when he’s alive!!). Just as he was about to slither under the gate I managed to pin him with a spade by the tail, and while he was angrily trying to bite the spade Rhiannon came to my rescue with a shovel and...
Learn MoreIt’s all about yearlings at this time of year – well almost all about yearlings. There’s also crops to be harvested, irrigators to be moved, mares and foals to be checked and straw to be baled and carted. So we aren’t sitting around resting here at Armidale – it’s all systems go. Every Friday during yearling prep we have a staff meeting...
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