First Win for the New Training Partnership
Bartolf (So You Think x Lesley’s Choice) wins on his debut at Scone with Andrew Adkins in the saddle. After two impressive trials at Randwick, Bartolf was looking to kick-off his campaign strong. Although faced with the challenge of a wide-barrier and heavy conditions, John was keen to run the 2YO colt knowing the wide […]
She’s Too Good
Bad Weather? No worries! She’s Unusual (Unusual Suspect x La Fille En Jeu) proves too classy against her competitors up in Newcastle in the frightfully heavy conditions. With an apprentice jockey who has been inform for the stable, Braith Nock, and a filly with an outstanding heavy record of two starts with one win and […]
Ladyking Gaps Them
The persistent and progressive filly Ladyking (Maurice x Shengli) got to exhibit her true talents in the Super Maiden Saturday at Newcastle. With Braith Nock in the saddle, the pair managed to win the race by a substantial margin of nearly ten lengths. The filly, having six starts with one second and one third in […]
Gold Coast Broodmare Sale Entries
John O’Shea Racing has three very exciting entries in this year’s Magic Millions Mares sale, all being sold with racing upside along with residual value for life in the barn. With two being by the current fourteenth seed on the broodmare sire table Sebring and the other a listed winner by quickly emerging young broodmare […]
Schwarz Queensland Bound
Trainer John O’Shea is hopeful his progressive colt Schwarz (Zoustar) is a Group 1 class runner in the making and he went some way in underling that belief with a tough all-the-way victory in the G3 Hawkesbury Guineas on Saturday. Schwarz, having only his sixth start, is already a dual stakes winner having won the Listed Amanda […]
Good Banter Too Good
Talented filly Good Banter (Tavistock) added the G3 Adrian Knox Stakes to her resume at just her seventh start, no doubt a very valuable piece of blacktype for the lightly raced three-year-old. The Blandford Lodge graduate made amends for her luckless 6th in the G3 Kembla Grange Classic just three weeks prior. Jockey Jamie Kah […]
Linebacker Remains Unbeaten
Linebacker made it two wins from as many starts on Saturday taking out the Group 3 Baillieu Stakes over 1400m. The juvenile was pushed all the way by the typically tenacious Waterhouse Bott runner, Anode. This was a huge effort considering he gave race experience to the majority of the field and was forced […]
Roselyn’s Star Burns The Turf
It was an impressive second up victory for Roselyn’s Star on Wednesday over the 1000m circuit. The colt did manage to break the class record on the Kensington track which only adds merit to his performance. The son of Shalaa put the writing on the wall on debut, running second to Gatsby who is currently a $2.20 favourite […]
Touch Down For Linebacker
The classy colt Linebacker (Super Seth) made a very impressive debut winning by four lengths over 1300m at Hawkesbury. The two-year-old will have a space between runs with bigger targets deeper into the Autumn. The son of Waikato Stud’s first-season sire Super Seth, ridden by Kerrin McEvoy, gave nothing else a chance when he burst away from […]
Strong Start To New Year
It’s been a strong start to 2024 for the team, with January alone bringing 11 winners from just 31 runners, striking at over 35%. This is a great result for our loyal owners and team at home, the winners have come in all shapes an sizes from horses on debut, progressive three-year-old’s aiming at Autumn […]
