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 […]
JOHN O’SHEA RACING GOLF DAY 2023
The magnificent NSW Golf Club was once again host to the recent John O’Shea Racing Golf Day. A big field of 27 players took part in this prestigious tournament! From the opening drive, it was clear that this contest would be a test of nerve, stamina and strategy. Pre-race favourite, Marty F, set […]
‘Classy’ colt Schwarz the latest stallion prospect for Zoustar
Seven-figure yearling purchase Schwarz (Zoustar) made light work of his rivals in Saturday’s Listed The Amanda Elliott at Flemington to continue a recent purple patch for his sire, and we spoke to Ryan McEvoy of Rosemont Stud, who co-purchased and part-own Schwarz, to find out more about a colt with a very bright future. Having […]
Q & A with John O’Shea
In our latest Q & A series, The Thoroughbred Report seeks insights from a variety of professionals, be they agents, trainers, breeders, handlers, owners, administration and ancillary, etc., to hear their thoughts on our industry. In today’s Q & A, we feature a quick-fire round with trainer John O’Shea of John O’Shea Racing. Favourite moment […]
Victoria Beckons for Athabascan
French import Athabascan took out the G3 Colin Stephens Stakes on Saturday over 2400m to back up his last start victory at listed level. The OTI purchase raced in restricted room for the most part until Tom Sherry managed a passage clear at the 300m mark where the son of Alamanzor showed an impressive turn […]
Three Year Old’s Take Shape
The stable had six runners on the weekend split between Rosehill and Kembla Grange with an exciting group of three-year-old’s impressing at this early stage of their Spring campaigns. The first of four runners at Kembla Grange was victorious with Ravello winning first up over seven furlongs, the son of Savabeel was aided by […]
