How wonderful is it to continue to hear amazing stories about our off the track thoroughbreds. We now are going even further and wanting to know about the amazing people that are retraining them. Our first story is about Brie and her absolute dedication to the retraining of thoroughbreds. He love and passions shines through […]
Congratulations to our 2019 Runner-Up Winner, Northbridge Riding Club Off The Track Thoroughbred Of The Year – TSU (race name Pacific Tsunami) owned by Madison Turnham. \ Here is a brief overview of – name – race history: Tsu was definitely a slow runner! Doing a handful of maiden races as a 3 yo. By […]
Congratulations to our 2019 Winner, Northbridge Riding Club Off The Track Thoroughbred Of The Year – TANGO (race name Tangalang) owned by Melanie Heygate. It was an absolute honour to meet this incredibly passionate woman. Here is a brief overview of Tango’s race history: Tangalang, then named Pacific Odyssey after his racing career or Tango […]
Meet owner Emily Cox and her horse, Bear (race name Bearskin) Here is a brief overview of Bearskin’s race history: Bearskin was an August 2011 Real Saga Colt out of Devil Inside. Foaled at Glenlogan Park Stud and named after the Bearskin hats worn by the Queens Guards he was always destined for greatness. Purchased […]
Meet owner Jerry Ling and her horse, BJ (race name Blakjak Paperback) Here is a brief overview of BJ’s race history: BJ wasn’t a very successful racehorse despite being out of All American and half brother to the G1 winning filly Yankee Rose. He had 10 unsuccessful race starts and moved through a few different […]
Doc Oliver is a great story of a 21 year old horse who is still going strong. Anita Bridge got him in 2008 when he was rising 11 – obviously not straight off the track but we do know he racked up 17 starts in his racing career with two 3rds. When Doc arrived, no reputation was […]
Meet our off the track thoroughbred for this week – a gorgeous mare named Maxcee who is by Carbonfibre and out of Bismax. Maxcee was born and trained in Ipswich Qld and was bought by Anita Bridge in 2010 when Maxcee was retired by the breeder/trainer who Anita was riding track work for. While not […]
After working for nearly a decade in the Australian racing industry, Jasmine Jenkins made the decision to swap stable life for office life when a job opportunity arose offering her more money. Less than six months passed by and Jazz found herself missing her furry four legged friends and began exploring alternative ways to entertain […]
On the 9th May 2007 a handsome bay Thoroughbred colt was born out of an Australian mare named COPA DE ORO and sired by champion stallion FLYING SPUR. The colt was appropriately named SPERON D’ORO, which translates in Italian to ‘golden spur’. In 2009, SPERON D’ORO was sold as a yearling for a healthy […]
The Thoroughbred Club is so special as we get to share good and rewarding stories. Today we are sharing another success stories of our beloved racehorse transitioning into a new career. This story is so close to our heart as The Thoroughbred Club put a Call out to their followers and within 20 minutes we had […]
