Did you know that in the last ten years (in Australia) a broodmare has left two stakes winners on the same raceday on just four occasions. Casino Prince has played a role in two of them. Helsinge 18 Feb 2012 Black Caviar VRC Lightning S., Gr.1 All Too Hard (by [...]
The current first-season sires’ list makes for interesting reading, as the leading two are residents at Patinack Farm. Husson (ARG) has been joined at the top of the table by stablemate Casino Prince, courtesy of All Too Hard’s impressive listed debut win at Flemington. While Hussousa added further prize-money to her sire’s record in the [...]
All Too Hard became a stakes winner at his first attempt with a decisive success in the Listed Talindert Stakes (1100m) at Flemington on Saturday and in winning, becomes the first stakes winner for his Group 1 winning sire Casino Prince. The Patinack farm-owned All Too Hard indicated his talent with a solid trial win [...]
Patinack Farm’s racing and breeding operation have most bases covered with the five runners they have nominated for four stakes races this weekend. One of most interest will be the Gimcrack Stakes winner Hussousa, who starts her run towards the Golden Slipper in the Widden Stakes. Hussousa was impressive on debut with a 1-1/2 length [...]
The exciting three year-old Unannounced has maintained his unbeaten record making it six wins in as many starts after beating older horses to take out the Marula Sprint at Scottsville on Sunday. The colt trained by Charles Laird for Mr and Mrs Jooste won by three-quarters of a length. Unannounced was a $220,000 purchase from [...]
Casino Prince looks to have another promising juvenile in the shape of All Too Hard (2 c Casino Prince – Helsinge, by Desert Sun) who impressed when winning a Flemington jumpout over 800m on the course proper Friday morning. The $1 million half-brother to the unbeaten World’s highest-rated Sprinter in Black Caviar proved too good [...]
Patinack Farm has provided a huge incentive for owners and trainers with fillies running in Port Macquarie’s $40,000 Patinack Queen Of The North (1200m), on Friday, February 17 with the addition of a service to the dual Group 1 French Classic winner Lope de Vega, valued at $27,500. The son of Shamardal is from the [...]
You know the saying – girls learn quicker than boys. Well it doesn’t just refer to us humans but the equine variety too, it seems. Fillies are leading the way in the two-year-old division so far this season and even the first three home in last month’s MM Classic were girls. This point is also [...]
Patinack Farm and Magic Millions invites you to join them to view Group 1 winners Monaco Consul (NZ), Wonderful World and Teranaba at Patinack Farm’s Queensland Breeding Operation in Canungra followed by light refreshments and a barbecue on completion of the stallion parade. Itinerary Date: Friday 16 March 2012 Pick-up: 2pm from the Watermark Hotel, [...]
The offspring of Casino Prince are racing to good effect and he added another winner courtesy the runaway filly Princess Royale (2 f Casino Prince – Charybdis, by Royal Academy), who won most impressively on debut over 900 metres at South Australia’s main meeting on Australia Day at Murray Bridge. Breaking sharply, Princess Royale sped [...]
Exciting news coming in from Europe confirming the arrival of the first foal by our dual French Classic winner Lope de Vega. A chestnut filly arrived last week in France at the Haras d’Ommeel out of the Acatenango mare Bougainvillea. The stud is delighted with the new arrival, describing her as “a nice foal, with [...]
Maules Creek (4 g Redoute’s Choice – Bramble Rose, by Shinko King) is only lightly-raced but he looks a horse of real promise judged on his gritty win in the $70,000 Benchmark 75 Handicap over 1500m at Rosehill on Saturday. Fitter for his first-up run, Blake Shinn settled Maule’s Creek in fifth place along the [...]
Onetimeatbandcamp (5 g Fastnet Rock – American Pie, by Unbridled’s Song) scored the biggest win of his career to date when he scored a strong win in the Marriott Magic Millions Country Cup (1400m) at the Gold Coast on Saturday. Onetimeatbandcamp enjoyed a lovely run under Tim Bell, poised to challenge once heads turned for [...]
Honourable Aussie (5 g Honours List – Beach Barbie, by Kenny’s Best Pal) has a liking for the Canterbury Park circuit and he added another win on Friday night when making virtually all the running to land the $27,000 Canterbury BMW All New 3 Series Handicap over 1900m. Allowed an uncontested lead to halfway, Hugh [...]
The Autumn racing carnival’s will soon be upon us and that means one of the highlight’s of the racing year, the Patinack Farm Blue Diamond Stakes day (Feb 25) is just around the corner. The two-year-old feature, Blue Diamond Stakes had a total of 1,277 nominations (up 28 from the previous year) at the initial [...]
Racing at the Gold Coast will take centre stage this weekend and Onetimeatbandcamp looks to have a good chance in the Magic Millions Country Cup (1400) based on his second last time out and recent trial win at Doomben. This Fastnet Rock gelding is a physically impressive specimen and he should be galloping to the [...]
Wednesday’s Eagle Farm meeting saw some competitive racing with a most promising performance coming from Patinack Farm’s aptly named Well Credentialled (3 f O’Reilly – Red Century, by Centaine). Still a touch green she charged home in the straight to win the $10,000 Skyracing.tv Plate for 3yo fillies over 1000m. Settled midfield by Tim Bell, [...]
The very exciting three year-old colt Unannounced maintained his unbeaten record when he made it five from five after beating older horses to take out the 1200 metre sprint in Scottsville, South Africa by half a length on Sunday. Trained by Charles Laird, Unannounced was a $220,000 purchase from the Patinack Farm draft at the [...]
If the Australian market demands speed and precocity then Murtajill certainly fulfills both criteria for breeders and buyers. The handsome grey possesses both in bucket loads. The winner of the time-honoured Breeders’ Plate (Listed, 1000m) on debut, Murtajill went on to win the Skyline Stakes (Gr 3, 1200m) by three lengths and in a race-record [...]
Resident stallion Casino Prince was represented by his first winner recently when the debutante Casino Card powered home to win the Gary Newham 2yo Handicap over 1100m at the Gold Coast in impressive fashion, coming from near last in the short straight to score with a devastating turn of foot. Trained by Matthew Dunn, Casino [...]
Patinack Farm’s Pretty Pins continued her rapid rate of improvement with a dominant win in the $50,000 Sky Racing World QTIS Handicap (2020m) at Doomben on Saturday. Under top-weight of 57.5kg. Pretty Pins was allowed to settle well back in the field and was then forced to race three deep after halfway. Turning for home [...]
He had shown trainer John Thompson plenty of natural ability in Sydney and the manner in which Dassault (3g Tale Of The Cat – Bird Royale, by Bluebird) came from last to win Wednesday’s $13,000 Racing Retro Maiden at Eagle Farm suggests that he will be winning more races. On Wednesday Dassault raced without blinkers [...]
Patinack Farm-owned mare Dreams And Wishes (4 m Galileo – Procrastinate, by Jade Hunter) enhanced her already considerable value when she became the latest winner for the outstanding producer Procrastinate (Jade Hunter – Reigntaine, by Century) with her success at Wednesday’s Eagle Farm meeting. The four-year-old won the Lyndhurst Stud Plate (1600m) at her fourth [...]
It’s all systems go this weekend for the Patinack Farm stable, as the two-year-old’s look to stamp their place on the track in brisbane. Three sets of Patinack livery will be required for the $100,000 Phelan Ready Stakes (Listed) for two-year-old colts over 1000m with Aronson (2 c Shamardal – Emme, by Fasliyev), More Than [...]
Pretty Pins confirmed she is a filly with a real future after another impressive win at Doomben on Saturday. Pretty Pins was always comfortable in the heavy conditions, showing real class to come clear over the concluding stages to win the QTIS Ascend Sales 3yo Handicap over 1600 metres. Smothered away along the inside after [...]
The racing team are on a high this week after the two-year-olds trialled superbly at Doomben on Tuesday morning. This was on the back of a couple of fantastic wins by juveniles in Melbourne in the space of five days, confirming their well-being across states. Ferment toyed with his rivals in Saturday’s two-year-old Plate at [...]
Patinack Farm’s foundation sire Husson (ARG) has catapulted to the lead in the first season sire table following the win of smart two-year-old Ferment (2 c Husson – Catalyst, by Tabasco Cat) who overcame some difficulties in running to score an impressive debut win at Caulfield on Saturday. Ferment gave Jamie Mott a difficult ride, [...]
Patinack Farm will offer Magic Millions buyers a great reward once again this year as our second Magic Millions January Yearling Draft heads to the Gold Coast. Not only will buyers have the chance to race their purchase in the ever popular Magic Millions Race Series, their buys will also be eligible for our $1m [...]
Patinack Farm has its two-year-olds in flying form this season with stakes wins by Hussousa (Husson) in the Gimcrack Stakes and last Saturday’s impressive Caulfield winner Ferment (Husson). On Tuesday the stable unveiled impressive barrier trial winners at Doomben with one by resident Group 1 winner Casino Prince. Fastnet Rock filly Nechita, a $130,000 buy [...]
Wonderful Lass added to her broodmare value with a game victory in Saturday’s $80,000 Recognition Stakes (Listed) over 1600m at Eagle Farm. Wonderful Lass (4 m Catbird – Convent Lass, by Snippets) came with a determined challenge in the straight to edge out race-favorite Carry Me Bluey by a nose to register her first black [...]
Patinack Farm-owned colt Ferment (2 c Husson – Catalyst, by Tabasco Cat) overcame some difficulties in running to score an impressive debut win at Caulfield on Saturday. Ferment gave Jamie Mott a difficult ride, throwing his head around when restrained early and then dropping the bridle into the straight but he showed plenty of natural [...]
Patinack Farm-homebred Glimmer (2 f Husson – Glimmering Hope, by Belong To Me) made a winning debut at Mornington on Tuesday, making nearly all the running to win the $12,000 2yo Maiden Plate over 1005m. Bounced out of the stalls by Chris Symons, Glimmer went through to led and then came back underneath Symons to [...]
Patinack Farm head trainer John Thompson is hoping lightning can strike twice in Perth on Saturday. 12 months ago Thompson prepared Gathering (Tale Of The Cat) to win the Railway Handicap (Gr 1) when ridden by Craig Williams and Williams, fresh from riding four winners at Sandown Park in Melbourne last Saturday, will be aboard [...]
Unbeaten champion classic winner Husson (Hussonet) has made a brilliant start at stud in South America and he is carrying on the great work with his first-crop runners in Australia. The debut win at Sale on Wednesday by Affable (2 f Husson – Lady Gracious, by Redoute’s Choice) was impressive as the Patinack-homebred overcame a [...]
Honourable Aussie made it two wins on end with a dominant performance to land the $27,000 Sharp Handicap over 1900m at Canterbury Park on Friday night. Ridden to the lead early on, Honourable Aussie set a strong gallop and he was two-lengths clear into the straight, maintaining the advantage all the way to the line [...]
Pop Music (3 f Husson – Pulpa Fitz, by Fitzcarraldo) became yet another winner for our unbeaten classic winner Husson (Hussonet) when winning the $62,500 Premio Charme over 1200 metres at Argentina’s world famous La Plata racetrack on Tuesday. Bred by Haras Vacacion, Pop Music proved too strong at the finish for her rivals, defeating [...]
Patinack Farm enjoyed more Group success when Real Stolle (2 f Elusive Quality – Lemon Ruski, by Desert King) ran away with the time-honoured HKJC Maribyrnong Plate (Gr 3) over 1000 metres. Breaking sharply from her outside barrier, Real Stolle was allowed to track towards the centre of the track by Michael Rodd, who sat [...]
Our high-class filly Pane In The Glass tackles the unbeaten Atlantic Jewel in the $300,000 Wakeful Stakes (Gr 2) over 2000m at Flemington on Saturday, and, like Isopach, she has had no luck with draw, starting from the outside gate in the field of 10. Pane In The Glass (3 f Testa Rossa – Lyrics, [...]
Isopach (3 g Magic Albert – Curvaceous, by Zabeel) will represent Patinack Farm in Saturday’s $1.5 million AAMI VRC Derby and following a sharp piece of work at Flemington on Tuesday morning, Patinack Farm head trainer John Thompson is hopeful that he can run well. “He worked with Moment In Time who is an older [...]
John Thompson is hopeful Galizani can emulate Maluckyday by winning Saturday’s $250,000 Lexus Stakes (Gr 3) over 2500m at Flemington. Like last year’s Melbourne Cup runner-up Maluckyday, Galizani won the Tattersall’s Club Cup (Listed, 2400m) at Randwick before coming to Melbourne for The Lexus which Maluckyday had to win to gain a Cup start and [...]
Patinack Farm look to have another smart filly in their stable after jockey Tim Bell declared Another Superior (3 f Captain Rio – Nishaani, by Gold Brose) came with a big run in the straight to land the $50,000 in the Earthborn Waste Services QTIS 3yo Handicap (1200m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday. Bell allowed [...]
Friday October 21 Race Time No. Racecourse Horse Breeding Class Dist. Barrier Weight Jockey Trainer 10:06am 9 Royal Randwick VARANASI Encosta de Lago / Pace Invader (NZ) Trial 740 0 0.0 JT 10:06am 9 Royal Randwick JOVOVICH Casino Prince / Russian Belle (NZ) Trial 740 0 0.0 JT 10:06am 9 Royal Randwick WINDSOR KNOT Casino [...]
Patinack Farm-owned filly Pretty Pins (3 f Pins – Luna Tudor, by Military Plume) is a promising filly and she showed with a strong win in the $50,000 Whitehouse Investments 3yo Handicap over 1400m at Eagle Farm last Saturday that she has a future in better races. Jockey Jim Byrne believes the chestnut has the [...]
Patinack Farm’s Galizani (5 m Galileo – Zahani, by Zabeel) returned to winning form with a strong win in the $100,000 Tattersalls Cup (Listed) over 2400 metres at Randwick on Saturday. Having settled back in the field, Galizani enjoyed the softening conditions and she came with a big finish in the straight to reach the [...]
Saturday October 15 Race Time No. Racecourse Horse Breeding Class Dist. Barrier Weight Jockey Trainer 12:45 pm 3 Caulfield PANHANDLE Starcraft (NZ) / Tupelo Bloom Sportingbet Ethereal Stks 2000 14 55.0 D Nikolic JT 1:03 pm [...]
The new two-year-old season has started brilliantly for Patinack Farm with trainer John Thompson winning two races already. On Saturday at Randwick the Patinack Farm-homebred Hussousa (2 f Husson – Petousa, by Redoute’s Choice) gave her unbeaten champion sire a stakes winner with his first runner in Australia when she streaked away with the Gimcrack [...]
Isopach completed a stakes winning weekend with homebreds for Patinack Farm when racing away to win the UCI Stakes (Listed) over 1800 metres at Flemington on Sunday. Following the brilliant win of Hussousa in Saturday’s Gimcrack Stakes at Randwick to give Husson (Arg) a stakes winner with his first Australian runner, the racing focus switched to [...]
Trusting (5 h Tale Of the Cat – Legible, by Zabeel) has always displayed prodigious talent and on Saturday he bids for Group 1 glory in the The Metropolitan Handicap over 2400 metres. And, having had a career interrupted by minor setbacks, trainer John Thompson is going to the races with a happy horse. “He [...]
Patinack Farm filly Pane In The Glass bids for Group 1 success in Saturday’s time-honoured Flight Stakes over 1600 metres at Randwick and head trainer John Thompson is confident that the roomier track will suit her big finish. Pane In The Glass is already Group 1 placed as a two-year-old at Randwick in the Sires’ [...]
Patinack Farm’s new state-of-the art complex at Canungra is already paying dividends with the victory of Crown Of Coureuse (2 f Beautiful Crown – Coureuse, by – Tierce) in Saturday evening’s $75,000 Fitton Insurance Hopeful Plate (1000m) at Toowoomba’s Clifford Park, the first juvenile race of the new season. Crown Of Coureuse came with a [...]
Patinack Farm runners are in action across four states on Saturday with genuine chances in several races. High-class filly Kneeling (3 f Encosta de Lago – Sunday Service) runs in Race 2 over 1400 metres at Caulfield with top-weight of 59 kilograms. Withdrawn from her intended race last Saturday because of a wide barrier, Kneeling [...]
There are not many better looking stallions in training than Patinack Farm’s Trusting and he can gallop too, making it back-to-back Group 2 wins with a commanding win in the $200,000 Hill Stakes (Gr 2) over 2000 metres at Rosehill. Having jumped away well, Trusting led early but quickly settled under Jo Moreira and when [...]
The Patinack Farm stable is in good form and hopes are high that the team can add further Group success in two states on Saturday. Trusting, Gathering, Pane In the Glass and Win For Wilson should all be competitive at Rosehill while at Caulfield, Kneeling steps up to stakes level on just her third start. [...]
Patinack Farm Pty Ltd have positions available for 3 qualified Veterinarians, to supply services in our Randwick, Flemington and Canungra (QLD) Racing stables. The successful applicants would be responsible for the daily well being and treating of racehorses in work and spelling. Reporting to the Head Trainer and foreman, these positions would form an important [...]
Following his Group winning effort on Patinack Farm’s high-class entire Trusting (Tale Of The Cat – Legible, by Zabeel) in the Chelmsford Stakes (Gr 2) at Warwick Farm, Joao Moreira is returning to partner the Patinack horses at Rosehill on Saturday, including Trusting in the Hill Stakes (Gr 2), Pane In The Glass in the [...]
Casino Prince is off to flying start with his first official barrier trial runner a winner. Patinack Farm-owned La Casino (2 f Casino Prince – La Famelia) scored over Alyna (2 f Husson – A Country Girl, by Singspiel) and Prosody (2 c Husson – Not Fuhr Nothin, by Langfuhr) in the 800 metre heat [...]
Much has been expected of Trusting since he won the Warwick Stakes (Gr 2) on just his third start. It is fair to say that the Patinack Farm entire has been much maligned since, despite him having little or no luck since but that was all forgotten yesterday when the five-year-old showed just what he [...]
Patinack Farm will be well represented in the feature races in Sydney on Saturday. Head trainer John Thompson is very happy with the form of the horses going into the meeting and Singapore-based jockey Joao Moreira arrived into Australia on Thursday to partner Patinack stakes winners Pane In The Glass, Trusting, Gathering and Win For [...]
Shamardashing (5 g Shamardal – Beaux Art, by Nomrood) continued the great run of Patinack Farm and apprentice Tim Bell with a brave win in the OJ Kitchens & Acro Refrigeration Handicap (2020m) at a rainswept Doomben on Saturday to make it a hat-trick of wins. Bell has been in great form since joining Patinack [...]
Pane In the Glass confirmed her status as one of the best fillies in Australia with a determined victory in today’s $125,000 Silver Shadow Stakes (Gr 3) at Warwick Farm. Racing towards the rear early on, Pane In the Glass came widest of all in the straight and then challenged determinedly to overwhelm her rivals [...]
Kneeling showed she is a filly with a big future when proving too strong at the finish in the $101,000 Crockett Stakes (Listed) at Moonee Valley this afternoon. Given a lovely ride by Michael Rodd, Kneeling jumped away sharply and settled in fourth place behind the leader and on the inside. Looking for room into [...]
Patinack Farm runners were in good form on Saturday with a treble at Eagle Farm. Just Been Lucky, Miss Cutie and Shamardashing came home clear in their respective races to continue the excellent start to the new Queensland team headed up by stable foreman Brett Killion. All three winners were ridden by apprentice Tim Bell, [...]
Lady Hussy gave our unbeaten champion Husson his first stakeswinner when she won the Clasico Eusonio C Boni (Listed) over 1100m at La Plata last season at two – now she has confirmed her class with another stakes win. On Monday she stretched her unbeaten sequence to four when winning the Clasico Wilfredo Latham (Listed) [...]
Apprentice Tim Bell and assistant trainer Brett Killion struck immediate success together for Patinack Farm when Shamardashing was successful at Doomben on Wednesday. Shamardashing (4 g Shamardal – Beaux Art, by Nomrood), aided by a rails hugging ride from Bell, held off Marked to score by three-quarters of a length in the Lyndhurst Stud Handicap [...]
It does not seem so long ago that Wonderful World was racing as one of the best milers in Australia. Group 1 placed in the Blue Diamond Stakes at two, wins in the ‘stallion making’ Caulfield Guineas (Gr 1) and Guineas Prelude (Gr 3) established him among the elite and were followed up with Group [...]
Patinack Farm’s unbeaten champion Husson (Hussonet) has made a promising start with his first-crop runners in Argentina and his smart daughter Lady Hussy (2 f Tula) added a stakes victory to her record when winning the Clasico Eusonio C. Boni (Listed) over 1100m at La Plata on Thursday. Starting the 1.20 favourite, Lady Hussy was [...]
Patinack Farm’s Metallurgical continues to improve with racing and is getting closer to that elusive first stakes success following a very game second place in last Saturday’s W J Healy Stakes (Gr 3) at Eagle Farm. Well back to the home turn, Metallurgical came wide into the sprint and then let down powerfully, sprinting hard [...]
The Patinack Farm runners in Adelaide continue in fine form. Trainer John Thompson is currently the clear leader of the Adelaide Trainers’ premiership and there were another two winners on Saturday at Morphettville. Safety In Numbers (4 g Fastnet Rock – Custodial) is racing in great heart and he showed plenty of courage to land [...]
The Patinack Farm stable continues in good form with more winners over the Queens Birthday weekend. At Doomben on Monday, Fairy Gumnut (4 m Danasinga – Gumnut Fairy, by Fairy King) added her second metropolitan win when she came right away at the finish of the $45,000 Terrace Rugby Handicap. Enjoying a lovely ride from [...]
The first-crop of our unbeaten champion Husson continue to impress in Argentina and he was represented by his first stakes performer when Lake Husson finished runner-up in the Clasico Andres S Torres (Gr 3) over 1500 metres at La Plata on Thursday. Bred by Haras Firmamento, Lake Husson (2 f Miss Lake Queen, by Numerous) [...]
The Patinack Farm runners continue to run well across all states in Australia and this Saturday was no exception. In Adelaide Full Metal Jacket (4 g Elvstroem – Haywire) came with a powerful sprint in the straight to win going away at the end of the $25,000 Spring Gully Foods Handicap over 1200 metres. Metallurgical [...]
We are getting excited at the good news coming out of Argentina relating to the first-crop runners by our unbeaten classic winner Husson and so should Australian breeders. Having just reported on Husson’s first winner last week we can report that he has his second following the impressive debut win by Lake Husson (2 c [...]
It is not often that a single horse sends a hush over the famous Newmarket sale-ring but it happened this afternoon when lot 277, the Casino Prince half-brother to world champion sprinter Black Caviar entered the ring for his breeder Ric Jamieson. Much admired in the pre-sale inspections, the colt is a typical example of [...]
The winning run for the Patinack Farm stable in Adelaide continued when They Won’t Last ran on strongly to score in the $32,000 Spring Gully Handicap at Morphettville on the Parks course. Held off the early pace by Matthew Neilson, They Won’t Last chimed in with a big run in the straight to hit the [...]
Warwick Stakes (Gr 2) winner Trusting is thriving in the warmer environment in Perth and will go into Saturday’s $500,000 Kingston Town Classic (Gr 1) over 1800 metres in peak condition. Trusting (4 h Tale Of The Cat – Legible, by Zabeel) looks superb in his coat and on Tuesday he rounded out his preparation [...]
The amazing run of form from Jeter continued in Adelaide today when the three-year-old filly made it four wins in a row with a big finish to land the $32,000 Sportingbet Handicap over 1400m at Morphettville. Midfield to the home turn, Jeter (3 f Mossman – Zalinda, by Zabeel) unleashed a big sprint in the [...]
Adulterer showed plenty of class to score a dashing win in the $30,000 Cityline Scaffolding Plate at Moonee Valley on Friday night. The New Zealand-bred daughter of Traditionally (USA) was smartly away from her outside barrier and quickly sped to the lead, an advantage she was not to surrender, Craig Newitt driving her to the [...]
The highly rated dual Group 1 winning European galloper Lope De Vega (Ire) has been purchased by Patinack Farm to stand the 2011 Southern Hemisphere Season alongside the farms quality line-up of Stallions at it’s Richmond Grove property in Sandy Hollow, NSW Australia. A son of Shamardal (USA), Lope De Vega (Ire) a winner of [...]
The 2011 Patinack Farm Blue Diamond Stakes (Gr 1), to be run at Caulfield on 26 February next year, is being strongly targeted by the race sponsor. When first acceptances closed at 12pm on Tuesday, a total of 582 first acceptances (up 93 on 2010), and two late entries were received and Nathan Tinkler’s Patinack [...]
The new Patinack Farm Stable in Adelaide is cranking out winner after winner and added a new one on Wednesday when Often Away finished strongly to break her Maiden at Morphettville. Paul Gatt always had Often Away in a nice position and she found plenty for Gatt when he asked her for an effort in [...]
Nathan Tinkler’s Patinack Farm has re-signed with Brisbane Racing Club (BRC) as a major sponsor for another three years. The new agreement will see Patinack Farm sponsor the Group 1 TJ Smith conducted on Queensland’s leading raceday, AAMI Stradbroke Day. The most important event for two-year-olds during the Brisbane Racing Carnival, the Patinack Farm TJ [...]
Patinack Farm has endured a frustrating run of minor placings in major races in Sydney and Melbourne this Spring Carnival but all that was rectified when Craig Williams conjured a brilliant front running ride on Gathering to run his rivals ragged in the $1 million Railway Stakes (Gr 1) at Ascot on Saturday. And the [...]
Patinack Farm today announced an exciting new partnership with The Australian Jockey Club, launching a new $1million bonus race series for three-year-old fillies in the Autumn. This series will culminate in the Patinack Farm AJC Australian Oaks on Emirates Doncaster Day during Sydney’s Autumn Carnival. This is especially significant in 2011 as we celebrate the [...]
Patinack Farm’s Meddler (3 f Elvstroem – Lettercee) produced an electric finish to score in Monday’s $40,000 Balmoral Handicap over 1100 metres for fillies on the Kensington track at Randwick. Waited with off the early speed, Meddler burst through between horses in the straight to dash clear and go on to score a most impressive [...]
Readyor, a recent addition to the Patinack Farm stable, kept the winning run going with another strong win at Randwick on Saturday. Smartly away, Readyor settled on the lead and although she was challenged early in the straight, she pulled out plenty in the final stages and found the line with a length and a [...]
Patinack Farm has enjoyed great success with the offspring of Shamardal (USA) and they have a promising juvenile by Shamardal’s barnmate in Dubawi (Ire), the sire of today’s promising juvenile winner Inadequate, who posted an impressive score at Canterbury. Buried away in the pack turning for home, Inadequate lengthened beautifully once he found some running [...]
Patinack Farm continued their policy of purchasing high-quality yearlings on Monday with the highest price of the Monday Select Session of the Magic Million National Yearling Sale when going to $320,000 for an Encosta de Lago colt from the Group One winning mare Ellicorsam. Consigned by Willow Park Stud, the Encosta de Lago colt was [...]
The terrific run of form by Patinack Farm runners continued today in two states. At Doomben, Run For Levi stepped up to stakes class with a determined win in the Phoenix Slipper Stakes, registered as the Golden Stakes (Listed). Always near the lead, Run For Levi (Hussonet) maintained the gallop in the straight and fought [...]
The first-crop of Husson have been finding favour with buyers on the Gold Coast this week. Husson (Arg) had a colt out of Catalyst sell for $60,000 and a filly out of Catalina sell for $75,000 with Patinack signing for the pair. “We like to support our own stallions,” Patinack’s Rick Connolly said. “Husson had [...]
The first-crop of Husson have been finding favour with buyers on the Gold Coast this week. Husson (Arg) had a colt out of Catalyst sell for $60,000 and a filly out of Catalina sell for $75,000 with Patinack signing for the pair. “We like to support our own stallions,” Patinack’s Rick Connolly said. “Husson had [...]
The Patinack Farm stable has been racing with good success in Australia recently, last weeks stakes performers So Anyway and Tagus perfect examples. On Sunday in France futher cudos was gained when HAFJELL (3 f Tiger Hill – Lille Hammer, by Sadler’s Wells) gained some valuable black type with a gallant third in the Prix [...]
Patinack Farm enjoyed a winning double at Eagle Farm this afternoon with royally-bred colt Levis’s Choice showing real star quality to win his first race. Making just his second start, Levi’s Choice raced greenly but showed he is destined for better things with an impressive turn of foot to sprint clear in the straight. By [...]
Levi’s Choice continued the winning run for the Queensland arm of the Patinack Farm operation when he cruised home in the Ambassador Travel 2YO Plate (1400m) at Eagle Farm today. The last foal produced by the former outstanding racemare Nina Haraka, Levi’s Choice sat off the speed but came with a brilliant sprint in the [...]
Group One winner Onemorenomore arrived at Vinery Stud last week and walked straight into the barn once occupied by his illustrious father, Red Ransom. Onemorenomore is one of two additions to the Vinery Stud roster in 2010, the other being the American wonder horse and Kentucky Derby/Preakness winner, Big Brown. “Onemorenomore is a magic looking [...]
Patinack Farm may be committed to excellence but that does not mean that there are not opportunities for others. Choegouigippeum (3 c Al Samer – Queen of Wisdom, by Stravinsky) was sold by Patinack Farm at a Magic Millions Horses In Training Sale for $16,000. Last week he scored in Korea, winning a Foreign class [...]
Honest Truth has promised to deliver a big performance for a little while and he did so in style in the Shafston Hotel Handicap over 1000m at Eagle Farm this afternoon. Reserved off the early speed, Honest Truth came with a big finish under Stathi Katsidis to win this competitive sprint in the final strides. [...]
Trainer John Thompson has the Patinack stable firing on all cylinders at present and he produced a promising filly in the shape of Drivel (3 f Redoute’s Choice – Tully Thunder) who was impressive in winning the Azzurro Handicap at Sandown Park today. Racing in behind the leading group, Drivel came out in the straight [...]
Patinack Farm’s Happy Hippy (3 f Shamardal – Springburn) stepped up to stakes class with a stylish win in this afternoon’s James H.B. Carr Stakes (Listed) over 1400m at Randwick. Enjoying a perfect ride from Stathi Katsidis, Happy Hippy raced in behind the leaders to the turn before coming through along the inside rail to [...]
Yesterday’s Queen Elizabeth Stakes added some more lustre to the Patinack Farm broodmare band. The admirable winner Road To Rock was winning his second Group 1 race and took his earnings to $1,144,750. His dam Trewornan (GB) is now a happy resident at Patinack Farm in the Hunter Valley where she has a very nice [...]
Since announcing that Raheeb would be standing at Patinack Farm in the Hunter Valley, the response from breeders has been extremely positive. Understandably so. A Group winning sprinter, by a world class stallion in Royal Academy and a brother to the Group 3 winning dam of champion sprinter and Group 1 sire Fastnet Rock look [...]
Patinack Farm has further displayed its commitment to the pursuit of excellence by completing the sale of the International Group 1 winner SUN CLASSIQUE in a private negotiation after the Australian-bred was passed-in as the last lot through the ring at Newmarket today. Patinack Stud Manager Ben Lawrence was underbidder at $1.95 million in the [...]
Patinack Farms continue its quest to pursue excellence and purchased another 10 lots on the second day of the Australian Easter Yearling Sale, bring the total buys to 18. Of the fillies and mares purchased today, the stakes winning More Than Ready (USA) fillies READYOR ($525,000) and OLONANA ($475,000) stand out. After two days of [...]
Patinack Farm continued to buy on Thursday at the Australian Easter Broodmare Sale, signing for a further two lots to take the total number of purchases so far to 21. Highlight of the day was the acquisition of the Group 1 winner BEL MER for $1,050,000. The winner of four races and $598,775 on the [...]
Patinack Farm’s pursuit of excellence continued at the Australian Easter Broodmare Sale today when the Thousand Guineas (Gr 1) winner SERIOUS SPEED was purchased for $900,000 in foal to Al Maher. Serious Speed is by the internationally proven Group 1 sire Royal Academy (USA) and won five races and earned $967,490. She is a sister [...]
This has been a classic winning season for Patinack Farm horses and the stable has recently enjoyed international success. The beautifully bred HAFJELL (3 f Tiger Hill – Lille Hammer) won the Prix Axa Insurance over 2000m at Cholet in France last Sunday while QUEEN OF THE CREEK (3 f Theatrical – Miasma) won an [...]
Major disappointment for Patinack Farm today when promising three-year-old Count Encosta got upset when loaded into the barrier for the AJC Australian Derby at Randwick, got himself cast and exited the stalls with a cut to his off stifle. Unfortunately for the team at John Thompson’s Warwick Farm stables, Count Encoast was withdrawn acting on [...]
Tagus has been a real solid performer for Patinack this season and today he stepped up to stakes class with aplomb, running out the comfortable winner of the City Of Adelaide Quality (Listed) at Morphettville. Given a lovely ride by Peter Mertens, Tagus raced in behind the leaders to the turn but then had to [...]
Patinack Farm consigned its first draft of yearlings to the Easter Yearling Sale this week and achieved some excellent results. On Thursday, the much admired Encosta de Lago half-sister to Hong Kong Champion Sprinter Silent Witness went through the ring and was eventually knocked down to Paul Messara for $700,000. The filly was well-paraded all [...]
Count Encosta staked his AJC Derby claims with a strong win in the Tulloch Stakes (Gr 2) at Rosehill this afternoon. Given a patient ride by Brenton Avdullah, Count Encosta (3 c Encosta de Lago – Sovereign Countess, by Sovereign Red) was still well back approaching the home turn but ran on really well to [...]
RUN FOR NAARA showed with her fighting finish to be third behind Zabrasive and Rock Classic in Saturday’s Rosehill Guineas (Gr 1) that she is right on course to give Patinack Farm its second Oaks success this Austumn following Small Minds recent win over stablemate No Evidence Needed in the Australasian Oaks at Morphettville. Run [...]
The Patinack Farm yearlings entered in the Inglis Australian Yearling Sale are due to arrive at Newmarket on Tuesday morning and we cordially invite you to come and see our small but select draft located in Stable 4, Row M. Our nine yearlings are by Encosta de Lago, Exceed And Excel, Flying Spur, Lonhro, Pins [...]
SOILED added another stakes win to the Patinack record when powering home in Saturday’s Tatts Members Cup (Listed) over 1600m at Eagle Farm. Perfectly positioned behind the leaders by Chris Munce, Soiled delivered his challenge in the straight and ran on determinedly to score by a length and a half. “There was a hell of [...]
SMALL MINDS POWERS HOME IN OAKS Patinack Farm enjoyed classic success when SMALL MINDS powered home to land the Australasian Oaks (Gr 1) at Morphettville this afternoon. One of three runners in the race for Patinack, Small Minds was forced to race three wide for much of the 2006 metres but she kept coming in [...]
Vinery Stud is proud to announce the addition of the high class Group 1 winning juvenile Onemorenomore to their stallion line up for 2010. This exciting son of Red Ransom, from one of the best families in the stud book is certainly a worthy representative of his late father. Patinack Farm has retained a significant [...]
The brilliant win of ROCK CLASSIC (Fastnet Rock) in last Saturday’s Australian Guineas (Gr 1) has focused extra attention on lot 575 at the Australian Easter Yearling Sale in Sydney on April 8. Patinack Farm will offer an Encosta de Lago half-sister to Rock Classic and the bay or brown – pictured below – has [...]
