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 [...]
