The cream of Australian bloodstock was feted last night at the 21st Annual Hunter Thoroughbred Breeders Association (HTBA) Awards Night held at Scone, Australia’s Horse Capital. HTBA coveted Champion first season sire, sponsored by Kentucky Equine Research and Barastoc, was claimed by Patinack Farm’s Casino‐Prince nudging out fellow Patinack resident Husson. Patinack Farm’s Stud Manager [...]
Hi Son added to the Husson (Arg) success story with a comfortable length and three-quarter victory at Gold Coast on Saturday. Hi Son (2 c Husson – Danish Colony, by Danzero) proved too good for his rivals in the $10,000 Sky Racing World Maiden Plate over 1200m to become the 11th winner in the first [...]
Casino Prince’s potency as a stallion has been underlined by All Too Hard’s achievements, but if we dig a little deeper in to the leading first-season sire’s pedigree it’s another dam line that also comes to the fore. The dam of Casino Prince, Lady Capel had two more progeny entering the winners’ circle last week [...]
Patinack Farm’s Canungra stable has been consistently strong throughout the season, but lead trainer John Thompson cranked things up a notch at the weekend, taking out the first three races at the Gold Coast’s metro meeting. And he has certainly timed things well with Queensland’s winter racing carnival upon us. Count Encosta doesn’t have age [...]
Such is the strength of the Patinack Farm racing arm in Queensland, it has been necessary to call on board two new jockeys to support trainer John Thompson and foreman Brett Killion at Canungra. The team are delighted to have Jeff Lloyd and Michael Cahill to call upon, and no doubt their experience riding overseas [...]
Dual record-breaking two-year-old Murtajill has started his breeding career impressively with his first crop Easter yearlings averaging just over an impressive $90,000 from five lots sold. A record top-priced weanling himself, Murtajill created history when knocked down for $660,000 in the MM sales ring. It comes as no surprise that his progeny carry their sire’s [...]
As the Magic Millions National Sale rolls around again this year, Patinack Farm’s annual reduction weanling draft will be sure to impress buyers. Included will be progeny by Australia’s leading first-season sire (by prize-money) Casino Prince who will be represented with five weanlings. While Husson, who is the leading first-season sire for winners, is responsible [...]
Patinack Farm, now Australia’s leading, locally owned, thoroughbred breeding and racing operation, has renewed the contract of lead trainer John Thompson for another five years. Owned by mining entrepreneur Nathan Tinkler, Patinack Farm has been and still is a major investor in the Australian racing industry – through employment, buying and breeding horses and race [...]
John Thompson celebrated renewing his contract as head trainer for Patinack Farm by winning the first three races at the Gold Coast on Saturday. Shamardashing (5 g Shamardal – Beaux Arts, by Nomrood) got the ball rolling with a dominant win in the $50,000 Zaidee’s Rainbow Foundation Handicap over 2200m, revelling in the heavy going [...]
The impressive debut win of Caballo Rapido at Eagle Farm on Wednesday further emphasised the outstanding start Husson (Arg) has made with his first-crop runners in Australia. Smothered away along the inside, Caballo Rapido (2 c Husson – Flying Alice, by Danehill) came with a determined challenge in the straight to get up and land [...]
You would expect us to sing the praises of our unbeaten champion Husson, the leading first-season sire by winners in Australia and New Zealand, but the son of Hussonet was endorsed by respected New Zealand bloodstock agent Dean Hawthorne, who paid $35,000 for a colt by Husson at the Inglis Autumn Yearling Sale at Oaklands [...]
Trainer John Thompson has the Stradbroke Handicap (Gr 1) in mind for Metallurgical following his brave win in the $80,000 Hinkler Handicap (Listed, 1200m) at Eagle Farm. Having been far from disgraced behind Black Caviar in Melbourne over the Autumn carnival, Metallurgical appreciated the drop in class here and after racing just behind the lead [...]
Multiple Group 2 winner and Group 1 placed son of Tale Of The Cat, Trusting, will stand at Patinack Farm’s Canungra property at a fee of $16,500 for the 2012 Breeding Season. A winner at his very first start over 1200m as a two-year-old the prodigiously talented colt backed up two starts later to be victorious in [...]
Patinack Farm has enjoyed an amazing start to the 2011/12 season with the farmʼs foundation sires Casino Prince and Husson (ARG) currently occupying the first two positions on the Australian first season sires classification by a clear margin of earnings as well as individual winners. Arguably one of the best juvenileʼs in the country, All [...]
Patinack Farm is hoping history can repeat itself. Three years ago Black Caviar won the Living Legends Handicap over the straight 1200m at Flemington and on Saturday Maury stepped up to record an impressive victory in the same race. The winner of a 1107m two-year-old maiden at Kilmore on just his second start on March [...]
Patinack Farm would like to welcome you to inspect our quality draft of Broodmares for sale at the Inglis Newmarket complex from Sunday 15th April. We would also like to invite you to join us in our hospitality marquee which is also located in Stable 1 alongside the broodmares. Download our Easter Broodmare Sale 2012 [...]
Patinack Farm have enjoyed a successful Easter yearling sale this week at Newmarket with some great results from only the farms second appearance at the Easter sale as vendor. The impeccably bred Oasis Dream (GB) colt from South African champion Sun Classique fetched a respectable $850,000 and was knocked down to Honk Kong based George [...]
Patinack Farm would like to congratulate Stratheden Stud on being the first to collect a cheque from the Patinack Farm $1m Breeders’ Bonus prize pool. Judy Marheine was on hand at this weeks Easter Yearling sale where she was presented with a $10,000 cheque from Patinack Farm for having bred Ferment (Husson) who won the [...]
Patinack Farm freshman sires Casino Prince and Husson continue to dominate the Australian first season sires table in all categories. The barnmates lead their contemporaries by individual winners, wins and prizemoney and remain the only stallions to have produced stakes winners. Exciting two-year-old All Too Hard has been the main flag bearer for his sire [...]
Husson added another winner to his impressive tally of first crop winners today when Hyperventilate saluted in the Mothers Day Lunch at Btc Maiden over 1000m at Ballarat. Husson is currently sitting just behind stablemate Casino Prince on Australia’s first season sires list for earnings but is heading the list by wins with an impressive [...]
It’s been another excellent weekend for Patinack Farm stallions, Casino Prince and Husson as the pair maintain their domination of the Australian first-season sires’ table. From Friday to Sunday each stallion claimed another two winners as the barn mates continue their tussle for the number one position on the ladder. Casino Prince, leads the prize-money [...]
All Too Hard cemented his place as the best juvenile male in Australasia with a dazzling display of speed and power to win the $176,700 Pago Pago Stakes (Gr 2) over 1200m at Rosehill. Having been a little slowly away, All Too Hard was settled second last and racing alone to the 800m. From there [...]
All Too Hard made it look all too easy when maintaining his unbeaten streak in today’s Group 2 Pago Pago Stakes (1200m) at Rosehill. The half-brother to superstar Black Caviar has always carried a certain amount of expectation due to his illustrious sibling, and the fact that he cost $1.025 million at last year’s Inglis [...]
All Too Hard, emphatic in his last victory in the Group 2 VRC Sires Produce Stakes (1400m) at Flemington, gets the chance to show the Sydney crowd what he is all about on Saturday at Rosehill Gardens in the Group 2 ATC Pago Pago Stakes (1200m). Michael Hawkes has constantly stated that the team will [...]
Patinack Farm homebred Maury (2 g Husson – Zelle, by Strategic) showed the benefit of the experience of his debut fourth to run out the comfortable winner of Tuesday’s $12,000 Schweppes 2yo Maiden Plate (1107m) at Kilmore. Breaking smartly under Jamie Mott, Maury drove through to assume the lead after 400m and then quickened clear [...]
Patinack Farm’s gun filly Hussousa, put in some fine work on Tuesday morning ahead of the G2 Reisling Slipper Trial (1200m) on Saturday at Rosehill. Trainer John Thompson applied blinkers to the flying daughter of Husson and as is the case with most of the progeny there was rapid improvement with the headgear. This was [...]
The first crop of dual record-breaker Murtajill, have proved popular this year and on Sunday one of his colts topped the first session of the Magic Millions QTIS Yearling Sale when trainer Pat Duff went to $135,000 to secure the colt from the draft of Glenlogan Park. Duff said later he was delighted to have [...]
Patinack Farm head trainer John Thompson and jockey Jim Cassidy combined to win the $100,000 Randwick City Stakes (Listed, 2000m) for the second year in a row when Maules Creek stepped up to register his first win at stakes level. In 2011, Cassidy gave Saint Encosta a rails-hugging ride on a wet track to get [...]
Racing returns to Royal Randwick for the start of the Carnival and the current Dead 4 track should provide some excellent racing. Not only is the Randwick Guineas a competitive affair but the supporting races are also tough to figure out for punters. Looking elsewhere on the card, Maules Creek’s form figures read 31423 in [...]
A striking chestnut, Lope De Vega is his father’s son in more ways than one. Having emulated his Champion sire by winning both the Group 1 French 2000 Guineas (1600m) and Group 1 French Derby (2100m) he cemented his place as the best son of Shamardal to go to stud. Lope de Vega won his [...]
All Too Hard (Casino Prince-Helsinge, by Desert Sun) was once again in the headlines over the weekend which is a testament to the colt, given the weight-carrying record of Haylist in the Newmarket and the tight finish of the Australian Cup. The stunning colt cruised through the Group 2 Sire’s Produce (1400m) with ease, devastating [...]
Husson and Casino Prince appear to be having their own little duel at the top of the first-season sires table. The pair have made excellent starts to their stud careers with the pair currently filling the top two places on the Australian First-season Sires’ Table. Casino Prince heads the list with four winners and prizemoney [...]
All Too Hard (2 c Casino Prince – Helsinge, by Desert Sun) staked his claim to be the best two-year-old male in Australasia with a commanding performance in Saturday’s $252,000 VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes (Gr 2) over 1400m. This time-honoured contest has been won by some of the greats in Australian racing history and the [...]
All Too Hard (2 c Casino Prince – Helsinge, by Desert Sun) steps up to Group company in Saturday’s VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes (Gr 2) over 1400m at Flemington at just his second competitive outing. The Patinack Farm-owned colt was an impressive winner of the Talindert Stakes (Listed) on debut, and co-trainer Wayne Hawkes has [...]
Okay, so we had a wet summer on the coast of NSW, but can the weather gods please leave our Autumn carnival alone. Many parts of eastern Australia have been inundated but hopefully the city meetings can go ahead on Saturday in what promises to be a great day of racing across the board. No [...]
Unfortunately an old injury has recurred and with the safety and wellbeing of the mare of paramount importance such as No Evidence Needed, the decision has been made to retire her to the broodmare paddocks at Patinack Farm in the Hunter Valley where she will be a most welcome addition No Evidence Needed (5 m [...]
Boys On Tour (3 g General Nediym – Global Dance, by Spinning World) shrugged off monsoon-like conditions at Eagle Farm on Saturday to land the $50,000 Hardy Brothers Jewellers 3yo Handicap (1200m), leading home his stablemate Another Superior (Captain Rio) to win by two and a half lengths in a performance that hints at bigger [...]
Once again this year Patinack Farm will sponsor a series of black type races for three year old fillies in the lead up to the Patinack Farm ATC Australian Oaks. The races include the Patinack Farm Light Fingers Stakes (1200m), the Patinack Farm Surround Stakes (1400m), the Patinack Farm Adrian Knox Stakes (2000m) finishing with [...]
Patinack Farm head trainer John Thompson produced a masterful performance to bring the high-class No Evidence Needed back to the racetrack to score an impressive win in Saturday’s $125,000 Southern Cross Stakes (Gr 3) over 1200m at Rosehill. Ridden by Joao Moreira, No Evidence Needed jumped quickly away and then settled comfortably behind race leader [...]
The current first-season-sires list makes for interesting reading, as first and third on the list are residents at Patinack Farm. The World-champion-record-breaking-sprinter Husson (ARG), has been joined at the top of the table by Group 1-winning stablemate Casino Prince, courtesy of All Too Hard’s impressive debut at Flemington last Saturday, storming home with a devastating [...]
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 [...]
