Another great win for 3YO Colt Grand Chancellor who raced into 1st at the 1600m at Balaklava on the 5th March 2017, ridden by Justin Huxtable.
Grand Chancellor wins at Balaklava 1600m 5th March 2017
Battle Hardened wins 3 in a row with Emily Finnegan
Jockey Emily Finnegan has taken 3yo filly Battle Hardened to first place in her last 3 races!
30th December 2016 – Strathalbyn 1203m
18th January 2017 – Morphettville Parks race 2
25th January 2017 – Morphettville Parks race 2
Battle Hardened
Sire: Hard Spun
Dam: Hiragana
Sire of Dam: Fusaichi Pegasus
Trainer: Phillip Stokes
Colour: Chestnut
Age / Sex: 3yo Filly
Foal Date: 30/09/2013
Toby Koenig purchases $650,000 Sebring colt at New Zealand Bloodstock Sale 2016
Toby Koenig topped day 1 of New Zealand Bloodstock’s Ready to Run Sale, with the $650,000 purchase of Lyndhurst farm’s Lot 280 yesterday.
The Sebring colt is out of Joleur, the well-related dam of multiple stakes winners, and is a three-quarter brother in blood to proven G1 performer Criterion.
We can’t wait to see the beautiful colt return to our shores!
Read more about the purchase here: http://nzb.co.nz/news.cfm?content_id=181427
Casino Fourteen wins in his trials at Cranbourne
It is always great to see positive progress with our thoroughbred horses and here at Ultra Racing we are pleased to report the fantastic progress of Casino Fourteen who has won recent trials at Cranbourne this month:
Interview with Chad Schofield and footage of the 2013 Cox Plate with Shamus Award
A fantastic interview with jockey Chad Schofield who won the Cox Plate in 2013 with maiden Shamus Award. Chad was only an apprentice at the time and Shamus Award just a maiden. Together they created a unique part of Australian racing history. Shamus Award went on to win the Australian Guineas in 2014 and was also Three-Year Old Colt/Gelding of the Year in the same year. Chad Schofield has gone on to much success and is currently in Hong Kong where he is enjoying international racing life.
New Savabeel Colt
We are excited about the new Savabeel colt that has recently been born:
Captain Duffy wins the Geelong Classic 2200m!
Ultra Racing’s Captain Duffy won the Geelong Classic 2200m on Wednesday! Currently trained by Phillip Stokes, Captain Duffy is now preparing for the Victoria Derby on the 29th October 2016.
Champion jockey Noel Callow put him into a prominent spot in the first half of the race, took over 800m from home and dashed clear early in the straight. Callow has previously won the 2005 Derby with Benicio.
Ultra Racing is excited for the rest of the Spring racing season – with recent wins by Snake Charmer it is shaping up to be a prosperous one!
Snake Charmer Wins Twice at Morphettville
An exciting start to the month for us here at Ultra Thoroughbreds as our mare Snake Charmer won twice at Morphettville on the 1st October and the 8th October. A really impressive start to the Spring racing calendar. Snake Charmer is trained by the outstanding Phillip Stokes and ridden by jockey Emily Finnegan. We are very much looking forward to the Spring Racing Carnival in a few weeks!
Waiting for foals to be born at Golden Grove Stud
Held Hostage racing again after knee surgery
Held Hostage (on the inside) is back to racing soon after having knee surgery.