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Brisbane Winter Carnival is great end to the racing calendar! There are some fantastic races to look forward to in the winter months and some great events as well.

The Doomben 10000 kicks things off on the 12th May 2018 and it ends on the 30th June with the Sunshine Coast Guineas!

Among the many highlights during the 2018 Queensland Winter Racing Carnival will be;

$3.875 million UBET Stradbroke Handicap Day at BRC Doomben (June 9, 2018)
$2.15 million Darley Kingsford Smith and Oaks Day at BRC Doomben (May 26, 2018)
$1.5 million Boag’s Doomben 10,000 Day at BRC Doomben (May 12, 2018)
$200,000 Provincial Stayers and Sprinters Finals

All at Ultra Thoroughbred Racing look forward to these events in the racing calendar and will see you there!

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sean buckley cheltenham festival 2018

Cheltenham Festival is a popular four day meeting in the National Hunt racing calendar  in the UK with prize money second only to the Grand National. Originating in 1860, it has grown into a huge event in the calendar and competitors and racegoers alike love it for the variety of events and races on each day.

This year Cheltenham Festival runs from the 13th March until the 16th March and each race starts at 1.30pm GMT.

It ends with Gold Cup Day which is includes the final Gold Cup race which is a Grade 1 race on the New Course over a distance of 3 miles 2½ furlongs (5,331 m) with 22 fences, open to all horses that are 5 years old and over. Prize money for the race is £575,000.

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Gold Cup Race

For a full line up of races and events for this year, visit www.thefestival.co.uk

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The New Zealand Bloodstock Ready to Run 2YO Sale at Karaka 2017 has been eventful again this year as Toby Koenig successfully bid $275,000 NZ for the fast Poet’s Voice colt which was the only juvenile to break 10 seconds for the furlong, clocking 9.95 seconds!

Ultra Thoroughbred Racing are so excited about bringing him back to Victoria and preparing for 2018!

Read more about the Ready to Run sale here https://www.racing.com/news/2017-11-23/fastest-ready-to-run-lot-victoria-bound

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Captain Duffy has been making huge gains recently with another excellent win at Morphettville on the 28th October 2017 in the James Boag’s Handicap (Heat 8 Spring Stayers Series). Jockey Chris Caserta ensured a win and we look forward to the upcoming races at Flemington which include the James Boag’s Premium Stakes on the 7th November and the Twitter Trophy on the 9th November!

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The 2 year old son of Savabeel has won his debut at Warwick Park on Wednesday 19th July 2017. Addictive Nature was purchased at the Karaka Spring Sale 2016 and is the full-brother to the Group II winner Savvy Nature. Ridden by jockey Tim Clark he comfortably won the race by 1.3 lengths over Gold Standard and Schubert.

“He has shown us a lot so it’s nice to see him put them away today,” said Bjorn Baker’s stable foreman

ack Bruce.

“We have been waiting a good year for that since we’ve had him.

“He is a real good looker and he has got the manners to match which I think is very important for a colt. He takes everything in his stride and even today before the race, how he handled everything, was very impressive.”

Read more on this from http://m.racingnsw.com.au/FreeFields/latest_news_full.aspx?ArticleId=23364&Article=Addictive-Nature-Sparkles-On-Debut

 

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sean buckley altitude services

altitude services sean buckleyAltitude Services are an Australian company offering  fully quoted, installed, commissioned turn-key altitude installations.

From the most basic individual single use athlete systems, to high tech multi-room/stall training facilities their team of builders, engineers, exercise scientists, veterinarians, dietitians and conditioning staff offer a one-stop shop for all your altitude requirements.

Altitude Services has currently been commissioned to retrofit a sand roll and install a state-of-the-art high altitude training and testing facility at 2013 Cox Plate winning trainer, Danny O’Brien’s Flemington racing stables.

Fully sound proofed, air-conditioned and equipped with a high speed treadmill, this chamber will be capable of :

  • Screening prospective horse’s performance potential by directly measuring VO2max – the gold standard of cardiovascular potential.
  • Optimize performance by collating heart rate responses to lactic acid accumulation and speed to interface with GPS technology.
  • Provide a strictly controlled training environment where horses can train at sea level or altitude environments – all at the flick of a switch.

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Find out more about the expert equipment and facilities at Altitude Services here http://altitudeservices.com.au

 

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street impact horse

Street Impact makes it a tough win at Metropolitan level at her first start on the 12th July 2017 at Sandown Lakeside. A tremendous job by the entire team at Ultra Racing and Aquanita for Robert Smerdon – it’s been a long road to the races!!!

Robert Smerdon had just seen Street Cry filly Street Impact score a fighting win in a thrilling three-horse finish to the 1200-metre event, but not in the fashion he might have expected.

“We’ll always accept a win, but I think she’s a lot better than what we saw here,” Smerdon said.

“I think there’s more to come once she gets more confident in what she’s doing.

“That was probably one of the few times she’s had to come under pressure, but to see her win narrowly is a relief but I thought she’d win clearly.

“Today’s a good start point, a good outcome, but we’ve seen a lot more than that and I think there’s a lot more to come.

Read more from this interview here https://www.racing.com/news/2017-07-12/winning-debut-but-bigger-impact-expected

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