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23/10/2026

Racing today (23/10) at home with 6 runners for the day

Race 1 - 1:22 - BEAU ROCK Quayde Krogh
Race 3 - 2:32- DON'T BACK DOWN Alysha Collett
Race 4 - 3:06 - TEYLU Nick Heywood
- VELLA FOX Pierre Boudvillain
Race 5 - 3:43 - WONDERFUL MISTAKE Louise Day
Race 7 - 5:03 - GOOD PRIZE Chad Lever

Beau Rock finally draws a decent gate here at home. Finally! He comes down in weight and Quayde takes the reins here today.
Don't back down is third up here today for the stable. She too draws well and is weighted well out to a suitable distance now and ready to show her best.
Teylu our resident grey is second up here today after a first up 3rd placing. He is tasked to carry the weight today, but jumps from a reasonable alley, and Nick takes over today. He's so consistent, he'll be fighting out the finish here today.
Vella Fox is 1st up here today, draws a good gate, down in the weights and typically is well performed fresh.
Wonderful mistake has taken great improvement from her first up run. Louise sticks, over a favourable distance.
Good Prize would have appreciated the heavens to open up and the rain to fall, but no such luck. He's had some runs this prep that were better than they read on paper. Draws well, weighted well and chad takes the reins here today.

Good luck to all connections and happy racing 🧡🖤

11/10/2026

Racing today at Queanbeyan (11/10) with one runner.

Race 1 - 1:20 - AZZUCCA Pierre Boudvillain

A mare in good form of late and reaching peak fitness. She's been running well with her hoof on the til. Today's conditions shoukd suit her and she's drawn well and weighted well.

Good luck to all connections and happy racing 🧡 🖤

08/10/2026

Racing today (9/10) here at our home track Canberra with 7 runners for the day.

Race 1 - 1:35 - PROPHET TIME Pierre Boudvillain
Race 4 - 3:25 -HARD GRUNT Rochelle Wedrat-Kroezen
- DON'T BACK DOWN Pierre Boudvillain
Race 6 - 4:40 - GOOD PRIZE Quayde Krogh
Race 7 - 5:15 - DEEPLY Shaun Guymer
Race 8 - 5:55 - VELLA MAGIC Sairyn Fawke
- WONDERFUL MISTAKE Louise Day

Prophet Time is a mare racing in career best form with her hoof right on the till. She draws good and has ran very well for Pierre before. She is a good chance of notching up another win here today.
Hard Grunt has not long returned from a spell. He's reached peak fitness, draws okay here and doesn't carry too much weight. Whatever he does here today he will improve greatly from.
Don't back down is having her second start for the stable. Her first start was full of merit, she draws okay and is a horse to follow going forward.
Good Prize is on the quick backup here, after his attempt at the Cootamundra Cup where he was beaten roughly only 3L. He draws well and doesn't have too much weight. The quick back up should suit him immensely, and he enjoys racing here at home.
Deeply comes back to country grade after a forgetful highway run. Prior to that she had notched up two wins on the bounce. She draws well, weighted well and is worth another chance at very healthy each way odds.
Vella Magic resumes here off a lengthy spell. She thoroughly loves racing at Canberra, and on paper her stat's are very favourable over thus distance and class. She's drawn okay and will take great benefit from this run here today.
Wonderful Mistake too resumes off a lengthy spell. She has drawn out, and down in the weights. She is as honest as they come and look for her to be finishing strongly late.

Good luck to all connections and happy racing 🧡🖤

08/10/2026

Wonderful Mistake resumes from a spell here at Canberra tomorrow.

Purchased as a weanling, this Flying Artie mare, has had a lengthy break and heads into this a stronger, more mature mare. Lightly raced thus far, she's had 8 runs for 2 wins and 2 second placings. We have been eagerly awaiting her return to the races, and cannot wait to see what she produces first up.
As you can see she's feeling quite well in herself 🧡🖤

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07/10/2026

Statement regarding Music Time.

After a gallant third placing in the San Domenico Stakes when resuming from a spell, we were very excited heading into the Run to the Rose.

A few days prior to the Run to the Rose, Music Time unfortunately contracted a virus, which lead to his subsequent scratching from there. After a turbulent few weeks, rather than push on to some late spring races, the decision has been made to send him out for a spell, as Gratz is unhappy with his progress since the virus. After the spell he will come back into work to focus on some Autumn targets instead. His ultimate well-being is absolutely foremost and while we understand this decision is a bit disappointing, it was the only one that was right for Music Time.

He heads out a happy horse and with a clean bill of health, where he will relish the lovely spring conditions to grow and flourish even more and we cannot wait to welcome him back home into the stables. He really is a special horse to us all.

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06/10/2026

Racing today (6/10) at Goulburn with one runner for the day.

Race 5 - 4:40 - NEFRADITE Quayde Krogh

Nefradite takes her place here in a small but strong field. She's had a rather luckless preparation thus far, and hopefully with some better luck she can turn the tables around. She draws okay and should find the soft track to her liking.

Good luck to all connections and happy racing 🧡🖤

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04/10/2026

Racing today (4/10) we head to Cootamundra for the Cootamundra cup with one runner for the day.

Race 7 - 4:40 - GOOD PRIZE Quayde Krogh

Good Prize heads here off a terrific run at Canterbury, where despite being beaten on the Canterbury circuit that didn't suit him at all, it did see him run home quite strongly. Prior to that he was an eye catching 2nd at Canberra. Today he will relish the soft track conditions, and whilst he is drawn out wide, that won't matter to him at all. He ticks alot of boxes today and based on what we've seen this preparation, he is a good chance to run a super race here at some nice odds today.

Good luck to all connections and happy racing 🧡🖤

02/10/2026

Racing today (2nd October) at Moruya with one runner for the day.

Race 3 - 2:10 - TEYLU Coriah Keatings

Teylu resumes here off a short spell. His form last preparation was sensational, and he comes back from strong Sydney showings to the country. He loves the distance, performs well fresh and everything points toward a good showing here first up today.

Good luck to all connections and happy racing 🧡🖤

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26/09/2026

Racing today with one runner at Rosehill Gardens and four runners at Canberra.
Rosehill
Race 2 - 12:30 - DEEPLY Rachel King
Canberra
Race 1 - 12:38 - HARD GRUNT Rochelle Wedrat-Kroezen
FLASHBACK TIME Teaghan Martin
Race 3 - 1:51 - PROPHET TIME Nick Heywood
Race 6 - 4:20 - DON'T BACK DOWN Nick Heywood

Good luck to all connections and happy racing 🧡🖤

📸 Hard Grunt

24/09/2026

Racimg today with one runner at Goulburn 24th Sept 2026

Race 7 - 5:10 - NEFRADITE Quayde Krogh

Nefradite comes here off a total forget run last start where the saddle slipped and she was oit of race contention early. She has drawn a little sticky, but gets Quayde on and is a cheeky chance of regaining her form here in a tricky little race.

Good luck to all connections and happy racing 🧡 🖤

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