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Double Happy NZ is a 2007 gelding by popular stallion Bettors Delight USA. This New Zealand import was trained by John Tormey in the eastern states between 2011 and mid-2014. In August 2014, Double Happy NZ moved to Western Australia and had one trial and start with Brayden Green, before moving to the stables of […]

Bred by Mungrup Stud in 2010, Benito is an impressive gelding by Due Sasso. Trained by David Harrison, Benito began his racing career in 2013, winning his maiden race and continuing to place well for his following starts. This gelding retired in 2016 with a career of eight wins and 10 places, and a 50% […]

New Zealand-born Money Magnet NZ is a 1999 gelding by Fake Left USA. This handsome gelding began his racing career in 2003 with trainers Greg and Skye Bond after two successful trials in the years prior. Throughout his career, Money Magnet NZ achieved 26 wins and 23 placings out of his 113 starts. He was […]

2008 gelding Goldmine Sax, is by former Heytesbury stud stallion, Saxon. Goldmine Sax did not match the success as his sire, racing in two trials for no placings before trainer John Wills retired the gelding in 2013. In 2019, Emma Harper came across an ad for Goldmine Sax on social media and decided to have […]

2008 West Australian bred gelding, Shanghai Noon by Cape North (NZ), had fifteen starts before retiring in 2013. Grant and Alana Williams trained the then three-year-old gelding for his first two starts, before moving into the stables of Tracey Frizell and then Len Healey. Shanghai Noon retired having earned connections $4,235, with two seconds and […]

Amongst the Clouds is a 2017 foal by Follow the Stars, bred at Allwood Stud Farm in Bullsbrook. Following just one trial, the decision was made not to pursue a racing career and Amongst the Clouds went on to join the OTTWA Retraining Program. Amongst the Clouds started his ridden career firstly with OTTWA Official […]

Born on Christmas Day in 2001, Sir Mick Sloy by Sir Vancelot NZ ran within over thirty starts before retiring in 2012. Beginning his career in 2004, Sir Mick Sloy raced in New South Wales for six starts before making the big move over to Western Australia, where he was trained by Shane Tognolini. Sir […]

Off The Track Sponsored Competitor, Sophie Stott and her talented thoroughbred, All West (affectionately known as Skip) recently returned from a successful show jumping campaign over east. Sophie has been kind enough to send us a recap of her travels, detailing what she has learnt along the way and her results. “My trip east was […]

Warning Signal, a 2011 gelding by Dreamscape first trialled under trainer Gai Waterhouse AO in 2014. The gelding moved to the stables of Matthew Dunn for his next nine starts which included his only first and second placing. Warning Signal’s racing career ended in early 2017 under Daiki Chujo (Japanoz Equestrian) after another eight starts, […]

Manajito, affectionately known as Mac, born in 2011 was bred and trained by Phil Naylor. The handsome gelding is by Passenger and out of Viscount mare, Jemaka who Phil also trained. Mac’s retired from racing in 2015 after three starts. Mac caught the eye of Phil’s daughter, and show horse rider, Sara Naylor. “The moment […]