Yarraman Park

Houtzen It has taken over 30 years for brothers Arthur and Harry Mitchell to become “overnight successes” in the breeding industry. When they took the decision to purchase a large stake in G1 placed I Am Invincible from the Gall family, they had the usual high hopes that accompany such ventures. To have their expectations met,…

ByAndrew ReichardJanuary 3, 20220Comments

MMGC 2022

Widden

As the 2022 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling sale draws near, heralding the start of an exciting new year, few farms commence the upcoming sales season on the back of as successful a 2021 as the Thompson family’s historic Widden Stud. The addition of the Victorian branch to complement Widden’s long-established Hunter home farm in “the…

ByAndrew ReichardJanuary 3, 20220Comments

MMGC 2022

Silverdale Farm

Steve Grant They say a week is a long time in politics, but it is the blink of an eye in the thoroughbred breeding industry. It seems only yesterday that Steve and Eliza Grant’s Silverdale Farm at Avoca in the NSW Southern Highlands was about to offer the first draft of yearlings under its own banner…

ByAndrew ReichardDecember 16, 20210Comments

MMGC 2022

Newhaven Park

English Few farms have an honour roll to match that of John Kelly’s Newhaven Park, Boorowa. The recent Gr1 and Magic Millions winners bred and raised at Newhaven are continuing this tradition, they are among the best horses to come off the historic property. The Magic Millions 3YO Guineas win of Aim in 2021, the MM…

ByAndrew ReichardDecember 15, 20210Comments

MMGC 2022

Highgrove Stud

Triple G1 winner Incentivise is the most recent living, breathing, galloping advertisement for the virtues of South East Queensland’s fabled Darling Downs, situated at altitude heading west from Toowoomba. His consecutive G1 wins over 1,600m, 2,000m and 2,400m, followed by a brave second to champion Verry Elleegant in the 2021 Melbourne Cup saw him join the…

ByAndrew ReichardDecember 10, 20210Comments

Bluebloods Personality Profile

Brett Cavanough

[Published Bluebloods Jan/Feb 2021] Since the advent of political correctness about 50 years ago much of the western world’s population seems to have been sapped of individual personality. This is particularly evident in the thoroughbred industry, which has been littered with characters through much of its 200 year-plus history in Australia. But one man who…

ByAndrew ReichardNovember 3, 20210Comments

Bluebloods

“You can observe a lot just by watching”

THE South African pedigree guru Charles Faull was rather fond of saying “Every pedigree is a tutorial!”. His enthusiasm was infectious, his knowledge of breeding matters encyclopaedic, and there was much truth in his aphorism. Great thoroughbreds often have interesting pedigrees, in the sense that they can be instructive if close attention is paid, somewhat…

ByAndrew ReichardApril 12, 20210Comments

Bluebloods

One in a million

First published May 2020 in BLUEBLOODS, to get this article when it's first published and more subscribe here Long winning streaks are rare It’s a little known fact that the most races mighty Manikato won in succession was four. Despite winning five successive William Reid S-Gr1, despite being one of the great champions of the Australian…

ByAndrew ReichardMarch 5, 20210Comments

Bluebloods MMGC 2021

Yarraman Park

The old story is that it takes 40 years of hard work and dedication to become an overnight success. Yarraman Park at Scone is an excellent case in point. Harry Mitchell elaborated recently, “Arthur and I have been very fortunate, after many years of hard work we now have a top commercial sire in I…

ByAndrew ReichardJanuary 5, 20210Comments

Bluebloods MMGC 2021

Silverdale Farm

Steve and Eliza Grant established their Silverdale Farm just a few short years ago at Avoca in the fertile NSW Southern Highlands. Their plan was to become one of the nation’s leading commercial breeders and they have taken one of the biggest steps in the journey to making that dream a reality with the first…

ByAndrew ReichardJanuary 4, 20210Comments

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