Riverbank Stud at Benalla reached a remarkable milestone last Wednesday when the Charlotte Littlefield-trained Merle The Pearl scored an impressive victory at Sandown.

Start number twenty-eight has proved to be the lucky one for the Russell Osborne-trained Dancing Duck who took the spoils in Sunday’s Swan Hill Hire Drought Breaker (1600m).

The dam of Saturday’s winner of the Listed The Amanda Elliott, Shelby Cobra (Toronado), has become the most expensive broodmare ever sold on Inglis Digital and the second highest lot ever, following a three-way bidding duel in the November (Early) Online Sale.

Lord Von Costa’s winding road over the last four years has led him full circle to another stakes win at Flemington in Saturday’s Listed All-Victorian Sprint Series Final (1200m).

 

There is no blueprint to a successful relationship, not all roads lead to love and those that do often have a rocky start.

Victoria’s Riverbank Farm has found itself a nice little niche in the breeding industry and, targeting the owner-breeder market, it has landed 99 winners this season alone, all by resident stallions.

The road trip from Benalla to Scone in New South Wales is a long journey to chase a maiden victory, but for trainer Russell Osborne and his veterinarian wife Dr Caroline Duddy there was a significant reason and a couple of bonuses for making the trek.

Prince Of Caviar.

A horse whose sire was a high class, a horse whose dam does not really need introduction… but we will talk about her anyway!

There have been plenty of amazing and unique circumstances which have led to that so called sliding door moment where a person suddenly finds themselves as the owner of a racehorse.

 

As one exceptionally famous daughter of Vegas Showgirl prepares for her maiden season at stud, a quality son of the same very celebrated broodmare has already commenced his sophomore season in the Victorian stallion ranks.