Women’s Mentoring Program comes to a close
Last week saw the curtain fall on the joint Racing Victoria and Tabcorp initiative, the Women’s Mentoring Program of which Thoroughbred Breeders Victoria was a participant for the first time.
Winx Half-Brother Retires to Stud Unraced
Snitzel - reigning Champion Sire, Australia's highest priced stallion, super sire of 83 stakes winners including 13 Group One winners with progeny earnings in excess of $105 million.
First Stakes winner for Riverbank Farm’s Skilled
Russell and Caroline Osborne’s Riverbank Farm had something of a post Christmas surprise when the Joe Pride trained Pecans became the first stakes winner for her sire Skilled.
Skilled Switches to Riverbank Farm
Riverbank's Farm Russell Osborne and Dr Caroline Duddy are pleased to announce the addition of two young stallions to their roster for the spring of 2017.
Two fresh faces elected to TBV Committee
Two new committee members will join the Thoroughbred Breeders Victoria committee following the official counting of votes in the 2016 postal vote election.
On the images: Elected to TBV committee (clockwise): Dr Caroline Duddy, Matthew Tillett, Toby Liston & James O'Brien
Poetic ending to the Women's Mentoring Program
So inspired was Dr Caroline Duddy by her time as a mentor in the Women’s Mentoring Program, a joint initiative between Racing Victoria and Tabcorp, that she felt moved to commit her experience to poetry.
Talented Skilled mare wins again
The Joe Pride trained mare Pecans continued to fly the flag for her sire Skilled with a second stakes win in the Group 3 Godolphin Crown at Hawkesbury on Saturday.
Riverbank’s Boys In Form
Riverbank Farm’s Russell Osborne and Dr Caroline Duddy have been enjoying watching the good run of form for the progeny of the late great High Chaparral.
Sitting Pretty at the Valley
Seven year-old mare Pretty Possum gave connections plenty of reason to celebrate at Moonee Valley on Friday night.
Warrnambool bred ‘Hero’ wins at Flemington
Warrnambool breeder Michael Rea is on a high following a weekend winning double including a win at Flemington by Lady Selkirk. The filly’s win also provided a Flemington double for Riverbank Farm sire Von Costa De Hero with Lord Von Costa also scoring in the Listed Creswick Series Final (1200m).