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Magic Millions sale week is always one we eagerly look forward to each year and of course the Saturday race day held at the Gold Coast Turf Club is a major highlight. INVINCIBELLA returned this year to defend her title in the $1 million Magic Millions Fillies and Mares and we couldn’t be more proud […]

APERITIF resumed with a win on Wednesday at Canterbury Park. The filly began well from the barriers for the 1,200 metres event and jockey James McDonald settled her to get a lovely run just in behind the speed in fourth position where she travelled well through the middle stages of the race. She popped one […]

GRESHAM continued our great start to the year with a nail biting win in the Kensington Handicap on Saturday over 1,500 metres. The 4 year old son of Sebringbounced back to winning form in good style when given a perfect ride by 3kg claiming Irish apprentice Robbie Dolan. On paper pre-race we expected GRESHAM to […]

Our purple and white stars saluted on New Year’s Day as SELES and Corey Brown carried them to victory at the Kensington meeting to start the new year in fine style. The lightly raced 3 year old daughter of I Am Invincible won her maiden at Newcastle in early November and has raced consistently since […]

At Newcastle on Saturday, our three year old gelding LITZEN ensured that Christmas came early for his owners as he made a late surge down the outside to win the mile maiden handicap. The son of Epaulette jumped evenly with the field but given his wide barrier draw, jockey Chad Lever elected to ease the […]

The ‘purple, white stars and cap’ of Denise Martin’s Star Thoroughbreds have become part and parcel of the racing scene in Sydney. John Berry takes a look at the record of one of Australia’s most successful syndicators. Over the past 24 years the distinctive silks have become synonymous with many of the best and most […]

If the expression “some days are diamonds” is correct, the 24 hours ending at Randwick on Saturday afternoon, provided some of our owners with a very successful day of racing. First up it was progressive I Am Invincible 3 year old gelding PEMBROKE CASTLE who did the job in fine style over 1,250 metres at […]

It looked at one stage that it would be close to a Star quinella on Saturday at Newcastle when 3 year olds CATEGORIC and VERVE started to wind up on straightening in the 1,400 metres maiden. In the end it was the Zoustar gelding CATEGORIC who raced away to win by just under 2 lengths […]

A heavy track at Warwick Farm on a day when Sydney received a huge amount of rain in 12 hours, did not deter James McDonald who had a great day at the races with 3 winners for Chris’ stable on a seven race program including a top class ride to win on our 4 year […]

As a kid in Tasmania, Denise Martin often went to the races with her dad. The magic of racing was on her mind, throughout the years she spent in the hospitality industry. Some years later she decided to become a racehorse syndicator, and Star Thoroughbreds was born in 1992. Denise has brought much joy to […]