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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 […]

The first to greet the winning post was 4 year old gelding CEDARWOOD on Friday at Ipswich. Jockey Michael McNab elected to have him go forward in the 1,690 metres Class 3 and for the bulk of the race CEDARWOOD travelled easily, several lengths behind the leader who had put a margin on the field […]

Our fine staying prospect MANGIONE came from well back in the field to win at Canterbury Park on Friday night. The son of Melbourne Cup winner Fiorente was noticeably very unlucky not to break his maiden status at Newcastle at his previous start, so the step up to 1,900 metres this time was just what […]

The patient owners of 3 year old gelding BURBANK needed to wait until the last race on the Kembla Grange program on Saturday over 1,400 metres to get the result they wanted. After jumping sharply from the barrier, BURBANK took up a forward position to settle fourth on the rail until the corner of the […]

It’s said in racing circles that we should all enjoy the good days and success, because the less than great days require any amount of “character building” to get through. Yesterday at Warwick Farm was a terrific day for some of our Star owners with the 2 horses racing that afternoon, both winning. The constant […]