A memorable windy Saturday at Emeran Park

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Not even the strong winds could stop the excitement felt by owners who travelled to Emeran Park to visit their thoroughbreds this past weekend.  Over 150 owners made the trip to Emeran Park on Saturday to visit 3YO filly Not A Royal Doubt and four of our yearlings who were being paraded. Most in attendance had never had the opportunity to see their horse in the flesh before, so it was a day made just for making memories!  Following a brief spiel from miRunners CEO Steve Brown, each horse was paraded for owners and given the windy conditions, all yearlings…

Shezawitness takes fourth in a classy but heavy race

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Shezawitness stepped out on the track for her second start this afternoon in Race 1 at Sandown. Despite there being just 5 runners in the race, it was a competitive field rallying it out on a very heavy track. Shezawitness jumped very well out the gates and put in a gutsy effort to finish 4th on a heavy 1 10 track, conditions that are difficult for any horse, let alone a young 3YO having just their second race start. One of our lovely owners filmed the race on her tv, so enjoy the race replay below: Post-race, jockey Lachlan King…

Bellarine Beauty set for debut race

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Bellarine Beauty blitzed the field in her trial down the Flemington straight on a heavy track on Monday morning, winning convincingly over her rivals. Trainer Troy Corstens is thrilled with her progress this preparation, and is now looking for a suitable debut race within the next two weeks.  With limited units still available in this filly, you better buy in quick at just $198 per ownership unit and $15 per month ($5 per month for any subsequent units purchased). After her trial win on Monday, we expect her to be sold out in the coming week. Watch the impressive trial…

And the winning design is…

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We’re excited to announce the winning silks design for Bellarine Beauty! Congratulations to Tim Gately who came up with this design, we all can’t wait to cheer her on wearing these colours! We thought we would ask Tim a few questions on his design, and see what he is going to do with his $213 VISA gift card! What influenced the design of these silks? The navy blue hooped sleeves on white represent Geelong’s champion team, the Cats. I believe, and the submitted designs confirm that this iconic image is what most people think of when you mention Geelong. The…

Shezawitness claims miRunners maiden

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It’s a day to remember for miRunners and all 560 owners in the Mick Price trained filly Shezawitness, as she won Race 2 at Sale on debut earlier today. With certainty, we can say the 25 excited owners that made the trip to Sale Racecourse will never forget this day, along with the other 535 Shezawitness owners who were cheering her on from all around the country. It is also a day to remember for everyone at miRunners, as this marks our first win as a syndicate! Shezawitness jumped well out of the gates, settling fourth in the field before…

miRunners are celebrating eleven birthdays this year!

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This week miRunners celebrates eleven birthdays, a big increase from last year where we were only celebrating six! On August 1st there will be extra love given to our thoroughbreds in Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria as they are each classified as a year older. On Thursday 1st August all thoroughbreds in Australia will turn a year older. Those yearlings coming into their first preps will be qualified for racing and those who are two-years-old will become 3YO race-ready. We all know that not all thoroughbreds were born on the exact same day, so just how did it come…

FINAL UNITS – Don’t miss out on owning Bellarine Beauty before she races!

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The exciting and impressive filly by one of Australia’s leading sires in Not A Single Doubt is close to selling out, with only limited units remaining in 2YO Bellarine Beauty trained by Troy Corstens. A daughter of one of the most exciting sires in Australian racing, Not A Single Doubt, this filly has taken to training really well with her temperament, and has already well and truly proven herself on the track.  This filly is laid back, hard-working and focused, impressing trainer Troy Corstens time and time again. Bellarine Beauty will have her first trial of this preparation this coming…

Op-Ed: Innovation for television – what racing can learn from sailing

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Golf, cricket and sailing… these are the three sports that struggled to ignite one degree of interest in me as a television spectator in my youth. When they came on tv, I would turn to a book until Dad flicked the channel over to watch the next race at Forbury Park.  Like many sports, golf, cricket and sailing have technical concepts requiring a degree of specialist knowledge for the viewer to remain interested. This makes it difficult for a novice to start watching without irritating a fellow viewer with questions. In the ’90s, expert television commentators were heavily relied on…

Written Tycoon to claim fourth consecutive leading Victorian Sires’ title

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Written Tycoon will quite easily claim his fourth consecutive leading Victorian Sires’ title, experiencing another seriously successful season on the track.  As it stands, Written Tycoon‘s progeny have won nearly $9.8 million this season, with a new best for the stallion firmly on the cards should they earn a combined $340,000 before August 1. The total of 140 winners is short of the high-water mark of 153 last season but will represent at least his second-best season in that regard, as he currently sits seventh on the overall Australian Sires’ Table. Hee had a pair of Group 1 winners in…

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What rest really means for a young thoroughbred

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Sometimes we can get frustrated with our horse spending so much time resting in the paddock. However, studies have found that this rest time is necessary for a racehorse to fully develop and perform at their best, especially as younger horses.  Over a 12-month period, a typical thoroughbred in work spends between 42-60% of its time in training, with the remaining time turned out for a spell.  There are a number of reasons for giving a horse a lay-up from training. Lameness is the most common underlying reason, followed by viral colds, ‘tying up’, especially in fillies, “training off” after…