3 reasons to buy an experience of a lifetime with a miRunners voucher!

Adrian Bott, Bjorn Baker, David Hayes, Gai Waterhouse, Kris Lees, Mick Price, Not A Single Doubt X Countess Dehere, Rubick x Slainte, Tony Gollan, Uncategorized, Your Song x Sheeznodoubt

miRunners have introduced gift vouchers, just in time for Christmas. Now is your chance to buy one or more units in one of our premium thoroughbreds for your friends or family, and give them a gift experience of a lifetime! miRunners is a ground-breaking new ownership platform in racing which allows you to experience premium thoroughbred ownership at the fraction of the traditional price. By splitting all costs of a premium thoroughbred without markup into 1,000 units, racehorse ownership is affordable for all Australians from $198 per unit + $15 for first month fees. We are already seeing some lovely…

miRunners Owner Testimonial Video

Adrian Bott, Bjorn Baker, David Hayes, Gai Waterhouse, Kris Lees, Mick Price, Tony Gollan

miRunners is changing the face of Australian thoroughbred racing, making premium horse ownership accessible to every day Australians. By making thoroughbred ownership affordable to everyone, miRunners has accumulated in excess of 2,100 individual owners, with this number constantly increasing. The opportunity to own part of a race horse is no longer just for the elite. The miRunners model has changed all that as we aim to bring the best horses together with the best trainers and make them affordable so anyone who has a passion for racing can come on the journey of premium thoroughbred ownership. “Since we bought him…

Give the gift of thoroughbred ownership – miRunners gift vouchers now available

Adrian Bott, Bjorn Baker, David Hayes, Kris Lees, Mick Price, Tony Gollan

Being a miRunners owner is more than just owning a premium thoroughbred. It’s very much a personal experience, it’s about the emotional connection you forge with your horse, trainer and fellow owners. It’s about the beauty and thrill of participating in the journey of watching your horse grow from purchase through to training and race days. It may even be about the subtle brag you can make when you mention that you own a horse trained by one of Australia’s leading trainers… And what a wonderful experience it is to gift a loved one. Christmas, Birthday, Anniversary, Wedding, Engagement, Valentine’s…

The thrill of premium thoroughbred ownership

Bjorn Baker, David Hayes, Gai Waterhouse, Geelong Community Partnership, Kris Lees, Mick Price, Tony Gollan

Nothing compares to the moment you see your own horse parading in the mounting yard. It’s like seeing your baby’s first steps. Especially if it’s your first. Premium thoroughbred ownership is special. Hearing the pre-race comments exclusively from your trainer and jockey, explaining their vision of how they believe the race will play out. Listening to where your horse will sit in the field. Will it sit two back on the rails and make its move on the turn, or is the plan to lead from start to finish? There is no way to explain what goes through an owner’s…

Everyone has eyes on The Everest this Saturday

Bjorn Baker, Geelong Community Partnership, Kris Lees, Not A Single Doubt X Countess Dehere, Zoushack

The excitement and passion is growing for this weekend’s The Everest race at Royal Randwick in Sydney, billed as the world’s biggest race on turf – with a dash of controversy to help keep things moving! Putting that controversy and debate aside, what’s clear is that racing is important to many Australians at all levels. The excitement that flows from races like The Everest, and new initiatives such as The Kosciuszko for NSW country thoroughbreds, is tangible. And all weeks before the big one, the Melbourne Cup! What’s more, with Saganaki’s trainers Kris Lees and David Hayes fielding four probable…

miRunners has four of the top 10 trainers in Australia

Adrian Bott, Bjorn Baker, Blog, David Hayes, Gai Waterhouse, Kris Lees, Mick Price, Tony Gollan

While reputation has often helped dictate which trainers are the best in racing, the pure statistics of group and total race wins is a clear indication as to which Australian trainers are top. The miRunners training team of David Hayes, Bjorn Baker, Gai Waterhouse, Adrian Bott, Tony Gollan, Mick Price and Kris Lees covers the entire East Coast and comes with thousands of combined wins. RECENT NEWS: Majority of units sold in promising Zoustar colt miRunners promises nothing but quality: premium racehorses matched with Australia’s best trainers plus great service and communication to give you the best possible ownership experience at…

Saganaki improves in Newcastle trial

Blog, Kris Lees, Saganaki

Saganaki impressed his owners again as he finished second in his trial at Newcastle Racecourse on April 24th. After finishing third in his previous trial at Gosford on the 10th of April, Saganaki’s maturity and potential was on show once again as he looked the racehorse the miRunners owners and trainer Kris Lees expects him to be. His fourth trial, since being purchased at the 2017 Gold Coast Magic Millions for $165,000, Kris Lees and his team were keen to work on the young gelding’s jump out of the gate, which was deemed an area in need of improvement after…

miRunners owners enjoy experience at Saganaki trial

Blog, Kris Lees, Saganaki

miRunners owners got a glimpse into the excitement and access of raceday this week as they accompanied Saganaki as the gelding made his return to the track: an impressive run in a Gosford trial. As the sun rose on Tuesday the 10th of April with the Gosford Entertainment grounds glistening from the morning rain, miRunners owners gathered together to watch the long-awaited return of their horse, Saganaki. NOTE: Saganaki is trialing again on Tuesday 24 April in Newcastle at 9:20am. Click here to follow. Whilst not his first rodeo: in fact he it would be his third trial since being…

miRunners trainers with five runners in Saturday’s Group 1 Sydney Cup

Adrian Bott, Blog, David Hayes, Gai Waterhouse, Kris Lees

miRunners trainers have five runners in this Saturday’s $2m Group 1 Sydney Cup at Randwick. A field of 20 starters will set off on the two-mile feature handicap. The Sydney Cup is one of four Group 1 Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival features held on Day 2 of The Championships at Royal Randwick Racecourse on the second Saturday in April each season. The 2016 Melbourne Cup winner Almandin heads up the weights with 57kg. Chairman’s Handicap winner Sir Charles Road is in the field as is Adelaide Cup winner Fanatic while Japanese raider Prestwick adds further interest to the race. RECENT…

Saganaki impresses in his first run

Blog, Kris Lees, Saganaki

The ground-breaking miRunners colt, Saganaki, impressed his trainer, his jockey and his owners all at once as he ran his first trial at Wyong this morning. Making the jump nicely, Saganaki quickly adjusted to the racing environment and ran a comfortable fourth. RELATED NEWS: Gai Waterhouse announced as miRunners trainer As it was his first ever trial, the result was secondary to the observations made about Saganaki’s actions: how we reacted to the jump, to the barrier and to the other horses.   Trainer Kris Lees was very pleased. “He got away nice, he was quite tractable around this tight, turning…

Saganaki gearing up for his first trial. Only days left to purchase

Blog, Kris Lees, Saganaki

One of Australia’s leading trainers has revealed that Saganaki, the ground-breaking miRunners colt, is potentially only days away from his first run. Having already been nominated for both the Magic Millions Classic and the Golden Slipper, the highly-rated Saganaki has taken his next step towards those races with his trainer, Kris Lees, confident he will trial on Monday. RECENT NEWS: Saganaki’s road to the Magic Millions “At this stage Saganaki is likely to trial on Monday,” explained Lees. “We’ll make the decision on the weekend after seeing how he comes through the training gallop. Providing his shins are cool and…

Could this be Kris Lees’ best season yet?

Blog, Kris Lees

With only days left in the 2016-2017 racing season Kris Lees’ is set to break all his own records with more than 150 wins and a prize money haul nearing $9 million this season. Back in 2014-2015 his previous season’s best number of wins sat at 120. And the 2015-2016 season was his richest prize money season. That season Lucia Valentina won in the richest two year old race, the Queen Elizabeth Stakes, during the Autumn Carnival in Sydney. But this year is a little bit different. In the last week alone Kris Lees has had runners in Sydney, Canterbury,…

Ray Gatt: Why I chose the miRunners experience

Blog, Kris Lees, Saganaki

Anyone with even a passing interest in horsing racing would have had the dream or even chased it – owning a Melbourne Cup or Golden Slipper winner. That is the joy, the thrill, the excitement of owning a racehorse. The hope that maybe, just maybe, you have a champion in the making. You can just picture yourself in the saddling enclosure at Randwick or Flemington, hugging your co-owners as your horse comes back to the winners stall. Then there’s the presentation before retreating to the bar and cracking open the champagne. RECENT NEWS: Are the stars aligning for Not A Single…