Karen | April 15, 2009
What an exciting day being on track to see one of my own horses run for the first time! Hussy jumped well and settled on the fence around midfield. Despite being very green, when eased off the fence in the straight, she worked home well to finish 4th in the 11 horse field, less than [...]
Karen | April 9, 2009
I have just received exciting news from our syndicate manager that it has been decided to go straight to the races with Smiling Hussy, rather than trial her on April 20. She will now be running at Murray Bridge on April 15 in Race 1, the “Carlton Draught/SABIS 2YO Maiden Plate” over 1006m. Hussy has [...]
Karen | April 6, 2009
I have just heard that Smiling Hussy – my horse here in South Australia trained by Leon Macdonald – is scheduled to have her first trial on Monday April 20. How exciting! Needless to say I will be doing everything I can to get there!
Karen | December 17, 2008
I have just received word from the Syndicate managers that all of my horses have received their official racing names: Falbrav (Ire) – Bella Maddelena colt: Alpha Bravo Commands – Double Copy (USA) colt: Dual Command Choisir – My Saviour colt: Choice of Many Testa Rossa – Cloud Dance (NZ) colt: Chief Red Cloud Hussonet [...]
Karen | November 9, 2008
I had a lovely day at the Hancox Sydnicate Day at Geelong on Saturday. It was great to finally meet the Syndicate Managers, Shelley and Rod, but best of all it was wonderful to see the horses in our syndicate. The Choisir colt and Testa Rossa gelding are physically very impressive individuals. Both are big [...]
Karen | June 28, 2008
For as long as I can remember, I have had an interest in horse racing. It all started with my late grandmother, who used to take me to the races once a week when I was a kid. During the 1980′s, for a few years I had a part time involvement with racing stud here [...]
