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OTTWA Clinic Wrap-Up | Baldivis Classic Clinic
On August 10, Off the Track WA hosted a Classic Clinic at Baldivis Equestrian and Pony Club. With coaches, Krystal Wang, Dianne Colley and Karen Spice, over 30 retired racehorses registered for this clinic. We were thrilled to see so many horses utilizing the lessons offered at OTTWA clinics to develop further into their off […]
Me ‘n’ Taz | Talented Taz and Coles
Bred by Phil Naylor in WA, Me ‘N’ Taz entered the world in August 2012. By Pitleco and out of Miss Ghataas, Me ‘N’ Taz began his racing career in late 2016. With 20 starts under Naylor, Me ‘N’ Taz was then transferred to Nathan Turvey for a further 15 starts, with several placings and […]
Howdy Dazz | Confident and Trainable Simba
Howdy Dazz NZ, a 2011 Pacer by Falcon Seelster, began his racing career in 2014. Trained by Peter Tilbrook, Howdy Dazz NZ paced for a total of 19 starts, winning two and placing in four others. Howdy Dazz retired from racing in 2017 with $12,070 in lifetime earnings. Following retirement, Howdy Dazz was rehomed to […]
Interstate Competitor Sponsorship | McCrum and Thunder God
Off the Track WA are proud to be sponsoring young rider, Ella McCrum, and her off the track gelding, Thunder God, as they compete at the Australian Interschools Championships. Ella and ‘Thunder God’ (competed as KP Playback) will be competing in the Combined Training 95cm, and the 1m and 1.10m show jumping classes at this […]
Interstate Competitor Sponsorship | Smith and Pryzwin
Off the Track WA are proud to be sponsoring Serena Smith and her off the track gelding (competed as Pryzwin) as they compete at the National Interschool Championships. Serena and Pryzwin will be competing in the Eventing 1* event at this competition hosted in Tamworth, New South Wales. Bred in New South Wales and unnamed […]
Black for Me | Kodak is Spreading the Love
Blackfriars gelding, Black for Me, began his race career in 2014. Initially trialing with Roy Rogers, Black for Me was trained further by Dennis Barker, and finally retired with Julie Mitchell. With 28 starts, Black for Me retired from racing in 2019 with lifetime earnings of $8,655. Following retirement, ‘Kodak’ was rehomed to Claudia Webster. […]
Blue Sandgroper | Darling Boy Gropey
Owned throughout his racing career by Darling View Thoroughbreds, Blue Sandgroper began racing in early 2018. This Patronize gelding, trained by David Harrison for several starts, claimed his first and final win at Pinjarra in mid-2019 before retiring a few months later. ‘Gropey’ retired with total earnings of $16,405, returning to the Mundijong based breeding […]
L’varss | Lovely Little Daisy
Lovely little chestnut mare, L’varss, never made it to the racetrack. By Irish stallion, Hala Bek, this 2014 filly was bred in Western Australia from Australian mare, Speaking Terms. Previously owned by Emma Tersteege, L’varss was used as a broodmare, with her first and only foal by a Knabstrupper stallion. Once this foal was weaned, […]
Surrender Talks | Big Bright Future for John
Bred by Mungrup Stud, Surrender Talks is a six-year-old gelding by I’m All the Talk. Trained by Lou Luciani, Surrender Talks began his race career in late 2020 for several starts and one win in Bunbury. Despite this win, Surrender Talks was simply too slow to be deemed a competitive racehorse and was retired shortly […]
Al Guerrero | Sweet Life for Allan with Lili
Standardbred gelding, Al Guerrero, began his race career in late 2018. Trained and bred by the Anderson family, Al Guerrero is by New Zealand stallion, Alta Christiano NZ. With a career of 70 starts, 15 wins, seven seconds and 11 thirds, Al Guerrero raced for a total of $175,367 in lifetime earnings. Retiring from racing […]