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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 […]
OTTWA Retraining and Rehoming Program | Checking in on Sid and Blake
Off the Track WA enjoy keeping up to date with rehomed horses through the OTTWA Retraining and Rehoming Program. Recently, we reached out to Blake Acacio who rehomed standardbred gelding, Sir Sid, in May. Having previously rehomed ‘Aint Misbehavin NZ’ (Kobe) from the OTTWA Retraining and Rehoming Program in 2021, Blake was well acquainted with […]
Swipe It | Nigel Dabbles in a bit of Everything!
Born in 2016, Swipe It is a gelding by Irish stallion, Dick Turpin. Starting his race career in 2019 with Adam Durrant, Swipe It had a fleeting racing career, spanning across two years of minimal starts. Trained by Durrant, Catherine Godden, and Teagan Madex throughout his career, Swipe It retired from racing in mid-2021. After […]
OTTWA Clinic Wrap-Up | Encouragement at SEC
On July 06, Off the Track WA hosted an Encouragement Clinic at the State Equestrian Centre. While numbers were lower than usual due to two popular events also running at the same time and the weather being exceptionally cold, everyone had a wonderful day. The OTTWA representative was thrilled to be able to have a […]
Vengeance of War | Only Love, not War, for Vengi
Vengeance of War was bred in New South Wales in 2015. By Declaration of War and out of Bunda Grande, this gelding began his racing career in 2017. Trained by several trainers, such as: Grant and Alana Williams, Peter Fernie, Jody Mclaughlin and Zach Tyler, Vengeance of War raced for a total of nineteen starts. […]
OTTWA Clinic Wrap-Up | Double Classic Clinics in June
On June 15, OTTWA in partnership with Equestrian WA, hosted a Classic Clinic at Magenup Equestrian Centre. We had 29 retired racehorses entered into this clinic, with lessons coached by Denise Barker, Wendy Cummings, and Linda Page. The weather was beautiful, if not a bit brisk in the morning. We saw a great range of […]
Sense of Self | Small but Mighty Little Mare
Sense of Self is a 2016 Thoroughbred mare by the stallion, Smug. Beginning her race training with Misty Bazeley, Sense of Self never raced or trialed and instead retired from racing before ever hitting the racetrack. Known around the stables as ‘Minty’, Sense of Self was purchased from Kelly Whitelock in 2021 by Hannah Steinhoff. […]
