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Willow Park Graduate Wins Dark Jewel Classic
Monday, 21st May 2012 Willow Park's list of black type graduates added another name on Saturday. 4YO mare UPON THIS ROCK (Fastnet Rock-Joleur, by Bite The Bullet) scored a 0.75-length victory in the $200,000 Listed Coolmore Dark Jewel Classic (1400m) for fillies & mares at Scone and in doing so became the 3rd Stakes winner (plus a Stakes placegetter) from her 4 starters to date.
Upon This Rock (ridden by Kathy O'Hara for trainer Gai Waterhouse) defeated favoured 5YO mare Shannara (Octagonal-Shadea, by Straight Strike) & fellow 4YO mare Rose Of Peace (Hussonet-Rose O' War, by Danehill).
Upon This Rock was a $225,000 yearling consigned by Willow Park at the 2009 Magic Millions Gold Coast Sale. She took her record to 5 wins & 10 placings from 24 starts for $337,940 earnings.
Willow Park related quinella highlights Ortensia Stakes
Monday, 20th May 2013
It was a Willow Park related quinella in the final race of the 2013 Scone Cup Carnival: the Scone RC Ortensia S. L. The race held special significance given it featured the high profile multiple Gr.... More
Cosmic Endeavour impressive on debut
Thursday, 16th May 2013
The Gai Waterhouse-trained Cosmic Endeavour (Northern Meteor) was an impressive debutant winner yesterday when scoring at Canterbury in the Australian Turf Club Maiden Plate (1200m).Cosmic Endeavour... More
Gamba makes it 4 from 4
Wednesday, 24th April 2013
When you win your first four starts in a row culminating in an impressive two and a half length metropolitan success we want to know a bit more about you. The horse in question is four year-old... More
Willow Park surges to 14% stakes horses to starters
Monday, 11th March 2013
"Following the success of COURT CONNECTION (Lonhro) in yesterday’s Listed Canberra Cup I thought it was timely to update Willow Park’s statistics as far as winners to runners, stakes... More
Hoybell beats her elders and heads to Keith Nolan
Thursday, 7th March 2013
She was the only three year-old filly against a big field of seasoned older horses, but that didn't stop this blue-blooded filly scoring a tenacious win at the ATC meeting at Newcastle on... More
Bounding secures rating as best 2YO in NZ
Friday, 1st February 2013
The latest ANZ Bloodstock 2YO ratings show Willow Park graduate BOUNDING (Lonhro - Believe'n'succeed, by Exceed and Excel) as the best 2yo in NZ and the second best 2YO in Australasia. Coincidentally... More
It's What You Dream that counts
Friday, 1st February 2013
It was impossible to miss this winner at Warrnambool on Thursday prepared by Team Hawkes and bred on the highly successful More Than Ready (USA) x Flying Spur cross. Having his first start and sent... More
New blacktype graduate for the farm
Wednesday, 2nd January 2013
Eastern Dragon (Testa Rossa - Formal Combat, by Fuji Kiseki (JPN)) became the latest blacktype performer for Willow Park when the 2YO brown colt finished strongly for third in the Gr 3 Eclipse Stakes... More
Willow Park celebrates 'best result ever'
Monday, 24th December 2012
The 2012 breeding season has concluded and Willow Park is delighted to announce the farm's in-foal statistics.43 out of 45 mares have tested in foal; a 96% fertility rate."This is an outstanding... More
UPON THIS ROCK fires in West
Monday, 24th December 2012
The Gai Waterhouse trained Fastnet Rock mare UPON THIS ROCK found her best form to take out the Listed WATC Starstruck Classic at Ascot in Perth on Saturday. Not beaten far in her two previous... More
Bounding Keeps Taking it all in her Stride
Sunday, 25th November 2012
"Never put a value on winning." That was the advice Tirau owner Gary Harding handed out after his rising star filly BOUNDING (Lonhro x Believe'n'succeed, by Exceed and Excel) confirmed her ranking as... More
Willow Park Graduates Update Pedigrees Over Spring
Friday, 9th November 2012
The biggest week of racing on the Australian calendar saw two Willow Park graduates in the frame, first on Derby Day then on Oaks Day.2011 Easter Sales graduate Rawnaq (Redoute's Choice - Winning... More
Bounding Lives Up To Her Name
Thursday, 1st November 2012
2YO filly Bounding (Lonhro - Believe'n'succeed, by Exceed And Excel) lived up to her name when making a mockery of her rivals in her first start at Ellerslie (NZ) at the end of October.The daughter... More
Family Matters
Wednesday, 17th October 2012
It’s been a progressive few weeks for the pedigree pages of a number of Willow Park resident mares:
Milliyet (NZ) (Zabeel x Foreign Copy is one of the signature mares at Willow Park, no... More
Debut win for blue blood Encosta filly
Wednesday, 5th September 2012
Hoybell was the most expensive filly by champion sire Encosta de Lago sold in 2011, so it's no surprise she kicked off her career with a debut win at Canterbury on Wednesday. The Chris Waller... More
Willow Park Graduate Wins Dark Jewel Classic
Monday, 21st May 2012
Willow Park's list of black type graduates added another name on Saturday. 4YO mare UPON THIS ROCK (Fastnet Rock-Joleur, by Bite The Bullet) scored a 0.75-length victory in the $200,000 Listed... More
Willow Park Mare Tops Second Day of Inglis Broodmare Sale
Thursday, 19th April 2012
Lot 321, the Zabeel mare Asmahan topped proceedings on the second day of the Inglis Australian Easter Broodmare Sale when selling for $200,000.
The daughter of the New Zealand Oaks (Gr 1, 2400m)... More
2012 Inglis Easter Yearling Sale Wrap-up
Wednesday, 18th April 2012
Willow Park consigned 12 horses (from 13 catalogued; 1 withdrawal) at this year's Inglis Easter Yearling Sale. 10 of of the 12 sold at an average price of $279,500 and median of $245,000. These... More
Best ever at Easter
Thursday, 29th March 2012
When one of the most respected figures in Australian thoroughbred bloodstock says this is the best Easter draft he has ever had ever had, we should probably take a very close look.Willow Park Stud... More
Half to Slipper Fav Supplemented
Thursday, 29th March 2012
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