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A rags to riches story
Nancy Sexton talks to those involved in the career of Written Tycoon as he is crowned champion sire.Iskander Racing had a problem. In Written Tycoon, the team knew they had a blazingly fast horse, one with the looks to go with his talent and an outcross pedigree that might stand him in good stead at stud. Yet no sooner had they bought into the horse, then a problem with his wind reared its ugly head. So for all that Written Tycoon had been a fast Group Two-winning two-year-old, stallion farms were understandably suspicious when the time came to send him to stud. And nor was it plain sailing once a home, Eliza Park Stud in Victoria, was secured, with connections having to resort to innovative means of bulking up his early books. It is one of racing’s great rags-to-riches stories; how a cheap, lower market stallion has defied all the odds to become one of Australia’s leading sires. Along the way, there have been 11 Group One winners and 42 stakes scorers, and today, a growing...
Stable News
The year that was
We would like to thank our clients, both old and new who have supported our stable throughout the past racing year. Also, thank you to our great team who do the hard yards behind the scenes. We also welcomed Chris Hyland to the team as Assistant Trainer who brings a...
Analyse this – May trainer in focus on Grahame Begg
In an increasingly competitive marketplace, Melbourne-based boutique trainer Grahame Begg continues to punch well above his weight. A move to Mornington following a two-year hiatus from the profession has proved fruitful for Begg who is creating waves in the Victorian...
Late Spring 2022/Early Autumn 2023
After finishing 2nd in the Group 2 Moonee Valley Gold Cup in October Lunar Flare headed to Flemington where she took out the Group 3 Bart Cummings at Flemington. It gave her a golden ticket into the Melbourne Cup but she had already qualified. During October through...
Spring Carnival 2022
It is an exciting month ahead of Spring Racing for us all at Grahame Begg Racing having a runner in both the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups. With our boutique stable of 30 horses in the stable it is quite an achievement. We start off tomorrow with Nonconformist in the...
The Year That Was.
We would like to take this opportunity to thank our clients, old and new who have supported our stable throughout the past racing year. We are very much looking forward to the year ahead. We started off the racing year with our old favourite ‘Romancer” finishing...
John Tapp September 21, 2021 It’s unlikely there was a more contented horse trainer in Australia on Sunday morning than Grahame Begg. Not only had his talented five year old Nonconformist scored an emphatic win in the MRC Foundation Cup on his home track, but in doing...
Let’s Elope starting point for lightly raced Savabeel mare Butter Chicken
August 31, 2021 Begg also unveils well-bred three-year-old fillies at Cranbourne barrier trial session A pedigree page doesn’t guarantee success, nor necessarily does barrier trial form, but Grahame Begg appears to have plenty to look forward to if yesterday’s...
2020/2021 Season Wrap
The 2020/2021 racing season was a good one for the stable with 3 X Group 3 winners, 1 Listed win and a further 4 placings at Stakes level. Dosh our 2 year old Rich Enuff filly was the star for us in this past racing year. Her first start in a race was up the...
DOSH Leading the Australian 2YO Ladder
After an impressive win in the 2021 Group 3 Blue Diamond Preview at Caulfield on Tuesday, Dosh has moved up to first position in the Australian 2 Year Old Leaderboard. Dosh now prepares for the $1.5million Blue Diamond on February 20.
Fabulous February-February has been a great month for the stable so far with 7 winners
On Saturday the 1st of February, we took 2 runners to Caulfield and they both came home winners. Nonconformist followed up his impressive Pakenham win to take out the 1600 metre event by 2.25 lengths. Jordan Childs rode him confidently and he never looked like getting...
Galaxy’s All-Star Mile raid stays on track at Flemington
BY: BRAD WATERS @ Racing.com Galaxy Raider put his case for a start in the All-Star Mile in the best possible fashion with his win in Saturday’s Hong Kong Jockey Club Trophy (1400m) at Flemington. The Grahame Begg-trained Galaxy Raider was 12th in the All-Star Mile...
Wide Caulfield course no problem for Siska
Posted by: AAP+ at 5:22pm on 8/2/2020 Posted in: Horse Racing News Miss Siska has scored an important win for her future as a broodmare with a tough victory in the TS Carlyon Cup at Caulfield. Having her first run following a spring campaign that saw her register...
