New Darley trainer John O'Shea with Henry Plumptre in the background. Picture: Gregg Porteous Source: News Limited
DARLEY'S Henry Plumptre said incoming trainer John O'Shea's Melbourne stable foreman is likely to be an appointment made from within the racing and breeding organisation.
"We have had a very good pair of ears and eyes in Melbourne with Peter's (Snowden) son Paul for the last five seasons, I think the Melbourne position will be fulfilled from within Darley, with an existing staff member," he said.
"The important thing about the Melbourne operation and why it is so successful with Peter is I think we have one man training the horses and a team of assistants who are doing exactly what the one man tells them to do.
"We did look at the model that looked at the trainers between the two states but one of Peter's great successes in the past five years has been his ability to shift horses from Sydney to Melbourne and Melbourne to Sydney as required.
"I think if we had split the string up, inevitably you end up running two separate stables.
"I'm Peter would say one of the great successes was that he was able to control what was happening down there.''
John O'Shea at the announcement of Darley’s new head trainer at Randwick. Picture: Gregg Porteous Source: News Limited
GIVE CREDIT WHERE IT'S DUE
MARK Webster, chief executive of William Inglis, has cleared the air over why the auction company gave troubled BC3 Thoroughbreds credit to buy yearlings.
"The answer is simple, if we didn't provide clients with reasonable credit terms our racing industry would grind to a halt as trainers and syndicators need time to on sell shares in horses, this seems to be forgotten by many in our industry,'' Webster explained.
"In fact, a licenced syndicator needs to register a PDS with a regulator (RVL or RNSW) under ASIC rules before they can accept payment for a share in a racehorse.
"This makes it impossible for a syndicator to pay for a horse on the day of purchase, and is a structural issue for our industry to review and resolve in the future if participants want to grow the ownership base and protect the size and frequency of race fields.
"We are now working alongside the administrator from Moore Stephens to on sell seven two-year-olds and one yearling that are secured as the property of Inglis.
"We also hold security over Jimmy, and are in regular contact with the team of veterinarians that are managing his welfare and treatment at the Werribee Clinic.''
Webster said Jimmy, the $5 million colt who is a half-brother to Black Caviar, is in the best of care but conceded the colt's prognosis is "still guarded'' as he battled laminitis.
Black Caviar’s $5 million little half-brother Jimmy is still battling laminitis. Source: Supplied
BELLE'S BENDIGO DEBUT
BELLE Couture, the three-year-old half-sister to Black Caviar, is set to make her race debut at Bendigo on Sunday.
Trainer Danny O'Brien has booked champion jockey Damien Oliver to ride Belle Couture in the maiden.
It's a low-key debut for the filly who cost $2.6 million as a yearling but it is same track where her older brother, Moshe, scored by six lengths at his first start.
Belle Couture, the half-sister of Black Caviar, wins a Flemington trial. Picture: Colleen Petch Source: News Limited
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
"My journey has been a long one to get here but that is one of the great attributes of the wonderful country we live in - if you have some ability and application it can get you to where you want to go,'' John O'Shea said as he reflected on his rise from the racetracks of far north Queensland to be appointed head trainer for Darley.
BEST BET
Made To Order (Rosehill, race 3) bumped into a smart type when beaten a half length by Sinjoren at Randwick's Kensington track last start. She is back to fillies grade here, on her home track and should not be troubled by the shorter trip. She is placed to advantage tomorrow.
Last week's result: Celtic Prince ran unplaced at Randwick's Kensington track.
Made To Order (red cap) is well placed going into Saturday’s Rosehill race. Picture: Gregg Porteous Source: News Limited
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