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OTI’s Weekend Preview | Black-type racing & Laguna’s return

We look forward to another action-packed weekend ahead with runners in both VIC, NSW and overseas. There are many highlights this weekend, which come in the form of our black-type contestants Cepheus and Baby Rider. We also see Lady Laguna return to the races! Please find below a video where Gus and Shayne take you…

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Impressive metro win by NZ-bred filly Krementz

OTI’s success with ‘Ready To Run’ horses from NZ is no secret. Vin De Dance, who won the G1 NZ Derby, was purchased from this sale in years gone by. Recent winner Interlinked looks set for a promising career on the back of his purchase at last year’s edition, purchased alongside yesterday’s exciting metro winner…

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Important return and black-type racing at Randwick

A big weekend of runners ahead for the connections of OTI, with many looking forward to the long awaited return of talented mare Lady Laguna, which will come at Randwick this Saturday. After an unfortunate injury earlier in the year, 4yo mare Lady Laguna is making her way back to the races this weekend in…

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Forgotten Fretta eyes return

It’s been almost 12 months since Jamie Kah declared Fretta a ‘star of the future’ and the daughter of Frankel is building towards her racetrack return before the end of the year. A 3.5-length winner at Sandown on debut last December, it looked like OTI’s 220,000 guineas (A$425,000) gamble was set to pay off prior…

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Long May It Continue

With a winning percentage of 16.47% this season to date, OTI heads to Sandown’s twilight midweek meeting with the objective to continue our good run with three each way chances. Krementz will look to get the ball rolling in Race 2 (1400m Maiden) should she line up for Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr and…

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OTI’s Weekend Preview | A Classic, Guineas & Cup

We look forward to another action-packed weekend ahead with runners in both Victoria and New South Wales. The obvious highlights come on Saturday in the form of our two Group 2 contestants Vivy Air and Amade, as well as Guido in the unique Jericho Cup on Sunday. Please find below a video where Gus and…

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Guido awaiting Jericho Cup

After a long trek to Sunday’s feature race, we will be glad to finally watch Guido go around in the Jericho Cup at Warrnambool this weekend. With the Cup always the target of this preparation, Guido has been racing on-and-off since April with short freshen ups in between runs. Since his last proper spell he…

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Double the chances at Group 2 level

While the Spring Carnival is over, the excitement on the racetrack certainly hasn’t slowed down. We look forward to cheering on two Group 2 runners at Caulfield this Saturday. In Race 7 we will see Vivy Air, who contested the Group 1 Thousand Guineas last start. She was unlucky in the run, settling well back…

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A winning Trial Tuesday

While we have plenty of action on the racetracks, we are also seeing some exciting horses getting ready for their next (or first!) racing campaign. Recent import Montecristo has had two trials under his new trainer Matthew Williams. After two winning trials in New Zealand, he has been more than pleasing since arriving in Australia…

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Te Akau Racing announces the training of a Ready to Run Sale purchase by OTI

Established by CEO Terry Henderson, with General Manager Shayne Driscoll, OTI has been a successful bloodstock operation for over 20 years in Australia and around the world. Among 130-odd Group & Listed wins have been New Zealand bred gallopers I’m Thunderstruck (Shocking), a dual Group One winner, Australian Derby (Gr.1, 2400m) winner Quick Thinker (So…

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