Well that’s a wrap for our first season in Dubai. A huge thank you to all of our team that went above and beyond to achieve the great results this season. We finish the season with equaling the amount of winners the yard secured in the last 4 years combined and landing more…
Another great weekend for the Jebel Ali Stables yard. We competed it in 7 races bringing home 4 winners and 3 close second placings. Well done to the team! 🟡⚫️
When you don’t win, but you win.
Bargain $26k PERFECT MISSION gave her owners a huge thrill when running 4th in the $2M Magic Millions 2yo Classic
@mmsnippets
@GCTurfClub
Our cameras went behind the scenes to capture the big day
🎉 A landmark day for the stable as 💪 SUPERGIANT 💪 brings up our first Group winner with an all-the-way win in the G3 Gunsynd Classic
@BrisRacingClub
A 🍑 of a ride by Allan Chau who has done all the work with this horse and a big thank you to the owners who jumped aboard 👏
To our New Breed Racing family, we’d like to share with you the latest member of our family ...
Introducing another Costa boy, Hugo Michael Costa, who was born at 5:48pm yesterday, weighing 3.47kg.
Thanks to everyone for the messages and support. Mum and Bub are doing well.
The Giant-killer enjoying a pick 🌱 the morning after.
Has pulled up bright and well. Full steam ahead to the Rough Habit.
🙏 Thanks to everyone for the well wishes and all our staff for their hard work behind the scenes
@xlbnathan_cmail
@stevejoseph69
@AndrewBensley
@RaceQLD
We accomplished a long term goal ticking off the Grafton Cup yesterday. A gutsy effort saw Purrfect Deal take the win in a strong field.
Thank you to everyone for the endless support, we have tried to get to all the amazing messages.
Onto the next, more goals to accomplish!
“It’s been Costa’s Carnival!” - Terry Spargo
5/9 at the Grafton Carnival and a stiff 2nd with Phobetor. Purrfect Deal (16k) - Inglis Classic. Palazckuk (40k)- Given to train from G. Harvey. Phobetor (60k) - MM June Sale. Morethannumberone (31k) - Inglis Digital. The Catch (15k).
In the last 2 months we have had 46 runners .
14 of them have won
8 have finished 2nd
7 have finished 3rd
6 have finished 4th
We have picked up cheques ( top 4 ) for our clients 75% of the time .
W/R of 30% Place of 65%
🏆 GRAFTON GUINEAS 🏆
Talented 3YO ⚽️ REUS ⚽️ claims the Grafton Guineas courtesy of a great ride from Andrew Gibbons.
A great thrill for connections and what a start to the
@clarenceriverjc
carnival for the team 👏👏👏
That’s 3️⃣ wins from 5️⃣ starts this prep for REUS 🐎 💨
🏆 SYDNEY WINNER 🏆
A trip to Sydney paid dividends for talented mare SEENTOOMANY who unleashed a strong sprint from the tail to score at Canterbury tonight courtesy of a
@TommyBerry21
special 💎
That makes it 5 wins from 15 starts for the stable and over $100K in prizemoney 💥
It was just a track gallop for MORETHANNUMBERONE today. We purchased this boy at the beginning of the year off Inglis Digital for only 31k and it looks like we will be having some fun with him.
What a run from 💪 SUPERGIANT 💪 who went down swinging in the Listed Doomben Guineas at just start No4
A huge thrill for his group of owners who have picked up 2️⃣ wins and a 2nd in a Listed race from his first 4️⃣ starts since we purchased him from NZ just 6 months ago
@RaceQLD
Where do we start after that weekend? It’s great to see a culmination of hard work from the whole MCR team pay off in one day. Also, thanks to our jockeys
@jaggosheagc
and
@jakebayliss
for executing our plans.
Here’s ‘The Catch’ in full flight in Race 2!
Proud of our team’s efforts in 2020, finishing the year amongst the top 5 trainers in Australia by strike rate @ 25.9% 🎯 📊
Thanks to our owners for all their support. Onwards and upwards in 2021!
🖐 WINNER WEEKEND 🎉
It was a weekend to remember for the MCR Family as we celebrated five winners from just six starters over the weekend.
🥇 THE CATCH
🥇 OLYMPIC CLASS
🥇 GETYOURGREYON
🥇 DEFACTOR
🥇 HUDOO VUDOO
Congratulations to connections and well done to the team 👏👊
2020/2021 | It’s been a good season so far, but we have plenty more in store! We brought up 50 wins for this season in memorable fashion on the weekend.
A brave run from SUPERGIANT to hold on for second in the G3 Rough Habit after being forced to do some work early in a fast run race.
@BrisRacingClub
@RaceQLD
PHOBETOR goes whooosh first-up, storming home
@BrisRacingClub
to score win no5️⃣ from 9️⃣ starts.
The son of Dream Ahead will now 🎯 the Listed Ramornie during the Grafton carnival, where he had success last year.
Congratulations to connections 👏👏
And that’s 5️⃣ winners from our last 5️⃣ starters as IRON DOME goes bang
@GCTurfClub
LA PULGA ✅
DEEP BLUE SEA ✅
SMUG SATISFACTION ✅
STANLEY ✅
IRON DOME ✅
Congratulations to all our owners!
🐎🐎🐎 Make that 6 winners from 8 starters in the last 2 days 🎉🎉🎉
TRUE MYTH scores a dominant win at the
@GCTurfClub
for Scott Galloway.
What a weekend for all our owners 👊🏻💪
Sent this photo to Mel. She said she hasn’t seen me this happy since Souths won the premiership. Lot 452 - Brazen Beau x Sistine Princess.
@inglis_sales
Hands down call of the sale goes to
@DonovanClint
! Context: Bidder puts in bid of 10k for a Spirit Of Boom filly. Clint: “You must be a Parramatta supporter, love your optimism sir!”
@mmsnippets
🔥 The winning run continues as the ever reliable LA PULGA, named in honour of
#LionelMessi
, scores his 3rd win from 6️⃣ starts this preparation and off a 6 week freshen up.
That makes it 3️⃣ winners from our past 3️⃣ starters.
LA PULGA now presses on towards the Grafton Cup 🏆
Easy like Sunday morning for the Giant.
Has pulled up well after his brave run in the G3 Rough Habit and is off to the paddock for a well earned spell.
What a prep from the big horse:
5️⃣ starts:
2️⃣ wins including a G3️⃣,
2️⃣ placings (G3 and Listed),
💰 1️⃣3️⃣1️⃣,9️⃣0️⃣0️⃣
“Manaya has blown them away”
MANAYA produces a dominant performance to score a 4.25 length victory to signal the start of what looks to be a promising preparation for the classy mare.
The win marked her 6th victory from 21 starts and takes her prizemoney past the $300K mark
🏆 WEEKEND DOUBLE 🏆
⚽️ REUS ⚽️ makes it 2️⃣ winners from our only 2️⃣ starters for the weekend, breaking his maiden
@IpswichTurfClub
at start No4️⃣.
Nice to see this 3yo gelding put it all together after 3️⃣ narrow placings from his first 3️⃣ starts.
Congratulations to his owners
😮 WOW 😮 ... WILLO TITTO goes whoooosh down the outside, sprinting clear with the 61.5kg after Robbie Fradd threaded a passage through a wall of horses.
A well deserved third career win for this talented daughter of Pierro 🐴
Congratulations to owners Mr and Mrs Amey 👏👏👏
It was a big morning for the owners of PERFECT MISSION at the official
@mmsnippets
barrier draw ahead of Saturday’s $2 Million 2YO Classic
@GCTurfClub
Assistant trainer Michael Morrison gave his reaction to the draw and an update on our filly ahead of the big one.
@RaceQLD
WOW 😳
🔥 FIREBOX 🔥 breaks his maiden in dominant fashion, kicking off his prep with an authoritative victory
@IpswichTurfClub
courtesy of a great front-running ride from Allan Chau.
Great to see this 3YO son of Whittington put it all together for his big group of owners 👏👏
PHOBETOR 🏇💨💨💨
A 💎 of a ride from Brad Stewart delivers PHOBETOR his biggest victory in today’s $250K
@mmsnippets
Rising Stars
@GCTurfClub
@RaceQLD
Congratulations to his large group of owners and all the team 👏👏👏
💥 A huge effort from WILLO TITTO who lumps 62kg to victory at Ballina to make it 4 winners and 5 placings from our last 10 starters.
Congratulations to owner Tom Amey 👏👏👏
Unfortunately we’ve had to retire Malahide, after she suffered a tendon strain. She was a last start winner and a lot of enjoyment for the stable. She will be missed as she goes off to become a broodmare.
MAKE THAT A WEEKEND TREBLE
🏆 🏆 🏆
EURO HUSTLER and Ryan Plumb take full advantage of the cutaway rail to score a gritty maiden victory at Ballina.
That makes it 4️⃣ winners from our past 5️⃣ starters 💥
Well done to
@BlueBloodAus
and all the team 👏👏👏
What a way to finish off the carnival winning the last race. The Catch won our 5th race from 9 starters over the carnival, plus a stiff second for Phobetor. Stoked with the result and excited for what’s to come.
A big weekend for the team with a treble at the
@gcturfclub
which continues our recent purple patch of form 🏇🏇🏇
📊 9 winners from our last 21 starters @ a strike rate of 43%
Well done to the team and congratulations to all our owners 👏
@orbisbloodstock
@RaceQLD
💫 LET THE SALE BEGIN!
Trainer Michael Costa has completed a busy few days
@mmsnippets
inspecting yearlings and fine-tuning our shortlist ahead of the start of the sale tomorrow.
We have found some really nice types & we’ll keep you in the loop with our purchases
🚀 SIR ROCKET wins on debut for the stable, finishing strongly to score for Tegan Harrison
@IpswichTurfClub
today.
A nice way for this progressive gelding to kick off his career in QLD.
Congratulations to connections 🎉
That’s a wrap on the
@KarakaChat
2YO sale, with over $1 million worth of bloodstock entering the stable 🏇👌
Unfortunately we couldn’t find any 🐴 for syndication as a few went over our budget/failed vets. We move onto
@mmsnippets
in Jan & also finding a few more tried horses 🐎
💎 MISS GEM 💎 goes bang first-up with a dominant maiden win for
@NoziTomizawa
@GCTurfClub
.
Congratulations to her big group of owners. We’ve always known she has the ability and it’s great to see her starting to put it all together as she matures 👏👏👏
@RaceQLD
@inglis_sales
Dominant way to kick off his racing career Super Giant. Purchased off a trial in NZ only a couple of weeks ago. Selected by Phil Cataldo. Purchased for 75k nz. Congratulations to the owners who jumped onboard and sorry for all the owners who missed out!
💎 MISS GEM makes it 2️⃣ wins from 3️⃣ starts this prep after
@RyanWiggins1982
pinched it in class record time
@GCTurfClub
This Smart Missile mare is building a handy record with 3️⃣ wins and 5️⃣ placings from 1️⃣2️⃣ starts.
Congratulations to her ownership group 👏👏👏
1️⃣1️⃣1️⃣1️⃣
The picket fence continues as determined mare WILLO TITTO dug deep to make it 4️⃣ STRAIGHT WINS, capping a winning double for the team
@IpswichTurfClub
👏
Another 💎 from
@JimmyOrman
who is now 4️⃣ from 4️⃣ on this mare 💯
🎉 Congratulations to owners Mr and Mrs Amey
Big STANLEY leads all the way to claim a well deserved victory in the opener at
@BrisRacingClub
. The back-up specialist! That’s almost $75,000 collected for his connections over the past month
@racing_qld
@Puntersland
With the 2020/21 season concluded we would like to thank all our connections for their ongoing support. We have the best owners, staff and jockeys in the industry and couldn’t ask for anything more from everyone involved. We can’t wait for this coming season!
What a way to take out the last in Doomben yesterday!
Axe found the front early and kicked away on the straight for a dominant 2 length win in a strong race. Great ride from
@ChesterJag
A big group of happy owners at the presentation following PHOBETOR’s win in the
@mmsnippets
Rising Stars
@GCTurfClub
.
Even baby Hugo got a start in his first winning photo 🏇
💥 MOSHT UP launches late to make it two wins from her last three starts with a strong win at Grafton.
That’s 5️⃣ winners from our last 🔟 starters and another winner for jockey Allan Chau.
Congratulations to her connections 👏👏👏
💥 LA RENARDE makes a perfect start to her career with
@newbreed_racing
, winning on debut for the stable with a front running victory at Casino today for jockey Ryan Plumb.
The result makes it 3 winners from our last 5 starters 🏇🏇🏇💨💨💨
🎤🎶 SHE CAN SING makes it back-to-back wins, scoring a dominant victory under Travis Wolfgram
@GCTurfClub
today for her big group of owners.
Exciting times ahead for this progressive Your Song filly, who has now recorded 2️⃣ wins from 3️⃣ starts.
Congrats to connections 👏
🏆 WINNERS ARE GRINNERS 🏆
Happy owners Wayne Theunissen and John Baxter return with PHOBETOR after his brilliant all-the-way victory in the
@mmsnippets
Rising Stars
@GCTurfClub
courtesy of a 💎 of a ride from Brad Stewart
@RaceQLD
Another huge day for the stable with a metro double at the Gold Coast with Manaya and Malahide. Thanks to our owners for buying shares when I purchased these lovely fillies!
🏇💨💨💨
🐈⬛ PURRFECT DEAL makes a big impression to register a Sat Metro win on debut, blowing them away to register her third win from her past 4️⃣ starts.
This progressive filly by DUNDEEL has now notched 4️⃣ wins from 6️⃣ starts.
Congratulations to connections 🎉
We are excited and proud to launch a new video series and youtube channel designed to give you a behind-the-scenes tour of a racing stable.
Check them out on the YouTube channel below.
🐴 MAGIC MILLIONS PURCHASES 🐴
Trainer Michael Costa gives his Day 1 summary from today's
@mmsnippets
National Sale on the Gold Coast, where we added two great buys to the stable.
Email us for more information - ownership
@michaelcostaracing
.com.au