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Koru Thoroughbreds

Koru Thoroughbreds is owned and operated by Kevin and Julie Taylor and was established in 2017. The stud offers a wide range of services including breeding, pedigree analysis, foaling, weaning and sales preparation, as well as breaking in yearlings and pretraining.  Our long-term staff are experienced horsemen and women who have a passion for the horse and the thoroughbred industry and take particular care and attention to detail. Kevin and Julie Taylor have been involved in the t...

Golden Slipper

Fun & exciting day for Aha Family & Friends syndicate owners attending the Golden Slipper at Rosehill Racecourse in Sydney, March 23rd, 2024. A group of 10 Aha Family & Friends syndicate owners including Virginia and I, met in Sydney (all staying around Darling Harbour) 20th-25thMarch and attended the Golden Slipper Raceday at Rosehill. The Golden Slipper is the feature race among many other quality Stakes & Group races. With an overall stakes purse of $5m… it’s the rich...

Glorious Journey and Urban Triumph

Glorious Journey and Urban Triumph are racing in Hong Kong. This is one of the toughest racing jurisdictions in the world and one of the hardest places to win a race. Many horses struggle to settle in the Hong Kong environment and do not cope and many others need time to adjust from living in New Zealand.Both these horses won in fine style within four days of each other. Glorious Journey was the first to compete, jumping the barrier, carrying top weight, to be behind the field for most of the 16...

What's in a stable visit?

Recently when hosting a group of syndicate owners in Sydney attending the exciting Golden Slipper Race day (The World’s richest 2-year-old race - $5m) I arranged a visit to Snowden Stables located at Randwick Racetrack, an 18-minute tram ride from Darling Harbour. We were hosted by Peter & Lyn Snowden and Racing Manager Collum McCulloch. The leafy grassed courtyards belie the 100 boxes within the Snowden complex. Two of our syndicate horses entrusted to the Snowden Stables, Setteveli ...

Setteveli

Setteveli is a four year old gelding by Astern (Aus) and is the first foal of Neapolitan. Setteveli's name is Italian and means seven layer cake. The name follows the sweet/sugar theme that many members of the Bali Sugar (grand dam) family have been named.Setteveli is currently being trained by Peter and Paul Snowden at their Randwick stable and is beginning his new campaign in NSW after his previous racing in Victoria after having a long lay off due to an injury. He is very lightly raced having...