This week's episode
Week of November 13, 2023
Caroline Searcy presents Thoroughbreds Are Go, Australia's national thoroughbred rehoming program, this week featuring the huge donation to NSW Riding For Disabled after the win of Obamburumai (Jpn) (Discreet Cat {USA}) in the 2023 Golden Eagle.
Racing Victoria with some exciting new initiatives in their off-track programs and aspiring Paralympian and former jockey Kate Nipperess in Arrowfield Stud's Strapper Stories.
Earlier episodes
Week of November 6, 2023
In a two part special, Australian Olympic eventing medallist Mervyn Bennett OAM looking back at the great thoroughbreds he's ridden in elite competition and breeding racehorses for the track and beyond.
In Part 2, John Bennett OAM, Merv's son and President of the Royal Agricultural Society in NSW, looks at the growth of thoroughbreds in competition away from the racetrack. And as a licensed co-trainer with Merv we follow the journey of their homebred racehorse, Bin Chicken (Dubleo {USA}).
And Channel 7 commentator, Emma Freedman, and daughter of Subzero's (Kala Dancer {GB}) trainer Lee Freedman, on her memories of the great Melbourne Cup winner and racing ambassador in Arrowfield Stud's Strapper Stories.
Week of October 30, 2023
Caroline Searcy's Thoroughbreds Are Go returns with a feature story on Australian Olympic medalist Shane Rose and his words of wisdom about the rehoming of thoroughbreds. Plus, a look at his Bimbadeen Park pre-training and education business.
Leah Beth Anderton's road to the Equimillion with her retired racehorse Only Tiger (NZ) (Rip Van Winkle {Ire}) - despite the fact he was unable to compete in the showjumping, the experience has this young rider looking ahead to 2024.
And leading Australian three-day eventer Sam Woods in Arrowfield Stud's Strapper Stories.
Week of June 19, 2023
In this final episode Caroline Searcy sheds light on a great story on bringing a broodmare who's had a foal out of a paddock and back into a riding environment thanks to Racing Victoria's Reset Program and accredited retainer, Lou Abey.
Two graduates from Thoroughbred Breeders' Australia's Fast Track program, now working together at Yarraman Park Stud putting into practice the best thoroughbred care they learnt over the past 12 months in their farm placements.
And the popular 'Ginger' - Ian Smith, runner-up in the Dedication to Racing category at the 2023 Australian Stud and Stable Staff Awards in Arrowfield Stud's Strapper Stories.
Week of June 12, 2023
Caroline Searcy reviews the inaugural Kick Up Workshop, bringing together Australian horseracing stakeholders to form strategies to protect the racing industry from the anti-racing community.
Thoroughbred Breeders' Australia celebrates another graduation ceremony for its students who prepare for full-time work in the breeding industry, and we meet the class of 2023.
And Anna Connors (nee Power) with a sweet mare formerly trained by Sydney's John Thompson in Arrowfield Stud's Strapper Story.
Week of June 5, 2023
Caroline Searcy covers the thoroughbred classes at the 2023 Sydney Royal Easter Show featuring well known ex-racehorses such as Hong Kong star Hot King Prawn (Denman), Precedence (NZ), ATC Derby winner Angel Of Truth (Animal Kingdom {USA}) plus jockeys Corey Brown and Jeff Penza front and centre.
Racing SA with more great support for all thoroughbreds heading into new homes off the track in South Australia, sponsoring the Adelaide Equestrian Festival in the CCI***.
And Arrowfield Stud's Strapper Story from Queensland.
Week of May 29, 2023
Caroline Searcy reviews the 2023 Australian Stud and Stable Staff Awards from the Gold Coast Turf Club supported by Godolphin, Racing Australia and Thoroughbred Breeders' NSW. A special emphasis on Thoroughbred Care and Welfare winner Louise Abey.
The Adelaide Equestrian Festival featured a number of thoroughbred and part-thoroughbred three-day eventers ridden by elite riders such as Shenae Lowings, Sam Woods and Olympian Shane Rose.
And former Anthony Cummings stable staff member Barry Smith recalls a star Gooree Park colt who is now sire of a horse he's been rehabbing at Celbridge Farm, Frosty Rocks (Your Song), in Arrowfield Stud's Strapper Stories.
Week of May 22, 2023
Caroline Searcy's Thoroughbreds Are Go (TAG) returns - promoting thoroughbreds to the equestrian world and assisting racing owners and trainers find them their best homes away from the racing and breeding industry.
TAG reviews the 'world's best' conference for the International Federation For The Aftercare of Racehorses (IFAR) hearing from leading global and Australian experts in rehoming in Melbourne.
Sydney 2000 three-day eventing Olympian Amanda Ross with a new thoroughbred by Frankel (GB) and great advice to help transition thoroughbreds off the track.
And Annamarie Mulligan from the John Thompson Racing Stables at Randwick with a great story about Jumbo Goal in Arrowfield Stud's Strapper Stories.
Week of November 28, 2022
This week Caroline Searcy's Thoroughbreds Are Go features an interview with Arthur and Charlotte Inglis about the Inglis sponsorship of the Thoroughbred Sport Horse Association and how Australia's historic thoroughbred sales company assists horses outside the racing and breeding industry.
Racing Victoria's Melissa Ware discusses some of the new work done by the Off The Track program in the state and how it's benefitting racing owners who want to rehome their thoroughbreds and assisting the equestrian owners who take them on.
And Holly Pendold with two ex-racehorses she cared for in the Toby Edmonds stable as they compete at the TSHA National Championships, in Arrowfield Stud's Strapper Stories.
Week of November 21, 2022
This week Caroline Searcy's Thoroughbreds Are Go features the inaugural Thoroughbred Sport Horse Association National Championships in NSW with some great equestrian competitors in a sensational thoroughbreds-only competition!
Racing South Australia and Clare Lindop link up with Lincoln Park, a centre for the rehabilitation of horses and humans, using thoroughbreds to train new stable staff.
And a beautiful story of thoroughbred love stretching beyond the racing stable with Kate Blay and Siege Warfare forging a new dressage career in Arrowfield Stud's Strapper Stories.
Week of November 14, 2022
This week Caroline Searcy's Thoroughbreds Are Go features Steve and Eliza Grant's Silverdale Farm, the early home of this year's Golden Slipper winner Fireburn (Rebel Dane), is proactive in caring for thoroughbreds it's sold and we see two examples of thoroughbreds who have been brought home to the farm post-racing. Plus hear more about the Silverdale Academy internships and training staff for the thoroughbred industry.
Tim Boland is one of Australia's elite three-day eventers with a passion for thoroughbreds. His Limitless Lodge is an early education and pre-training facility that plays home to some of Australia's best-loved racehorses. It's also home to a number of retired thoroughbreds being schooled for equestrian careers and Tim has strong thoughts on the responsibilities of owners to their retiring racehorses.
Week of November 7, 2022
This week Caroline Searcy's Thoroughbreds Are Go features some Darley Stud blue-blood mares who have shaped generations of Group 1 winners around the world. Learn what are the things you should know if you are looking after a retired broodmare from Darley Woodlands stud manager John Sunderland.
Bruce Neill's Cressfield is one of Australia's most successful breeding operations and he has a plan for all the horses he races. If they aren't breeding the next generation with the CF brand on them he finds them good homes in the equestrian world through his Tasmanian base. It's something he believes the racing industry must also do voluntarily.
And, in Arrowfield Stud's Strapper Stories, Nicki Hunt from Matt Smith's racing stables at Warwick Farm talks about her love for Fierce Impact (Jpn) and how she follows him and his new foals well after he retired from racing.
Week of October 31, 2022
Caroline Searcy returns with Australia's thoroughbred re-homing show Thoroughbreds Are Go, assisting the safe and happy transition of horses from the racing and breeding industry.
This week being Melbourne Cup week, hear how you can help promote the good in the racing world as Kick Collective's Vicky Leonard explains 'Kick Up' - a way to provide real facts in the face of anti-racing criticism.
Australian 5-star eventer Lauren Browne with an elite thoroughbred Sky's Da Limit and her new young horse Rafiki as she explains what you need to know about re-training thoroughbreds for a competitive life.
And Randwick trainer John Sargent's foreman Campbell Ashby with a European champion in Arrowfield Stud's Strapper Stories, as he celebrates the VRC Carbine Club S. win of promising colt Perfect Thought (So You Think {NZ}).
Week of June 13, 2022
Caroline Searcy returns to the Riding for the Disabled (RDA) Richmond centre in New South Wales to see the thoroughbreds who change the lives of people with disabilities, young and older!
Champion jockey Clare Lindop relies on thoroughbreds to train new track riders as part of a great Racing SA education program attracting new staff to the racing industry. And, in Arrowfield Stud's Strapper Stories, a Golden Slipper-winning Champion Australian stallion features for his former stablehand Julie Scanlon.
Week of May 30, 2022
In this week's Thoroughbreds Are Go, we take a look at the Australian Stud and Stable Staff Awards that celebrate the racing and breeding industry's unsung heroes, with a particular focus on the winner and runner-up in the Thoroughbred Care and Welfare category - Fiona McIntyre and Grace Chantler.
The Victoria Racing Club takes the 2022 Melbourne Cup and a great sponsorship to the Sydney International three-day event with more and more thoroughbreds competing.
The Sydney Royal Easter Show with a whole day of thoroughbred classes and a trainer and strapper with another story about a favourite racehorse in a new life, in Arrowfield Stud's Strapper Story.
Week of May 23, 2022
In this week's Thoroughbreds Are Go find out how to go from showjumping into a job in a racing stable, learning more about the care of thoroughbreds. Hear from Sydney's Champion trainer Chris Waller and young thoroughbred riders Jasmine Haynes and Chloe Manell about the great opportunities within the racing industry.
Equine nutrition expert Dr Caroline Foote with some great tips on feeding thoroughbreds to keep them in the best condition. And French track-rider Pauline Leflaec, now the proud owner of multiple Group winner Star Of The Seas (NZ) (Ocean Park {NZ}) in Arrowfield Stud's Strapper Story.
Week of May 16, 2022
In this week's episode of Thoroughbreds Are Go, Caroline Searcy speaks with NSW trainer Kim Waugh about the pros and cons of rehoming thoroughbreds and ensuring they are in a good home. Rebecca Brown's Hillview Thoroughbreds turns ex-Hong Kong racehorses into elite Sydney Royal Show horses.
Inglis Millenium winner, Prime Star (Starspangledbanner), features in this week's Arrowfield Stud's Strapper Story.
Week of May 9, 2022
Thoroughbreds Are Go returns for 2022 with an update on two-time Racing Victoria top accredited thoroughbred re-trainer Fiona McIntyre. She travels to the prestigious Royal Sydney Easter Show with not only the popular four-time Melbourne Cup runner and earner of over $1.9 million, Precedence (NZ) but also Caravan Rolls On (GB) and Able Fun (Snitzel).
And in Arrowfield Stud's Strapper Story we hear about a son of Nicconi who's found a great home with his strapper from his racing days.
