Picture: Makeadane

There isn’t a better week in Australian racing than this week at Flemington. From Prime’s perspective we didn’t have much go right but I was pleased to have the four runners there and I know from speaking to some of our owners they were thrilled to simply be at Flemington during the big week.

If it’s one thing the Melbourne Racing Clubs do well it is getting the younger set involved in the Carnival. They are the future of our sport and I know that my two girls can’t wait for the Carnival to arrive and really enjoy the ‘experience’ that is the Carnival.

We had a terrific function at Proper and Son at the South Melbourne Market. It has been nice to have had the time to organise not only this function but also our visits to the stables. It is important that our clients get a chance to meet our trainers in a more relaxed atmosphere than race day when they have a million things going through their minds.

To have Darren Weir, John Moloney, John Thompson and Patrick Payne at Proper and Son was a great advertisement for our company. Unfortunately Kris Lees couldn’t join us due to Lucia Valentino breaking down on Sunday which was a tragedy. David Morrow was at his best interviewing the trainers and it was a pleasure to have Rodney Hogg in attendance. In all we had about 60 join us for a ripper of a night although I was a bit dusty on Monday.

ON THE TRACK

We have a few runners this week headed up by Makeadane at Doomben on Saturday as well as More Than A Rose, Strike For Victory Isthmian, Husson Boots, Husson’s Kiss and Brooklyn Lass.

I am looking forward we have plenty happening as we head into December. Most of our team of horses are early in their preparations or almost ready to get going. This week for example we had Awasita, Lomazzo and Raido trial with Kris Lees and we will have about 30 different horses carrying our colours leading into the New Year. It is hard to believe Magic Millions is just on two months off.

I AM INVINCIBLE

If ever a sire deserved to be given a big wrap it is I Am Invincible. The Yarraman Park based sire is taking all before him and has charged up the General Sire’s List to be in 4th place.

More importantly his conversion rate of runners to winners is the best in Australia and he has sired the most winners for the season.

Good luck to our clients who are in our I Am Invincible fillies. We have quite a few of them with Isthmian and Watego’s Beach likely runners over the next 10 days.

We went in early to support I Am Invincible when most of the ‘experts’ were hanging off him. The same can be said for Hinchinbrook who has had a great week with Flippant and Spright winning at Flemington.