A new player to the breeding scene was the big winner of the inaugural $310,000 Swear at Spendthrift VOBIS Sires race on Saturday. The lucrative race was open to only Victorian sired juveniles. Craig Easton, who has his own construction business, is a part-owner and breeder of Pure Scot, the Lindsay Park trained two year-old winner. Easton bred the filly in partnership with Sam Hayes’ Cornerstone Farm and also has whisky distillery owner David Prior involved in the horse. “Because I have bred and raced this horse, this has been an absolute thrill to win with Pure Scot,” Easton said....
April 16, 2017
Spendthrift Australia, a major and growing international investor in the Victorian breeding industry, has taken on naming rights for the inaugural VOBIS Sires race, run this Saturday at Caulfield. The two-year-old race, with total prizemoney and VOBIS bonuses of $310,000, will be named the ‘Swear at Spendthrift VOBIS Gold Sires’. It is part of the Victorian Owners and Breeders Day which has total prizemoney and bonuses of nearly $1.9 million and includes six VOBIS Gold Premier races. “This is a very important day for the Victorian breeding industry with a strong focus on Victorian bred racehorses competing for major prizemoney normally...