ON THE TRACK THE WEEK AHEAD!!!
Thursday Warrnambool Masked Marauder and Pinkerton for Tom Dabernig
TWO STAR FILLIES RESUME!!!
Zany Girl returned with a great win in Hobart on Sunday. Tasmania’s best 2yo and highest earner for the 2024/25 Season has returned in great order and now will head to the Listed Atlantic Jewel Stakes at Moonee Valley on 6 September.
We were also very pleased with Cavalry Girl’s resumption at Moonee Valley. She will derive terrific benefit from the run and now heads to the Listed Cap d’Antibes Stakes at Flemington on 13 September.
It was great to see our strike rate back on track with 2 winners from just 6 runners for the New Season.
THE CUNNING FOX NOMINATED FOR AUSTRALIAN JUMPER OF THE YEAR!!!
The Cunning Fox has been nominated for the Champion Jumps Horse Of The Year Award with the winner to be announced at the 2025 Australian Racing Hall of Fame and Australian Racehorse of the Year Awards in Brisbane on 31 August 2025.
ZANY GIRL NOMINATED FOR TASMANIAN 2YO OF THE YEAR!!!
Our star 2yo from the 2024/25 Season Zany Girl has been nominated for the Tasmanian 2YO of the season. She was outstanding. Zany Girl won three races including the Listed Elwick Stakes and was placed 2nd in the Tasmanian Magic Millions 2YO Classic and 3rd in the TTC Gold Sovereign Stakes from just five starts.
2024/25 SEASON!!!
Overall, the 2024/25 Season was good to us with 41 winners from 205 runners for a strike rate of 20% which is very good. Only one trainer or training partnership on The Australian Trainers Premiership Top 20 had a better strike rate.
Currently we have 29 horses in our team that have raced with 24 (83%) of these being winners, these winners include Stakes or Metropolitan winners in NSW, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia and Tasmania. This is a great advertisement for our selection methods and the great support we receive from our trainers and their staffs.
Four of the five horses featured alongside this report are still in our racing team. Seonee, The Cunning Fox, Zany Girl and Flying Embers cost just $279,000. They have won 27 races and $1,674,180 and are four valuable horses.
Thank you to each one of you who have supported us through the season. We have made some great friends over the past 28 years and look forward to many winners coming our way.
TWO YEAR OLD TEAM
2024/25 SEASON!!!
Our 2yo’s were good, running in sixteen races for five wins, three second and two third placings during the 2024/25 Season.
Zany Girl has won three races including the Listed Elwick Stakes.
Cavalry Girl has a great win at Flemington to her credit and looks a future star for us.
Miss Lyra was most impressive winning her maiden at only her second start and was then placed second in the Tasmanian Sires Produce at her third start.
Our 2yo’s were placed in some high profile races including the Listed Gold Sovereign Stakes, Tasmanian Magic Millions 2YO Classic, Tasmanian Sires Produce and Geelong Diamond, all important races.
CURRENT SYNDICATIONS!!!
Scroll down for our current syndications.
Seonee
Purchased for $80,000 Won 9 races and $610,015 prizemoney
She has the most wins by any horse by her sire Winning Rupert
The Cunning Fox
Purchased for $34,000 Won 11 races and $716,940 prizemoney
He is the most successful colt or gelding by Reliable Man to race in Australia
Zany Girl
Purchased for $65,000 Won 3 races from 5 starts and $172,050 prizemoney
She is the highest earning 2yo in Tasmania this season
Rubisaki
Purchased for $85,000 Won 8 Races and $1,260,400 prizemoney
She is the best filly or mare to race by her sire Rubick
Flying Embers
THE PRIME STORY
In 1997 after a 20 year career in the Australian Army Major Joe O’Neill was looking to a future in cricket management. Joe, then had a chance meeting with Bill Mitchell early in that year and Prime Thoroughbreds was born.
All the Prime Thoroughbreds horses were initially trained by Bill.
When Bill retired from training in 2005, Joe split the horses and today has his horses trained by Kris Lees and John Thompson in NSW, Patrick and Michelle Payne and Tom Dabernig in Victoria Adam Trinder and Stuart Gandy in Tasmania.
1094 wins and over $32,500,000 in prizemoney later things are going strong!!! Prime Thoroughbreds horses have won races at most of the major meetings in Victoria, NSW, Queensland, SA and Tasmania.
One of Joe’s biggest assets has been his ability to identify sires early in their careers with Rubisaki, Fituese, Seonee, Under Command, Xtremetime, Miss Divine Em, Zizzis, Unchain My Heart, Casa De Lago, Eramor, Rumeron, Sandasta, Embeller, Admiral’s Cup, Albert’s Image, Birdies Galore, Power Of The Brave, Flattered, La Boqueria, Miss Lyra and Cavalry Girl all being by first season sires.
Once again in the 2022/23 Season Joe got first season sire Brave Smash right with his two Brave Smash 2yo’s Power Of The Brave and La Boqueria both winning as 2yo’s. Kris Lees did a great job with these two young horses.
In the 2023/24 season he nailed it with Flattered, a 2yo filly by First Season Sire Yes Yes Yes, running second in the Listed MRC Merson Cooper Stakes, second in the Listed TTC Gold Sovereign Stakes, second in the Listed SAJC Breeders Stakes and 4th in the Group 3 VRC Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes. Flattered is Yes Yes Yes’s best filly.
In the 2024/25 season he stepped out the exciting filly Cavalry Girl by First Season Sire Bivouac. Cavalry Girl is Bivouac’s second highest earning filly in Australia and only Melbourne or Sydney winning filly.
He is excited with the first season sire Lucky Vega filly Miss Lyra who won at her second start and was then placed 2nd in the Tasmanian Sires Produce.
At this year’s yearling sales Joe was taken by the progeny of Tiger Of Malay and purchased a stunning filly by him for $40,000. She will be trained by Stuart Gandy in Hobart.
Joe is proud to be a part of a sport that has given so much entertainment and pleasure to Australians for over 200 years.
Come join us in the thrill of racing this exceptional filly by the Champion young sire Capitalist.
For further details, explore our website or reach out to Joe O’Neill at 0433762700 for a more in-depth discussion.
WHY ARE SO MANY OF OUR SYNDICATIONS AMONGST THE VERY BEST HORSES BY THEIR SIRES?
Incredibly, so many of the horses we have syndicated have gone on to amongst the very best progeny of their sires.
I have listed some of these with the number of races they won and prizemoney earned. Also, I have listed the number of horses to have raced by their sire. For example, Rubisaki’s sire Rubick has had 416 of his progeny race with Rubisaki being his highest earning filly or mare.
Look at these extraordinary results. These horses were purchased for just $850,000 as weanlings or yearlings for an average purchase price of just $65,385. Compare this with the average purchase price at this year’s major sales was about $300,000.
I have pasted the year they were yearlings at the start of each horse.
2008 Unchain My Heart – cost $45,000 as a weanling. Won 10 races and $600,080 in prizemoney (Sold for $160,000 at the completion of her racing career).
Unchain My Heart is her sire Al Maher’s (761 runners) second most winning filly or mare from his first crop. She ran in the 2014 Melbourne Cup.
2013 Husson Eagle – Cost $42,500 as a yearling. Won 7 races and $1,166,393 prizemoney.
Husson Eagle is his sire Husson’s (511 horses raced) 2nd highest earning colt or gelding in Australia!!!
2013 Savoureux – cost $65,000 and won six races and $391,485 in prizemoney (Sold for $250,000 at the completion of her racing career).
Savoureux was her sire Nadeem’s (327 runners) most winning filly or mare and twice ran faster final 600m at Randwick when winning than Winx did on the same day.
2015 Flying Jess – cost $65,000 as a yearling. Won 2 races and $1,421,680 prizemoney (Sold for $540,000 at the completion of her racing career).
Flying Jess is her sire Hinchinbrook’s (534 horses raced) highest earning filly or mare and her broodmare sire Magic Albert’s (456 horses raced) highest earning filly or mare from one of his daughters).
2016 Casa De Lago – Cost $60,000 as a yearling. Won 5 races and $167,530 prizemoney. (Sold for $40,000 at the completion of her racing career.)
Casa De Lago is her sire Delago Deluxe’s (207 horses raced) best filly or mare and only stakes performer!!!
2017 Zizzis – Cost $120,000 as a yearling. Won 4 races and $317,840 in prizemoney (Sold for $230,000 at the completion of her racing career.)
Zizzis is her sire Sizzling’s (294 horses raced) 2nd highest earning filly or mare!!!
2018 Rubisaki – Cost $85,000 as a yearling. Won 8 races and $1,260,400 prizemoney (Sold for $1,000,000 at the completion of her racing career).
Rubisaki is her sire Rubick’s (416 horses raced) highest earning filly or mare and most winning horse!!!
2018 Fituese – Cost $55,000 as a yearling. Won seven races and $549,515 in prizemoney (Sold for $375,000 at the completion of her racing career).
Fituese is her sire Deep Field (547 runners) most winning filly and was NSW BOBS Horse Of The Year as a 3yo!!!
2019 Embeller Cost $90,000 as a yearling. Won 4 races and $206,135 in prizemoney. (Sold for $120,000 at the completion of her racing career).
Embeller is one of only two mares by her sire Super One (321 runers) to gain ‘Black Type’ and best filly or mare from his first crop.
Why Choose Prime?
Joe O’Neill is very proud of the relationships he has built up with William Inglis and Magic Millions as well as with some of our very best breeders.
2019 Miss Divine Em – cost $42,500 as a weanling. Won 7 races and $374,338 in prizemoney.
Miss Divine Em is her sire Super One’s (218 horses raced) 2nd highest earning filly or mare!!!
2020 Seonee – Cost $80,000 as a yearling. Won 9 races and $603,515 prizemoney (Still racing).
Seonee is her sire Winning Rupert’s (172 horses raced) best performed horse as well as having the most wins of any horse by her sire!!! On 27 April 24 she won the Group 2 SAJC Queen Of The South Stakes.
2020 The Nephew – Cost $40,000 yearling. Won 6 races and $369,960 prizemoney (Sold for $40,000 at the completion of his racing career with Prime Thoroughbreds).
The Nephew is his sire Wordsmith’s (245 horses raced) 2nd Highest earning colt or gelding!!!
2021 Quang Tri – Cost $90,000 as a yearling. Won 3 races and $354,450 prizemoney. (Sold for $200,000 at the completion of her racing career.)
Quang Tri is her sire Shalaa’s (590 horses raced) second highest earning filly or mare in Australia!!!
2021 Birdies Galore – Cost $60,000 as a yearling. Won 2 races and $109,540 prizemoney.
Birdies Galore is her sire Spieth’s (128 horses raced) 2nd best filly with two wins and two stakes placings to her credit!!!
2022 Power Of The Brave – Cost $85,000 as a weanling. Won his first two starts including an impressive win at Doomben. He has now won four races and $201,850 prizemoney.
Power Of The Brave is his sire Brave Smash’s (96 horses to race) third highest earning colt or gelding to race in Australia.
2023 Flattered – Cost $130,000 as a weanling. Won one race and $179,400 prizemoney (Still racing).
Flattered is her sire Yes Yes Yes’s (102 horses to race) best filly Group 3 and Listed placed three times.
2024 Cavalry Girl – cost $105,000 as a yearling. Won 1 race (3 starts) and $116,000 prizemoney (Still racing).
Cavalry Girl is her sire Bivouac’s (35 horses raced) 2nd highest earning filly.
2024 Miss Lyra – Cost $40,000 as a yearling. Won 1 race (3 starts) and $32,225 prizemoney.
Miss Lyra is her sire Lucky Vega’s (50 horses raced) 2nd best filly with a 2nd in the TRC Sire’s Produce Stakes.
Prime Stable Statistics
*Correct as at 13 August 2025*
SYNDICATED (Doesn't count unraced still in our team)
RACED (96.6%)
WINNERS (83%)
RACES WON
Returns from prizemoney and sales!!!
SHARES AVAILABLE
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Dam: Bel Chandon
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Upcoming Runners
| Horse | Date | Time | Race | Track | Fields/Form | |
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Nominations |
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| Big Vee | Sep 27, 2025 | 1 - Yulong Golden Rose Stakes [group 1] | Rosehill Gardens | Field | ||
| Cavalry Girl | Sep 27, 2025 | 1 - Yulong Golden Rose Stakes [group 1] | Rosehill Gardens | Field | ||
| Domestic Bliss | Sep 27, 2025 | 1 - Yulong Golden Rose Stakes [group 1] | Rosehill Gardens | Field | ||
| Fake Fiction | Sep 27, 2025 | 1 - Yulong Golden Rose Stakes [group 1] | Rosehill Gardens | Field | ||
Acceptances |
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| Masked Marauder | Aug 21, 2025 | 04:00 PM | 6 - Mccarthy Trailer Screens (bm64) | Warrnambool | Field | |
| Kermalicious | Aug 23, 2025 | 02:11 PM | 3 - Enjoy Another Day In Paradise @ Club North Haven | Port Macquarie | Field | |
Recent Winners
| Horse | Date | Race | Track | Margin | Jockey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masked Marauder | Aug 21, 2025 | 6 - Mccarthy Trailer Screens (bm64) | Warrnambool | 0.20 | Ms L J Meech |
| Zany Girl | Aug 10, 2025 | 7 - Life Member Kevin Sharkie (bm72) | Hobart | 0.50 | A Darmanin |
| Oh So Thrilling | Aug 09, 2025 | 7 - Mildura Motor Holdings Hcp (58) | Mildura | 1.50 | Neil Farley |
| Miss Lyra | Jun 22, 2025 | 5 - Brian Higgins Carbine Club Life Member Hcp | Hobart | 0.10 | E Byrne Burke |
| Secret Hell | Jun 06, 2025 | 3 - Footts Swan Hill Demolition Group Mdn Plate | Swan Hill | 0.50 | Ms L J Meech |
| The Cunning Fox | Jun 01, 2025 | 5 - Sportsbet Australian Hrdl | Sandown-Lakeside | 1.80 | T Ryan |
| Flying Embers | May 24, 2025 | 2 - Midway (bm72) | Royal Randwick | 1.10 | William Stanley |
| Hell Of A Trip | May 22, 2025 | 5 - Hygain Winners Choice (bm64) | BALLARAT SYNTHETIC | 0.30 | W Gordon |
| Flying Embers | May 06, 2025 | 7 - The Race Against Suicide Race Day 21st June Midw | Kembla Grange | 1.30 | William Stanley |
| The Cunning Fox | Apr 30, 2025 | 6 - Margaret Lucas Galleywood Hrdl | Warrnambool | 1.30 | T Ryan |
| The Cunning Fox | Apr 13, 2025 | 3 - M J Bourke Hrdl | Racing.Com Park | 5.00 | T Ryan |
| Naughty Nurse | Apr 11, 2025 | 5 - Salmon Stallion Hcp (58) | Gold Coast | 0.50 | A Mallyon |
| Deep Emotion | Apr 08, 2025 | 4 - Goulburn Carpet Court Mdn Hcp | Goulburn | 0.60 | A B Collett |
| Flying Embers | Apr 05, 2025 | 5 - Electra Cables - Hager Midway Hcp (c1) | Hawkesbury | 1.20 | William Stanley |
| Flattered | Mar 30, 2025 | 2 - Easter Sunday Family Race Day Mdn Plate | Sale | 0.80 | W Egan |
| Our Uptown Girl | Mar 18, 2025 | 5 - Captain Morgan Long Island Iced Tea (bm64) | Hawkesbury | 0.20 | A Adkins |
| Power Of The Brave | Mar 15, 2025 | 4 - Scape Developments Provincial (bm68) | Gosford | 0.70 | William Stanley |
| Bine | Mar 05, 2025 | 6 - Finance Brokers Tasmanian St. Leger 14th March H | Launceston | 0.50 | Lauryn Bingley |
| Power Of The Brave | Mar 01, 2025 | 4 - Dillion & Sons Real Estate Dungog Dash Provincia | Newcastle | 0.40 | William Stanley |
| Our Uptown Girl | Feb 15, 2025 | 6 - Integrated Environmental Management Australia Hc | Newcastle | 0.10 | A Adkins |
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