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On Saturday morning we had a mini Aussie invasion with at one point the Australians in the office outnumbering the Brits six to one. The visitors included Danny Power (pictured below, left, with Jeremy) who worked as Racing Manger to Lee Freedman, famous for sending out winners like Makybe Diva and Miss Andretti. He is also a racing journalist and bloodstock agent who bought Doreimus who famously went on to win the Melbourne Cup. Danny cast his expert eye over a selection of our two year olds and was excited by all of them. To quote one of his favourite phrases: "you've got a few cracker's here Jeremy". He and Jeremy are old friends and took the opportunity to catch up over the weekend. It is always nice to get expert opinions on the horses we have here and the fact that we have had nothing but positive feedback about our two year old string makes us even more excited about getting them to the racetrack. Also visiting us was Australian trainer, Bill Smart, who is based at Oakbank in the Adelaide Hills. Bill was very impressed with all the facilities here and was particularly interested in the Seawalker.
The new barn is now just about complete (the picture below was taken yesterday) and is being readied for the horses to move into. With our stabling capacity now increased to 70, Jeremy is looking forward to his imminent trip to Australia where he is due to look at some very exciting horses to purchase. He'll be gone from mid-month for around two weeks.
Once you have got to know someone in a certain capacity it is often difficult to imagine them doing something totally different. Everyone at the yard knows Jeremy used to be a well-regarded professional Aussie Rules Football player but he has taken some ribbing about how true it is. He was therefore delighted this week to be able to leave copies of The Herald Sun, one of the major newspapers in Australia, lying around open at the page featuring the
