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Gai & Adrian TV - 20th June 2026

The team is set for a great day of racing with some quality runners representing the stable at both Randwick and Kembla Grange.

Playing By The Rules

Emma Reeves aids us with programming and identifies who she thinks is the best placed horse each weekend. Supermassive, Saturday 20th June, Randwick, Race 10:  Supermassive. This is actually a bit of a rulebreaker but an interesting story. He’s raced and beaten older horses in town in three of his seven lifetime starts, which is a tough thing to do. He faces a new challenge here and has to take them on in Saturday city grade, but he’s a rapidly improving gelding who rarely runs a bad race.Ten days ago he was nominated for both a midweek and a Saturday race, both in town, and he rated well in each. The temptation was there to jump straight into the riches of the Saturday race, but we felt like this was his last opportunity before being weighted out of the midweeks and securing an easier kill. While the winning margin was narrow, he ran his best rating this preparation, putting him right in the frame in this grade.If he handles this slightly tighter turnaround and continues to improve the way he has this preparation, I think he will fight out the finish once again.

Gai's Tip Sheet

WEDNESDAY 24th JUNE - WARWICK FARMRail Position: +5m 1000m- Winning post, +3m RemainderAIRWORTHY, Race 6, 1300m, 3.45pm, T Clark, 57.5kgAirworthy ran another brave race to finish fourth at Canterbury last time. He’s come through it in great shape and he’s taken further improvement from it, so we can’t fault him ahead of this outing. He’s stepping up in grade slightly but he comes down in the weights as a result, and we are confident he’s got the necessary upside to measure up against slightly better opposition. He maps to enjoy all the favours in the run just off the speed from barrier 4, and if things fall his way we see no reason why he won’t be saluting the judge for you.CHAMPAGNE HERO, Race 6, 1300m, 3.45pm, Z Wadick (2kg), 58kgChampagne Hero is delighting us ahead of his return. His two trials have been very encouraging, and they’ve given him the right fitness foundation with which to kickstart his campaign. His winning form is over 1350-1500 metres so this is very much a starting point for him, but it’s not an unrealistic distance and he’s got plenty of speed in his legs at the outset of his preparation so we expect him to cope with it. He’s been gelded since his last preparation which many consider to be the ‘ultimate gear change’, so this also has the potential to bring about significant improvement. Zac’s a very capable apprentice and he takes a laudable 2kg off his back, so whilst we don’t expect him to be peaking until later in his preparation he does have plenty going for him here and a big run will come as no surprise.

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RSVP: Yearling Parade At Evergreen Stud - Sunday 22nd February

It is a pleasure to invite you to the Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Racing Annual Yearling Parade, hosted at the beautiful Evergreen Stud on Sunday, February 22nd. Kicking off at 11:30 AM, the event offers an exclusive first look at our latest crop of athletes as they showcase the quality and potential we are so excited to bring to Tulloch Lodge this season.

This parade has become a proven "must-attend" event for unearthing top-class talent. Over the last two years, this very path has been trodden by future stars including:

  • CLASS OF 2025: Shiki (Group 3 Gimcrack Stakes and Aquis Gold Pearl winner), Miss Chanel (2nd Group 3 Widden Stakes), By Choice (winner on debut and 3rd in Magic Millions 2YO Classic)
  • CLASS OF 2024: Storm Boy (Magic Millions 2YO Classic winner and now sire at Coolmore Stud), Shangri La Express (Golden Gift winner), and King Kirk (Group 3 Breeders' Plate winner)

Following the parade, please join us for a relaxed lunch at the iconic Saddles at Mount White, where we can toast to the year ahead and discuss the next generation of stars. This is a not-to-be-missed event for any serious racing enthusiast.

The format for the day:

  • 11.30am: Meet and greet the Evergreen and Waterhouse/Bott team with refreshments available. Catch up with other horses you have spelling or training at the farm currently
  • 12pm: Parade 5 - 6 yearlings who have commenced the 'early education' process
  • 2.30pm: Lunch at Saddles, Mount White

Please note numbers are limited so please RSVP HERE by Friday 13th February


Date

Sunday 22nd February

 

Time

11.30am arrival for 12pm parade - Yearling Parade at Evergreen Stud

2.30pm - Lunch at Saddles, Mount White

 

Address

Parade: Evergreen Stud

2163 Pacific Hwy, Heatherbrae, NSW, 2324

 

Lunch: Saddles

20 Ashbrookes Road, Mount White NSW

Please note lunch is $100pp

 

 Please RSVP by Friday  13th February HERE. 

We look forward to seeing many of you at Evergreen Stud, while producing a recap video for all of you who can't be with us too.

 

Happy Racing,

Gai & Adrian 

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HORSES AVAILABLE

I Am Invincible/Stellar Pauline '24

This filly is by champion sire I Am Invincible, he is sire of 19 Group 1 winners, including elite fillies Imperatriz, In Secret and Charm Stone. She is out of Stellar Pauline, who ran 2nd in the Group 2 Sweet Embrace Stakes, she is a full sister to Group 1 winner Secret Agenda, and she has already proven her ability as a producer through Group 2 winner Hidden Motive, who has won from 1100 metres to 1200 metres.The I Am Invincible over Not a Single Doubt is a proven cross in producing stakes winners including My Gladiola Physically, she is a well-balanced filly with good bone, natural muscle tone and real depth, with a strong forearm and gaskin. She is athletic and gives the impression she will perfectly fit into the Tulloch Lodge system, which is exactly what you want in a filly bred to be effective early. The family is known for precocious fillies, including Gimcrack winner Enthaar, she profiles as a filly with early upside and a page that holds immense residual value.

Zoustar/Ready To Prophet '24

This filly is by Australia’s champion sire Zoustar, a proven source of elite fillies including Sunlight, Zougotcha and Joliestar. The Zoustar over Fastnet Rock cross is operating at 12% stakes winners to runners with three Group 1 winners, and this filly brings an outstanding on track reference through her dam Ready To Prophet, a Listed winner and Group placed mare who was a high class performer for the Waterhouse/Bott team, winning black type and finishing third at Group level. With Smart Missile as broodmare sire, the pedigree also taps into proven top-end performance through horses such as multiple Group 1 winner Riff Rocket and the Waterhouse/Bott runner The Three Hundred. The wider female line carries international class, including Group 1 winners Itsmyluckyday and Astronomer Royal.Physically, she is a well-grown filly with a strong forearm and gaskin, a square hindquarter and an efficient action that helps her travel over the ground well. She has a real racehorse look and the type of athletic build that should suit a speed focused Australian program, while the pedigree gives her both early upside and residual value. Offered through the Widden consignment, one of Australia’s leading nurseries whose recent graduates include Group 1 winners Zougotcha, Schwarz and Griff, she shapes as a filly with plenty to like physically and on paper both paper.

Snitzel/Amiche '24

By Snitzel, one of the defining stallions of the modern era, this filly has the sort of pedigree that immediately stands out. His record speaks for itself, with 170 stakes winners and 110 Group winners, while horses like Marhoona, Redzel, Lady Shenandoah, Russian Revolution, Shamus Award, Wild Ruler and In The Congo show the level of class and consistency he continues to produce.The page underneath is just as appealing. She is out of Amiche, a five-time winner by Nicconi, and this is her first foal. Amiche is a half-sister to Duais, a multiple Group 1 winner and one of the toughest mares of her generation. There is another nice angle here as well, with Nicconi’s daughters already leaving horses like Magic Time and King Kirk.It is a very easy filly to like. Snitzel gives her that proven top-end Australian sire power, and the mare’s side brings toughness, depth and proper racetrack performance. She reads like the sort of filly who can win you the Slipper.

Home Affairs/Zara Bay '24

By Home Affairs who has made a huge statement siring Golden Slipper winner Guest House and plenty of other top-class performers.The page underneath is full of proper Australian speed. She is out of Zara Bay, a Fastnet Rock mare from one of the best sprinting families in the book. Zara Bay is a sister to Merchant Navy, a dual Group 1 winner and elite international sprinter, and to Jolie Bay, the dam of multiple Group 1 winner Joliestar. It is simply an outstanding pedigree.This is the kind of filly that makes sense for Australian owners. Home Affairs brings brilliance and speed, while the dam side is packed with proven sprinting talent and current performance. It is a sharp, current pedigree with real strength behind it.She impressed us in her first preparation at Randwick, and we are very much looking forward to seeing her again.

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