Horses warming up at Paul Messara's training centre near Scone
Last week during my visit to the Hunter Valley breeding region around Scone I was fortunate enough to get the opportunity to inspect Paul Messara’s amazing training facility which adjoins his dad’s (John Messara) magnificent Arrowfield Stud.
I inspected the facility on Tuesday afternoon of last week and attended track work the next morning at 6.30am. Trust me; this training set up would be the envy of every trainer in Australasia. It is state-of-the-art in every respect, from the all-weather surface to the aqua-walker, to the straight swimming pool to the ‘E-Trakka’ computerised system attached to the saddle of every horse. Oh, and I forgot the viewing tower complete with cappuccino maker!
One of the horses working that morning was Rekindled Alliance (Redoute’s Choice ex Rekindled Affair, by Rainbow Quest). He’s a contender for Saturday’s A$400,000 Spring Champion Stakes-Gr.1 at Royal Randwick.
The Messara camp has high hopes for Rekindled Alliance. He’s had the three starts to date for a debut win at Canterbury; a second at Rosehill Gardens and a last-start second in the Gr.3 Spring Stakes (1600m) at Newcastle behind Darci be Good.
Redkindled Alliance is a brother to the dual Gr.2-winning Rekindled Interest; a half-brother to an American stakes winner; a half-brother to a French stakes winner and a half-brother to a stakes-placed performer in Italy. His dam has done a wonderful job and judging by the shape Rekindled Alliance is in at the moment, another black type winner looks a distinct possibility for the mare.
Rekindled Alliance as seen last Wednesday morning during track work
Close up with Spring Champion Stakes hopeful
Horses warming up at Paul Messara's training centre near Scone
Last week during my visit to the Hunter Valley breeding region around Scone I was fortunate enough to get the opportunity to inspect Paul Messara’s amazing training facility which adjoins his dad’s (John Messara) magnificent Arrowfield Stud.
I inspected the facility on Tuesday afternoon of last week and attended track work the next morning at 6.30am. Trust me; this training set up would be the envy of every trainer in Australasia. It is state-of-the-art in every respect, from the all-weather surface to the aqua-walker, to the straight swimming pool to the ‘E-Trakka’ computerised system attached to the saddle of every horse. Oh, and I forgot the viewing tower complete with cappuccino maker!
One of the horses working that morning was Rekindled Alliance (Redoute’s Choice ex Rekindled Affair, by Rainbow Quest). He’s a contender for Saturday’s A$400,000 Spring Champion Stakes-Gr.1 at Royal Randwick.
The Messara camp has high hopes for Rekindled Alliance. He’s had the three starts to date for a debut win at Canterbury; a second at Rosehill Gardens and a last-start second in the Gr.3 Spring Stakes (1600m) at Newcastle behind Darci be Good.
Redkindled Alliance is a brother to the dual Gr.2-winning Rekindled Interest; a half-brother to an American stakes winner; a half-brother to a French stakes winner and a half-brother to a stakes-placed performer in Italy. His dam has done a wonderful job and judging by the shape Rekindled Alliance is in at the moment, another black type winner looks a distinct possibility for the mare.
Rekindled Alliance as seen last Wednesday morning during track work