Hijack Hussy winning at Flemington on Melbourne Cup Day

Outright favourite Magic Millions Guineas

Results this season

25 wins from 96 starters 26% winners to runners

Hijack Hussy (2 Wins Listed Lexus Plate Flemington)

Savoureux (2 Wins Listed Mode Stakes)

Pitt Street (Winner Muswellbrook Cup, 2nd Conquering Plate)

Terra Amata (Wins Warwick Farm and Canterbury)

Unique (Wins Royal Randwick and Canterbury)

Awasita (Winner Sandown)

Invincible Me (Winner Morphettville)

Atalanta Miss (Winner Morphettville)

Faith’n’Courage (Winner Doomben)

The Deestructor (Winner Eagle Farm)

Husson Eagle (Winner Bendigo, 5th Group 1 Coolmore Stud Stakes)

Raido (Winner Newcastle)

Sanosuke (Winner Mudgee)

Prime Shadow (Winner Taree)

Sitkamose (Winner Kyneton)

Bella Venus (3 Wins Tasmania)

Rumeron (3 Wins Tasmania)

Joe O’Neill

Commenced Prime Thoroughbreds in 1997

Joe O’Neill from Prime Thoroughbreds has been successfully syndicating thoroughbreds since late 1997. In that time they have had great success syndicating Group, Listed and Metropolitan winners in Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia and Tasmania. 

Recently we had our 600th winner when The Deestructor scored the milestone win at Eagle Farm.

In the 2012/13 Season we had winners of 48 races and followed up that good result with 32 winners in the 2013/14 Season.  Already in the current season we have had 25 from 96 runners at a winning strike rate of 26% winners to runners.  To give you some idea how strong this figure is the average strike rate of the top 10 trainers in Australia is 17%.

This has included metropolitan winners in NSW, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia and Tasmania. Our current team includes the outstanding three year olds Savoureux, Hijack Hussy, Husson Eagle, Raido, Rumeron, Sitkamose, Bella Venus and Makeadane as well as the exciting debut two year old winner Atalanta Miss which won the first two year old race of the season in Adelaide.

It should be noted that we only ever have about 25 horses in work.

We have some very exciting times ahead with 12 unraced two year olds and one unraced three year olds included in our team of horses. 

Our four year old and older horses include the stakes or metropolitan performers Pitt Street, Awasita, Prime Shadow, Sanosuke, Terra Amata, Faith’n’Courage, Princess Royale, Hot To Trot, Beau Jez, The Deestructor, Hail Maher and Unique.

We are always proud of the fact that because we look after our horses when they are young, we generally always have about 25% of our team being four years old and up.  In fact all 14 of our class of 2012, now four years old raced with 12 individual winners.  

Our class of 2013 has seen 12 of the 13 race with nine individual winners to date.  I expect all 13 to win races barring the unforeseen.  This crop was weakened somewhat with the most expensive colt and filly purchases dying due to a colic attack and pneumonia.  You just wonder ‘what might have been’?       

Prime Thoroughbreds horses are with Australians leading trainers including the training partnership of David Hayes and Tom Dabernig, Mark Kavanagh and Patrick Payne in Victoria.  Tony McEvoy is our South Australian trainer. Kris Lees, John Thompson and Tony McEvoy are our trainers in NSW.  We have Tony Gollan and John Thompson in Queensland and in Tasmania, the training partnership of Charlie Goggin and Leuella Meaburn look after the team.

Each of these trainers and partnerships have established themselves at the top of their profession nationally and in their particular states which means our horses couldn't be in better hands.

Since 1997 some very good gallopers have worn our colours including Hidden Wonder, Under Command, Unchain My Heart, Calming, Desk Top Lover, Too Many Reds, Unabated, Believe’n’Achieve, Zero Drama, Holding, Polish The Silver, Maha Chakri, Transparent Lass, Horrocks, Lord Monty, Captain Chaos, Greenmount Belle, Eramor, Huiskes and the list goes on.  

Joe O'Neill is always happy to discuss any bloodstock enquiry you may have.

Correct as at 31 December 2014

Unique winning at Royal Randwick on Boxing Day