Lovatsville and Vic Trainers Partner Up.

Media Release - Thursday August 22

New Victorian stallion farm Lovatsville have formed a strategic partnership with the Australian Trainer’s Association (ATA) designed to support trainer’s through a series of stallion nominations aligned to upcoming races in regional Victoria this Spring.

Royal Meeting - Victoria's top first season sire last season

Lovatsville will be providing two (2) nominations to each of the stallions on their 2024 roster for the winning trainers of select fillies and mares races over the coming months. To be eligible to receive the stallion nomination the winning trainer of the select races (or next best placegetter) is required to be a current member of the ATA. The trainer can either choose to use that nomination on a mare that they own themselves, or monetise within their client base.

Lovatsville founder Sam White is excited by the initiative and the opportunity to partner with the ATA "It's a robust time in business for everyone, both inside and out of the racing industry. Trainer’s continue to be at the coal face of absorbing expenses in caring for their horses and their staff and are often the last to get paid.”

White, who has a background in racing having spent the past 5 years with Ciaron Maher, understands the need for the breeding industry and racing sector to support each other  “We just want the trainers to know that we stand alongside them. We see this contribution as another way of doing circular business.”

Stephen Bell, CEO of the ATA, is thrilled with the announcement “It’s fantastic that our members and their businesses will have a chance to compete for a “bonus” through these nominations, on top of the already fantastic prize money available in Victoria. Our trainers now have the chance to compete for an additional $100,000 in revenue created through this opportunity.”

The Lovatsville roster looms as one of Victoria’s most exiting, standing:

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Royal Meeting: Champion Victorian 1st Season Sire and the sire of last season's Group 1 Blue Diamond filly, Hayasugi. Standing for $22,000 (incl. GST).

Fierce Impact: Three-time Group 1 winning Champion miler by Deep Impact, whose first crop 2024 yearlings sold up to $310,000. Standing for $13,750 (incl. GST).

Generation: Stunning Snitzel Group 1 performer sprinter out of star 2 year-old filly Fontition. Standing his first season for $11,000 (incl. GST).

Gold Trip: Melbourne Cup winner and Turnbull Stakes weight-for-age Champion, who is the last horse to beat globetrotting Romantic Warrior. Standing for $8,800 (incl. GST).

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