Medowie Lodge Harness Racing Stud is located in the Port Stephens area and is run by Darren Reay and family.
Darren is a licensed trainer and Studmaster and Medowie Lodge currently stands four stallions including the Inter Dominion winning Australian Harness Horse of the Year Tiger Tara.
Medowie Lodge will offer six of their own yearlings along with three others for stable clients at the 2024 Nutrien Sydney Yearling Sale and 2024 has started in spectacular fashion for Lot 161.
Lot 161 is a filly by 2yo Governors Cup winner Papi Rob Hanover p,3,1:47.2 $927,979 from the nine times winning Bettors Delight mare Glory Daze p,1:55.7 $76,805.
Glory Daze’s first three foals are all winners and her fourth foal is a 2024 2yo by Captain Crunch.
At Brisbane’s Albion Park circuit on Tuesday Khulan Kid became Glory Daze’s second winner for the first month of 2024 with his sixth career victory.
His Sweet Lou half-brother My Ultimate Harry won his fourth race in his seven race career at the Riverina Raceway on January 5th rating a career best 1:53.9 for the1740 metres.
Glory Daze’s first foal Sharmey p,1:58.9 $99,478 was a close up third at Hobart on Sunday and the mare may well get her third winner for the month in the next fortnight.
Medowie Lodge will also be offering fillies by young up and coming sires in Captain Crunch (lot 87), Bettors Wish (lot 60) and Stay Hungry (Lot 136) along with a colt by Bettors Wish (Lot 42) and a gelding by proven sire Sweet Lou (Lot 107).
Darren Reay is preparing three yearlings by Tiger Tara for clients of Medowie Lodge including a full-sister to Tiger Tara’s multiple Menangle and Bankstown Derby winner King Tiger p,1:52.2 $82,771.
Pre-sale inspection of the Medowie Lodge draft of yearlings can be arranged by contacting Darren Reay on 0429 817 199.
For full details and catalogued yearlings in the five Nutrien Standardbred 2024 Yearling Sales, click here.
by Alan Parker – Nutrien Equine Standardbred