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WE are heartbroken to have said goodbye to Her Command (Commands x Villa Igea) after suffering from colic Her Command was 11 years of age and the twelfth foal from Villa Igea making her a half-sister to Fair Trade, Fiscal Fantasy, Portal, Count The Diamonds and Hearts...

JONKER is likely to have secured his future at Stud after claiming the $1 million Manikato Stakes at The Valley in an all-the-way triumph against some the Australia's best sprinters. The result was a hugely satisfying one for Wingrove Park as Jonker hails from the dam...

THE last foal from Dual Spark, Wanted Spark, made for a sentimental victory at Pakenham on Thursday night when breaking his maiden in impressive style at his second career start. ‘Will’ as he affectionally known, is the last foal from Wingrove Park’s first bred horse...

A bold front-running ride from Jarrod Fry was rewarded on Friday and saw Catcha Spark break out of maiden grade at Werribee to the delight of the geldings patient connections. The victory from the four-year-old son of Skilled was the second individual winner from as...

THE JAV brand was proudly on display for all to see at Sha Tin on Sunday when Wingrove Park graduate Yee Cheong Pegasus (Lohnro x Sparks Fly) was successful in claiming the Shui Cheun Handicap (1200m). The victory is the second in Hong Kong for a Wingrove Park bred...

ROYAL Symphony has delivered breeders Joe & Daira Vella what most in the thoroughbred industry dream about after Claremont Thoroughbreds announced this week the son of Domesday will stand at the Daffey's boutique farm in Balmoral, Victoria. The highly talented...

FISCAL Fantasy (Skilled x Villa Igea) may be small, but she is mighty. The diminutive mare showed her quality when beating her much larger rivals at Ellerslie on Tuesday when taking out the Group III OMF Stakes (2000m). The Frank Ritchie-trained mare was positioned...

CAMBRIDGE galloper Fiscal Fantasy had to call on all her reserves on Friday to take out the Group III Property Brokers Arohanui Hospice Manawatu Breeders' Stakes (2000m) at Awapuni. The Frank Ritchie-trained daughter of Skilled jumped from barrier 12 and settled...

Wingrove Park flashed into the tabloids last spring when their ‘unfashionable’ colt Royal Symphony burst onto the racing scene.We caught up with Kerrie-based breeder Daira Vella to find out her story of 21 years in the thoroughbred industry and a certain letter that...

DUAL metropolitan winner In Fairness will live out his days in retirement at Wingrove Park with connections calling to an end his racing career. The son of Denman ends his 34-start career with over $150,000 in stakes earnings courtesy of six wins and seven placings....

JOE & Daira Vella were saddened by the passing of Wingrove Park’s foundation broodmare Dual Spark on February 12. Aged 18, Dual Spark was the first horse the Vella family bred in 1999 and would go on to win four races and over $100,000 in prizemoney. Trained by...

YOU could argue there has been two boom horses of 2017 - so it’s any wonder Wingrove Park are shouting from the rooftops their close ties to Royal Symphony and Jonker as the year comes to a close - with both horses expected to make an even bigger name for themselves...