Yes we can all admire the goings-on at Royal Ascot this week. We can dare to dream that one day we might have a Chosir, Takeover Target or Miss Andretti that we can showcase over there in front of Her Majesty as well as the biggest owners of horses worldwide. Most of the races are seemingly won by horses in the same colours with the same set of connections celebrating race after race. But no matter whether it be a Listed race at Flemington, the Queen Anne at Royal Ascot or a maiden at Warrnambool; when your horse crosses the line in 1st place the winning feeling is the same. Gai Waterhouse was once asked by a now retired Sydney racing journalist why she bothers taking her horses to country tracks where they will win easily at $1.20 verses running them in the city. Gai answered that ‘every winner is someone’s Cox Plate.’ This still holds true today.
Racing is supposed to be the Sport of Kings, but less a lucky few at Royal Ascot this week, 99.9% of racing participants worldwide are not kings, nor royalty, nor will ever own 4,000 horses at a time. But here we are. Every trainer, even those at Newmarket, or on the rolling hills of Ireland, gets up in the cold, and does their upmost best to get their horses as well and as fit as they can. When the gates crash back, every trainer is hoping their horse gets a good run, shows its best, and comes back to scale safely.
Make no mistake… should a horse be good enough to compete on the world stage, they deserve their chance. So, we will continue at Daniel Bowman Racing to scroll through the yearling catalogues, compare the bloodlines, inspect horse after horse, and bid based on our completed stats. Sure a $1,200 Takeover Target would be nice, but that is the fairy-tale, not the rule. Keep clicking on through our website here to see what horses we currently have available, because at this stage, everyone of them has a chance no matter how minute, to run at Royal Ascot one day. Here’s hoping!  

Well it was another successful week at Camp Bowman with three winners and some nicely run placegetters.
At Swan Hill, the talented filly Golden Halo (Your Song x Santenay) won with ease with apprentice Jessica Eaton aboard. This was a textbook ride by the young apprentice which resulted in a textbook win. Golden Halo sat just off the pace and just before the home turn Jessica guided the filly to the outside and within three strides she had them covered. It was a sensational win and although it was a drop back in grade, it will give the filly enormous confidence going forward.
Kwott Rocky, left, (Snitzel x Bright Heart) had been knocking on the door for a few weeks heading into a set weights maiden race at Edenhope on Sunday. After jumping strongly, this gelding found the front, but was facing the breeze and was pressured for the entire race. Heading into the straight, Kwott Rocky was left a sitting duck in the lead, especially as the odds-on favourite was breathing down his neck. But much to the delight of the stable and apprentice Jack Martin, Kwott Rocky kicked, and kicked strongly to break his Maiden.
Not long after the winning performance of Kwott Rocky at Edenhope, Berry Dangerous (Jakkalberry x Ultra Explosive) saluted at Swan Hill. From the outside barrier, top jockey Dean Yendall was able to slot over and sit just in behind the leaders. With the favourite to his inside, Dean was able to bide his time and get to the outside to produce an explosive burst to win by a long neck.
Alongwith our winners for the weekend, Urban Armour and Do The Hippy featured in the placings and look to have a win in store just around the corner.
Congratulations to all our owners involved with the three winners.  ​

PROMISING Warrnambool galloper Begood Toya Mother will have a three-week break before being set for black type races in Melbourne over the spring after scoring an effortless win at Caulfield on Saturday.
Begood Toya Mother, ridden by Declan Bates, defeated Elite Drake by five lengths with Arancini back in third place in the $125,000 race. 
Having only his tenth start the four-year-old notched up his fifth consecutive victory for Daniel Bowman.
Bowman said Begood Toya Mother deserved a short break following a remarkable campaign.
"He's won five from five in this preparation," Bowman said. "He's raced his way through the bottom grades in one campaign. He can't do any better then that. 
"We've got to go up in grade with him again but I'm quietly confident he'll measure up to black type races. 
"We've always had a good opinion of him but it all came together for him in this campaign. 
"I've got to give credit to Declan. He does a lot of work for our stable and understands Begood Toya Mother which is a real advantage."
The early indications are Bowman will set Begood Toya Mother at the group one Rupert Clarke Stakes at Caulfield in September.
"There's plenty of nice races in the spring for him," he said. "The Rupert Clarke is the preferred option at this stage but that may change. 
"We're not locked into anything. The win is extra special because lots of people from Warrnambool have small shares in the ownership of Begood Toya Mother."
From his ten starts Begood Toya Mother has won over $192,000 in prizemoney.

Tim Auld - The Standard​