First Light Racing

@blake_shinn Good to see this being discussed - ratings points should be added & subtracted on the same scale ... horses reaching their level shouldn't be cause to sell or retire sound, happy horses

Handicapping system in Australia needs an overhaul. I believe the Australia rating system is flawed. The fact we have countless horse’s struggling to win a race for over a year proves this…🤷‍♂️

@SEN_track @ghall27 @NoverreMan @TravTurf @bet365_aus @SENGiddyUp Couldn't agree more!

.@ghall27, @NoverreMan & @TravTurf discuss if changes need to be made to the handicapping system to avoid progressive horses like Napoleonic missing a start in a Doomben 10,000. @bet365_aus | @SENGiddyUp

@ghall27 @SEN_track @SEN_track @daveystan1 @PfitznerMiles

Let's Run It Back 🎩🏇 Thrilled to purchase his striking Justify colt from @Tattersalls1766 with @tonygollan as we look to head back to Royal Ascot @Ascot Eligible for: - £125,000 1200m Windsor Castle Stakes (Wed) - £125,000 1400m Chesham Stakes (Thurs) Purchased for £220,000

💥 TODAY’S WINNER 💥 📆 Saturday 11 April 2026 📍 Toowoomba (provincial) 🥇 REVALENE @FirstLight_FLR

3yo 💥DOUBTLAND💥 filly DON’T DOUBT MISSY justifies her odds-on favouritism with an easy victory at Eagle Farm🔥 Bred, raised & sold by Widden @mmsnippets Gold Coast January Yearling Sale. Purchased by @FirstLight_FLR & her trainer Rob Heathcote. Congratulations connections! 🥳 1️⃣8️⃣ winners now for DOUBTLAND💪🏻 @vicbreeders

STRIKE FIRST opens the night at Southside Cranbourne, with @wendykellyraci1 & @FirstLight_FLR celebrating the win by giving back — another $1,000 to the @GoodFriAppeal 👏

Off to Queensland as @tonygollan, @FirstLight_FLR and Matt Houldsworth team up to purchase our Zoustar x Every Rose filly (Lot 298) for $400,000 @inglis_sales Easter. @shbloodstock @SheriffIskander @anz_news @breednet @Aushorse_TBA @widdenstud @TTRAusNZ

BANG!! On the rise Brindavan carries 60.5kgs and fights with great style 💛💙 Job team @tonygollan

LOT 490 - From the @HThoroughbreds draft by @DarleyAus shuttler TOO DARN HOT, the colt out of Sworn Evidence sells to @GaiWaterhouse1 & Adrian Bott Racing / @bruceaslade / @FirstLight_FLR / Matt Houldsworth for $350,000 🥇 He is from the family of Champion 2YO Filly of 2001-02 VICTORY VEIN 🌟

That’s another dominate win from ✈️Anders✈️ gelding Nordic Strike. Delivering again for the @FirstLight_FLR ownership group🍾👏🏼. It’s the 2️⃣0️⃣th win for ✈️Anders✈️ this season 👏🏼👏🏼@cmaherracing

THE INSTRUCTOR adds more black type to his CV placing 🥈 in the Listed Canterbury Sprint 1st up this prep for the @GaiWaterhouse1 team💪 Bred by @LyndhurstJeff, The 3-time stakes winner by RUSSIAN REVOLUTION is in for an exciting prep for @FirstLight_FLR & connections👀📝

Big win for the son of 🛩️ANDERS🛩️ NORDIC STRIKE who surges away from the field in a impressive first up win and looks to be in for a big prep 💪🏻@stonycreekraces This colt was a $5️⃣5️⃣K purchase for @cmaherracing and @FirstLight_FLR out of Widden’s Inglis Classic draft @inglis_sales 🏆

@PuntingBaron Too soon brother

Sheza Alibi the Surfin’ Bird horse tomorrow? Can it carry the weight of everyone pronouncing it their best of the day?

“I do think this mare gone to a new level this prep..." Can Rob Heathcote's star mare Abounding claim her first Group 1 in Saturday's Empire Rose at Flemington? 🌹 @FirstLight_FLR @Woodside_Park @TelemonThoroug1 @mmsnippets anzbloodstocknews.com/heathcote-has-…

Bendigo Race 8 | Fear No Evil Nash doubles up at home! ✌️ He steers home the 4YO gelding to his second win from his last three starts for @GaiWaterhouse1 💪 📺 Ch. 78/68, Foxtel 529, Kayo or via our app REPLAYS: bit.ly/4lxg4Xw

🟡🔵 FEAR NO EVIL resumes with a bang 💥 This talented gelding made it look so effortless, winning with ease thanks to Nash’s magic ride 👏🏼 🏆 @FirstLight_FLR @KarakaChat @nashhot

Fantastic way to cap off the day with a treble, winning aboard Abounding! She was brilliant once she let down and proved too good. I’m really pleased for Rob - it’s been a terrific day for his team - and to @FirstLight_FLR and their clients, this success is thoroughly deserved. Congratulations all round!

Another thriller to close out a memorable Caulfield Cup program with a slashing performance from Abounding to capture the Group 2 Tristarc Stakes over 1400m. Already a 3-time Listed winner – including the Magic Millions 3YO Guineas – and Group 1 placed, Abounding has 6 overall with 12 placings from 27 starts … AND over $2.7 million in prizemoney. A 2nd major today for Queensland trainer Rob Heathcote (whose Rothfire won the $2 million Sydney Stakes), Abounding is by @Woodside_Park’s Rich Enuff (9 stakes winners). Abounding was sold by @TelemonThoroug1 to @FirstLight_FLR / Robert Heathcote Racing for $75,000 at the 2022 Gold Coast Magic Millions Yearling Sale. #ItPaysToBuyAustralian @mmsnippets @MelbRacingClub

Abounding caps off a brilliant Caulfield Cup Day! Blake Shinn with a double and Robert Heathcote with feature wins in Sydney and Melbourne, a day to remember 👏