Wednesday 9/05/2012
Balaklava
Race 1 Number 8 Terrific Flair
Race 7 Number 12 Haveyaway
Race 9 Number Blevic Lad
Saturday 12/5/12
Morphettville
7 Number 7 Stirling Grove
Race 8 Number Golden Penny
Meeting the Jolly family en masse it is easy to establish the glue that holds it all together.
With three generations of the tight-knit clan patiently assembled for a photograph, Family clearly comes first with the Jolly kin, but the noble beast gains a close second billing.
If the Jollys had a motto it would be something along the lines of: "Work hard and treat people and animals with equal kindness."
Patriarch Peter Jolly gained his love of horses at the age of five when first setting eyes on his own pony. His father was a butcher who prepared and drove the occasional harness horse as a hobby, but it was only when Peter teamed with Helen Cowper 50 years ago that the Jolly racing dynasty began to flourish.
Together they established Glenferrie Stud at Willunga on property formerly owned by Helen's father, Bob Cowper.
"I always wanted to be a trainer, but I could see there wasn't any money in it," Peter said.
"I started off milking cows for 15 years until we had enough money to get an agistment property.
"When my father-in-law split up his dairy farm he sold me a couple of 20 acre blocks and off we went."
The Jollys' three children, Susanne, David and Richard were all raised on the farm.
Breeding and selling yearlings was the mainstay of Glenferrie, but training and racing a few thoroughbreds was a pleasurable sideline for Jolly senior. Smart mare Forextra who won 12 races over the Morphettville 1200m, was his best and ignited his desire to train full-time.
“I used to love being a jockey and now training is my passion”
Richard started training horses in August 2000 having retired from racing as a leading heavyweight jockey in January 2000. Since this time Richard has had a great deal of success finishing consistently in the top group of trainers from year to year, a real achievement in such a competitive industry.” Read more...
Golden Penny $160,000 Stake Money
2012 yearling sales are now in progress around Australia and New Zealand, already with purchases for the Richard Jolly Stable from Sydney/ Perth and New Zealand sales.
Richard has worked very hard in carefully selecting the yearlings and we are excited for the future with these early purchases.
The stable has had a good success in selecting quality horses for a modest price in the past. Just a few examples are Stirling Grove which was a $52,000 purchase in the Melbourne Premier Sales and has won over $465, 000 in stake money, running consistently in Melbourne against the best sprinters in the country. Golden Penny is another example, purchased for only $7,500 at The Adelaide Magic Millions Sales and has now won over $145,000 in stake money with 2 of the wins in Melbourne city races. Draw Forward is another horse bought for a small outlay at the Melbourne Autumn Sales for $18,000 with also 2 Melbourne city wins and over $90,000 in stake money. Alcohol was a $25,000 purchase at the Adelaide Magic Millions with over $90,000 in stake money.
So as you can see by the horses listed that you don’t have to pay top dollar for a share in a horse to have success in thoroughbred racing.
Please look through these promising Yearlings on our webpage and contact Richard Jolly Racing if you are interested or have any queries or just require a copy of this yearling catalogue. We will keep you up to date with further purchases in the coming sales.
Stirling Grove $475,000 Stake Money
