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Price drops!

The price of the ever popular Heavyweight USA Girth sets have come down. Now selling for $143. http://www.markeysaddlery.com.au/girth-sets/usa-coloured-all-elastic-girth-set-3-inch       The price of Japanese Platform Irons, the most popular stirrup iron we sell, have also come down. Now selling … Continue reading

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Fresh batch of secondhand saddles

In recent weeks, we have been offered a large quantity of secondhand saddles for sale. While the majority are suitable to jockeys, we do have two suitable for trainers including a fully mounted Zilco Half Tree Exercise Saddle. Head to … Continue reading

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Happy Mouth Bit wins a Group 1

Congratulations to everyone connected with Miracles Of Life’s great victory in the Group 1 Patinack Blue Diamond Stakes. We couldn’t help but notice that the filly races in The Happy Mouth Bit: http://www.markeysaddlery.com.au/bits/happy-mouth-dexter-ring-racing-bit We have highlighted in previous newsletters that … Continue reading

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New ARB approved lightweight jockey vest

The Australian Racing Board (ARB) has approved a new lightweight jockey vest for racing and track work purposes. The RACELITE PRO Body Protector, weighing approximately 260 grams for a Size Small, without optional crutch strap, is the lightest approved vest … Continue reading

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Latest helmet update

At the time of writing, still no company has been able to produce an approved ARB HS 2012 standard helmet. We, and other retailers in Australia, have very limited supply of existing International approved helmets as we had been led … Continue reading

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New Jockey Goggle range

New in stock this week, is the latest Jockey Goggle from USA. The “Victory” Range, comes with plenty of ventilation holes and features a wide strap that feeds through twin slots, enabling the goggle to provide great eye coverage. We … Continue reading

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New padded whip

Zilco is the latest company to release an approved padded whip for jockeys and trackwork riders. This whip has a great feel and flex, and is very affordably priced at $54.95. We have good stocks of this whip: Zilco Padded … Continue reading

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NSW Female Jockeys Calendar

Congratulations to everyone involved in producing the inaugural NSW Female Jockeys Calendar. We, like eleven other companies, were pleased to be involved with sponsoring a month for this calendar, which raises much needed money for the National Jockeys Trust and … Continue reading

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Christmas closure and voucher options

With Christmas less than a month away, our shop will be very busy in the lead up to our regular end of year closure. Our last day of operation will be Friday 21st December. We will re-open Wednesday 9th January … Continue reading

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Kroops goggles fully stocked

We are fully stocked with the popular Kroops Jockey Goggle range. The Gold Metal Vents style and Triple Slot style, are our biggest selling jockey goggle. Remember you can purchase single buy options, or six pack options that gives you … Continue reading

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