- Horse Register8
- Trackwork and Stable Roster8
- Treatment and Medication Log8
- Incident and Hazard Register8
Bred to run, trained to win
CAQA Silverstride Racing and Breeding trains thoroughbred and standardbred racehorses for private and syndicate owners and breeds, raises and sells young stock from its own stud.
CAQA Silverstride Racing and Breeding, thoroughbred and harness racing stables and stud
CAQA Silverstride Racing and Breeding trains thoroughbred and standardbred racehorses for private and syndicate owners and breeds, raises and sells young stock from its own stud. The training stables at Cranbourne hold 68 thoroughbreds in work, the Melton stables prepare 30 standardbreds for harness racing, and the stud at Nagambie stands two stallions and carries around 90 mares, foals and yearlings through the season. Owners range from first-time syndicate members to established breeders who send mares to the stud each spring. The business races across metropolitan and country Victoria and prepares yearlings for the major eastern seaboard sales.
The business is organised into six departments: Thoroughbred Training Stables, Harness Racing Division, Stud and Breeding, Horse Health and Welfare, Racing Operations and Administration, and People, Safety and Compliance. Stable work starts at 3:30 am with trackwork from 4:30 am until 9:00 am, followed by afternoon stables from 2:30 pm. The stud runs a foaling roster from August to December with night attendants on shift, and the harness stables train on their own track from 5:00 am. Race-day staff travel to meetings up to six days a week during the spring and autumn carnivals.
Horse first
Every decision about work, travel, feed or treatment starts with what is right for the horse.
Integrity
We race clean, record everything and answer stewards honestly, because trust with owners and the public is the whole business.
Safety
Horses are large, fast and unpredictable, so we plan every handling task, wear the gear and speak up about hazards.
Craft
Good horsemanship is learnt over years, and we teach it patiently to every new stablehand and rider.
Services and operations
To breed, raise and train sound, competitive racehorses while keeping the welfare of every horse and the safety of every person at the centre of the work.
Thoroughbred training
Full training preparation for racehorses at Cranbourne, including trackwork, swimming, spelling advice, race planning and regular owner updates from the stable foreman and head trainer.
Harness racing preparation
Education, jog work, fast work and race driving for standardbreds at the Melton stables, with pre-race gear checks and stewards' compliance handled by the driving team.
Stallion services and broodmare care
Seasonal stallion bookings, oestrus detection, natural mating, pregnancy scanning and full broodmare agistment through foaling at the Nagambie stud.
Foaling and young horse raising
Attended foaling, post-foaling care, weaning, handling and paddock raising of foals and weanlings with veterinary support and detailed stud records for every animal.
Yearling sale preparation
Twelve-week sale preparations covering feeding, exercise, handling, presentation and catalogue documentation for yearlings consigned to the major eastern seaboard sales.
Owner and syndicate services
Ownership set-up, syndicate communications, race day hospitality coordination, stable visits and clear monthly accounts so owners always know how their horse is going.
Six departments, one workplace
Each department has a purpose, a lead, responsibilities, performance measures and the systems it works in. Students are placed in a department by their scenario.
Thoroughbred Training Stables
Prepares thoroughbreds for racing at the Cranbourne stables: daily stable duties, trackwork, feeding programs, gear management and...
Visit departmentHarness Racing Division
Educates, trains and races standardbreds from the Melton stables. The team handles jog work, fast work, gear fitting, sulky and ha...
Visit departmentStud and Breeding
Runs the Nagambie stud: stallion management, mare bookings, oestrus detection, natural mating, foaling, raising young horses and p...
Visit departmentHorse Health and Welfare
Coordinates veterinary, farrier, dental and physiotherapy care across all three properties, keeps the treatment and medication log...
Visit departmentRacing Operations and Administration
Handles nominations, acceptances, jockey and driver bookings, race day logistics, owner communications, syndicate administration a...
Visit departmentPeople, Safety and Compliance
Looks after recruitment, inductions, licensing, rosters, the incident register, drug and alcohol testing, emergency planning and t...
Visit departmentWorking systems with real records
Every system is live in your browser: create, update, search, move cards on a board and export what you did. Reset returns the seed data at any time.
Horse Register
The master record of every horse in the business: identity, location, owner, status, program and daily welfare checks.
8 recordsTrackwork and Stable Roster
The daily allocation of horses to riders and stablehands, the work set by the trainer and the rider's report after work.
8 recordsTreatment and Medication Log
Every treatment, medication, supplement and therapy given to a horse, with the withholding period and clear date.
8 recordsIncident and Hazard Register
The register of injuries, near misses, animal incidents, damage and hazards across the three properties with investigation and corrective actions.
8 recordsNominations and Race Entries
Nominations, acceptances, jockey or driver engagements, float bookings and results for every runner and trial horse.
8 recordsInbox
8 work requests from managers and colleagues, each linked to a scenario or a document.
Open inboxEight workplace scenarios
Sign in as a role, read the brief, work through the tasks using the documents and systems, then print an evidence summary for your assessor.
Run the Barn B morning stable routine
You are a stablehand on the Cranbourne morning shift.
Open scenario Intermediate 3 to 4 hoursPrepare and transport Kestrel Comet to Pakenham
You are the senior stablehand and strapper for the Pakenham runner.
Open scenario Intermediate 3 to 4 hoursPrepare for and attend the foaling of Silverstride Duchess
You are the night foaling attendant at the Nagambie stud.
Open scenario Advanced 3 to 4 hoursAudit the Treatment and Medication Log for September
You are the Assistant Trainer responsible for the monthly medication audit.
Open scenario Intermediate 2 to 3 hoursPlan the education and trial preparation for Melton Mirage
You are the driving stablehand at the Melton harness stables.
Open scenario Entry 1 to 2 hoursProcess nominations for the week of 21 September
You are the racing administration assistant.
Open scenario Advanced 3 to 4 hoursPlan week four of the yearling sale preparation for the Bellbrook draft
You are the Assistant Stud Manager at Nagambie.
Open scenario Intermediate 2 to 3 hoursInvestigate the float loading near miss and run the toolbox talk
You are the safety representative for the Cranbourne stables.
Open scenarioNotice board All notices
- Safety Fire danger period starts, paddock plan in force
1 September 2026 - People Foaling roster published for September to December
3 September 2026 - Compliance Stewards' stable inspection expected this month
5 September 2026
Coming up Calendar
- 15/09Cranbourne toolbox talk: float loading
9:30 am, Feed room, Cranbourne stables - 15/09Melton trials, heat 4
10:00 am, Melton harness track - 18/09Pakenham race meeting, Kestrel Comet race 3
1:45 pm, Pakenham racecourse - 21/09Treatment log and medication room audit due
2:00 pm, Cranbourne office
Mapped to the Racing and Breeding Training Package
Every scenario lists the current units of competency and qualifications it supports, with assessor notes and a printable evidence summary. Use it with your own assessment tools or ask CAQA for a matched kit.