Meet Our Team
ANDY AUGUSTINE
DIRECTOR
Andy has raced horses over the last twenty five years with considerable success for his clients. The biggest success to date is Mrs Snippets syndicate Andy established which raced a 10% share in Gotta Kiss (purchased for $150,000, 2nd in the Group 1 JJ Atkins 2020 and sold for $800,000). Gotta Kiss ran in both the Magic Millions Classic and Magic Millions Guineas.
While experiencing success as a public syndicator with over 80% winners to runners including stakes winner Chilled (see feature story below in ANZ News on 8th of May 2023) and stakes placed Arugamama, Andy currently focuses on bloodstock investments for his private clients.
Andy in his childhood spent many a weekend on the family property and attending the races with his father. He then spent his gap year between uni studies gaining valuable hands on experience as a stud and yearling groom on the acclaimed Trans Media Park stud now Twin Hills Stud at Cootamundra. Andy was employed as the Sales & Communications Manager at MAKYBE Racing and Breeding for 2 years and was responsible for representing the stud at yearling sales as well as marketing the stud’s stallions.
Andy has established many strong industry contacts including at the Magic Millions where he was instrumental in orchestrating the Magic Millions sprint race to be renamed the Magic Millions Snippets in honor of Snippets winner of the inaugural Magic Millions.
Peter Morgan and Andy inspecting yearlings together.
JADE AUGUSTINE
DIRECTOR
Jade’s passion for thoroughbred racing flourished through her grandfather, Alex Blackney, a prominent owner in Victoria’s western district in the 70s and 80s.
As a university student Jade identified a need for young people to experience the thrill of racing and pitched the idea of the Geelong Colts & Fillies to the Board of the Geelong Racing Club (GRC). They bought into her vision and the Geelong Colts & Fillies was born. At the height of her leadership this group had over 700 members all aged under 25 and all engaged with the GRC through Jade’s initiatives.
The success of the Colts & Fillies led to a role at Country Racing Victoria. After two years at CRV she joined Lion Nathan to leverage their racing sponsorship investment in Victoria. On leaving Lion Nathan she then continued her career in the thoroughbred breeding industry as Marketing Manager for MAKYBE Racing and Breeding and assisted in their corporate hospitality and client relations.
Jade also marketed and promoted the Camperdown Cup. Whilst at MAKYBE and marketing the Camperdown Cup she was asked to join the Board of the Geelong Racing Club.
Jade quickly asserted herself on the committee with her passion and knowledge of the industry. She served five years on the board with three of those years as the first female Vice President in the GRC’s history. The Board identified Jade’s talents were required on a day to day basis and she was asked to fulfil the vacant role as the Club’s Sales and Marketing Manager.
Jade is also a racehorse owner in her own right. She is syndicate Manager of Mrs Snippets, a syndicate of girlfriends with whom she shares the thrill of racehorse ownership.
Jade recently left the GRC to focus on the day to day operations at SRS and raising three children.