Trainer Donna Logan took the opportunity to inspect resident stallion Toorak Toff and the facilities at Rosemont Farm outside Geelong this week ahead of the spring campaign for her Group I winner Volkstok'n'barrell.
The travelling party included Sir Patrick Hogan and Logan's training partner Chris Gibbs in a tour of facilities at the Aquanita facilities at Caulfield and Troy and Leon Corstens Malua stables at Flemington as possible bases for the Rosehill Guineas winner this spring.
Volkstok'n'barrell will commence fast work next week as he steps up his Spring preparations and will most likely fly to Australia from his Ruakaka base in mid-August.
Logan declared herself suitably impressed with Rosemont.
"It's a magnificent facility," Logan said. "We have had a great time getting around the tracks and had a great Volkstok'n'barrell Rosemont dinner in Geelong as well. Time to get back and get the team ready for the spring."
Volkstok'n'barrell races in the red and white Mithen livery and his part-owner would love to see the son of Tavistock in his back yard later this year.
"We have just taken on the magnificent 60-box facility complete with sand track, water walker, treadmills - the works – at Lara," Mithen said.
"Mark Young is running it for us and doing a sensational job for the likes of Clint McDonald, Gai Waterhouse, Darren Weir and Malua amongst others, so it would be tremendous to have big Volk based in Geelong for the spring," Mithen said.
Pictured LtoR below with Toorak Toff are Jim Gibbs, Ashley Goodwin, Donna Logan & Sir Patrick Hogan.
