The practice rapidly expanded during the 1960’s, attracting a small team of aspiring talented young equine veterinarians and established a pathology laboratory with Percy as a world pioneer in the use of blood samples as a health and training aid for racehorses.

In the 1970s the practice established itself further with a purpose built hospital at Church Lane, Randwick. The team had grown to 12 veterinarians who now covered the entire city and some provincial tracks, four stud farms on the perimeter of the metropolitan area and a large number of spelling farms.

By 1988 the practice had outgrown the original site and a purpose-built hospital and clinic was erected on the periphery of the William Inglis and Sons sales complex in Randwick. P.E. Sykes and Partners had now become Randwick Equine Centre, comprising a facility offering two surgical suites and an accredited nuclear medicine facility together with over 27 loose boxes. In conjunction, a further building with office space and a purpose-built laboratory was purchased.

In the 1990s the clinic had come to encompass not only the latest equipment but also expertise of the highest levels, with specialists in medicine, surgery and anaesthesia joining the practice. An internship programme was established and has proven invaluable in the training of young equine veterinarians in a hospital environment.

Randwick Equine Centre continued to flourish over the next 20 years with increasing numbers of support staff and veterinarians with an ever expanding range of experience and specialities, as well as an enlarging referral base in both medicine and surgery. The practice entered the latest era with the introduction of laser surgery, laparoscopy, ultrasound assisted surgical procedures and the advancement of arthroscopy (key hole surgery) beyond the common joints.

In 2020, construction of a brand new hospital commenced on 5 acres at Horsley Park, and in February 2021 the hospital was officially opened and REC Equine Specialists was born. Housing state-of-the-art surgical suites and intensive care facilities, extensive diagnostic imaging including computed tomography (CT) and nuclear scintigraphy. Modern innovative regenerative medicine techniques such as stem cell therapy, platelet rich plasma (PRP), IRAP (interleukin receptor antagonist protein) and intra-articular therapy have been welcomed. We look forward to embracing new technologies as they are developed in the coming years.