As we open the new racing season, we want to begin by thanking our wonderful clients—both long-standing and new. Your trust and support made our 2024–2025 season possible, and we are deeply grateful. A special thank you also goes to our dedicated staff, whose tireless work behind the scenes is the backbone of everything we achieve.
The past season was exceptional for our stable. We finished 4th on the Victorian Metropolitan Trainers Premiership with 33 Victorian city winners and a 26.2% winning strike rate—an outstanding result for our small but select team. To finish ahead of some of the state’s largest stables made this achievement even more special, proving that quality can indeed outweigh quantity.
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SEASON HIGHLIGHTS
Magic Time – Showcased brilliance with a Group 2 Expressway Stakes win and multiple Group 1 & Group 2 placings under her new ownership with Yulong.
Magic Time – Group 2 Expressway Stakes winner
Zloties – A fairy-tale return after 2½ years off the track, winning first-up at Geelong before adding four more victories, including the Bendigo Gold Bracelet and the Group 2 Queen of the South at Morphettville, before retiring to the breeding barn.
Zloties – Group 2 Queen of the South winner
Niance – Another stellar campaign with three stakes wins: Listed Alinghi Stakes, Group 3 How Now Stakes, and Listed Bel Esprit Stakes. Set for an exciting Spring return.
Niance – Group 3 How Now Stakes winner
Maharba – Consistent at the highest level, winning the Group 3 Rising Fast Stakes at Flemington and finishing runner-up in the Group 1 Winterbottom Stakes in Perth.
Maharba – Group 3 Rising Fast Stakes winner
Cilacap – Rapid progression from a maiden win at Geelong to victories in the Listed Desirable Stakes and Group 3 Alexandra Stakes.
Cilacap – Group 3 Alexandra Stakes winner
Miraval Rose – Claimed the Listed Kensington Stakes and earned multiple Group placings.
Miraval Rose – Listed Kensington Stakes winner
Royal Insignia – From a Kyneton maiden to Group glory in the Group 3 Manfred Stakes, following in the footsteps of full brother Written By.
Royal Insignia – Group 3 Manfred Stakes winner
Nonconformist – Retired sound to Willaroon after amassing $2.36 million in prize money, including two Group 2 wins and memorable placings in the Group 1 Caulfield Stakes and Caulfield Cup.
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VALE
Alan Green, who sadly passed before seeing Cilacap’s stakes successes—though we are sure he was there in spirit.
Garry Towzell, whose wife Marianne remains an important part of our racing family. We hope Maharba brings you joy this Spring.
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OTHER NOTABLE STAKES PERFORMANCES
• So Glamorous – 2nd Inglis Bracelet, 2nd G3 Summoned, 2nd G3 Mannerism
• Kundalini – 2nd G3 Begonia Belle
• She’s A Hustler – 2nd Listed Centaurea Stakes
• Rich Dottie – 3rd Listed Moomba Stakes
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SEASON STATISTICS
Stakes Results
• Group 1 – 1 second, 1 third
• Group 2 – 2 wins, 2 seconds, 2 thirds
• Group 3 – 4 wins, 3 seconds, 1 third
• Listed – 4 wins, 1 second, 2 thirds
City Racing – Victoria
33 wins | 20 seconds | 13 thirds
Win: 26% | Place: 52%
Provincial Racing – Victoria
34 wins | 15 seconds | 24 thirds
Win: 28% | Place: 61%
Other States
NSW City – 1 win, 2 seconds, 2 thirds
SA City – 1 win, 1 second
WA City – 1 second
Total Prize Money: $5.13 million
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City Winners Victoria
1. Zloties. Sandown
2. Kundalini. Caulfield
3. Niance. Caulfield (Listed)
4. Rich Dottie. Moonee Valley
5. Maharba. Flemington (Group 3)
6. Niance. Caulfield (Group 3)
7. Royal Insignia. Caulfield
8. Samangu. Caulfield
9. Son Of Solly. Moonee Valley
10. Cilacap. Caulfield
11. Samangu. Pakenham
12. Miraval Rose. Flemington (Listed)
13. Reluctantlycharmed. Flemington
14. Written Bligh. Mornington
15. Royal Insignia. Sandown (Group 3)
16. Written Bligh. Sandown
17. Takeko. Moonee Valley
18. Cilacap. Flemington (Listed)
19. Mystic Reign. Moonee Valley
20. Samangu. Caulfield
21. King Zephyr. Sandown
22. Mystic Reign. Flemington
23. She’s A Hustler. Sandown
24. Samangu. Caulfield
25. Zloties. Sandown
26. Cilacap. Moonee Valley (Group 3)
27. King Zephyr. Sandown
28. She’s A Hustler. Sandown
29. Zloies. Bendigo
30. King Zephyr. Flemington
31. Splash Back. Caulfield
32. Niance. Caulfield (Listed)
33. Splash Back. Flemington
Provincial winners Victoria
1. Zloties. Geelong
2. Kundalini. Sale
3. She’s A Hustler. Geelong
4. Inexorable. Bairnsdale
5. De Bergerac. Geelong
6. Splash Back. Seymour
7. Samangu. Ballarat
8. Royal Insignia. Kyneton
9. Takeko. Kyneton
10. Playlist. Kyneton
11. Reluctantlycharmed. Geelong
12. Cilacap. Geelong
13. Ghemme. Moe
14. Reluctantlycharmed. Kyneton
15. Empire Of Pain. Cranbourne
16. Rebels. Cranbourne
17. Perfect Picture. Pakenham
18. Spillane. Seymour
19. Somebodytolove. Werribee
20. Mystic Reign. Kyneton
21. King Zephyr. Pakenham
22. She’s A Hustler. Pakenham
23. Muirfield. Geelong
24. Youwroteuponit. Pakenham
25. Tuscaloosa Gem. Pakenham
26. Biologics. Pakenham
27. Florina Region. Cranbourne
28. De Bergerac. Sale
29. Electric Elvis. Geelong
30. Inexorable. Pakenham
31. Sideline. Ballarat
32. Inexorable. Pakenham
33. Zakouma. Geelong
34. Inexorable. Pakenham
We now look forward to the Spring and the year ahead with a powerful team of proven performers and exciting emerging talent. Here’s to another year of great racing!