Billy Egan

Feroce remains unbeaten

Posted on April 6, 2024
in Australian Horse Racing News

An outstanding few weeks for Waikato Stud's freshman sire Super Seth continued at Caulfield on Saturday with the unbeaten Feroce winning. Feroce now boasts a two-from-two record and is one of two first-crop winners in Australia so far this season for Super Seth. His other Australian winner is the exciting Linebacker, who has also been[...]

Posted on February 24, 2024
in Australian Horse Racing News

The opening race at Caulfield on Saturday was named in honour of an iconic New Zealand-bred champion, and it was fitting that Dunkel won it with some of the stamina and toughness that top-flight Kiwi stayers are renowned for. The $150,000 Vale Verry Elleegant (2000m) was given its name after Verry Elleegant sadly died due[...]

Posted on January 6, 2024
in Australian Horse Racing News

A long drought was emphatically broken at Geelong on Saturday as Wertheimer overpowered his opposition and landed a upset. It was the fourth win of a 32-start career for the New Zealand-bred son of Tavistock, and his first since taking out a Benchmark 78 at Morphettville in November of 2021 – more than 750 days[...]

Posted on December 31, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

Quality stayer Dunkel lumped 61kgs to an emphatic victory at Moonee Valley on Saturday, as the Patrick Payne-trained galloper notched the seventh victory of his career from just ten starts. Perfectly ridden by jockey Billy Egan, Dunkel tracked the leader Grand Promenade throughout and was able to take an inside run when that runner lugged[...]

Posted on December 23, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

Well-related four-year-old Raetihi showed his rivals a clean pair of heels as he led virtually throughout to score a narrow victory at Moonee Valley. The son of Savabeel is prepared by Emma-Lee and David Browne from their Pakenham base and has found his winning groove this campaign, having commenced it a maiden. The gelding has[...]

Posted on October 21, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

Autumn Angel () has run down Tropical Squall () in the shadows of the post to claim the Group 3 Ethereal Stakes (2000m) at Caulfield. The Peter Moody & Katherine Coleman-trained filly ran into the minor money in the Group 2 Stutt Stakes (1600m) at Moonee Valley on September 29, and has bounced to an[...]

Posted on July 17, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

Multiple Group One performer Young Werther notched the second victory of his career when prevailing in a close finish at Flemington on Saturday over 2000m for trainer Danny O'Brien under a well-timed Billy Egan ride as he claimed runner-up Milford on the line. The son of Tavistock won on debut over 1500m at Geelong in[...]

Posted on June 14, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

There is more in store for Coeur Volante, who showed an impressive turn of foot to easily account for her rivals in the opening race at Sandown on Wednesday. The Proisir filly, who is trained by Mike Moroney, settled towards the rear of the small field but was always travelling and put her rivals to[...]

Posted on May 20, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

It's hard to believe Foxy Frida ($1.60) hadn't won a Group level race heading into Saturday afternoon; however, that's all changed as the five-year-old mare put away her rivals stylishly in the Group 3 R A Lee Stakes. The daughter of Foxwedge gave her opposition a galloping lesson, going on to score a dominant victory[...]

Posted on May 13, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

Dunkel has produced a sublime effort from back in the field to take out the 2023 edition of the Group 1 South Australian Derby. Jockey Billy Egan saved all the ground diving up the inside aboard the Patrick Payne-trained gelding to nail Promises Kept on the winning post. As the race went on with 400m[...]

Posted on April 2, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

Waltz On By has given Peter Moody a race-to-race interstate double, with I Wish I Win taking out the Group 1 TJ Smith Stakes at Randwick and his three-year-old filly taking out the Listed Bendigo Guineas. Billy Egan gave the I Am Invincible daughter a peach of a ride as he settled just behind the[...]

Posted on July 2, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

She's just a two-year-old filly who was carrying 56kg after being pushed wide early in a Black Type feature race. But Quang Tri put all those obstacles aside to salute in the Taj Rossi Series Final at Flemington on Saturday. She did it with class, Billy Egan piloting her to a one-length win after hitting the front[...]

Posted on May 21, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Billy Egan believes Foxy Frida is a “dream” to ride after recording his third win on the mare from four starts in the $107,250 Dominant Centaurea Stakes at Morphettville. The four-year-old certainly looked a nice stayer to ride in the 2015m feature after she hit the front at the 200m mark before powering home from[...]

Posted on April 30, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Regardsmaree continued his fine form for Nick Ryan, breaking away inside the final 100m to salute by half a length in the $160,000 Ladbrokes Anniversary Vase (1400m) at Sandown on Saturday. Jockey Billy Egan judged the ride to perfection, his five-year-old passing Buffalo River (for Michael Moroney) late on the straight to salute. 2022 Anniversary[...]

Posted on April 23, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Just getting his head down at the right time allowed Regardsmaree to salute by a nose in the $250,000 VOBIS Gold Sprint (1200m) at Caulfield on Saturday. It was a terrific effort from the $20 outsider for Nick Ryan (jockey Billy Egan), running down $4.20 fancy Lombardo (trainers Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr, jockey[...]

Posted on March 25, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Victorian trainer Patrick Payne admits his stayer Defibrillate was “thrashed” by Pondus last start, but he still has a few reasons to be optimistic before the $300,000 Mornington Cup (2400m) on Saturday. Payne's seven-year-old ($8 to win with online bookmakers) will once again do battle with Robert HIckmott's six-year-old, after Pondus won the $200,000 Regal[...]

Posted on March 22, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Victorian jockey Billy Egan is set to move to Queensland, where an association with the in-form Steven O'Dea & Matthew Hoysted stable beckons.

Feroce remains unbeaten

Dunkel hunting Cups success

Wertheimer returns to winning form

Dunkel on Adelaide Cup path

Raetihi makes mess of rivals at Moonee Valley

Autumn Angel takes out Ethereal Stakes at Caulfield

Young Werther back in winner’s circle

Proisir’s Coeur Volante an impressive juvenile winner

Foxy Frida justifies short price in R A Lee Stakes romp

Dunkel powers home to secure South Australian Derby

Waltz On By does just that to take out Listed Bendigo Guineas

Quang Tri triumphant in Taj Rossi Final

Foxy Frida dominates the Centaurea Stakes

Regardsmaree claims the Anniversary Vase at Sandown

Regardsmaree claims VOBIS Gold Sprint in tight finish

Defibrillate in great health ahead of Mornington Cup

Billy Egan to ride for O’Dea & Hoysted stable in Queensland

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