Damian Lane

Fresh Pippie Ready To Fire In Moir Stakes

Posted on September 23, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Flying mare Pippie is undefeated in three first-up runs and she is aiming to keep that record intact in the Moir Stakes at Moonee Valley.

Posted on September 5, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Chris Waller has resurrected the career of Humidor, which was close to over, producing him for a debut win for the stable in the Feehan Stakes.

Posted on August 3, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Progressive galloper Tigre Royale continued on his winning way when he dominated his rivals over 2400m at Sandown on Sunday. The Archie Alexander-trained five-year-old was gunning for his fourth win in a row and never looked in danger of defeat once rider Damian Lane asked for a serious effort in the home straight. The Redwood[...]

Posted on July 30, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Japanese import Admire Winner is set for his third Australian start with a third trainer when he resumes at The Valley. Admire Winner runs in the Support Living Legends Horses' Birthday Handicap on Saturday and is having his first outing for Paul Preusker. The Japanese-bred galloper came to Australia in 2018 and after originally being[...]

Posted on July 13, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Damian Lane will return to Australia for the start of the new racing season after ending his latest Japanese stint on a winning note. Lane rode a winner at Fukushima on Saturday before completing his three-month contract at the track on Sunday. He booted home 41 winners after arriving in mid-April, four more than during[...]

Posted on June 29, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

A form reference belonging to the 2019 WS Cox Plate winner has propelled Japanese mare Chrono Genesis to the top of markets for this year's race. Four-year-old mare Chrono Genesis earned an automatic Cox Plate start when she blitzed a Group One field in the Takarazuka Kinen. In the absence of Japan's standout racehorse Almond[...]

Posted on June 1, 2020
in Japan Horse Racing News

Australian jockey Damian Lane has had to settle for second in the Grade One Japanese Derby aboard Salios. Sunday's prestigious 2400m race in Tokyo was won in dominant fashion by star colt Contrail who remained unbeaten from five starts including the first two legs of the Japanese triple crown. The final leg of the triple[...]

Posted on May 25, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Australian jockey Damian Lane has added another handful of winners to his tally in Japan but has come up short in the Group One Japanese Oaks won by emerging star Daring Tact. Lane rode five winners at Tokyo at the weekend, with a treble on Saturday and a double on Sunday. It has taken his[...]

Posted on May 18, 2020
in Japan Horse Racing News

Australian jockey Damian Lane is preparing to extend his latest stint in Japan, starting from the Japanese Oaks meeting. Lane has been riding out of Tokyo on a four-week contract but the Melbourne-based jockey is confident his overseas licence will be renewed for a further two months. Since arriving in Japan in April, Lane has[...]

Posted on March 17, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

A group of high profile jockeys will take a charter flight from Melbourne to Sydney to ride at the Golden Slipper meeting. Racing Victoria has imposed biosecurity conditions on interstate travel for jockeys while coronavirus protocols are in place with the riders to use either private vehicles or private aircraft. Sydney-based jockeys Hugh Bowman and[...]

Posted on March 14, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

River Night could head to Sydney for the Percy Sykes Stakes after snapping a frustrating city run for the Mathew Ellerton and Simon Zahra stable with victory in the Redoute's Choice Stakes at Caulfield. River Night's success in Saturday's Listed 1000m race for two-year-olds gave the Ellerton and Zahra team its first city victory since[...]

Posted on March 3, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Roy Higgins Quality winner King Of Leogrance is favourite for the Group Two Adelaide Cup after the declaration of the final field of 16. Trained by Melbourne Cup-winning trainer Danny O'Brien and racing in the colours of six-time Cup-winning owner Lloyd Williams, King Of Leogrance eased from $2.50 to $2.60 on Tuesday after drawing barrier[...]

Posted on February 26, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News, New Zealand Horse Racing News

Damian Lane has given star New Zealand three-year-old Catalyst his seal of approval ahead of the Australian Guineas at Flemington. Lane rode Catalyst in his final gallop at Mornington on Wednesday. It was the second time he had partnered the gelding in work and Saturday's Group One over 1600m will be his first ride under[...]

Posted on February 24, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

New Zealand trainer Clayton Chipperfield is confident Catalyst can turn the tables on Queensland star Alligator Blood in the Group One Australian Guineas. Alligator Blood prevailed over Catalyst by a short head when they fought out the C S Hayes Stakes (1400m) last Saturday week. They will clash again in the $1 million Guineas (1600m)[...]

Posted on February 22, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Miss Siska has continued her path towards the Australian Cup with another fighting win at Caulfield to remain unbeaten for the campaign. After a first-up win at Caulfield on February 8, Miss Siska added Saturday's Group Two Peter Young Stakes (1800m) to her record. Trainer Grahame Begg said the mare would now head to the[...]

Posted on February 21, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Co-trainers Mathew Ellerton and Simon Zahra are no strangers to Oakleigh Plate success and have two runners as they bid for a second-straight victory in the Group One sprint at Caulfield. Ellerton and Zahra won the Oakleigh Plate with Booker a year ago and the training partnership has Zoutori and Crystal Dreamer in Saturday's edition[...]

Posted on February 13, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News, New Zealand Horse Racing News

Rick Williams is predicting a career-best performance from star New Zealand three-year-old Catalyst in Saturday's Group 3 CS Hayes Stakes (1400m) at Flemington. Williams has guided the racing stock of Cambridge's The Oaks Stud for Queensland owner Dick Karreman for the past 18 years, overseeing the career of champion mare Seachange among a host of[...]

Fresh Pippie Ready To Fire In Moir Stakes

Waller Gets Humidor To Turn Back The Clock

Tigre Royale makes it four in a row

Japanese Import Runs First-Up For Preusker

Damian Lane Returns For Start Of 2020-21

Japanese Star Shares Top Billing For Plate

Lane Finishes Second In Group 1 Japanese Derby

Lane Adds More Winners During Japan Stay

Damian Lane Set To Continue Japan Sojourn

Jockeys Get Charter Flight To Group 1 Meeting

River Night Wins Redoute’s Choice Stakes

King Of Leogrance Adelaide Cup Favourite

Damian Lane Ticks Off Catalyst For Guineas

Catalyst Ready To Draw Blood In Guineas

Miss Siska Takes Out Group 2 Peter Young Stakes

Ellerton And Zahra With More Plate Chances

Catalyst primed for bold Australian debut

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