Damian Lane

What The $5m Caulfield Cup Jockeys Said

Posted on October 19, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

CAULFIELD CUP JOCKEYS' COMMENTS Damian Lane (Mer De Glace) 1st : “He's not much to look at but he's just a tradesman at turning up and winning. I'm just so rapt he's done the job for everyone today. I'm just forever grateful that they brought him out here.” Craig Williams (Vow And Declare) 2nd :[...]

Posted on October 16, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News, Japan Horse Racing News

Connections of Cox Plate favourite Lys Gracieux are leaving nothing to chance with the mare having a familiarisation gallop around The Valley. Lys Gracieux and fellow Japanese Cox Plate invitee Kluger were taken to track on Wednesday morning having completed their quarantine period at Werribee. Damian Lane, who partnered Lys Gracieux in her most recent[...]

Posted on October 16, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Japanese Cox Plate invitees Lys Gracieux and Kluger have galloped together at The Valley. The pair made the trip from Werribee where they have completed their quarantine period ahead of the Cox Plate on October 26. Race rider Damian Lane was aboard Cox Plate favourite Lys Gracious while Tommy Berry came from Sydney to partner[...]

Posted on October 15, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

A few months after his successful riding stint in Japan, Australian jockey Damian Lane could reap even more rewards from that trip in a couple of Melbourne's major spring races. Lane has the ride on Japanese horse Mer De Glace in Saturday's $5 million Caulfield Cup and star mare Lys Gracieux in the Cox Plate[...]

Posted on September 24, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Johno Benner and Holly Wynyard will get a better line on three-year-old staying prospect Shakespeare when he contests Wednesday's Victoria Derby Trial (1800m) at Flemington. The Otaki trainers are aiming high with the last-start maiden winner, with the Group 1 Victoria Derby (2500m) at Flemington on November 2 the ultimate goal. Shakespeare will be ridden[...]

Posted on September 20, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Despite Madison County stretching his brilliance to a Derby trip in Sydney during the autumn, New Zealand trainer Andrew Forsman insists the dual Group One-winning gelding is at his best over shorter distances. Madison County was second to Angel Of Truth when he was stretched out to 2400m in the Australian Derby at Randwick in[...]

Posted on September 19, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

New Zealand three-year-old Long Jack will be out to enhance his Victoria Derby prospects when he steps up in distance at Caulfield for the second Australian start of his spring campaign. Trained by Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman in New Zealand, Long Jack is in Melbourne to target the Group One Victoria Derby (2500m) on[...]

Posted on September 12, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News, New Zealand Horse Racing News

The Australasian racing community will get its first look at Te Akau's newly acquired European stayer Caliburn this weekend when he lines-up in the Very Special Kids Pin and Win Plate (2500m) at Flemington. The son of Camelot won two of his nine races before he was purchased by Te Akau principal David Ellis. “Earlier[...]

Posted on August 21, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News, Japan Horse Racing News

High-class Japanese mare Lys Gracieux is set to compete in the Cox Plate and chase a lucrative bonus after being granted a special dispensation from the Australian government's Department of Agriculture to travel to Melbourne for the race. Because Lys Gracieux ran in Hong Kong in late April in the QEII Cup, she had been[...]

Posted on August 20, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Meuse will try to maintain a perfect start to her career when she resumes in a race at The Valley against a number of other Thousand Guineas hopefuls. Saturday's 1200m-race for three-year-old fillies has attracted 24 nominations, with the Anthony Freedman-trained Meuse to chase her third win from as many starts. Meuse was taken to[...]

Posted on August 19, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Humidor has shown no effects of a leg injury that ruled him out of the autumn with a trial victory at Cranbourne. Now in the hands of Ciaron Maher and David Eustace, Humidor has not raced since finishing third to Winx in last year's Cox Plate during which he suffered a leg injury. Under regular[...]

Posted on August 10, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Gordon Richards is making a habit of winning at Flemington this winter, with Charossa giving the Adelaide trainer his third straight success at the Melbourne track. Richards sent promising sprinter Gytrash to Melbourne to win twice in June, including the Listed Creswick Stakes, and Charossa was the trainer's first Flemington runner since in Saturday's VRC[...]

Posted on August 5, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

The horse who got closest to Winx in any of the champion's four Cox Plate wins is pleasing his new trainer as he continues his comeback from an injury lay-off. Multiple Group One winner Humidor took another step towards a return in the Group One Memsie Stakes (1400m) on August 31 when he went around[...]

Posted on August 4, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Jockey Damian Lane has been glowing in his report on evergreen Godolphin galloper Hartnell following a recent jump-out at Flemington. Lane partnered Hartnell for trainer James Cummings in Friday's 800m work-out in which his rivals included Malibu Style, Vega Magic and Volkstok'n'barrell. It was the nine-year-old's second serious hit-out as he prepares for his racing[...]

Posted on August 3, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

I Boogi taught jockey Damian Lane a valuable lesson as the gelding embarked on his racing career at Werribee. Lane told then trainer Russell Cameron he thought the gelding was unbeatable at his debut in January 2016. However the gelding went up in the air as the gates opened before flashing home to run second.[...]

Posted on August 1, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Damian Lane has taken no time to hit winning form in his return to Victorian racing, riding a winner at Pakenham with his first ride since a successful stint in Japan. Lane rode 38 winners, including two Group One victories on the JRA circuit, during his two-month stay in Japan which ended in late June.[...]

Posted on July 31, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Star jockey Damian Lane is scheduled to make his return to Victorian racing with one ride on the Pakenham synthetic track ahead of the first city meeting of the new season. Melbourne-based Lane has not ridden in an Australian race since April 20 at Randwick having then spent two months in Japan where he had[...]

What The $5m Caulfield Cup Jockeys Said

Valley Look For Japan Duo Before Cox Plate

Japan Duo Get Valley Look Before Cox Plate

Japanese Horses Carry Lane’s Spring Hopes

Shakespeare on Derby path

Madison County On Target For Group One

Long Jack Out To Press Derby Claims

Flemington first-up for Caliburn

Japanese Star Poised To Contest Cox Plate

Thousand Guineas Target For Unbeaten Meuse

Humidor Progressing Nicely For Memsie Bid

Another Flemington Win For Gordon Richards

Humidor Pleasing Maher In Spring Build-Up

Hartnell Impresses Lane With Jump-Out

I Boogi Gives Lane Success At The Valley

Lane Rides Winner On Return To Aust Racing

Lane Scheduled To Make Pakenham Return

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