Danny O’Brien

She’s Melbourne Cup-Bound After Valley Win

Posted on October 24, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

A wet track and rise in distance helped Miami Bound return to her best with an easy win in the Moonee Valley Cup and the Melbourne Cup is her next stop.

Posted on October 19, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Trainer Danny O'Brien wasn't perturbed by Russian Camelot's last-start defeat at Caulfield saying he wasn't suited by the slow tempo of the race.

Posted on October 17, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Talented sprinter Graff has broken an extended drought from the winner's circle, scoring a Group Two victory on debut for trainer Danny O'Brien at Caulfield.

Posted on October 16, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Danny O'Brien says Vow And Declare is going as well as he was last year when runner-up in the Caulfield Cup but admits his weight rise is a challenge.

Posted on October 8, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Danny O'Brien's star Russian Camelot takes on only five rivals in his Cox Plate lead in run in the Caulfield Stakes, including four he beat at his last start.

Posted on October 1, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Danny O'Brien believes both last year's Melbourne Cup winner Vow And Declare and King Of Leogrance are on track to produce big efforts in the Turnbull Stakes.

Posted on September 26, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Russian Camelot has rocketed to the top of markets for the two biggest races of the Melbourne spring with a dominant victory in the Underwood Stakes.

Posted on September 23, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Danny O'Brien has a powerful team aimed at the major Cups and he's now got a legitimate Victoria Derby chance in Derby Trial winner Cetshwayo.

Posted on September 23, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Damien Oliver will choose between two of trainer Danny O'Brien's stars, Russian Camelot and last year's winner Vow And Declare, in the Melbourne Cup.

Posted on September 19, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Lightly-raced stayer Orderofthegarter has won his way into the Caulfield Cup with an impressive performance in the Naturalism Stakes.

Posted on September 19, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Michael Walker said Mick Price didn't take him seriously when he said Odeum could have won her previous start bar for bad luck but he had the last laugh.

Posted on September 12, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Fierce Impact has recorded his third Group One win over 1600 metres when fending off the exciting Russian Camelot to claim the Makybe Diva Stakes.

Posted on September 8, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Danny O'Brien is hoping hype will meet expectation with Russian Camelot when he resumes from a spell in the Makybe Diva Stakes at Flemington.

Posted on September 2, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Danny O'Brien added another string to his powerful spring artillery when first starter Embolism took out a maiden at Bendigo which the trainer rated equivalent in quality to a Listed race. “I explained to his owner Sean Buckley in the morning that I've got a good opinion of him but he's effectively starting off in[...]

Posted on August 27, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Racing Victoria officials have been amazed with the quantity and quality of nominations for the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups despite uncertainty caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Entries for the features were announced on Thursday and the Caulfield Cup, which will be run on October 17, attracted 177 nominations, an increase of 29 from last year[...]

Posted on August 26, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Champion jockey Damien Oliver has won his third Scobie Breasley Medal in a row and his eleventh in the award's 26-year history with a ten-vote victory at a televised ceremony. Oliver polled 61 votes with Dwayne Dunn his nearest rival and Craig Williams, who won the Melbourne jockeys' premiership, finishing third. Oliver won the inaugural[...]

Posted on August 21, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Danny O'Brien took all before him last spring and he again has a powerful contingent aimed at carnival riches with three of his squadron set for action at Moonee Valley. They are three-year-old colt Flying Award, last year's VRC Oaks winner Miami Bound and Team Williams stayer Orderofthegarter. O'Brien has a big opinion of Flying[...]

She’s Melbourne Cup-Bound After Valley Win

Russian Camelot On Song For Cox Plate Bid

Danny O’Brien Hits A Winner With Graff

Weight Rise Sets Cup Winner A Tough Task

Russian Camelot To Take On Familiar Faces

Vow And Declare Ready For Turnbull Stakes

Rising Star Russian Camelot Earns Praise

O’Brien Unveils Victoria Derby Prospect

Oliver Has Pick Of Stars In Melbourne Cup

Caulfield Cup On Order For Emerging Stayer

Walker Not Surprised By Odeum’s Victory

Fierce Impact Holds Off Russian Camelot

O’Brien Excited By Rising Star’s Return

Embolism Wins ‘Listed’ Maiden At Bendigo

Depth And Quality In Cups Nominations

Oliver Triumphs Again In Breasley Medal

Flying Award Kicks Off Guineas Campaign

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