David Eustace

From Donald To Derby For Thought Of That

Posted on October 28, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Donald may not be on the radar for those searching for potential Classic winners, but the track in north-central Victoria is one Ciaron Maher recommends. Maher, who trains in partnership with David Eustace, points to VRC Oaks winner Set Square racing at Donald early in her career while Victoria Derby prospect Thought Of That broke[...]

Posted on October 26, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

After 1600m in the Fillies Classic at The Valley, Fascino and La Falaise could not be separated in the Group Two race. The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained Fascino ($5.50) hit the front inside the final 200m in Saturday's race but the Henry Dwyer-trained La Falaise ($6.50) was edging closer with every stride and put[...]

Posted on October 26, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

The most expensive horse in the Inglis Banner field has made a promising start to his career, with Ideas Man racing to victory in the $500,000 race at The Valley. Ideas Man was a $575,000 yearling and the colt did what his co-trainer Ciaron Maher had hoped to see in Saturday's 1000m sales-restricted race for[...]

Posted on October 25, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

The decision to run Loving Gaby in the Manikato Stakes has been rewarded with the exciting filly creating history in the Group One sprint at The Valley. Trained by Ciaron Maher and David Eustace, Loving Gaby became the first three-year-old filly to win the weight-for-age Manikato since its elevation to Group One status in 1989.[...]

Posted on October 25, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Randwick debutant Anders has turned in two very different barrier trial performances but assistant trainer Annabel Neasham insists he should be assessed on his most recent, dominant display. Neasham runs the Sydney stable of training partners Ciaron Maher and David Eustace and has been heavily involved in the colt's preparation for Saturday's Kirkham Plate (1000m)[...]

Posted on October 19, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Promising colt Thought Of That has backed up a big-margin win in the bush with another dominant display in the Group Three Caulfield Classic to enhance his Victoria Derby prospects. Coming off a recent eight-length win in a Donald maiden over 1600m when blinkers were applied for the first time, Thought Of That faced a[...]

Posted on October 16, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Hong Hong-based Australian jockey Blake Shinn will reunite with Humidor in the Cox Plate if the gelding makes the field for the $5 million race. Shinn rode Humidor in the 2017 Cox Plate when the gelding gave Winx a scare, getting within a long neck of the champion in the third of her four Cox[...]

Posted on September 28, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Trainers Ciaron Maher and David Eustace have again shown the benefit of having a Sydney stable, sending tough performer Dr Drill north to take out the opening race on Golden Rose day. The English import had done his most recent racing in Victoria before Maher and Eustace found a suitable target in Saturday's Monstar Foundation[...]

Posted on September 27, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Exciting filly Loving Gaby has made an impressive spring return at The Valley, beating a quality field in the Group Three Scarborough Stakes. After a busy first preparation during the autumn in which she contested four of the five Australian Group One races for two-year-olds, Loving Gaby had taken time to come to hand before[...]

Posted on September 15, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

A former member of champion Irish trainer Aidan O'Brien's operation will attempt to win a Group One race for a local stable at Caulfield. Spirit Of Valor will contest the Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes at Caulfield on Saturday, his third run for the Ciaron Maher and David Eustace partnership. The six-year-old was part of a[...]

Posted on September 5, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Dual Group One winner Kenedna will have her blinkers back on in the Group Two Feehan Stakes at The Valley as Ciaron Maher follows a familiar pattern with the mare. Kenedna did enough in her season return in the P B Lawrence Stakes over 1400m to have her co-trainer Maher convinced the mare is on[...]

Posted on September 4, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Consistent sprinter Bons Away will be out to enhance his Moir Stakes prospects when he returns to The Valley for the weight-for-age McEwen Stakes. The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained Bons Away turned in an eye-catching first-up run in the Listed Carlyon Stakes at The Valley a couple of weeks ago, charging late to finish[...]

Posted on August 27, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Dubious is likely to have blinkers re-applied for the Group Three McNeil Stakes at Caulfield as trainer Ciaron Maher looks for the colt to bounce back from an unplaced first-up run on a soft track. Three-year-old Dubious finished fourth in his season return in the Vain Stakes (1100m) last Saturday week at Caulfield, beaten just[...]

Posted on August 25, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

A boozy night in a pub in the South Island of New Zealand has resulted in Ablaze making his way to the stable of Ciaron Maher and David Eustace and two hurdle victories. Making a winning jumps debut at Coleraine a week ago, Ablaze backed that up with success in the J J Houlahan Hurdle[...]

Posted on August 25, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

The news that Mystic Journey is to bypass the Memsie Stakes at Caulfield is music to the ears of trainer Ciaron Maher. Maher, who trains in partnership with David Eustace, will have two runners in Melbourne's first Group One race of the new season. Cliff's Edge and Humidor will represent the stable and Maher could[...]

Posted on August 24, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Ciaron Maher knows a Group One victory is important for the future of Junipal after his first win for the stable at The Valley. A half-brother to Australian Guineas winner Palentino, Junipal won Saturday's Paramount Liquor Handicap (1600m) at his first run since mid-July. Maher, who trains in partnership with David Eustace, said Saturday's win[...]

Posted on August 20, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Imported sprinter Spirit Of Valor could make his first appearance for his new trainers Ciaron Maher and David Eustace in the Listed Carlyon Stakes at The Valley. Spirit Of Valor is the highest-rated horse among the 12 nominations for Saturday's 1000m-race in which Maher and Eustace have have also entered Bons Away. Spirit Of Valor[...]

From Donald To Derby For Thought Of That

Fascino, La Falaise Share Fillies Classic

Ideas Man Makes Winning Debut At Valley

Loving Gaby Makes Manikato History

Maher Juvenile Out To Impress On Debut

Thought Of That Stamps Derby Credentials

Blake Shinn On Humidor In $5m Cox Plate

Dr Drill A Cut Above Rosehill Rivals

Loving Gaby Makes Winning Return At Valley

Spirit Of Valor Aimed At Sir Rupert Clarke

Kenedna In Line For Strong Feehan Showing

Bons Away On Trial For Group 1 Moir In McEwen

Dubious Out To Bounce Back Second-Up

Maher Has Grand Annual Thoughts For Ablaze

Maher And Eustace Pair To Tackle Group 1 Memsie

Junipal Records Strong Win At The Valley

Spirit Of Valor Could Make Valley Return

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