Gerald Ryan

Wet Track Doubt On Standout In TJ Smith

Posted on April 2, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Gerald Ryan is keeping a close eye on the weather and will scratch Standout from the Group One TJ Smith Stakes if Randwick is rain-affected. An outstanding winner over older horses first-up, Standout appeared to be travelling strongly in the Canterbury Stakes but as soon as he came off the bridle, he floundered in the[...]

Posted on March 1, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Standout is ready to take on older horses again with his trainer's only concern the forecast for rain in Sydney leading up to the Canterbury Stakes. The three-year–old claimed some big scalps in the weight-for-age Group Two Expressway Stakes on February 1 including Group One winners Alizee and Kolding. He has since won a barrier[...]

Posted on February 21, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Having missed the spring with a minor injury, Fortress Command is somewhat of a forgotten horse ahead of his return in the Hobartville Stakes at Rosehill. But with handy juvenile form lines behind star three-year-olds Castelvecchio and Loving Gaby, the colt could be one of the surprise packets this autumn. The winner of his first[...]

Posted on February 1, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Gerald Ryan arrived at Randwick for the Expressway Stakes meeting with butterflies in his belly and he left with a tear in his eye after Standout proved himself the real deal with a dominant victory. Taking on older horses for the first time, the colt emulated the feat of former stablemate Trapeze Artist to become[...]

Posted on January 31, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Three-year-old Standout is almost certain to take his place against the older horses in the Expressway Stakes and be given the chance to emulate the feat of former stablemate Trapeze Artist. Trainer Gerald Ryan has also flagged the Eskimo Prince Stakes on Saturday week as a back-up plan but says at this stage, Standout will[...]

Posted on January 27, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Star mare Alizee will have scant opposition in her defence of the Expressway Stakes with seven entries taken for the Group Two sprint over 1200 metres. Alizee beat four class runners last year, with Le Romain second and 2018 winner Trapeze Artist fourth. This time around, three-year-old colt Standout is expected to be the one[...]

Posted on January 22, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

After a race day he would rather forget, trainer Gerald Ryan is hoping to come away from Randwick in a happier frame of mind. Ryan had high expectations for two-year-old Return With Honour at Rosehill on Saturday but the heavy track put paid to the colt's chances and those of his stablemates In Lighten Me[...]

Posted on January 12, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Hot on the heels of welcoming a couple of million dollar babies to the stable, trainer Gerald Ryan will get back to some of his established horses this week. Stakes-winner Standout is among several Ryan-trained stablemates listed in barrier trials at Rosehill on Tuesday while debut winner Return With Honour is scheduled to have his[...]

Posted on January 10, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Gerald Ryan has been active at the opening days of the Magic Millions sale at the Gold Coast but his attention is turning to Sydney where he has three runners at Randwick. At what has been a buoyant sale, Ryan bought a Snitzel colt out of two-time winner Asinara for $200,000 and secured another Snitzel[...]

Posted on January 5, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

He may have run out of time to get Return With Honour to the Gold Coast for the Magic Millions but trainer Gerald Ryan has lofty goals for the colt. The two-year-old lived up to his barrier trials to win on debut at Randwick on Boxing Day over 1100 metres. Ryan also had him entered[...]

Posted on January 3, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Gerald Ryan has made key gear changes on Coterie in his attempt to help the gelding recapture his form at Randwick. As a young horse, Coterie mixed it with some future stars, running third as a two-year-old behind The Autumn Sun who went on to become Australia's champion three-year-old. In February of last year, Coterie[...]

Posted on December 31, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

King Tomlola will have to defy a big weight to win at Randwick but trainer Gerald Ryan hopes that is countered by a drop in grade. The gelding has 62.5kg in Wednesday's Bowerman's Office Furniture Handicap (1800m) with senior jockey Brenton Avdulla to ride. Ryan was not tempted to to use an apprentice believing King[...]

Posted on December 27, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Having celebrated the debut win of two-year-old Return With Honour, trainer Gerald Ryan is now looking to one of the colt's elder stablemates to claim a stakes success. Striking grey Albumin runs in Saturday's Listed Christmas Stakes (1200m) in which he takes on a classy field of off-season sprinters. Return With Honour was an impressive[...]

Posted on December 26, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Trainer Gerald Ryan has run out of time to get Return With Honour to the Magic Millions and has his sights on the autumn with the impressive Randwick debut winner. Sent out the $2.90 favourite in Thursday's 1100m-handicap for two-year-olds, Return With Honour repeated his recent barrier trial efforts by leading and controlling the race[...]

Posted on December 24, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Saas Fee comes from a family close to trainer Gerald Ryan's heart and the filly is on a mission to live up to her breeding in the Group Three Belle of the Turf Stakes at Gosford. By Black Caviar's brother All Too Hard, Saas Fee is out of Snitzerland who Ryan trained to win the[...]

Posted on December 21, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

A snap decision by trainer Gerald Ryan to start rookie stayer Chains Of Honour in the Group Three Group Prix Stakes paid off when the gelding won his first black-type race at Eagle Farm. Despite having only his fourth race start and his second this campaign, Chains Of Honour was heavily backed before starting $1.90[...]

Posted on December 18, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

A win by well-bred Chains Of Honour in the Group Three Grand Prix Stakes (2200m) would go down as one of Rosehill trainer Gerald Ryan's most satisfying victories. Ryan has trained about 175 stakes winners but few would have had a lead-up similar to Chains Of Honour's in the $250,000 race at Eagle Farm on[...]

Wet Track Doubt On Standout In TJ Smith

Another Weight-For-Age Test For Standout

Ryan Colts To Make Their Presence Felt

Standout Outguns Expressway Stakes Rivals

Expressway Start A Standout Choice: Ryan

Alizee Heads Entries For Group 2 Expressway

Gerald Ryan On A Mission At Randwick

Ryan Looking To Standout To Deliver

Ryan Sends Three-Strong Team To Randwick

Return With Honour Aimed At Blue Diamond

Gear Changes To Help Coterie: Ryan

King Tomlola To Reign At Randwick

Albumin After First Stakes Win At Randwick

Return With Honour Makes Winning Debut

Saas Fee Aiming To Upset Older Rivals

Ryan Takes Honours In Group 3 Grand Prix

Chains Of Honour Poised For Grand Result

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