James Orman

Antino gives rivals a galloping lesson in Wayne Wilson romp

Posted on June 10, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

Antino ($2.60) has continued his dominance this season after his eighth career win coming in the Wayne Wilson Stakes on Saturday afternoon. The son of Redwood has just continued to thrive this campaign putting together his fourth straight victory and with every step up in grade, the Tony Gollan-trained gelding has responded in kind for[...]

Posted on May 29, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

Four-year-old gelding Antino continued his winning ways for trainer Tony Gollan when scoring a comfortable victory at Eagle Farm on Saturday. The son of Redwood advanced his career record to seven wins from eight starts, with Gollan making no secret of his high opinion of the progressive galloper. Antino had been third emergency for the[...]

Posted on December 19, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Smart staying three-year-old Kovalica gave favourite punters few concerns when he cruised to victory in Saturday's Group 3 Grand Prix Stakes (2100m) at Eagle Farm. Sent out favourite, the Chris Waller-trained son of Ocean Park was allowed to find his feet by jockey James Orman, getting back to last in the eight-horse field before looping[...]

Posted on July 2, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

While it was the southerners who got the spoils in the Caloundra Cup, the local gallopers dominated the Group 3 Winx Guineas (1600m) just half an hour later. Kelly Schweida and James Orman combined with the “progressive” Majestic Colour to record a dominant win in the three-year-old feature on the Sunshine Coast, racing away from Tarex, Rayjen[...]

Posted on May 7, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Prince Of Boom proved himself to be the real deal, defeating Group 1-winning Kiwi Sword Of State by a narrow margin in the Group 3 Gold Coast Guineas (1200m). The Rob Heathcote-trained three-year-old is now three from three this campaign, winning the QTIS Jewel 3YO qualifier and the final, while he's now added Saturday's Group[...]

Posted on April 30, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

After a failed Australian Derby run, Character bounced back in fine style to win the Group 2 Queensland Guineas at Eagle Farm on Saturday. The James Cummings-trained three-year-old was too good for his rivals in the 1600m event, pulling away from the field to defeat New Zealand galloper Dark Destroyer by three-quarters of a length. The son[...]

Posted on April 23, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Having not won since the 2021 Queensland Derby, Kukeracha was able to return to winning form in Saturday's Listed Tails Stakes (1640m) at Doomben. The Chris Waller-trained four-year-old was given a wonderful steer by premiership-leading hoop James Orman from the inside alley, which was ultimately what ensured the son of Night of Thunder the victory in[...]

Posted on August 26, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

Leading Brisbane jockey James Orman is looking forward to a big weekend of riding as he partners cult figure Alligator Blood in Friday’s Goldmarket Handicap at the Gold Coast before shooting for three straight wins aboard London Banker at Doomben on Saturday.

Posted on July 13, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

Heavily backed favourite Mort Doyle was able to get the job done in the second race at the Sunshine Coast on Tuesday in what was a huge relief for his trainer, Lauren Abbott.

Posted on July 1, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Rosehill trainer Gerald Ryan admits he has thrown promising filly Zero To Hundred into the “deep end” in the Listed Tattersall's 2YO Club Stakes (1400m) on Saturday. Ryan has won at least 20 winter carnival feature races in the past 25 years, but Zero To Hundred would be his first this year. “I won the[...]

Posted on May 14, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Toowoomba trainer Steve Tregea has only one slight reservation about his plan to help his gelding Command'n'conquer win his first stakes race. Tregea decided to take Command'n'conquer to the Gold Coast to give the gelding a look at the track last week before his main target in the Group Three Gold Coast Guineas (1200m) on[...]

Posted on February 27, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Eric The Eel will wear blinkers for the first time when he races at Doomben as a final trial for a trip to Sydney. Eric The Eel steps up to 1600m in the Pines Pacific Ale Plate at Doomben on Saturday and if he races well he will head to Sydney for races such as[...]

Posted on February 7, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

A wet track is no concern for top central Queensland sprinter Master Jamie but his big weight has his connections on edge for his return to Eagle Farm. Eagle Farm has had soaking rain this week and while there is little danger to the meeting, it has trainers pondering how it will play. It is[...]

Posted on January 17, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

In-form jockey James Orman is clear to maintain his association with Niccanova despite being suspended at Doomben. Orman rode a treble at Thursday's meeting on Alderman, Paleontologist and Mountbatten but fell foul of stewards for his ride on the latter. He was suspended for six days after pleading guilty to causing interference on Mountbatten near[...]

Posted on December 22, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Toowoomba trainer Steve Tregea will closely monitor Niccanova this week before backing him up in the Listed Bernborough Handicap at Eagle Farm. The $200,000 Bernborough is regarded as the grand final for 1600m-horses in the summer and Tregea won it last year with Bergerac. Niccanova won the Listed Brisbane Handicap (1600m) on December 7 and[...]

Posted on June 19, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Irithea will wear blinkers in the Group One Tatt's Tiara at Eagle Farm but trainer Bjorn Baker stresses that does not mean she will be ridden to lead. Irithea will be looking to give the Sydney trainer his third stakes winner of the winter carnival in the final Group One race of the Australian season[...]

Antino gives rivals a galloping lesson in Wayne Wilson romp

Antino a winning machine

Kovalica demolishes Grand Prix rivals

Majestic Colour wins Winx Guineas

Prince Of Boom claims tight victory in Gold Coast Guineas

Character takes out the Queensland Guineas

Kukeracha returns to the winners stall with Tails Stakes win

Orman eyeing big double on Alligator Blood and London Banker

Relief for Abbott as Mort Doyle salutes at Sunshine Coast

Gerald Ryan To Test Filly At Eagle Farm

Command’n’conquer After First Stakes Win

Eric The Eel To Wear Blinkers At Doomben

Big Wet No Worries For Master Jamie

Suspended Orman Can Ride Niccanova In Cup

Niccanova To Chase Bernborough Handicap

Irithea Gets Another Group One Chance

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