Boss Continues His Wild Ride At Rosehill
Almost 35 years to the day since Glen Boss rode in his first race, the champion jockey remains at the top of his game.
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Nick Ryan Making Express Sydney Visit
Emerging Victorian trainer Nick Ryan is hoping to plunder Sydney's prize money coffers with stakes placegetter Express Pass, who lines up at Rosehill.
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Ryan Pair Boast Fitness Edge In Feehan
Six weeks ago Caulfield trainer Nick Ryan devised a plan for his two stars, Mahamedeis and Sircconi, to clash in the Feehan Stakes and that is about to come to fruition. Ryan believes he is going into Saturday’s feature race at The Valley with “two live chances” in the eight-horse field. The winner will get[...]
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Mahamedeis Outstays Rivals At Caulfield
Mahamedeis has delayed a jumping career for the short-term with an impressive staying performance at Caulfield. The Nick Ryan-trained galloper took out Saturday’s Laurelle Owens VOBIS Gold Stayers to go with a victory at the track in late May. Ryan was contemplating sending Mahamedeis to race over jumps, but following Saturday’s victory will now consider[...]
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Begg Happy With Low Draw For Romancer
An inside barrier draw for Romancer in a 1600m handicap at Flemington has trainer Grahame Begg hopeful the gelding can land the first win of his current campaign. Romancer heads into Saturday’s James Dunbar’s Flemington Inn (1600m) off an unplaced finish in the Listed Winter Championship Series Final over the same course and distance last[...]
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Sircconi Set For Another Flemington Race
After dominating the recent Listed Winter Championship Series Final, five-year-old gelding Sircconi is set to head back to Flemington to chase another win over the course and distance. Sircconi made a one-act affair of the Winter Championship Series Final (1600m) last Saturday week, winning by four lengths. It gave former jockey Nick Ryan his first[...]
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Sircconi Wins Winter Championship Final
Racing on a seven-day back-up and dropping in distance, Sircconi has demolished his rivals in the Listed Winter Championship Series Final at Flemington to deliver Nick Ryan his first stakes victory as a trainer. Ridden by Daniel Stackhouse, who continued his successful season in Victoria in which he leads the statewide jockeys’ premiership, Sircconi ($10)[...]
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Sircconi Set For Back Up Run At Flemington
Trainer Nick Ryan has no reservations in tackling a stakes race with Sircconi a week after the gelding placed at his first attempt at a middle distance. Sircconi stepped up to 2000m at Caulfield, finishing second to Mirimar, and drops to 1600m on Saturday when he runs in the Listed VRC-CRV Winter Championship Series Final[...]
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Flemington Distance Trial For Mahamedeis
Trainer Nick Ryan is counting on a different training regime to bring out the best in Mahamedeis over a proper staying trip at Flemington. Ryan has wanted to try Mahamedeis over an extended journey right from the time he took the gelding to Brisbane for the Queensland Derby as a three-year-old. Mahamedeis finished fifth in[...]
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Mahamedeis Back In Business At Caulfield
Mahamedeis has broken through for a long overdue win, coming with a late flourish to score at Caulfield. The Nick Ryan-trained gelding had been winless since scoring over 1600m at Caulfield in April last year. Relishing the 2000m journey on Saturday, Mahamedeis registered his third Caulfield victory when taking out the Neds Toolbox Handicap. Sent[...]
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Caulfield Vobis Options For Mahamedeis
Trainer Nick Ryan has the choice of a couple of races for stable favourite Mahamedeis at the rich Victorian Owners and Breeders race day at Caulfield. Ryan is contemplating the VOBIS Gold Mile (1600m) or the VOBIS Gold Heath (2000m) both of which carry prize money of $200,000. The Caulfield trainer resisted the temptation to[...]
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Sircconi Back On Track For Caulfield Test
Trainer Nick Ryan is looking forward to seeing Sircconi back in action at Caulfield after a frustrating run of setbacks. Ryan will accept with Sircconi in Saturday’s Victoria Handicap (1400m) and providing a blood test later in the week is given the all-clear, the gelding will take his place. Sircconi has only been with Ryan[...]
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Nick Ryan On Weather Watch For Stable Star
Melbourne’s weather will have the final say on the autumn reappearance of Express Pass. Trainer Nick Ryan has accepted with the three-year-old in the Alinta Energy Handicap (1000m) at The Valley on Friday night and the Group Three Manfred Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield on Saturday. Ryan prefers The Valley option but a predicted top temperature[...]
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Ryan Pair On Track For Group One Targets
Nick Ryan’s hopes of a first Group One win in the coming weeks will likely to become clearer after the Underwood Stakes meeting at Caulfield. The trainer has promising colt Express Pass in Sunday’s Group Three Caulfield Guineas Prelude on his home track while five-year-old Mahamedeis runs in a 1400m-handicap. Both are being targeted at[...]
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The Wetter The Better For Spensierato
Instead of being a player at the recent Brisbane carnival, Spensierato will run in a late season winter race at Caulfield. A dual winner from five starts, Spensierato will attempt to back up a Cranbourne victory with success in Saturday’s VOBIS Gold Reef (1600m). Trained by Nick Ryan, Spensierato scored on debut at Pakenham last[...]
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