Steve Tregea

New Tactics For Prioritise At Eagle Farm

Posted on January 17, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Toowoomba trainer Steve Tregea has a reputation for successfully trying new tactics with his horses and he hopes to do it again with Prioritise at Eagle Farm. Prioritise has run at 1600m, 1800m and 1400m at his past three starts but will drop back to 1200m in Saturday's Mount Franklin Handicap at Eagle Farm. Tregea[...]

Posted on December 28, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Toowoomba trainer Steve Tregea took a leaf out of some veteran trainers' play books to guide Niccanova to a win in the Listed Bernborough Handicap (1600m) at Eagle Farm. Niccanova won the Listed Brisbane Handicap (1600m) earlier this month and Tregea was left with the problem of it being three weeks until his main mission[...]

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 December 20, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Last-start stakes winner Niccanova faces a 400 metre drop in distance at Eagle Farm but trainer Steve Tregea believes he is the type of horse to handle it. Niccanova maintained Tregea's outstanding record in Brisbane summer features when he took out the Listed Brisbane Handicap (1600m) at Doomben two weeks ago. Tregea has elected to[...]

Posted on December 7, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Toowoomba galloper NIccanova returned to his best stakes-winning form but there is no chance the gelding will venture interstate for feature races in the near future. Niccanova ($7) charged home to beat Sydney galloper Sir Plush ($5.50) by a neck with three-quarters of a length to The Candy Man ($3.30) in the Listed Brisbane Handicap[...]

Posted on November 22, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Toowoomba trainer Steve Tregea hopes his decision to try something different with his star performers Prioritise and Niccanova will pay off in the Listed Recognition Stakes at Doomben. Tregea had one of his best seasons in the past year with Prioritise, Bergerac, and Niccanova all performing well. Bergerac is undergoing rehabilitation after suffering a serious[...]

Posted on November 3, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

The rich Queensland summer carnival begins to ramp up when several of the likely stars make their public reappearance at the Doomben trials. The summer carnival starts with the Group Three George Moore Stakes at Doomben on November 23 and ends with the Sunshine Coast Cup in late January. The highlight will be the $10[...]

Posted on August 9, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Toowoomba trainer Steve Tregea is hoping for a change of luck at Doomben after spending more time than he wanted at the veterinary clinic this week. Tregea is coming off one of his best seasons with his “Three Musketeers”, Bergerac, Niccanova and Prioritise all performing well in top company. Bergerac won the Mackay Cup at[...]

Posted on July 18, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Trainer Steve Tregea will continue to monitor Bergerac and Prioritise before a final decision whether both go to the Listed Tattersall's Mile at Eagle Farm on a seven-day back-up. Bergerac won the $150,000 Mackay Cup last Saturday with Prioritise eighth in the race after going hard in the lead. Tregea brought the horses back to[...]

Posted on July 14, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Trainer Steve Tregea admits he faces a couple of difficult decisions after a day of mixed luck at the rich Mackay Cup meeting. Tregea won the $150,000 Mackay Cup with tough gelding Bergerac while sprinter Niccanova was narrowly beaten in the $75,000 Mackay Newmarket. The Toowoomba trainer has established a base in Rockhampton for a[...]

Posted on July 11, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Trainer Steve Tregea hopes he doesn't get a first-hand chance to test the theory Mackay has one of the best drying racetracks in Australia. Tregea will tackle the $150,000 Mackay Cup (2000m) with Bergerac and Prioritise on Saturday. He also has his top sprinter Niccanova in the $75,000 Mackay Newmarket (1300m). Tregea had hoped to[...]

Posted on July 5, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Toowoomba trainer Steve Tregea has some unfinished business as he tackles the $150,000 Rockhampton Cup with two runners on Saturday. Tregea thought he could win the Rockhampton Newmarket last year with Niccanova, a short priced favourite. But freakish rain changed conditions and led to track bias with Niccanova finishing sixth after finding a slow lane.[...]

Posted on June 27, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

The rain which has soaked the Sunshine Coast for the past few days is a double-edged sword for trainer Steve Tregea. He had planned to start stakes-winning geldings Bergerac and Niccanova in the Listed Glasshouse Handicap (1400m) on Saturday. Tregea checked the weather and discovered the track had received 80mm this week to Thursday with[...]

Posted on June 15, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Trainer Steve Tregea's gamble in taking blinkers off the race day gear of Bergerac has paid off, with the gelding winning the $175,000 Ipswich Cup. Apprentice Michael Murphy had a welcome change of luck and followed instruction to perfection to guide Bergerac ($5.50) to a 1-1/4 lengths win over Sampson ($20) with a length to[...]

Posted on May 30, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

The lure of a start in the Group One Stradbroke Handicap means Niccanova will run at Doomben despite a wide barrier. Niccanova has drawn barrier 12 in Saturday's Listed Spear Chief Stakes (1350m) and trainer Steve Tregea admits normally he would not run the gelding. “He is a casual horse in his races. But from[...]

Posted on May 17, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Talented gelding Bergerac will wear blinkers in his comeback in the Group Three BRC Sprint at Doomben with bigger things in mind. Trainer Steve Tregea had added blinkers to Bergerac's race day gear for the Australian Turf Club Trophy at the Gold Coast two weeks ago but decided not to start because of the heavy[...]

New Tactics For Prioritise At Eagle Farm

Old Tactics Help Guide Niccanova To Win

Niccanova To Chase Bernborough Handicap

Niccanova To Handle Shorter Distance

Niccanova Stays Put Despite Listed Victory

Different Tactics Working For Steve Tregea

Brisbane Summer Carnival Heats Up

Prioritise Can Bring Tregea Change Of Luck

Steve Tregea To Monitor Tatt’s Mile Pair

Tregea Faces Difficult Decisions

Tregea Wants Rain To Stay Away In Mackay

Unfinished Business For Tregea In Cup

Wet To Suit Niccanova In Glasshouse Hcp

Bergerac Finds Form To Win Ipswich Cup

Niccanova To Start Despite Barrier

Steve Tregea Trio To Tackle Doomben

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