Symon Wilde

Gundec plunges in VRC Derby betting after Preview win

Posted on September 22, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

Craig Williams made it a winning treble at Flemington on Wednesday in the Derby Preview aboard Gundec, who has plunged in the betting for the Group 1 Victoria Derby.

Posted on August 27, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

Tralee Rose holds nominations for both the Group 1 Caulfield (2400m) and Group 1 Melbourne Cups (3200m) but trainer Symon Wilde is eyeing the Group 3 The Bart Cummings (2500m) at Flemington on October 2 as her feature target of the spring. The daughter of Tavistock showed plenty of talent last preparation, winning five of[...]

Posted on August 6, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

Symon Wilde is daring to dream with Tralee Rose this spring. The Warrnambool trainer has nominated the daughter of Tavistock for both the Group 1 Caulfield (2400m) and Group 1 Melbourne Cups (3200m), and while he admits they are lofty targets, he doesn’t want to die wondering with the mare he part-owns. “We are going[...]

Posted on May 7, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

Local trainer Symon Wilde took out an impressive double on Thursday as the 2021 Warrnambool May Racing Carnival came to a close.

Posted on May 7, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

Another Kiwi duo will go down in racing folklore after their herculean battle at Warrnambool, Australia on Thursday. In Bonecrusher versus Our Waverley Star fashion, New Zealand-bred jumpers Zed Em and Gold Medals went toe-to-toe from the 600m in the Grand Annual Steeplechase (5500m) and left their younger rivals in their wake. The evergreen gallopers[...]

Posted on March 26, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

Local trainer Symon Wilde has qualified two horses for Australia’s longest flat race after American In Paris took out the Road To The Jericho Cup (3300m) at Warrnambool on Friday. Wilde already has Only A Mother qualified for November’s $300,000 Jericho Cup (4600m) courtesy of his win in the Jericho Cup Consolation last year. Friday’s[...]

Posted on March 7, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

The furthest thing from the mind of trainer Matthew Williams when imported stayer Darvin commenced his campaign in December was the Adelaide Cup. Williams explained he was hoping to ‘just win a race’ with the five-year-old, but after successive wins over 3000m Monday’s Group 2 Adelaide Cup (3200m) at Morphettville came on the radar. Warrnambool-based[...]

Posted on March 3, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

Trainer Matthew Williams expects the roomier Morphettville lay-out to suit Darvin when the gelding contests the Group 2 Adelaide Cup. A field of 17 is set to tackle one of Australia’s oldest races, and one of the few still run at 3200m in Australia, although in recent years it has lost a little of its[...]

Posted on January 1, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

Symon Wilde has always believed Tralee Rose could be a top stayer and her runaway seven lengths win in the Bagot Handicap proved he could be on the money.

Posted on December 11, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Symon Wilde is adamant Tralee Rose will be at her best over a genuine staying trip and he plans to test that theory at Flemington.

Posted on November 30, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Grangewilliam Stud stallion Zed is having a spring to remember and as we venture into summer the juggernaut continued as his six-year-old son Count Zero raced away with the A$300,000 Haymes Paint Jericho Cup (4600m) at Warrnambool for local trainer Symon Wilde. The unheralded stallion is the sire of six-time Group 1 winner Verry Elleegant,[...]

Posted on November 27, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Symon Wilde has dominated the Warrnambool May carnivals in recent years and he predicts the Jericho Cup meeting will have similar status in the near future.

Posted on November 14, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

The Symon Wilde-trained Allibor broke his maiden status in style with a Group Two victory in the Sandown Guineas, aided by the addition of blinkers.

Posted on November 13, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Warrnambool trainer Symon Wilde is having a great run and he's hoping that will continue in the Sandown Guineas with his promising gelding Allibor.

Posted on November 6, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Four-year-old mare Tralee Rose made it back-to-back wins for trainer Symon Wilde when successful at Flemington in the TCL TV Stakes (1700m) in the opening event on Oaks Day. The Warrnambool-trained daughter of Tavistock was perfectly ridden by Kerrin McEvoy to score by a length, advancing her record to two wins and two placings from[...]

Posted on May 4, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Dual purpose jockey Clayton Douglas has been attending the Warrnambool May carnival for as long as he can remember. His father Vic trained three winners of the Grand Annual Steeplechase (Hoki 1995-96, Miracle Star 2000) while Clayton’s first ride in the 5500m marathon resulted in victory aboard the Symon Wilde-trained Gold Medals in 2018. They[...]

Posted on April 23, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

It might have been a lowly 1400m maiden at Terang on Sunday, but the 5-1/2 length demolition by lightly-tried galloper Paddy Mac provides cause for optimism for the connections of the recent Kiwi import. A four-year-old son of Raise The Flag, Paddy Mac was well supported in his first run for Warrnambool trainer Symon Wilde[...]

Gundec plunges in VRC Derby betting after Preview win

Heatherlie Stakes first-up for Tralee Rose

Wilde daring to dream with Tralee Rose

Double delight for Wilde at Warrnambool May Carnival

Second Warrnambool Grand Annual Steeplechase for Gold Medals

American In Paris gains Jericho Cup berth

Darvin in peak form for Adelaide Cup

Adelaide Cup trip to suit in-form stayer

Tralee Rose Thrashes Her Rivals In Bagot

Tralee Rose On Trial For Bigger Races

Hardy Kiwi bred wins prestigious Jericho

Jericho To Become A Marquee Day: Wilde

Wilde Does It Again In Sandown Guineas

Wilde Hoping For Second Sandown Guineas

Tavistock mare salutes at Flemington

Douglas Joins Gold Medals In Annual Chase

Bright future for son of Raise The Flag

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