Tony Noonan

Classic ambitions for Tutukaka

Posted on October 20, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Cambridge trainer Tony Pike believes quality three-year-old Tutukaka can bounce back to form in Wednesday's Listed Geelong Classic (2200m) as the Tavistock gelding presses on towards the Group 1 Victoria Derby (2500m) on Saturday week. Pike has relied on the eyes and ears of Mornington horseman Tony Noonan as he prepares the half-brother to star[...]

Posted on August 27, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Cambridge trainer Tony Pike is happy to be treading water waiting for the return of racing but his mood might change if New Zealand's COVID-19-enforced lockdown is extended for more than a couple of days on Friday. Pike has seven horses entered to race at Te Rapa and Matamata this weekend and a huge team[...]

Posted on December 21, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Tony Noonan has trained many top horses during his career and he believes two-year-old colt Rusheen has the potential to be another one.

Posted on December 17, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Trainer Tony Noonan has the utmost faith in his son Jake's ability as a jockey and that's why he is calling on him to ride his three runners at Flemington.

Posted on September 16, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Mick Price believes Cambourne is up to Caulfield Guineas standard but his problem is trying to get the Bendigo winner into the Group One race.

Posted on June 11, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Victorian filly Florent will add an unknown element to the Group Two The Roses at Eagle Farm. Florent showed she was up to top-class when she won the VOBIS Sires Guineas over 1600m at Caulfield in April. The filly has been placed twice since in Melbourne with the latest a third at Flemington on May[...]

Posted on April 20, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

It has been 22 months since Manolo Blahniq last raced in Sydney but Mornington trainer Tony Noonan is looking forward to the gelding's return to Rosehill. Noonan, who won Saturday's $427,500 VOBIS Sires Guineas with filly Florent at Caulfield, is planning to send Manolo Blahniq north for Saturday's Group Three Hawkesbury Gold Cup (1500m) which[...]

Posted on April 18, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Trainer Tony Noonan gave his jockey son Jake a football-style rev-up before going out to win The VOBIS Sires Guineas at Caulfield. The coaching style talk paid off with Florent scoring a long shot victory in Saturday's 1600m race for three-year-olds. In an all fillies finish, Florent ($51) scored by a long neck from Leale[...]

Posted on March 19, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Mornington Cup day is special for local trainer Tony Noonan who is hoping to rekindle some good memories when Manolo Blahniq runs in the feature sprint. Noonan won three successive Cups with Gunnamatta but is yet to win the day's feature short-course race, the Listed Hareeba Stakes. Manolo Blahniq lines up in the 1200m race[...]

Posted on August 21, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

In a practice usually reserved for Melbourne Cup week, Annarbor has successfully backed-up at Sandown after recording a win at another venue four days earlier. The Tony Noonan-trained mare was successful at Cranbourne on Sunday before her victory in Wednesday's Blue Star Print Handicap. Noonan admitted it is not something he has done too many[...]

Posted on July 4, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

A convincing first-up win in the mud at Mornington has earned lightly-raced mare Raven's Blaze a trip to Sydney, and it may not just be for the weekend. The Victorian raider will take her place in the Randwick Community Day Handicap (1000m) with trainer Tony Noonan keen to give her a road trip as part[...]

Posted on June 10, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Milestones keep coming for in-form apprentice Jess Eaton who landed her first metropolitan double with a pair of front running rides at Mornington. Eaton, who is based with Meagher Racing at Mornington, travelled to Swan Hill last Friday to win on Golden Halo, out-riding her country claim with the victory. Trainers Wez Hunter and Tony[...]

Posted on May 22, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Tony Noonan is hopeful Manolo Blahniq can strike winning form again ahead of a trip north for a Group One assignment in Brisbane. Manolo Blahniq lines up in Saturday's Listed Straight Six at Flemington as a lead-in to the Stradbroke Handicap at Eagle Farm on June 8. Noonan struggled to find a suitable 1200m race[...]

Classic ambitions for Tutukaka

Pike eager to see resumption of racing

Noonan’s Rusheen To Blue Diamond Stakes

Noonan Making The Most Of Opportunities

Cambourne Headed To Group 1 Caulfield Guineas

Florent Adds Intrigue To Group Two Roses

Manolo Blahniq Set For Hawkesbury Cup Tilt

Florent Gives Noonan Team A Caulfield Win

Noonan Chasing Another Mornington Feature

Annarbor Does It In Style With Sandown Win

Victorian To Blaze In Sydney Debut

Jess Eaton Lands First Metropolitan Double

Manolo Blahniq Fresh For Flemington Tilt

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