Troy Corstens

Swats That out for Group 1 glory at The Valley

Posted on March 18, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

It is just shy of 12 months since Swats That made an emphatic winning debut at Bendigo that in turn led her to contesting some of Melbourne’s big Group 1 sprints. The Leon and Troy Corstens-trained filly will be lining up for her fourth successive Group 1 outing when she runs in the William Reid[...]

Posted on December 15, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Troy Corstens has decided to run The Astrologist at the Gold Coast a week before the Magic Millions Cup to give the horse a look at the circuit.

Posted on November 5, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

AFL Great-turned trainer Denis Pagan provided one of the feel-good stories of 2020 when preparing Johnny Get Angry to win the Group 1 Victoria Derby (2500m) on Saturday, but he was quick to deflect much of the credit to good friend and fellow Flemington trainer Troy Corstens. Pagan, who owns Johnny Get Angry outright in[...]

Posted on November 1, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

In an amazing result, former AFL coach Denis Pagan has won the Group 1 Victoria Derby (2500m) with New Zealand-bred Johnny Get Angry (NZ) (Tavistock) just four months after saddling up his first runner as a trainer. The 73-year-old, who coached North Melbourne to win AFL premierships in 1996 and 1999, has had only 12[...]

Posted on October 27, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

The Leon and Troy Corstens stable has got two live chances going into the Group One Coolmore Stud Stakes with both Ranting and Swats That in winning form.

Posted on October 14, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

In a gruelling finish, rank outsider Ranting has finished over the top of his two rivals Hanseatic and Anders to win the Blue Sapphire Stakes at Caulfield.

Posted on August 12, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

In the lead-up to his return to riding at Caulfield, champion jockey Craig Williams has been reacquainting himself with some of his prospective spring stars. Williams has enjoyed an annual freshen up, although the first part of his three-week break included a suspension. He returns to the saddle at Caulfield on Saturday when he will[...]

Posted on July 1, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Two-time AFL premiership winning coach Denis Pagan had hoped for a low-key start to his racehorse training career. Pagan was granted a restricted licence earlier in the week and wanted to run Johnny Get Angry in a maiden race at Bendigo on Friday. But when balloted from that race Pagan instead heads to Flemington on[...]

Posted on April 9, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Drawing the widest barrier in a stakes race is not what co-trainer Troy Corstens wanted as he prepares to step Runson up in distance. But Corstens, who trains Runson in partnership with his father Leon, said the draw would not stop the gelding running in the Group Three Elvis Thurgood 40th Anniversary Cup (1400m) at[...]

Posted on March 28, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Swats That has given her connections a big pay day in winning the Bendigo VOBIS Gold Rush on debut. The Leon and Troy Corstens-trained filly was dominant in Saturday’s 1000m sprint for two-year-old’s under the guidance of jockey John Allen, earning a first prize cheque of $137,500 with an additional $30,000 in Super VOBIS bonuses.[...]

Posted on March 20, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Having fought off a serious lung infection and possible retirement, Runson will attempt a second successive stakes race win when he runs at Mornington. Runson returned to form winning the Listed Matrice Stakes at Morphettville on March 9 and backs up on Saturday in the Listed Hareeba Stakes (1200m). Once Runson strikes form he invariably[...]

Posted on December 26, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Trainers Leon and Troy Corstens have been fined $1000 for presenting the wrong horse to race at Caulfield. Racing Victoria stewards ordered the scratching of Rapidora from the Frank O’Brien Handicap when an inspection of the mare on arrival at the course revealed it was Titan Blinders. A gelding, Titan Blinders was also engaged in[...]

Posted on December 10, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Troy Corstens believes Morrissy is unlucky not to have already already won this preparation but the trainer hopes that turns around at Flemington where the horse will press his claims for a trip to Queensland. Four-year-old Morrissy has two placings from his three starts this campaign including what Corstens describes as a very unlucky third[...]

Posted on December 10, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Unraced colt Stonefield is handling everything asked of him which has given co-trainer Troy Corstens confidence to pinpoint a lucrative interstate race for the two-year-old’s debut. Melbourne-based Corstens is planning to run Stonefield in Saturday’s $500,000 Inglis Nursery (1000m) for two-year-olds at Randwick but will also accept for the colt in a race at Flemington[...]

Posted on July 23, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

True Excelsior is scheduled to make her return on Bletchingly Stakes day at Caulfield but co-trainer Troy Corstens plans to kick off the stakes-placed mare’s campaign in a race against her own sex rather than in the feature event. Rising five-year-old True Excelsior is nominated for Saturday’s weight-for-age Group Three Bletchingly (1200m) but Corstens says[...]

Posted on June 27, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Dual city-winning three-year-old Morrissy will open up more options if he continues his good form in his first try over 1400 metres at Caulfield. The Leon and Troy Corstens-trained colt steps up in distance in Saturday’s Long Fine Plate against his own age having won over 1200m at the same track three starts ago. He[...]

Swats That out for Group 1 glory at The Valley

Gold Coast Back-Up For The Astrologist

Corstens thrilled for great mate Pagan

Pagan kicks Derby goal with Kiwi bred

Corstens Pair Ready For Coolmore Sprint

Ranting Upstages His More Fancied Rivals

Williams Returns To The Fold At Caulfield

AFL Coach Turns His Hand To Horse Training

Runson Ready To Go Distance At Caulfield

Swats That Impresses In Bendigo Debut Win

Hareeba Stakes To Suit In-Form Runson

Wrong Horse Presented To Race At Caulfield

Magic Millions Cup On Radar For Morrissy

Sydney Race Planned For Stonefield Debut

True Excelsior To Resume At Caulfield

Morrissy Steps Up In Distance At Caulfield

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