CONTACT INFORMATION
Phone: (02) 8399 0090
Mobile: 0418 281 447
Email: info@proventhoroughbreds
ADDRESS
PO Box N72
Grosvenor Place, NSW 1220
Phone: (02) 8399 0090
Mobile: 0418 281 447
Email: info@proventhoroughbreds
ADDRESS
PO Box N72
Grosvenor Place, NSW 1220
Trainers
GUY WALTER
- First winner
- Irish Eve, Canterbury 1980
- First Group 1 win
- Sharscay, Canterbury Guineas 1995
- Group 1 wins
- 29
- Stakes wins
- 120
- Doncaster Handicap (trained the Trifecta)
- Patezza 2005 (2nd Courts in Session 3rd Danni Martine)
- 2 AJC Oaks
- Republic Lass 2003, Wild Iris 2004
- 2 Sydney Cups
- Tie the Knot 1998, 1999
- 2 Mercedes Classics
- Tie the Knot 1999, 2000
- 3 Ranvet Stakes
- Tie the Knot 2000, 2001 Republic Lass 2004
- 2 Manikato Stakes
- Spinning Hill 2002, 2003
- 4 Chipping Norton Stakes
- Tie the Knot 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
- Doomben Cup
- Defier 2004
- Lightning Stakes
- Spinning Hill 2002
- Sires Produce
- Excites 2006
- Rosehill Guineas
- Tie the Knot 1998
- Champion Stakes
- Tie the Knot 1997
- George Main Stakes
- Defier 2002
- Coolmore Classic
- Danni Martine 2005
- George Ryder
- Courts in Session 2005
- Underwood Stakes
- Tie the Knot 1998
- Queen Elizabeth Stakes
- Defier 2002
- Canterbury Guineas
- Sharscay 1995
- Metropolitan Premierships
- 3rd in Sydney (2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-2007)
- Career Highlights
- Training the first three in 2005 Group 1 Doncaster, the first four in 2005 Listed Tibbie Stakes (Shalimar Sky, Fantasia, Johans Toy, Hennessy Waltz)
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Guy Walter has cemented a position in the top echelon of Australian horse trainers in the last twenty years. Only a handful of rivals have produced more than 27 GROUP ONE victories and over 100 stakes wins. None can claim to have trifectaed a DONCASTER.
Since 1990 his horses have won $38m in prizemoney and he's regularly in the top three trainers on the Sydney Premiership. Significantly Guy's GROUP ONE successes have been with all manner of horses...sprinters, stayers, fillies & mares, colts & geldings, 2yo's & 7yo's!
He prepared the brilliant mare SPINNING HILL to win the 1000m LIGHTNING as a 5yo and successive 1200m MANIKATOS as a 6 & 7yo. COURT'S IN SESSION won the 1500m Ryder as a 5yo. DEFIER crowned his career by annexing the 2200m DOOMBEN CUP as a late 6yo after earlier GROUP victories from 1200-2000m. The 6yo PATEZZA led home the memorable Guy Walter 1600m DONCASTER trifecta in 2005 and then there was TIE THE KNOT! He won GROUP races from 1200-3200ms in a stellar 5 season racing life that yielded 21 victories (13 at GROUP ONE!) and $6.2m.
This talent to prolong quality horses over all distances is complemented by a string of successes with the younger brigade. Current stallion EXCITES was produced for a GROUP ONE triumph in the 1400m SIRES PRODUCE at only his 3rd start, 3yo fillies REPUBLIC LASS & WILD IRIS both won the 2400m OAKS whilst 4yo DANNI MARTINE downed a great field in the 1500m COOLMORE CLASSIC at just her 8th outing. Guy's affinity with fillies and mares was never more evident than in the 1400m LISTED TIBBIE STAKES of 2005 when he trained the first four home...SHALIMAR SKY, FANTASIA, JOHANS TOY and HENNESSY WALTZ.
Success as racehorse trainer is due in no small way to the empathy Guy developed for horses from an early age. Pony clubs, shows and stock work segued into studs and a stint in Europe before he honed his craft under BART CUMMINGS and NEVILLE BEGG. He took out a trainers licence in 1980 and promptly trained his first winner a few months later when the family owned Irish Eve appropriately bolted in at Canterbury.
Together with wife Wendy, his able assistant, Guy trains a stable of 50 horses at Warwick Farm supplemented by a pre-training facility at Goulburn.
STEVE O'DEA
- Princess Stakes (Listed)
- 1st Bianca Jewel 2011
- BRC Gold Edition Stakes (Listed)
- 2nd Bianca Jewel 2011
- QLD Tatts RC Members Cup (Listed)
- 1st Go Cart 2009
- BRC Japan Trophy (Listed)
- 1st Go Cart 2009
- BRC Peter Gallagher Stakes (Listed)
- 1st Go Cart 2009
- BRC Sir Douglas Wadley Stakes (Listed)
- 1st Kiss Me Katy 2009
- San Domenico (Group 3)
- 3rd Kiss Me Katy 2009
- Ipswich 2YO Hcp – QTIS 600
- 1st Amber’s Crown 2011 - $96 000 to the winner!
- Doomben 2YO Hcp – QTIS 600
- 1st Amber’s Crown 2011 - $74 000 to the winner!
- Eagle Farm 2YO Hcp – QTIS 600
- 1st Callan Park 2011 - $74 000 to the winner!
Steve O'Dea, the son of North Queensland trainer Graham O'Dea, has had a long standing affiliation with horses. After initially enrolling in a Bachelor of Economics, it was not long before Steve realized his career belonged in the racing industry. His passion for racing took him to leading trainers Gai Waterhouse, Gillian Heinrich, Alan Bailey and Kevin Moses.
After four years of apprenticeship, Steve returned to North Queensland to take over from his father who was retiring. In his first season, Steve achieved a 20% runners to winners strike rate.
As his stable grew, Steve sought to relocate and make the move to Brisbane. A number of successful hit and run missions encouraged Steve to make the bold decision. He has since built up a stable of 28 horses at Eagle Farm and has never looked back.
With a bright future ahead, Steve continues to train winners at an impressive rate and already has a collection of stakes victories in his name courtesy of gallopers such as Bianca Jewel, Kiss Me Katy and Go Cart.
After four years of apprenticeship, Steve returned to North Queensland to take over from his father who was retiring. In his first season, Steve achieved a 20% runners to winners strike rate.
As his stable grew, Steve sought to relocate and make the move to Brisbane. A number of successful hit and run missions encouraged Steve to make the bold decision. He has since built up a stable of 28 horses at Eagle Farm and has never looked back.
With a bright future ahead, Steve continues to train winners at an impressive rate and already has a collection of stakes victories in his name courtesy of gallopers such as Bianca Jewel, Kiss Me Katy and Go Cart.
BRIAN SMITH
Brian Smith or BJ to all and sundry in racing, admits he's been lucky in life after travelling the world with his great horse Balmerino and beating a long battle with cancer many years ago.
Smith originally came to Australia in the 1970s with Balmerino and later based himself at Warwick Farm. As a teenager he he'd been awarded a free trip to France for his hard work as a studmaster for the late Ian Duncan in New Zealand.
"I've always considered myself to be a lucky person," Smith said.
"I was a studmaster for Ian Duncan when I first started working in New Zealand and I worked so hard for him he paid my way to France in 1963.
"I also worked on a stud in England for six months but it was when I was in France I had the dream of winning the Arc, that's why I went back with Balmerino."
Balmerino just failed to fulfil Smith's dream when runner-up to Alleged in the Prix del'Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp in 1977.
He well remembers his two other big-name gallopers, Kessem and Circles Of Gold. Kessem, by Balmerino, won the 1990 Coongy Handicap and travelled to Hong Kong that year to take out the Invitation Cup.
Circles Of Gold won the 1995 AJC Australian Oaks and the Coongy Handicap the following year but is now more famous as the dam of five-time Group One winner Elvstroem and Haradasun.
Smith is now relaxed with a new lifestyle in Queensland and is hopeful of success from his Doomben team.
Smith originally came to Australia in the 1970s with Balmerino and later based himself at Warwick Farm. As a teenager he he'd been awarded a free trip to France for his hard work as a studmaster for the late Ian Duncan in New Zealand.
"I've always considered myself to be a lucky person," Smith said.
"I was a studmaster for Ian Duncan when I first started working in New Zealand and I worked so hard for him he paid my way to France in 1963.
"I also worked on a stud in England for six months but it was when I was in France I had the dream of winning the Arc, that's why I went back with Balmerino."
Balmerino just failed to fulfil Smith's dream when runner-up to Alleged in the Prix del'Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp in 1977.
He well remembers his two other big-name gallopers, Kessem and Circles Of Gold. Kessem, by Balmerino, won the 1990 Coongy Handicap and travelled to Hong Kong that year to take out the Invitation Cup.
Circles Of Gold won the 1995 AJC Australian Oaks and the Coongy Handicap the following year but is now more famous as the dam of five-time Group One winner Elvstroem and Haradasun.
Smith is now relaxed with a new lifestyle in Queensland and is hopeful of success from his Doomben team.
NICK OLIVE
Nick Olive is a leading young trainer who won the NSW Country Trainers' Premiership in the 2009/10 season.
Nick is Canberra's leading trainer having claimed the trainers' premiership in the nation's capital in three out of the last four seasons.
In September 2005, Nick fulfilled a lifelong dream of establishing his own stables in Canberra and since then he has quickly become one of NSW's most respected young trainers.
He has had national success with the likes of stakes performers Voice Commander and Zenarta and in 2008/09 he also put the polish on NSW most successful galloper Grand Rhumba who won eight races.
Nick is Canberra's leading trainer having claimed the trainers' premiership in the nation's capital in three out of the last four seasons.
In September 2005, Nick fulfilled a lifelong dream of establishing his own stables in Canberra and since then he has quickly become one of NSW's most respected young trainers.
He has had national success with the likes of stakes performers Voice Commander and Zenarta and in 2008/09 he also put the polish on NSW most successful galloper Grand Rhumba who won eight races.
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