Thank you for visiting our website, which has been developed for both existing and potential clients of Esprit Racing. It displays the operations of its thoroughbred racing business in Australia, showcasing the facilities and talents of highly successful trainers:
John Symons and Sheila Laxon ONZM.
John and Sheila are Gr1 winning trainers who made the exciting move to Queensland on the Sunshine Coast in 2016 after very successful careers, both individually and in partnership. Sheila is officially the first female Melbourne Cup winning trainer, with Ethereal completing the Cups double in 2001, whilst John is well known to Queenslanders with his Doomben 1000 winning exploits with Bel Esprit, the sire of Black Caviar.
The trainers are loving the Queensland lifestyle, and with John’s eagle eye in selecting young talent at bargain prices, have built a very exciting team of horses for the coming years.
Sheila continues to participate in the Melbourne Cup Tour each year; something we are very proud to support.
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RED RIVER RIPPER!
“You ripper” was the call from Red River Lad’s owners after the gelding scored his maiden win at his 14th attempt, at the Sunshine Coast yesterday. After inexperience and waywardness cost him winning races earlier, Red River Lad had been most consistent of late,...
SET ME UP!
A marvellous win on debut by Set Me Up, a daughter of star sprinter Star Witness and gun staying mare Inaflury, a 3yo filly who was expected to find the 1000m of today's race too short against a couple of well credentialled speedsters. With two tearaway leaders...
DAPPER’S BACK!
Two words that were widely used today when So Dapper won at the Sunshine Coast, were "He's Back!" After an inglorious campaign last time in, his return run was very promising in town, and whilst the quick back up and rise in distance were far from ideal, an excellent...
Upcoming Runners
| Horse | Date | Race | Track | Fields/Form |
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Nominations |
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| Dutch Delight | Jan 31, 2021 | 7 | Gatton | Field |
Acceptances |
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| Bronzed Venom | Jan 26, 2021 | 7 | Beaudesert | Field |
Recent Winners
| Horse | Date | Race | Margin | Jockey |
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| Red River Lad | Dec 27, 2020 | 4 - Sunshine Coast | 0.10 | Ron Stewart |
| Set Me Up | Dec 20, 2020 | 2 - Sunshine Coast | 1.80 | Ron Stewart |
| So Dapper | Dec 06, 2020 | 1 - Sunshine Coast | 1.00 | Ron Stewart |
| Daintree Diva | Nov 27, 2020 | 9 - Sunshine Coast | 1.30 | Ron Stewart |
| Kiriana | Nov 03, 2020 | 6 - Doomben | 4.30 | Ron Stewart |
| Kiriana | Oct 25, 2020 | 6 - Sunshine Coast | 0.80 | Ron Stewart |
| Irish Ace | Jun 21, 2020 | 3 - Sunshine Coast | 0.80 | L V Cassidy |
| Thunder Mania | May 15, 2020 | 3 - Sunshine Coast | 0.20 | L V Cassidy |
| Thunder Mania | Apr 29, 2020 | 1 - Sunshine Coast | 0.50 | L V Cassidy |
| Thunder Mania | Dec 18, 2019 | 1 - Doomben | 1.50 | Ron Stewart |
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