Thank you for visiting our website, which displays the operations of the 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 10,000 and Blue Diamond Stakes winning exploits with Bel Esprit, the sire of Black Caviar, amongst many other group victories.
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.
Life is Great in the Sunshine State!
Sheila continues to participate in the Melbourne Cup Tour each year; something we are very proud to support.
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TICKLED PINK!
Connections of both Thunder Mania and Mission of Love were tickled pink when they quinellaed the CALOUNDRA RSL SUB BRANCH BENCHMARK 65 Handicap over 1200m at Sunshine Coast today. After taking such a long time to get back to the winner's enclosure at Warwick recently,...
NEAT, WHISKEY!
A barnstorming finish, enabled by a 10/10 ride from Micheal Hellyer, saw Whiskey and Beer finally break his well-deserved maiden in the Ascent Building Solutions Maiden Plate at the Sunshine Coast last night. It has been a frustratiing period for all Sunshine Coast...
SECRET IN THE WET!
A great end to a frustrating couple of weeks, with Secret Statement taking out his second victory in the CALOUNDRA RSL BENCHMARK 62 HANDICAP over 1000M at the Sunshine Coast. With wide barriers, big fields and rain thwarting grass gallops, John and Sheila had...
Upcoming Runners
| Horse | Date | Time | Race | Track | Fields/Form |
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Acceptances |
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| Knight's Choice | Jun 29, 2024 | 02:47 PM | 6 - Eagle Farm | Eagle Farm | Field |
| Mission of Love | Jun 29, 2024 | 02:07 PM | 5 - Eagle Farm | Eagle Farm | Field |
Recent Winners
| Horse | Date | Race | Margin | Jockey |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunder Mania | Jun 09, 2024 | 6 - Sunshine Coast | 0.80 | V Duric |
| Thunder Mania | May 21, 2024 | 9 - Warwick | 0.20 | M Hellyer |
| Whiskey and Beer | Apr 12, 2024 | 4 - Sunshine Coast | 0.30 | M Hellyer |
| Daintree Dreaming | Jan 14, 2024 | 4 - Sunshine Coast | 0.10 | R Dolan |
| Secret Statement | Jan 07, 2024 | 3 - Sunshine Coast | 1.00 | R Dolan |
| Delorme | Dec 27, 2023 | 3 - Eagle Farm | 0.10 | R Dolan |
| Secret Statement | Dec 03, 2023 | 4 - Sunshine Coast | 0.10 | Jaden Lloyd |
| Knight's Choice | Dec 02, 2023 | 9 - Doomben | 1.00 | Jaden Lloyd |
| Set Me Up | Oct 06, 2023 | 6 - Sunshine Coast | 0.30 | Jaden Lloyd |
| Mission of Love | Sep 17, 2023 | 5 - Sunshine Coast | 2.80 | Jaden Lloyd |
