The wonderfully bred One Man Grand has not been able to reach great heights on the racetrack, but recently he has been introduced to show jumping by the Esprit Racing team, and he has taken to it with great enthusiasm. He is a regally bred 4 y o cousin...

Mewstone Rock returned to the track with a slashing last to first win over 1200m at Sunshine Coast last night. Ridden well by Steph Lacy, the 6yo mare was thought to be slightly underdone going into the race, but showed her class with a dominant performance...

A great day for the stable with Irish Constabulary returning from a spell without a trial, to dominantly win first up over 1000m at the Sunshine Coast.Ridden beautifully by Steph Lacy, fresh off a win on a $30 outsider in the first race, Irish settled last in a small...

The Lexus Melbourne Cup Tour has shared the magic of the Cup with everyday communities across Australia and NZ for the past 15 years.Esprit Racing’s very own legend, Sheila Laxon is one of the wonderful ambassadors, and she loves spreading the story of ‘The Race that...

An excellent performance by horse, trainer and jockey in Private Hero pulling off a first up win at Sunshine Coast on April 1.After the wet conditions had disrupted many of the horses’ preparations, Hero went into the race nice and fresh, but he responded as if...

We did it last year, and with luck we'll be back again next week to race in the Magic Millions Sprint.

The Melbourne Cup Tour is superbly orchestrated to take the Cup to the People, in all parts of Australia as well as around the world. Esprit Racing's own Sheila Laxon, having won the 2001 Melbourne Cup with Ethereal, is thrilled to be one of the Tour Ambassadors,...

An excellent return to the racetrack for Private Hero, with the Ekraar gelding dashing quickly to win over 1400m at the Sunshine Coast today.Ridden by Stephanie Lacy, who claimed 1.5kg to reduce his weight to 58kg, he carried 4kg more than all but one of the other...

It is 16 years since the mighty mare Ethereal changed the life of Esprit Racing's Sheila Laxon by winning the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups, after the winter of 2001 where the mare had dominated the Doomben Roses and the Queensland Oaks. In the Sydney autumn she...

Lovely 8yo mare Cape Denison was able to win her second race from 15 starts, with a convincing win at Ipswich yesterday in a Class 1 over 1708m.Ridden to perfection by Esprit Racing's in form apprentice Steph Lacy (who now has 3 wins and 3 2nds from her last 7...

Sheila Laxon is travelling with the iconic Emirates Melbourne Cup presently, as ambassador of Australia's most famous horse race. The tour was in Alice Springs this week, and she visited the Santa Teresa community some 87km away, where she was welcomed with open...

We are pleased to bring you an interview with Esprit Racing's recent addition in apprentice Stephanie Lacy. Gary Gray chats with Steph about her personal and racing background, how she came to Esprit Racing, and her aspirations for the future.

Bronzegate went up in grade after his demolition job at Ipswich, and did it professionally with a strong performance over 2200m at Sunshine Coast.With Steph Lacy aboard, the chestnut gelding settled well on the rail, and once he got off the rail before the turn,...

A very exciting day for Esprit Racing's apprentice Stephanie Lacy, with her first metropolitan win on the Steve Tregea trained Backslapper at Doomben yesterday. Only granted her metropolitan licence 10 days ago, Steph just missed a perfect start with a close second on...

Bronzegate had his first Australian win since being transferred from NZ, with a dominant performance at Ipswich today. Thwarted by wet tracks and an enforced reduction in the racing distance last week, the son of Postponed was extremely impressive, racing...

A great day for Esprit Racing with Irish Constabulary having a well deserved win, and I Feel Good running a gallant 2nd at Doomben todayFollowing his last start Group 3 placing, Irish was well drawn, down in grade and had premier jockey Jeff Lloyd...

A very good morning's work for the team with Kulaba and Military Striker heading to town for the trials at Doomben. Kulaba trialled in trial 6 over 1000m and tracked wide throughout, but steamed home to win convincingly. Watch Kulaba's trial hereThen in...

A great day was had at Doomben as we watched Irish Constabulary run a gallant 2nd in the Group 3 W J Healy Stakes over 1200m. With a large contingent of vocal owners from Victoria, NSW and Queensland on track, Irish didn't let us down as he charged away from the field...

A very good day for Esprit Racing at the Sunshine Coast trials today, with runners in three trials, resulting in 2 wins, a second and 2 thirds!Leading the way was kiwi import Bronzegate with a smart all the way win in Trial 2 over 1270m, with stayer One Man Grand...

Esprit Racing has a range of options available to get to the races in the coming weeks and months!There are a number of outstanding youngsters available for lease or purchase; and most are getting ready to go to the races in May.We have an exciting lease...