The statistics for the JSL Racing Australasia stable since moving to Queensland have been quite exciting. From 18 starts in the sunny state, we have had 3 winners, 7 seconds, a third, 3 fourths, a fifth, and only 3 further back. Connections have...

A wonderful performance by Irish Constabulary today at Doomben. From his wide barrier, he was forced to sit 3 wide for the majority of the journey, was still able to take the corner 4 wide and simply charge away from his opposition in the straight to win...

A fabulous result in the Maiden 1400m at the Sunshine Coast on 5th June when Bexstar conclusively dealt with her competitors, winning easily by nearly two lengths, for Barrie and Trish Everard.  It was an excellent effort, on a Heavy 9, after settling in the...

Well all is positive at JSL Racing Australasia, and no better proof than the feats of major stable owner Rodney Bain who has pulled his second $500 cash draw in a fortnight at the Dicky Bay Club. This adds to the meat tray and the $350...

.....or so the race caller said as Irish Constabulary charged away from his rivals by 4 lengths in today's Class 3 at the Sunshine Coast.In an excellent performance, that had his many owners around the countryside in a text messaging frenzy expressing their...

It’s taken a few weeks for the JSL Racing (Australasia) horses to recover from their trip up to Queensland and acclimatise to the fabulous conditions they are training under, but today, at the Sunshine Coast Trials, they indicated that they are well on their way to...

The big team of horses has hit the Sunshine Coast way of life in great fashion, with excellent feedback as to how they are all progressing. With jump outs every Tuesday, and a talented, willing group of people wanting to get involved, John and Sheila are already...

A satisfying and great day for the stable and some loyal supporters in Rodney and Cameron Bain was had, with the win of Ferrero on Monday at Wangaratta.After 24 starts, the daughter of Easter Bunny was able to get conditions to suit, and the timing of...

For those of you looking to purchase a yearling, do not look further than the skills of John Symons in selecting a yearling that could potentially develop into a top liner.There are various sales that will occur in the first quarter of 2016, so start thinking now and...

A large number of owners joined us today at the picturesque Yarra Valley track to witness Irish Constabulary sprint from last before the turn, to win racing away.Gleaming in the sun, he showed no signs of the shoulder soreness that hampered his finish at Kilmore a...

A stunning effort by SIMPLY MING to fly home from the back of the field to finish third in the BN 78 955m Jeep 55 Challenge Heat at Moonee Valley last night, Friday 20th November. Superbly ridden by Patrick Moloney (who, incidentally, outrode his apprentice claim...

After showing some very strong form in his lead up trials, Denoninator raced in tremendous style to win first up at 1400m at Benalla today. Ridden beautifully to John Symons' instruction by Jye McNeil, the big black horse was able to keep up with the pace, and...

A great day out at Wangaratta on Tuesday, 10th November when six JSL horses went to their 800m Jump Out Event.Superbly ridden by ex-NZ jockey, Chris Brown, every horse was educated to get to the line first and there were plenty of surprises in store for some of the...

Two beautiful foals arrived safely on Thursday at JSL. I thought I'd show them to you. One (Strategic Manuever/Annadel Star) is the chestnut, whilst the darker one is out of Skiwi, by the Snitzel/Shine Bridge stallion, Sun of May.

A great week for the stable with two very talented but frustrating boys both successful!Whilst Royal Mephisto successfully had an easy kill at Wangaratta down in class to get his confidence up, Jacqueric showed great acceleration when asked, to win convincingly at the...

It’s been a long cold dismal winter, and, as usual, the July has seen a great number of heavy winter tracks with race meetings cancelled because of the 'unsafe' race surfaces. A great deal of racing has taken place on the Geelong and the new Pakenham synthetic...

In what was a tragic week for racing with the death of Caulfield track rider Friederike Ruhle, Sheila Laxon attended the National Jockeys Trust Raceday at Caulfield last Saturday, July 4th, with 330 other people keen to show their support.The NJT was set up in 2004,...

Simply Ming added to her impressive sprinting record with a dominant victory, carrying 60kg, at Donald today.Ridden again by Casey Bruce, Ming sat off the hot pace, and before the turn eased out from behind the leading pack ominously, and in the straight she launched...

With a strong sprinting performance, Simply Ming, ridden by Casey Bruce, was too good for her rivals yesterday in a 0-64 Handicap over 1000m at Warracknabeal.Jumping well from the inside draw, Casey took the mare off the rails at the 600m to pounce on the lead on the...

Great to see JSL Racing Australasia's main New Zealand owners, Barrie and Trish Everard, visiting us last week, just in time to see their youngsters Bexstar and Tribeca make their raceday debut at Kilmore.Whilst that day had its ups and downs, with Tribeca pulling up...

In an exciting last to first performance. Denoninator returned to the winner's enclosure in great style at Wodonga today. Appreciating the step up in distance to 2000m, the gelding was handled patiently by jockey Casey Bruce settling at the rear after starting...

John and Sheila are very sorry to hear the sad news of the passing of Philip Vela on the weekend. Philip was an incredible personality with a great sense of humour, and he was a powerhouse of the racehorse industry in New Zealand.Philip, and his brother Sir Peter,...