THE LATEST NEWS FROM THE SYMONS LAXON RACING TEAM!
SIMPLY MING WINS!
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...
NZ VISITORS
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...
DENONINATOR WINS!
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...
SAD NEWS – VALE PHILIP VELA
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,...
MOHINI WINS AT KILMORE!
In a strong, resilient performance, High Chaparral 4yo filly Mohini won her maiden today in the Combined Probus Club Maiden Plate over 1450m at Kilmore. She chased the tearaway leader, Ultimate Dancer, bringing the field up to it before the turn, and twice looked...
EXCITING TIMES AHEAD AT JSL RACING AUSTRALASIA
Exciting times here at JSL Racing Australasia with the launch of our fabulous new website!Great news for our existing customers, (who have stuck with us through thick and thin), far more informative for prospective customers, and all in all a wonderful...
SHEILA’S STORY – JAMES BOAG’S PRODUCTION
Sheila's inspirational story of her winning spirit, in a video as described to the makers of James Boag's Premium Lager. Narrated by Channel 7 reporter Neil Kearney the video promotes Sheila's love for racehorses and her fighting qualities which led her to...
MARCH NEWSLETTER
Isn’t Autumn such a lovely time of year in Victoria, with the vicious summer sun receding and the wonderful cooler nights kicking in, followed by soft, balmy days.The horses really appreciate these temperate conditions and are blooming in their work, so it is...
FEBRUARY NEWSLETTER
It is certainly becoming a very exciting venture with the new JSL Racing Australasia Company getting itself established and setting up parameters about where the new entity is heading and what targets need to be achieved.One of the first brainstorming ideas came when...
SIR PETER VELA RECOGNISED
It was a tremendous honour for one of Ethereal's owners to be awarded the ultimate Queen's Honours on New Year's Day when Sir Peter Vela was accorded this tremendous tribute. Sir Peter, and his brother Phillip, has been key instigators in bringing the New Zealand...
MEXICO TRAVEL DIARY BY SHEILA LAXON
I was very honored to be considered to represent the Melbourne Cup involvement in the inaugural ANZMEX Racing Lunch on 10th November. This was being sponsored by Air New Zealand, JW Marriott, Paola Hernadex, Codere, Victoria Racing Club, New Zealand Trade and...
NOW WE’VE SEEN IT ALL
Now we've seen it all - so many ways to lose a race but this certainly takes the cake! Darren Gauci, on Royal Mephisto, settled at the rear of the field in the 0 - 64 Showcase Handicap over 1600m at Bendigo and bided his time as they went down the back straight....