Latest News from Robbie Laing
Aree Al impresses on debut
Aug 21, 2019Purchased from the Karaka Sale in 2017, Aree Al made an impressive debut at Cranbourne last Sunday to claim his first start in a race over 1200m. The son of Reliable Man has always showed plenty of promise from the beginning and has been taken along patiently to ...
Fabulous Fabulanski going for Victoria Derby
Jul 09, 2019Fabulanski will get a chance to emulate his sire in the Victoria Derby after his surprise win in Saturday’s Listed Taj Rossi Series Final (1600m) at Flemington.Fabulanski is a son of the 2013 Derby winner Polanski, who improved rapidly with each step up in trip, winning the ...
Missrock goes from the nearly mare to multimillionaire
May 29, 2019Sometimes blind luck falls your way. Trainer Robbie Laing knows that more than most after Missrock topped the first day of the Magic Millions broodmare sale at $2.3 million.Laing sat back with owners Ray and Susie Montague toasting a sales ring success. Missrock had been a ...
Missrock sells for $2.3m
May 28, 2019Missrock did not achieve Group 1 success on the racetrack, but she generated a payday reserved for the winners of only the biggest races on the Australian calendar at the Gold Coast on Tuesday.The daughter of Fastnet Rock, who was raced by Ray and Susie Montague and friends, ...
Gennady gets the job done at Sandown
May 28, 2019Gennady is lucky to be alive let alone a two-time winner, leading all the way at Sandown to claim his second victory.After a maiden win at Mornington in early May, Gennady proved too strong as a $21 chance in Sunday’s Samson Handicap (1300m).Trainer Robbie Laing revealed ...
Bemboka Queen breaks through in town
May 16, 2019Bemboka Queen has broken through for her first city win yesterday at Sandown over 2400m. The daughter of Foxwedge was ridden to perfection by Craig Williams where he let her relax early, kept her out in the clear and followed our apprentice Harry Grace into the race and ...
Darabad jumps to new career
Apr 30, 2019He was destined for much greater things but after 981 winless days, the connections of Darabad were glad to be simply looking ahead to a jumping future after the expensive import took the opening maiden hurdle on Day 1 of the Warrnambool May Racing Carnival.Breaking an ...
Stars Of Carrum trainer Robbie Laing not lacking in confidence ahead of Australian Derby
Apr 05, 2019Although Stars Of Carrum finished fourth in the Mornington Cup the run convinced his trainer Robbie Laing that he’s the horse to beat in the Australian Derby. Is he right?Although Stars Of Carrum finished fourth in the Mornington Cup the run convinced his trainer Robbie Laing ...
Fiorente x Little Darring
Mar 15, 20191 year old Bay ColtSire: Fiorente Dam: Little Darring2019 Adelaide Magic Millions - Lot 45 Fiorente x Little DarringA combination of the best two staying lines in the world. A beautiful big rangy colt out of Fiorente. Fiorente is by Monsun who is the best staying stallion just ...
Pentire X Shanpanichi Colt
Mar 14, 20192 year old Bay ColtSire: Pentire Dam: ShanpanichiPurchased from the NZB Karaka Book 1 Premier sale. This colt is bred on the same Pentire x Mr Prospector cross as Melbourne Cup winner Prince Of Penzance. He is a half brother to the brilliant Victorian 2yo Easy Beast. The second ...
Brazen Beau x Diamond Cove colt
Mar 14, 20191 year old Bay ColtSire: Brazen Beau Dam: Diamond CoveInglis 2019 Classic Sale - Lot 257 Brazen Beau x Diamond CoveThe Brazen Beau progeny have produced some outstanding results in the sales ring so far this year, with the average lot price in Melbourne being over $300k, and the ...
STARS OF CARRUM ON TARGET FOR G1 GUINEAS
Feb 28, 2019Trainer Robbie Laing says Stars Of Carrum’s opponents will need to be strong late in the Australian Guineas.Stars Of Carrum runs in the Group One race at Flemington on Saturday after an eye-catching run in the C S Hayes Stakes at Flemington on February 16.The colt finished ...
Exosphere X Za'atar colt
Jan 30, 2019Magic Millions 2019 - Lot 889Sire: Exosphere Dam: Za'atarI attended the final day of the Magic Millions sale on the Gold Coast hoping I could acquire at least one yearling by the exciting new stallion, Exosphere. I was attracted to Exosphere because he had such a wonderful ...
The winners keep coming
Jan 17, 2019On the back of Explicitly and Arrochar's great weekend, the team headed to Cranbourne last Friday night and once again, we had some encouraging wins, with Zimowy, the result of our planned mating of stamina on stamina. Zimowy is by our VRC Derby winner, Polanksi out of a ...
Winning start to 2019
Jan 07, 2019The new year has kicked off in fine style, with both Arrochar and Explicitly saluting over the weekend.Beginning at Caulfield on Saturday January 5, the big masculine gelding, Arrochar by So You Think notched up his fourth career win from 16 starts in the BM64 over 1400m. ...
Robbie To Star In Another Derby?
Oct 30, 2018Cranbourne trainer, Robbie Laing, reckons that not much beats standing in the winners’ enclosure during the Melbourne Cup carnival.Laing was there in 2013 after winning the Group One Victoria Derby with Polanski and, five years later, he’s looking for more of the same with ...
Laing eyes Derby after Stars shock
Oct 28, 2018Robbie Laing is eyeing his second Victoria Derby after progressive staying colt Stars Of Carrum broke his maiden in Saturday's Group 2 Drummond Gold Vase (2040m) as a 50-1 outsider.The son of Fiorente settled four back on the fence but was given an inspired steer from Ben ...
Youngsters breakthrough
Oct 20, 2018The past 8 days have seen some of the stable's rising stars breakthrough for their first career wins. Beginning at Mornington last Thursday October 11th, the stunning bay colt, Zoumanor by champion racehorse, Zoustar won in very dominant fashion, sitting outside the leader ...
Call me Theroux - Ownership Opportunities
Oct 16, 2018Ownership opportunities exist in exciting 2YO, Call me Theroux by Rubick from Miss Provocative. The stable purchased only one horse at the Melbourne Premier Sales last year and it was this outstanding colt. Purchased for $90,000 this stunning colt is all ...
Laing colt stars for Fiorente
Oct 15, 2018Sun Stud’s FIORENTE has gone within a whisker of capturing a stakes victory with his first cropper Stars of Carrum finishing second in the Listed Hill Smith Stakes over 1800m at Morphettville Racecourse.Reminiscent of his sire – the ‘Fast Stayer’ – Stars of Carrum flew ...
Missrock ready to fly fresh
Sep 29, 2018It has been an exciting lead up to the Gr1 Manikato Stakes as MISSROCK looks to match motors with the best sprinters in the country. Robbie Laing has been buoyant about his Fastnet Rock mares chances and why wouldn’t you be. She has a sensational first up record 6-4:0:1 and ...
Stable Ready for a Big Spring
Sep 08, 2018We are getting to the business end of the racing season in Victoria and Robbie Laing Racing is excited about what we have to line up in the coming months. The 2YO’s are progressing beautifully and with the addition of some real staying quality we couldn’t have asked for a ...
A Fighting Win by Midoriyama
Aug 22, 2018It was a tough win by MIDORIYAMA as she held off the challengers right to the line in the Maiden (1600m) at Pakenham on the synthetic. The Pierro mare hasn’t been far away this campaign and she had the fitness edge over the mile today as Patrick Maloney went for home at ...
Two Winners to start the Season
Aug 06, 2018Robbie Laing Racing has had an outstanding start to the 2018-19 Victorian trainers premiership after guiding home two winners in the first 4 days of the new season. With MISSROCK waiting in the wings for a Spring Carnival campaign and THORONDOR looking likely to really impress ...