It is with great sadness that Esprit Racing received the news that Barrie Everard passed away in Auckland on the morning of Monday 14th November.I met Barrie, Trish, Cara and Becky not long after I arrived in New Zealand from England and we became...

 Homebred KULABA stormed to the lead to win over 1400m in the Colts, Geldings and Entires Maiden on Wednesday, 16th  November. This strikingly handsome chestnut Zupaone gelding out of the NZ mare Skiwi (Prized) has always shown plenty of ability in his track...

There is a new dawn at the Sunshine Coast racetrack with the introduction of: Esprit RacingEsprit Racing is being launched this month by Melbourne based firm XO Accounting and will showcase the talents of racehorse trainers John Symons and Sheila Laxon, as they...

On a day where the mighty Winx stole the limelight with her awesome second Cox Plate victory, Denoninator did it again with a brilliant last to first victory at his favourite Eagle Farm track. Atoning for the last start Doomben race where he was unable to get to a...

Denoninator added to his tally with another Eagle Farm victory, backing up after last week's win.Ridden by Jeff Lloyd, Denoninator settled in his customary style towards the rear and in a slowly run race had some work to do as the field turned for home, but he quickly...

An early 11.15am start to Saturday's races at Eagle Farm saw Denoninator shrug off his recent bad luck by winning convincingly.  Ridden superbly by class jockey Micheal Hellyer, Denoninator dropped to the rear of the field in the bm75 2200m...

John Symons was interviewed on RadioTAB today by Mark Oberhardt and Steve Hewlett, and on the program he discussed the recent move to Queensland, he and Sheila's plans for the future, and he reminisces about the day he missed out on purchasing the great Black...

Such a fine line between victory and defeat (and $30,000)! Denoninator was grabbed right in the shadows of the post after a clever rail hugging ride by Bec Williams missed by millimetres at Eagle Farm. This, combined with Irish Constabulary's excellent 2nd,...

Denoninator appreciated the return to a bigger track and the step up in distance from 1600m to 1800m to win convincingly at the Sunshine Coast today. Despite missing the start by 4 lengths, testing the friendship with new rider, Micheal Hellyer, the big black...