Talent never dies! Mecum Amerock Cheners Jarrod Lorensini has proven that talent never dies despite a decade away from race riding. On the 13 th of October 2007, following a win and a 3 rd placing in the Manangatang Cup, Jarrod hung up his saddle and walked away from the jockey lifestyle with over 450 winners to his name. After an extended spell away from racing, in 2013 Jarrod joined the Darren Weir Racing team as a trackwork rider. A couple of years on, his fitness had started to improve a great deal and by the end of 2016 he was eager to return to competitive racing. Jarrod worked extremely hard to get his weight down and build up his fitness. He took every gallop, every trial ride, and any opportunity that came his way to improve himself so he could once again obtain his jockey licence. At Warracknabeal on the 4 th of August, Jarrod made his long-awaited return to the race track as a jockey. INSIDE AUGUST ISSUE 1 A New Chapter for Profit Share 2 John Allen defends his title 3 Hotel Sierra x Trust In A Gust A tiny treasure. 4 Trust In A Gust Crème De La Crème 5 Baldwin Horse Agistment 6 Financial Matters 7 August Winners 8 Did You Know? Welcome Jacque
It didn t take him long - only three rides in fact - before he was booting home his first winner in 10 years aboard the $17 chance Cheners for trainer Sue Jaensch. His return to race riding couldn t have been scripted any better. It s just a fairytale come true, Lorensini told broadcaster Racing.com. Sue has helped me out in the past and for her to give me a ride and have the confidence in me to be fit enough to have a ride and for it to come off, is just perfect. Since then, through the month of August, Jarrod has ridden a further 5 winners (6 in total), including aboard our very own Accreditation, Mecum (pictured) and Amerock, plus two 2 nd s and one 3 rd. We are very proud of Jarrod for working as hard as he has towards his goal of becoming a jockey again and we will continue to support and encourage Jarrod throughout his career. A new chapter for Profit Share Profit Share (DOOM) now known as Cash Written by his new owner Sue I can only say that if anyone had told me that at the age of 58 I would be owning and riding a 6 year old off-the-track thoroughbred racehorse, I would have never believed them. Having had a life long association with horses, a love for the interaction and honesty they require, I found myself missing the routine, bond and affirming strength which comes with owning a horse of any shape or size. My last companion Nero, an Anglo Arab 16.2hh, was part of my life for 28 years, bred from the first horse I owned. Over the years my knees have weakened and after Nero (aged 28 and frail) was put down in 2010, I thought my horse riding days had come to an end. Then, through a series of circumstances, I spoke with Lee Purchase, initially about another possibility, but she said she had a gorgeous boy who has just been retired and I should come over and look at him. This is the photo below you took at our first meeting; it was love at first sight. The only thing I couldn t love was his paddock name Doom, derived from his sire Domesday. After many suggestions from family and friends, I decided Johnny Cash wore black, sang a song about a boy named Sue, and the result of Profit Share would be CASH! With Lee s patient guidance he arrived at my property on the 25 th of July. We let him go in the paddock and he went galloping away which made me question my acquisition. He very soon settled in and Lee s judgment was correct, he is a sweet boy. Riding him is unbelievable. To get on I use a stepladder, 4th step up puts me just above him. I lower myself into the saddle and he stands stock still until I have my feet in the stirrups and my hands ready, only then when I ask him to move on he does. He walks slowly as if he knows I m fragile. He has a soft trot and a lovely canter, he has never attempted to take off but I can feel the power of his ability to gallop to the finish line should he decide to. I can't recommend an off-the-track racehorse to everyone in a similar position. Experience, respect and understanding of where they have come from is imperative. What I can say is that a senior person should never give up the possibility of retaining their connection with horses but should pursue their passion and be guided by people like Lee. Lee's obvious knowledge and excellent work ethic places her in the prime position of advocating the right horse, once their racing career has ceased, to the right future. I thank you and I m certain Cash thanks you too. Kindest Regards, Sue
Hotel Sierra x Trust In A Gust John Allen defends his title A Tiny Treasure Congratulations to jockey John Allen for taking home the Tommy Corrigan Medal for the second year in a row. Johnny secured the title with 15 wins, 5 seconds and 5 thirds over the jumps leaving only 13 starts unplaced. To add to his accomplishments, on the 3rd of September at Geelong, his win aboard Sworn Evidence made it his 300 th Australian success since moving here from County Cork in Ireland almost seven years ago. Johnny s first Aussie winner was The Caterena in a Maiden Hurdle at the 2011 Warrnambool carnival. His major wins here since have been two South Australian Derby s (Gr1), two Grand Annuals, two Galleywoods, three Brendan Dreschlers, a Grand National Steeple and an Australian Hurdle. Johnny is not only a great jockey but also an impressive horseman, and his versatility switching between the jumps and flat racing make him such a valuable asset. Darren knows he can put John on any horse and completely trust his judgement. We couldn t be more proud to have such an incredible talent working at Darren Weir Racing. Trust In A Gust retired from Darren Weir Racing in March 2016 to stand at Swettenham Stud. Now over 12 months later the first of his progeny have been born. In amongst the early foals is a colt out of our very own Hotel Sierra who was trained by Darren from the time she was a yearling until the day she retired to stud. Hotel Sierra (out of Hi Sierra) was bred by Mick Leonard, Darren Weir s financial guru and Operations Manager. This little colt was born on Friday September 1st weighing in at 43kg, obviously taking after his mother and grandmother, both of who were quite small foals. It s not the size of the horse that matters - it s the size of the heart in the horse. Congratulations to Mick and Helen on the safe arrival of Hotel Sierra s first foal.
Trust In A Gust Crème de la Baldwin Horse Agistment Crème Baldwin Horse Agistment on the outskirts of St Arnaud is one of our main farms where our race horses go to rest and Darren Weir and Swettenham Stud proprietor Adam Sangster truly believe that Trust In A Gust will make a phenomenal stallion as he has all the attributes to produce top class progeny. He was an incredibly sound horse himself and ultraconsistent on the racetrack, culminating in his two Group 1 wins and over $1 million in prizemoney. Adam Sangster is so confident in his stallion potential that he is now offering 50% off Trust In A Gust stud fee to any Darren Weir Racing stable clients. recuperate. The farm is managed by third generation owner/operator Greg Baldwin, his partner Cindy, and son Nick on the family property set on over 500 acres of land. Darren has relied on their paddocks to spell his horses for the best part of 15 years. Needless to say a great rapport and understanding has been developed with the Baldwin family. Over the winter months Darren has been doing some major improvements to his Maldon property Trevenson Park to establish it as a training facility. This has resulted in Baldwin Horse Agistment being called upon to accommodate the For more information please contact Swettenham Stud on 03 5794 2044. majority of our spellers during this time. We are very lucky to have the support of the Baldwin family and we are thankful to them and the work they do. Trust In A Gust x Sulmita (Colt) FINANCIAL MATTERS We again remind all owners of the need to supply sufficient detail on EFT remittances to enable us to identify whom the payment is from. Your account number (shown on invoices) is the preferred reference, but you may also use the name exactly as it appears on your account. We also remind you of our strict policy that we will not accept any horse to race where an overdue debt is outstanding on any account associated with that horse. Please ensure your accounts are settled within our trading terms. DEBT COLLECTION Once again we thank all our clients who settle their accounts promptly. In fairness to owners (and to ensure our cash flow is managed so as to enable us to pay our suppliers on time), we will enforce our expectation for full and prompt settlement of our accounts. This includes referring overdue accounts for external collection. We are sure you all appreciate the need for our collection policy to be conducted as professionally as possible. Also, as noted above, no horse will be allowed to race where there is an overdue account owing on that horse. In these circumstances, our training terms and conditions authorise us to notify other owners of that horse the reason why the horse is not running.
AUGUST WINNERS Nacar Invincible Amici Yogi Ancient King Sebfire (2) Secret Prophet Master Zephyr Revolutionary Accreditation Souffrant Labuan Star Night s Watch (2) Costa Bomb High Lago Bonus D oro (2) Mecum Hot Witness Golden Flag Kellstorm Quilista Zelenus Andrea Mantegna Leather n lace Sammy The Boss Gun Case Pacodali Amerock American Sunday King Mombassa Speedeor Ubin Thunderstruck Contact us Phone: (03) 5334 9888 Fax: (03) 5334 6408 Postal Address: PO Box 3, Miners Rest, Vic 3352 Address: 366 Kennedys Road, Miners Rest, Vic 3352 Racing Manager jeremy@darrenweirracing.com.au Assistant Racing Manager simon@darrenweirracing.com.au Finance mick@darrenweirracing.com.au DID YOU KNOW? You can create a log in on our website by going to http://www.darrenweirracing.com/clientlogin When you create a log in be sure to use the same email that is attached to your account this way you never miss a statement or an update ever again! Once you have created a log in our system will automatically connect it to your Darren Weir account. On here you will be able to find pictures of your horses, latest updates and your statements. If you need any assistance please call or email Oprah in the office. WELCOME JACQUE! Accounts luke@ darrenweirracing.com.au Accounts Payable sue@darrenweirracing.com.au Administration/Receivable gabby@darrenweirracing.com.au Owners Services monique@darrenweirracing.com.au dwinter@darrenweirracing.com.au steph@darrenweirracing.com.au oprah@darrenweirracing.com.au Racing Services mark@darrenweirracing.com.au Welcome to our new Human Resources and Payroll Administrator Jacque Hogan. Jacque had spent many years in the real estate industry and in events management before deciding to return to the family property at Litchfield to become an assistant trainer to her father, who has been a hobby trainer for the past 60 years. Jacque retains an interest in a two-year-old filly which is being trained outside of Darren Weir Racing. We welcome Jacque to the Darren Weir Racing team and we wish her all the best in her new role. Follow us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook and for our latest news and updates