Dynamic Syndications are delighted that finally, the ATC Board rubber stamped Sydney Racings worse kept secret, which was Australia's reigning Number 1 Trainer CIARON MAHER would be selected to train from the renowned Leilani Lodge Stable complex comprising 59 Boxes at 8 High Street, (on course) at Royal Randwick.
Less than a handful of applicants could actually meet the ATC’s onerous requirements and had the necessary available funding as a lessee to repair for the lessor, the many dilapidated boxes which had gone to rack and ruin over the past decade.
Then with the constant delays in handling of this matter by the ATC forcing James Cummings to abandon his hopes of training from the renowned stable block and take up the lucrative HKJC offer, the only real candidate remaining was Ciaron.
It is understood the Gai Waterhouse-Adrian Bott training partnership could meet the ATC KPI’s however allegedly they were never a serious consideration after the backwash of the ugly Rosehill drama and a perceived net loss of boxes at Royal Randwick precinct due, to potential property development.
Highly regarded, industry leading journalist Ray Thomas has reported that The Australian Turf Club board had a phone hook-up early on Thursday morning as some directors were overseas and determined Ciaron Maher's application for the High Street stable complex had been successful.
It is understood the board decided on Ciaron Maher over the Gai Waterhouse-Adrian Bott training partnership.
ATC Head of Racing and Wagering Nevesh Ramdhani said the Club was pleased to welcome the Ciaron Maher stable to Royal Randwick.
“Ciaron Maher’s new stable at Royal Randwick adds further depth to the strength of training ranks in Sydney.’’
Ciaron Maher is the nation's reigning premier trainer and with 279 wins on all tracks so far in the 2024-25 season, he is on track to retain the title.
He will also win another Melbourne trainers premiership as his 98 wins so far this season has him well clear of Team Hayes on 64 wins.
Maher has also trained the winners of 10 Group 1 races including The Everest (Bella Nipotina) and Caulfield Cup (Duke De Sessa) this season to be second only to Chris Waller for most Group 1 wins.
With stable earnings of $57.2 million already this season, Maher has set a new national prizemoney record – with still more than a month of the season remaining.
Maher's growing presence in Sydney racing has some suggesting he could one day challenge Waller's premiership dominance.
Leilani Lodge has been with the Cummings family for five decades until Anthony Cummings was forced to vacate the stables when his trainer's license was revoked by Racing NSW in early March after his business went into liquidation.
Anthony's father, the legendary Bart Cummings, first moved into Leilani Lodge at Randwick in the early 1980s and won a Sydney trainers' premiership from those stables in 1989-90.
An original Hall of Fame inductee, Bart Cummings prepared some of his greatest champions out of Leilani Lodge including Saintly, So You Think, Beau Zam, Shaftesbury Avenue, Sky Chase, Campaign King, Dane Ripper and many others.
Ciaron Maher & Dean Watt
From a Dynamic Syndications perspective, we are delighted to have the lion’s share of our Ciaron Maher trained horses in Sydney heading back to headquarters, in addition to the current Warwick Farm, Bobs Farm (Newcastle) and Bong Bong.
In the Winner's Stall
Dynamic Syndications continually has between 40-50 horses on the books with the Ciaron Maher stables at any time, and our owners will benefit having far more convenient access to their horses at the Randwick stables.
Team Dynamic & Ciaron Maher win the $2m Sydney Stakes at Randwick
Team Dynamic has a significant investment with the Ciaron Maher stables that has been very rewarding.
With our horses in the care of Australia’s Leading Trainer and now to be trained at Australia’s racing headquarters, this shall ensure even greater success for our loyal owners in the seasons to come.
As it stands, Dynamic Syndications have a 90% Winners:Runners Strike Rate (324 winners / 360 runners) and 98.1% of our horses have earned prizemoney (353/360).
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Johann Gerard-Dubord; Adam Watt; Ciaron Maher at Bong Bong.
Team Dynamic are excited about the prospect of improving upon our own incredibly achievements for our owner’s benefit.
Aussie Jo & Adam welcome another winner!
That’s why our Dynamic Catchphrase is “Race The Best With The Best”