Noel has been in the industry for over 35 years and was Assistant Trainer at Nebo Lodge for 11 years, he has been training for 15 years. During this time, he is a Group 1 winning trainer (4 times) , 18 stakes winners, the 4 Group 1's:  $1 Million Stradbroke Hcp with Landsighting, the $1 million Caulfield Guineas with In Top Swing and the inugural Toohey's Golden Rose in 2003, and he is the first of two trainers to train the winner of the Princess Series with the history making filly Angst who won the AJC Silver Shadow Stks, Furious Stks, Flight Stks and the STC Tea Rose Stks (1993).

He was promoted to a No. 1 Trainer in 2001 by the New South Wales Thoroughbred Racing Board.  Noel has won the Hawkesbury Trainers Premiership for the last 7 years.
Noel is a hands-on trainer who is readily accessible to all his owners, and encourages owners input. He is involved in every facet of the running of his stable. All clients are most welcome to come and see their horses at any time, please phone to make arrangements.

Noel, Emma and In Top Swing walking in lane way

Originally from Ireland, Emma comes from a famous racing background, her father being National Hunt jockey Willie Robinson. Emma has extensive knowledge in the racing industry both at Training establishments and Stud farms in Europe, including the Irish National Stud, Lanwades Stud in England for Kristen Rausing, Paul de Moussac's Haras du Mezeray in France and 2 years spent in the United States working as a veterinary nurse for the major standardbred stud - Castleton Farms.  Emma has also worked extensively in Australia.  At Arrowfield Stud for yearling preparation and 1 year at Wrightson Bloodstock (now New Zealand Bloodstock) in Sydney, at Wakefield Stud for Brian Agnew for 4 years and also at the famous Widden Stud for 2 years.

Emma now holds a Provinical Trainer's Licence.  She is an accomplished rider who enjoys the challenge of bringing out the best in every horse in her care. Her bright, bubbly personality makes her a perfect match to Noel's cool raceday demeanor and they really are an excellent team.

Angst

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