Michael Moroney (horseman)

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Michael Moroney
OccupationRacehorse trainer
Born Matamata, New Zealand

Michael Moroney is a New Zealand Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. [1] He is notable for having trained Brew to win the 2000 Melbourne Cup and many other Group One races in New Zealand and Australia.

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Michael's father, Denny, was also involved in the racing industry and he continued to assist Michael. [2] [3]

Michael Moroney has trained since the early 1980s on his own account but also in partnership with:

While based at Matamata, New Zealand, he twice won the New Zealand training premiership. He moved to Morphetville, Adelaide, Australia in 1999 and then three years later he transferred to Flemington, Victoria. [4] [5]

Michael's brother, Paul, who he co-trained with at one stage is a bloodstock consultant and agent. [6] [7]

Michael's sister, Sue Moroney was a member of the New Zealand Parliament for the New Zealand Labour Party from 2005 until 2017.

Notable horses and victories

Michael Moroney has trained or co-trained a large number of high-class horses, including:

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References

  1. ↑ "Michael Moroney / Trainer Profile / RaceInfo / LOVERACING.NZ". loveracing.nz. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  2. ↑ "Racing farewells one of its greatest supporters". loveracing.nz. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  3. ↑ "Unsung Hero - Denny Moroney". loveracing.nz. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  4. ↑ "Ballymore Stables - About Ballymore". www.ballymorestables.com.au. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  5. ↑ "Across The Ditch - Mike Moroney". loveracing.nz. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  6. ↑ "Five minutes with... Paul Moroney". www.tdnausnz.com.au. 30 June 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  7. ↑ "Moroney turns attention to Melbourne Premier and Karaka Yearling Sales". ANZ Bloodstock News. 10 February 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  8. ↑ Du Halde, J. B.; Le Gobien, Charles; de Querbeuf, Yves Mathurin Marie Tréaudet (1783). Lettres édifiantes et curieuses écrites des missions étrangères. Chez J.G. Merigot le jeune, libraire. ISBN   0-665-45191-1. OCLC   1084392015.
  9. ↑ "Sprinter pulls off huge win". NZ Herald. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
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