Leon Corstens

Leon Corstens has been around horses all of his life on both sides of the fence. He was an up and coming jockey in South Australia, until a tragic track fall took his race riding away from him. After the fall Leon was approached by the mercurial Bart Cummings to take over the reins as stable foreman, which he accepted and the rest is history. The pair proved a formidable force for 25 years, wining Derby’s, Oaks, Coxplates and numerous Melbourne Cups with such horses as Hyperno, Think Big, Kingston Rule, Shiva’s Revenge and Lets Elope.

In 1994 Leon decided to part ways with Bart to train in his own right and it wasn’t before long that he tasted group 1 success with Cherontessa, wining the South Australasian Oaks. He has trained a swag of group winners including Miss Power Bird, Royale Exit, Lord Luskin, Magic Music, Mr Martini and the triple group one winner Helenus.

Leon has recently spent several million dollars, setting up a private training complex in Romsey. The horse facilities are second to none, insuring every horse will get its chance to reach its optimum level. Leon currently trains on course at Flemington and will continue to use both complexes to his advantage for the future.

Helenus winning the 2002 Group 1 Caulfield Guineas

Mick Price

Since taking out his license in 1991, Mick Price has firmly established himself as one of the leading racehorse trainers in Victoria.

The Price stable enjoyed an outstanding season in 2004/05, finishing second on the Melbourne Metropolitan Trainers Premiership with 40 city winners for the year.

Some of the stakes performed horses to be trained by Mick include Rustic Dream, Slavonic, Pompeii Ruler, Vocabulary, Kempinsky, French Bid, Halibery, Intelligent Star, Mr Trickster, World Peace, Kylikwong, Tanith, Chattanooga, Amtrak, Red Dazzler, Pure Harmony, Doubting, La Bella Dame etc.

Mick kept his fantastic record with two-year-olds in tact by winning both the colts and fillies divisions of the Blue Diamond Prelude's in 2005 with Perfectly Ready and Doubting.

Mick has one of the most exiting weight for age horse’s in Australia with Pompeii ruler being aimed at all the Major races in 2007.

Mick has really stamped himself as a top line trainer in Victoria and Spicer Thoroughbreds is proud to be associated with Mick, we are both looking forward to a successful future together.

Mick all smiles after taking out both Blue Diamond preludes

Pompeii Ruler a star in the making

Perfectly Ready winning the group 1 Goodward handicap in 2006 .