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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, Coxplate's 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 multitude of group winners including Miss Power Bird, Royale Exit, Lord Luskin, Magic Music, Mr Martini and the triple group one winner Helenus. The most recent Group 1 Winner is Starspangledbanner who was devastating in taking out the 2009 Caulfield Guineas eclipsing a star studded field.
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 their optimum level.
Leon has been an integral part of the Spicer Thoroughbreds success story teaming up with Starspangledbanner to give both trainer and syndicator the most satisfying win of all time .
Starspangledbanner winning the 2009 Caufield Guineas
Helenus winning the 2002 Group 1 Caulfield Guineas
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