Spikecity 749 Report post Posted May 7, 2015 B Notman, Brian .......?(use to be private trainer for K Burley), Michael Close, Mike Barry, Peter Shand, B Saunders, John Cooney, Mike Stormont, Ian Hilliard? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holly 18 Report post Posted May 7, 2015 Ian Hilliard - working for Todd Macfarlane I think Mike Stormont - working for Richard Collett? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eljay 1,719 Report post Posted May 7, 2015 Ian still training the odd pacer - son Peter was in USA last I heard. Horse Ian training at present Supposing has won !race. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Spyro 408 Report post Posted May 7, 2015 Fairly sure John Cooney is still on the same property as he always was in Papatoetoe, but not sure as to what he does these days. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim vince 985 Report post Posted May 8, 2015 mike drives the truck for Richard collet in the mornings he rightly or wrongly got soured on the industry during the milkshaking era. I keep offering a horse and hope one day he will make a comeback. He was my first trainer and a really great guy and a top trainer- if I need advice which is always Mike can help he has kept his hand in by siring ANNA and MATT- Anna had a good career as a junior and Matt is a good amateur driver and of course brother James is a top liner. Cagy bugger at the start- he was always the last one in and first out. Grego 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wannabearacecafer 44 Report post Posted May 8, 2015 Michael Close i think is the father of top junior driver Robbie Close Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff knight 2 Report post Posted May 20, 2015 mike drives the truck for Richard collet in the mornings he rightly or wrongly got soured on the industry during the milkshaking era. I keep offering a horse and hope one day he will make a comeback. He was my first trainer and a really great guy and a top trainer- if I need advice which is always Mike can help he has kept his hand in by siring ANNA and MATT- Anna had a good career as a junior and Matt is a good amateur driver and of course brother James is a top liner. Cagy bugger at the start- he was always the last one in and first out. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff knight 2 Report post Posted May 20, 2015 Just sent a horse to m j stormont to train.Great guy and very good trainer big loss to the game when he got out.He taught me a lot when I worked for him in the 90s. very good with fillys and mares . Bruce J Hadley 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff knight 2 Report post Posted May 20, 2015 Brian Notman in Victoria growing spuds and onions. that's what he did in patamahoe when training a team in 90s Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim vince 985 Report post Posted May 20, 2015 I heard mike was going to do one- he is and was a great trainer- great guy and I often tturn to him for advice- forgotten more than I will ever know. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eljay 1,719 Report post Posted May 20, 2015 Great news Tim. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tasman man 11 979 Report post Posted May 20, 2015 B Notman, Brian .......?(use to be private trainer for K Burley), Michael Close, Mike Barry, Peter Shand, B Saunders, John Cooney, Mike Stormont, Ian Hilliard? I think Brian Saunders grazing in retirement in the Tasman area. Top of the South....if there were more jobs in the area ,everyone would live there. Pop around to visit Torch and /or Hedley for a cuppa ! Belinda 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff knight 2 Report post Posted May 22, 2015 Brian Notman never trained for Keith Burley.Don Dwyer,Clive marwick and Ivan Thomas the only trainers I can remember working for Burley. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff knight 2 Report post Posted May 22, 2015 Mike close is robby,s father .his first winner was a horse called Bon tish owner by my father jack and trained by sandy pardon Wannabearacecafer 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spikecity 749 Report post Posted May 23, 2015 Brian Notman never trained for Keith Burley.Don Dwyer,Clive marwick and Ivan Thomas the only trainers I can remember working for Burley. Gary Hillier, then Brian F???????? and then Don Dwyer Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff knight 2 Report post Posted May 25, 2015 Brian precious ?i think he private trainer for burley Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eljay 1,719 Report post Posted May 25, 2015 Brian Pretious. Can't recall him training for Burley though. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spikecity 749 Report post Posted May 26, 2015 Brian Pretious. Can't recall him training for Burley though. He took over from Gary Hillier and Michael Close worked for him Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alf Riston 1,513 Report post Posted June 22, 2015 Reaching back in to my sketchy memory banks on some of this, but the sequence of Gary Hillier, Brian Pretious and Don Dwyer is pretty right I believe. Mike Close was a damned good junior reinsmen himself in my opinion, and Robbie looks like he should go on with it pretty well. The Burley's used to have a grand home and farm on the road to Whitford, which is about to be consumed as East Auckland sprawls up the hill. Time moves on! Last I knew Ian was working for Geoff Small but this may have changed according to a previous post. His property bordered that of Brian Notman and pretty sure they may have shared the track back in the days of Victoria Star, Grand Return etc A TOP trainer in his own right ! Not sure about Mike Barry but seeing his name bought up memories of that fine grey filly Dawn Mist. I think it was a father and son team of Bob and Mike that trained together out in Ardmore. I don't intend to send the post off course, but while on the subject of what's happened to,and private trainers, I wonder what became of Brian O'Meara? I think he came north as private trainer for (National Bloodstock??) and had some amazing top liners in his training career. To this day he remains in my memory as consistently producing horses in the most amazing condition on race night. Cheers Phil Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basil 333 Report post Posted June 22, 2015 Reaching back in to my sketchy memory banks on some of this, but the sequence of Gary Hillier, Brian Pretious and Don Dwyer is pretty right I believe. I don't intend to send the post off course, but while on the subject of what's happened to,and private trainers, I wonder what became of Brian O'Meara? I think he came north as private trainer for (National Bloodstock??) and had some amazing top liners in his training career. To this day he remains in my memory as consistently producing horses in the most amazing condition on race night. Brian is alive and well and living somewhere in Canterbury (Kirwee last time I saw him, but I think he's moved). Retired, but still trains the odd horse--Mach Winger, Bettor Man, and one or two others. His real success, of course, came after he returned from the NI--with the incomparable Christian Cullen (plus other good horses like Cigar, Spirit of Zeus, Not This Time etc). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
meomy 971 Report post Posted June 23, 2015 Have you tried placing the names of the people you are looking for in Google and Google.com.au - advanced search from Australia? It's one way of reconnecting with those you may have lost touch with or want to track down. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kotare_Hunter 748 Report post Posted June 23, 2015 Brian is alive and well and living somewhere in Canterbury (Kirwee last time I saw him, but I think he's moved). Retired, but still trains the odd horse--Mach Winger, Bettor Man, and one or two others. His real success, of course, came after he returned from the NI--with the incomparable Christian Cullen (plus other good horses like Cigar, Spirit of Zeus, Not This Time etc). He also trained some fabulous horses before he went to the North Island. Naval Officer Trident Tuapeka Knight Captain Cavalla Sir Ivanhoe Really Honkin (I wonder how good he could have been) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
