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Hawkesbury trainer Steve O’Halloran’s smart sprinter Mal Coupe has come to the end of his current successful campaign. Mal Coupe ($12) wasn’t beaten far when sixth to Mazu in yesterday’s Group 3 Hall Mark Stakes (1200m) at Royal Randwick, and will go for a well-deserved spell. “He has five hard runs (winning his first two) this campaign getting up in stronger class, and even though he still ran well yesterday, showed that he has enough for the time being,” O’Halloran said tod

HAWKESBURY trainer Steve O’Halloran isn’t getting his “knickers in a knot”! He is debuting a King’s Legacy filly named Camilla’s Knickers (Tyler Schiller) at home tomorrow in the Hahn Super Dry Provincial Maiden Plate (1100m), and clearly has a sense of humour. “I haven’t heard from King Charles III; I’m still waiting for the email to come through,” O’Halloran said this morning. O’Halloran paid $55,000 for Camilla’s Knickers at the 2024 Inglis Classic yearling sale, and syndi

Tyler Schiller rode four winners at Newcastle on Thursday, one of them giving Steve O’Halloran a good result by landing the Provincial Benchmark 64 Handicap (1400m) on Benamera, who led home a Hawkesbury quinella, defeating Brad Widdup’s Bondi Blossom ($11). A four-year-old by Cosmic Force, Benamera won his second race and his trainer wasn’t surprised at all in spite of his generous odds. “He had no luck in running first-up at Canberra over 1200m last month, and getting to 14

STEVE O’Halloran describes him as very unassuming! Much like his Hawkesbury trainer, there might be nothing pretentious about Mal Coupe, but he has become Sydney’s emerging young sprinter with five wins on the bounce (six from his last seven starts), and earned the chance to now show his wares in black type company. Image Courtesy of Jeremy Ng / Getty Images The talented four-year-old made easy work of extending his picket fence when he graduated from a Midway Benchmark 72 Ha

STEVE O’Halloran is doing his best not to get too far ahead of himself. Whilst he has entertained thoughts of tackling a black type race during the approaching Sydney autumn carnival with stable flag-bearer Mal Coupe, he wants to see the emerging young sprinter continue his winning ways at Royal Randwick on Saturday as he seeks to extend his picket fence to five. Image Courtesy of Bradley Photos At the same time he is fully aware the Benchmark 88 Handicap (1200m) is clearly t

STEVE O’Halloran’s Royal Randwick breakthrough yesterday with stable star Mal Coupe ticked one box – with an assurance that another important one can soon be ticked as well. Image Courtesy of Bradley Photos The Hawkesbury trainer’s first-up victory with $3.40 favorite Mal Coupe – the gelding extended his picket fence to four wins – in the Midway Benchmark 72 Handicap (1000m) - carried extra significance as he spent 17 years at headquarters as one of Gai Waterhouse’s trusted l

STEVE O’Halloran waited a week, he’s got the champion jockey on his side and a good barrier to boot. Decent rain if it arrives would be the icing on the cake for Mal Coupe’s return at Royal Randwick on Saturday as he strives to extend his picket fence to four wins. Nonetheless, the skilled Hawkesbury horseman believes his young sprinter will still be hard to beat even on a good surface. Mal Coupe resumes in the Midway Benchmark 72 Handicap (1000m) with James McDonald aboard,

LIGHTLY-RACED filly Rule Of Faith’s breakthrough victory at Orange today had a real local flavour about it. Hawkesbury trainer Steve O’Halloran was understandably pleased to score with the Hellbent three-year-old at $19, even if the result wasn’t so popular with punters. Image Courtesy of Laura Lebedeff Having only her fourth start and ridden by Mitchell Bell, Rule Of Faith upset fancied pair Sharbino ($3.30 favorite) and Sinister ($3.90) in the Maiden Plate (1400m). Rule Of

STEVE O’Halloran went back to basics – and it paid off! The skilled Hawkesbury horseman made a number of gear changes on a resuming Royalify, who burst back to winning form on Newcastle’s inner Beaumont track yesterday. Ridden by Winona Costin and starting at $8.50, Royalify upset Gosford trainer Jake Hull’s $2.20 favorite Lord Vettori in the Class 1 Handicap (1200m). To say the now five-year-old son of Justify has been something of an enigma is not telling an untruth. “Royal

STEVE O’Halloran was closely associated with a bevy of Gai Waterhouse’s Golden Slipper winners and another when Adrian Bott became her training partner . So it was fitting that the Hawkesbury trainer’s Saturday metropolitan breakthrough yesterday should also be at Rosehill Gardens, the home of the world’s richest two-year-old classic. Image Courtesy of Bradley Photos That came when the affable Irish expat scored in the Benchmark 78 Handicap (1100m) with Mal Coupe ($15), havin

THE luck of the Irish had nothing to do with it! Experienced Hawkesbury horseman Steve O’Halloran celebrated a city victory at Canterbury...

THERE’S no place like home! Hawkesbury trainers revelled in their home track’s second last meeting of the season today, capturing half...

NO matter the weather, Steve O’Halloran will bounce out of bed in the morning with a spring in his step. The experienced Hawkesbury...

HE’S well named and lucky to be alive, let alone racing and winning! Hawkesbury trainer Steve O’Halloran this evening told the story of...

STEVE O’Halloran used blinkers and an “old trick” to help Royalify finally shed his maiden status at Bathurst today. Having his...

STEVE O’Halloran rather reluctantly took Nymphadora to his home track yesterday, concerned initially she might not shape up. But shape up...

STEVE O’Halloran paid his mare Webejamin a nice tribute after she shed her maiden status at Newcastle today. After seven minor placings...

IT’S no wonder Steve O’Halloran called on Mitchell Bell to break his run of minor placings, at Bathurst yesterday. Bell has been the...

IT will be a pretty special result if Hawkesbury trainer Steve O’Halloran can win his first Saturday race in town at Royal Randwick...

STEVE O’Halloran is still scratching his head! After a cracking third at $101 in the $500,000 Inglis Nursery (1000m) at Royal Randwick...