Malua marches on
Corstens to expand training operations
GROUP 1 trainers Leon and Troy Corstens plan to double their Geelong operation after a successful move to the region.
The father-son partnership took 18 boxes inside Geelong’s new training complex late last year and revealed yesterday they planned to go to 36 boxes soon.
Team Corstens, who train under the Malua Racing banner, will not reduce their numbers at their Flemington headquarters despite increasing their Geelong-based gallopers.
Troy said the move to Geelong had proved to be a success.
“We are pretty happy with the place,” Corstens said.
“It’s just a fantastic place to train. The horses are really lovely and relaxed down here.
“Nothing changes at Flemington. We will just increase the numbers down here at Geelong.”
Corstens said the stable took a team of horses down to the beach every second day from its Geelong stables.
“It’s basically like having a country property with the beach. We get the best of both worlds down here,” he said.
Corstens said the stable would have a “real mixture” of horses trained out of Geelong. It had originally planned to use the complex for their younger gallopers.
“Just whatever goes. I raced Thrillster and Illuminaire out of here,” he said.
“I’ve got two year-olds down here and five year-olds.” PUNTERS landed a significant plunge in race two with Mike Moroney-trained Outback Warrior putting in a dominant performance at Geelong yesterday.
Opening at $4.20 in the early markets, Outback Warrior was backed into $1.60 by the time they jumped.
The son of local stallion Toorak Toff then sat outside the leader and kicked away in the straight to salute by about three lengths with jockey James Winks on board.
“I gave him a squeeze into the bend to make a good thing of him and he won pretty good,” Winks said.
“He did it on real raw ability. It’s onwards and upwards for him.
“Anthony (Feroce), who is Mike’s right-hand man said he was a sit-and-steer (job) and he wasn’t wrong.
“I have ridden him a few times at home. The only thing I was worried about is that he is raw and he still has a lot to learn. His ability has taken him a long way today.”