Latest News from MJ Williams Thoroughbred Training
No Confusion About Surface Transfer
Oct 09, 2020The surface transfer from turf to synthetic after the heavens opened the day prior to the races in Ballarat, came as a blessing in disguise for So You Think four year old galloper Confusion. After a disappointing last start performance on a heavy 10 track at Warrnambool, ...
Veteran Galloper Back In Winners Stall
Sep 18, 2020To say the owners of Like The Clappers have been patient with getting their 11 year old back into the winners stall is probably somewhat of an under statement. With eight second placings and 1232 days since his last win, he saluted at Geelong in a BM 64 over ...
Stable Quinella With Debutante's At The Bool
Jul 23, 2020It is an exciting day for any stable when the horse you have picked at the yearling sales makes its race day debut. It is even more exciting to see two of them fighting out the finish, which is what happened on our home track with Royal Exit and Champagne Witness. ...
River Span Cruises To Victory In Maiden Win
Jul 14, 2020Three year old Shooting To Win gelding River Span (formally Yulong Riverside) has claimed his maiden victory at only his third race start, and the second run for our stable. He was impressive in winning the 1100m 3yo maiden at Murtoa by three and a half lengths and ...
Enbarr Claims Maiden Win At Warracknabeal
Jul 06, 2020Three year old All American gelding Enbarr was able to break his maiden in good fashion today at Warracknabeal in race 4 over 1800m. Coming off a disappointing last start effort at Donald, we were heading to the races today feeling somewhat hopeful rather than ...
Cox Plate Within Harbour's View
Jun 13, 2020We can dare to dream.....why wouldn't we? Harbour Views put paid to any doubts about the distance or his ability to navigate the Moonee Valley circuit, when he cruised to the line to take out the 2040M handicap race by 2.25 lengths. This now takes his record to six ...
Intellective Too Strong In Swan Hill
Jun 07, 2020Consistent three year old Toronado filly Intellective was able to get a win on the board in Swan Hill taking out the first of the day the 2&3yo 1600m maiden. Having weighed in at all of her six starts prior, she was able to justify starting as race ...
Renouf Dominant At Donald
Jun 05, 2020Luckless Street Boss filly Renouf has turned the tables this preparation with a first up win at Donald in the 1200m 3yo maiden. Having nothing really go her way last prep but still running well, we were confident she had the ability to get the job done as well as she ...
Metro Win For Brilliant Concept
Jun 04, 2020Brilliant Concept made it two on the trot yesterday in a tough metro win at Sandown Lakeside taking out the 1600m BM 70 race. Coming off a last start Ballarat win, we were confident he would handle the heavy 8 conditions but the wide draw from barrier 13 was always going ...
Ballarat Best For Brilliant Concept
May 21, 2020Four year old Star Witness gelding Brilliant Concept sure has a fancy for Ballarat, with three of his four career wins being at the course. Showing his versatility two of these wins have been on the synthetic with yesterdays victory in the 1600m BM64 on a heavy 9 turf ...
Fiorente Lass Scores Second Win For The Prep
May 08, 2020Consistent mare Fiorente Lass is stringing some nice form together this prep bringing up her second win from five starts with our stable. Coming off a last start second placing she was able to go one better in the BM 64 2020m race at Werribee aided by a brilliant front ...
Another Flemington Win For Kuramae
Apr 27, 2020It's a nice problem to have when it seems your horses favourite track is Flemington on a Saturday!!! Kuramae was able to bring up her third career victory from only ten starts and her second win at head quarters, claiming the 3yo 1400m handicap on Anzac Day. After a ...
Fiorente Lass Wins First Up For New Stable
Feb 05, 2020Four year old mare Fiorente Lass showed she is loving the change of environment with a win first up for our stable yesterday. Taking her place in the F&M 1400m maiden in the Warrnambool meeting transferred from Ballarat we headed into the race hopeful rather than ...
Confusion Kicks Off New Year With A Win
Jan 03, 2020So You Think gelding Confusion has kicked off 2020 with a win to break his maiden in the 3yo 1325m race in Geelong yesterday.First up off a spell the stable was happy with how he had trialled up heading into the race and we were confident he had come on since his first ...
Christmas Comes Early With Kuramae's City Win
Dec 23, 2019Progressive Foxwedge filly, Kuramae gave the stable some early Christmas cheer by taking out the BM 70 three year old fillies 1400M race at Flemington on Saturday. Purchased by Matthew at the Magic Millions Gold Coast weanling sale, she has shown the ...
Mai Shiny Choice Gives Stable Two Reasons To Celebrate
Dec 20, 2019Mai Shiny Choice gave the stable two reasons to celebrate by taking out the 1100m BM 64 on Port Fairy Cup day at Warrnambool yesterday.The win came first up off a spell for the Choisir gelding and gave 4kg claiming stable apprentice Emily Brown her first win for ...
St Joey's Looks One To Follow
Dec 02, 2019Three year old Fighting Sun gelding St Joey's pulled off an impressive victory to break his maiden at Warrnambool on Jericho Cup Day at only his second career start. First up from a spell, he started second favourite behind the Lindsay Smith trained galloper Mr Cancun in ...
Kuramae Breaks Maiden
Nov 20, 2019Three year old Foxwedge filly Kuramae was able to break her maiden status at Terang in the F&M 1200m maiden plate. First up off a spell she started as the $1.60 favourite and didn't disappoint.Given a fantastic ride by jockey Dean Yendall from barrier 6 the plan ...
Harbour Has $500K Prize In His View
Oct 24, 2019I'd say it would be quite some time since a benchmark 78 race at Geelong has caused such a stir, but racing media ran with it being a two horse race between unbeaten horses on the up in Harbour Views and the Pat Carey trained Impi. Together they lined up in heat ...
Brilliant Concept Secures Place In $500K Country Series Final
Oct 15, 2019Consistent Star Witness gelding Brilliant Concept has won his way into the $500,000 MCC Country Series final by taking at the first heat in Murtoa on Sunday. The $100K BM 64 race over 1600m was the first of a series of heats where the first and second placegetters qualify ...
Harbour Views Makes It Four From Four
Sep 30, 2019Talented French import Harbour Views has stepped up to city class and kept his undefeated winning streak intact taking at the last race at Caulfield yesterday. First up in the 1400m BM 78 he seems to have come back better than ever taking his tally to four wins from ...
Coleraine Cup Victory For Break And Enter
Sep 23, 2019Break And Enter was able to add another country cup to his collection yesterday by taking out the 1800m Coleraine Cup in heavy eight conditions. There were some tense moments after crossing the line when he was able to hold onto the win from race favourite "Instigator", in ...
Two On The Trot For Brilliant Concept
Jul 17, 2019Brilliant Concept was able two bring up his second win in a row at Ballarat on the synthetic today taking out the 1500m BM 58.Ridden again by Damien Thornton he jumped ok from barrier 2 and was restrained to settle just off midfield two wide with cover. At the 500m mark he ...
Ballarat Brilliance For Brilliant Concept
Jul 02, 2019Three year old Star Witness gelding Brilliant Concept was able to get his maiden win on the board at Ballarat on the synthetic in a head bobbing photo finish. With the luck going his way stablemate and race favourite Denatin was delegated to second place with the ...