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MATT Laurie is happy with his success in the country, but would like to end a frustrating run of outs in the city, either at Moonee Valley tonight or Caulfield tomorrow.

In the country, Laurie has saddled up 11 winners in 34 starts, a strike rate of 32.35 per cent, which is the best of the top 30 trainers on the premiership table.

By contrast, he has had 16 starts in the city for two seconds, three thirds and three fourths.

Last weekend the trainer's three city runners were all placed and this weekend he will again have three starters.

At Moonee Valley, Laurie has The Counterfeiter in the Essendon Mazda 55 Second Challenge and Banner in the $100,000 Moreton Hire Premium Handicap (1600m).

"We are going well in the bush and we've been around the mark in town," Laurie said.

He was setting The Big Steel for the Queen Elizabeth Stakes, but had to change his plans after a setback.

"I have a big opinion of him and wanted to test him out at a higher level, but it didn't happen," Laurie said.

The Big Steel returned to racing with a fifth behind Under The Eiffel at Betfair Park in the Group 3 Sandown Stakes.

Laurie said The Counterfeiter deserved to break through and Banner had impressed with his two wins.

Laurie's two-year-old, The Travelling Man, who finished fourth in the Debutant Stakes at Caulfield, is back in work being prepared for the Blue Diamond Stakes.

Another two-year-old, Lamingtons, who ran two placings at her first two runs, will be back in work next month.

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Once again The Big Steel took charge and was a winner in the RSL Plate, 2000m at Flemington - Monday April 25th, 2011

The Big Steel headed to Warrnambool

Consistent gelding The Big Steel has scored a timely win at Flemington ahead of next month's Warrnambool Cup.

Trained by Matt Laurie, The Big Steel ($16) posted his sixth win in 17 starts in Monday's RSL Plate, beating another Warrnambool Cup rival Tinamou by three-quarters of a length.

In doing so, The Big Steel foiled a betting plunge on Tinamou who was spectacularly backed from $31 to $15.

Gold In Dubai ($51) tried to lead all the way and battled to the line well in third place.

The Big Steel is unbeaten at Flemington having won there over 1800 metres on Oaks Day in November last year.

The Big Steel tracked Gold In Dubai all the way and as soon as the field for turned for home he looked as if he would win.

He said the extra distance should be ideal in the $150,000 Warrnambool Cup (2350m) on May 5.

"He has won over 2100 metres and obviously he can race on the pace so I think it will suit him," Laurie said.

"He gets through slow going, maybe not real heavy, but it's certainly worth the punt taking him down there."

"You can press him out of the barriers and when you rest him he really comes off the bridle," Melham said.

Devilenko outclassed the field in the W & M Cabinets Handicap (0-62) at Cranbourne on Sunday 17th April 2011 ridden by Ben Melham.

Jumping well from the outside barrier, Devilenko took the lead early and remained there for the entirety of the race.

After covering more ground than the rest of the field, Devilenko passed the post with a comfortable 2 and ½ lengths margin. Well done and congratulations to Matt Laurie and the owners.

Talcum outshone the field in her first start on Sunday. The 3yo heading out as favourite certainly didn't disappoint her owners and punters alike. Won in grand style there are big things ahead of her.

The Big Steel had a gutsy win on Friday night under lights at Moonee Valley. Over an unsuitably short distance and tight track for this scopy gelding, we were all suitably impressed to see his class prevail with a victory. Ben Melham gave every opportunity and steered him home. Next stop further ground!

"... trainer Matt Laurie's short-priced favourite Devilenko salutes in the first race on the card at Mornington on Friday.

The lightly raced four year old beat home Invincible Miss by two lengths with Fiery Flirt further back. Devilenko, ridden by Ibrahim Gundogdu, justified his $1.40s and took his record to three starts for one win, a second and a third."

Congratulations The Big Steel!! Wow what a run to take home Race 1 - LA VIE EN ROSE VASE, 1800M on Oaks Day at Flemington.

Matt Laurie prepared him perfectly for today, though with our eyes set on a 2000m in a couple of weeks time - winning this was a real bonus!

Congratulations also to Steve Wicks part owner and breeder, you have produced a great horse that we will all enjoy owning and racing in the years to come.

	No	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Wg	Margin	Odds
1st	12	THE BIG STEEL(3)	Danny Nikolic	Matt Laurie	53.5	1-50.78	/$14
2nd	10	VIKING HERO(13)	Michael Rodd	Michael Moroney	54.0	1.0L	/$7
3rd	5	VESPER(5)	Nicholas Hall	Robert Hickmott	54.5	3.5L	/$2.20F
4th	17	HOOD(8)	Kathy O'Hara	Guy Walter	53.0	4.3L	/$15
5th	2	WOOKAH(2)	Brad Rawiller	David Hayes	55.0	5.8L	/$61
6th	3	COSMOCRAT(9)	Craig Newitt	Mick Price	54.5	7.0L	/$10
7th	4	SKYSTREAMER(1)	Jason Maskiell	Tony Vasil	54.5	7.5L	/$31
8th	11	KING OF MOUNTAINS(7)	Dwayne Dunn	David Hayes	53.0	7.6L	/$21
9th	15	CHILLED BY CHOICE(4)	Craig Williams	Russell Cameron	53.0	8.9L	/$17
10th	9	DIAGO(12)	Corey Brown	Liam Birchley	53.5	9.1L	/$20
11th	1	TEXAN WARNEY(6)	Holly McKechnie	Darryl Dodson	57.0	9.3L	/$17
12th	13	VIALLICO(10)	Chris Symons	Michael Moroney	53.0	13.0L	/$21
13th	14	FINISHING CARD(11)	Michael Walker	Clinton McDonald	53.5	33.0L	/$31

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October 12th, 2010

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A superb training effort this season to finish in the top 6% of the state and to achieve a Saturday Metro Win at only 30 years of age... there are big things ahead for you Matt and Your Horse is looking forward to being there every step of the way!

... to all our Owners who atteneded the 2010 Your Horse Darwin Cup Tour. What a huge week and great showcase event for everyone to attend and enjoy the social side of racing.

Make sure you contact us now if you are interested in attending a fully planned 2011 tour.

Who out classed the 3yo field on Saturday July 31st at Caulfield, to make it 3 wins from his last 4 and a city win to cap off a fantastic preparation.

What a gutsy run by The Big Steel today at Ballarat. Beaten by a good length at the 200m mark Big Steely found a whole new level and desire to win. Storming home on the rail to tough it out and get there on the line, the 1600m really suited him after his last two starts over 1400m.

It seems we got in early with our Snippetson filly from Snippetson's first season crop. The two year old filly we are currently syndicating is touted to be a very good choice and by all accounts we got her for a steal.

She has just completed her first preparation and galloped like a pro. She is now currently spelling.

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Make sure you don't miss out on our next crop of yearlings... It is this time of year that we urge you to plan your racing future, as your current horses will not be running forever (as much as we would all like this....!)

So as a matter of course every year we send Matthew Laurie, our equine expert, across the country in search of our next ‘stable winners’.

He attends all the major sales, a tiresome task and one that truly has to be experienced to understand. The hours he puts into research and viewing all the horses prior to the auction is immense and ensures his rate of success is outstanding. We are very lucky to have him and his renowned horsemanship on our side.

The majority of sales at this time of year is yearling sales, one year old horses. In general these horses would not be ready to race until 2011/2012 when they are 2-3 years old... hence why we urge you to plan now for your future racing.

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Wow what a great year 2009 was and an even better year in 2010 is ahead of all owners and friends of Your Horse!

A note to all those who have been thinking about racehorse ownership, 2010 is Your Year... so make sure one of your New Year's Resolutions is 'Get involved in a Your Horse horse'!

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Matt Laurie keen to bust city hoodoo

The Big Steel headed to Warrnambool