John Symons & Sheila Laxon are both Group 1-winning trainers in their own right, but are yet to taste Group 1 success since they formed a training partnership in 2016.
Symons claimed both the Doomben 10,000 and Blue Diamond Stakes with Bel Esprit in his time as a trainer, while Laxon became the first female Melbourne Cup winning trainer when Etereal completed the Caulfield Cup/Melbourne Cup double in 2001.
The training duo will have Knight’s Choice running in the 2024 Melbourne Cup, and they will seek to claim their first Cup as a partnership.
How many Melbourne Cups have John Symons & Sheila Laxon won?
John Symons & Sheila Laxon have not won the Melbourne Cup as a training partnership; however, Laxon did win the Cup in 2001 with Ethereal.
What horses do John Symons & Sheila Laxon have in the 2024 Melbourne Cup?
The John Symons & Sheila Laxon-trained Knight’s Choice has accepted for the 2024 Melbourne Cup, and he will represent the Sunshine Coast-based trainers in the great race.
Knight’s Choice (6)
- Age: 5YO
- Color: Bay
- Sex: Gelding
- Sire: Extreme Choice
- Dam: Midnight Pearl
Knight’s Choice 2024 Melbourne Cup Odds
Win: +12500
Place: +1875
Best odds at Picklebet
Career stats for Knight’s Choice
- Career: 22: 5-3-2
- Flemington: 1: 0-0-0
- Distance: 0: 0-0-0
- Wet: 9: 1-2-1
- Good: 13: 4-1-1
- Group 1: 3: 0-0-0
- Win %: 23%
- Place %: 45%
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