David Vandyke: Sunshine Coast Racehorse Trainer
DAVID VANDYKE prepares a select team of 30 horses ensuring every horse receives his personal attention at his Sunshine Coast stables.
David was an exciting addition to the Queensland training ranks in 2016 after a highly successful career in Sydney. This came off the back of a phenomenal season including keynote performances by YANKEE ROSE winning the Group 1 ATC Sires Produce Stakes and Group 1 Spring Champion Stakes, and placings in the Group 1 Golden Slipper and Group 1 Cox Plate.
David was an exciting addition to the Queensland training ranks in 2016 after a highly successful career in Sydney. This came off the back of a phenomenal season including keynote performances by YANKEE ROSE winning the Group 1 ATC Sires Produce Stakes and Group 1 Spring Champion Stakes, and placings in the Group 1 Golden Slipper and Group 1 Cox Plate.
More recently outstanding three year-old ALLIGATOR BLOOD has been a headline grabber for the stable. He was a Group 1 winner of the Australian Guineas and also the Group 3 Caulfield Guineas Prelude and the Listed Gold Edition Plate.
The stable boasts one of the most outstanding winners to runners strike rates and it has an impressive strike rate when reaching black type level.
Other recent black type winners including FRANGIPANI MOON (2019 Listed Just Now Quality) and BACCARAT BABY (2019 Listed Princess Stakes) & (2019 Listed Sunshine Coast Guineas).
The stable boasts one of the most outstanding winners to runners strike rates and it has an impressive strike rate when reaching black type level.
Other recent black type winners including FRANGIPANI MOON (2019 Listed Just Now Quality) and BACCARAT BABY (2019 Listed Princess Stakes) & (2019 Listed Sunshine Coast Guineas).