Melbourne Cup winning trainer Mark Kavanagh has burst to the front in the Magic Millions Leading Trainer Premiership following a string of winners over the last month.
Kavanagh has notched up 30 wins this season with graduates of Magic Millions sales – three more than his nearest rival.
His tally hit 30 when top class sprinter Here De Angels broke the track record when winning the Group Three Rubiton Stakes at Caulfield on Saturday.
Fellow Flemington based trainer David Hayes and Sydney based horseman Gerald Ryan lead the chasing brigade with 27 wins apiece.
Also high up on the latest leaderboard are Bryan Guy (24), Dale Sutton (23), Mark Webb (22) and Perth duo Adam Durrant and David Harrison (both 21).
Meanwhile, Wadham Park trainer Dale Sutton has been enjoying a purple patch of form over recent weeks and he’s hopped Toowoomba’s Mark Webb to lead the table for wins on non metropolitan tracks.
Sutton’s tally of 21 is two more than Webb, while Tasmania’s Graeme McCulloch (16) and Queensland trio Trevor Bailey, Bryan Guy and Jason McLachlan (all 15) are within striking distance.
The winning trainer of both categories will pocket a $2,000 sales voucher for a Magic Millions Yearling Sale in 2011.
The latest premiership details for the three jockey categories will be announced on Friday.
LEADING TRAINER
(ranked by wins with MM graduates)
30 – Mark Kavanagh
27 – David Hayes
27 – Gerald Ryan
24 – Bryan Guy
23 – Dale Sutton
23 – Gai Waterhouse
22 – Mark F Webb
21 – Adam Durrant
21 – David Harrison
19 – Michael Nolan
18 – Robert Heathcote
18 – Peter Moody
18 – Neville Parnham
17 – Trevor Andrews
17 – Pat Duff
16 – Graeme McCulloch
16 – Jason McLachlan
16 – Kelly Schweida
LEADING NON-METRO TRAINER
(ranked by wins with MM graduates)
21 – Dale Sutton
19 – Mark F Webb
16 – Graeme McCulloch
15 – Trevor Bailey
15 – Bryan Guy
15 – Jason McLachlan
14 – Roy Chillemi
13 – Gerald Ryan
13 – Gai Waterhouse
12 – David & Scott Brunton
12 – Olivia Cairns
12 – Charlie Goggin
12 – Darryl Hansen
12 – David Hayes
12 – Michael Nolan
11 – Todd Austin
11 – David Casey
11 – Pat Duff
11 – Stuart Kendrick
11 – Neville Saunders
