Jack Lishman is the Racing Manager at Club Sport Syndications; at a young age he fell in love with the racing industry. Jack has vast experience within the industry having worked alongside some of the biggest trainers, bloodstock agents and industry professionals. Jack takes care of everything involved with the purchase and syndication of our horses, he works with our trusted bloodstock agent, Leonard Russo from Bluegrass Bloodstock to select our horses and uses his experience and knowledge to pair them with the most suitable trainer. He also handles our communication and race day correspondence with all Club Sport Syndications owners.
Leonard Russo- Bluegrass Bloodstock
Bloodstock Agent
Club Sport Syndications works with Bluegrass Bloodstock’s Leonard Russo to carefully consider and select our horses. Lenny is a current member of the Federation of Bloodstock Agents Australia and has an exceptional eye for judging and selecting thoroughbreds.
Lenny has extensive experience within Australia and overseas having worked at some of the biggest racing organisations in the world including Cambridge Stud in New Zealand, Coolmore Stud in Ireland, Tattersalls UK and for Roger James and Hawkes Racing.
Through working with Bluegrass Bloodstock, Club Sport Syndications are constantly looking to give our owners the best racetrack experience with value for money, excitement and quality racehorses.
Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
Trainer
Gai Waterhouse, the undisputed queen of Australian racing, needs no introduction. Since taking the reins at her legendary father T.J. Smith’s Tulloch Lodge, she has trained over 160 Group 1 winners, including seven Golden Slipper champions, seven Doncaster Handicap victors, and the 2013 Melbourne Cup winner. With decades of experience, Gai has a remarkable track record of producing top-class racehorses, having guided champions like Pierro, Fiorente, More Joyous, Grand Armee, and Alligator Blood to greatness.
In 2016, she formed a training partnership with Adrian Bott. A natural horseman who grew up in the industry, Adrian impressed Gai enough to be invited into partnership just two years after joining Tulloch Lodge. Together, they have continued the stable’s legacy of excellence, having trained 26 Group 1 winners to date.
We are proud to have such a dominant stable involved with Club Sport Syndications and training our horses.
Shane Nichols & Hayden Black
Trainer
Shane is a multiple Group 1 winning trainer having nurtured the careers of I Am A Star and Streets of Avalon. Shane is extremely personable and offers excellent honest and regular communication on each and every one of his horses.
Hayden Black is the training partner of Shane. Hayden spent time as the Foreman at Richard Freedman's and spent time in England at Newmarket before moving to Shane Nichols Racing in 2018. Hayden is an excellent horseman and always a friendly face at the races.
Greg Eurell
Trainer
Reece Goodwin
Trainer
Reece Goodwin is one of the rising stars of the Victorian training ranks. Having grown up around horses, Reece gained valuable experience internationally and as a jockey, before realising his dream in 2022 when he began his own training career at Pakenham Racing Club. Since then, Reece has gone from strength to strength and his built his business around prioritising communication and experience. Club Sport Syndications are excited to partner with Reece Goodwin and cannot wait to see what the future holds.
Amy & Ash Yargi
Trainer
Husband, Ash Yargi also comes from a family in racing with his uncle a highly successful trainer in Turkey. Growing up, Ash also spent extensive time at the Freedman’s where he progressed to the position of Foreman and the Assistant Trainer at one of the best stables in the country.
Together they form a husband-wife combination which continues to kick goals on the Mornington Peninsula having success with both tried horse and yearling purchases in metropolitan races.
Offering a personal service, we love having Amy & Ash train our horses.
Aaron Bain & Ned Taylor
Born into a life around horses, after taking out his own training licence, Aaron enjoyed enormous success in the harness ranks before opening his own thoroughbred operation in 2022. Known for his progressive mindset and strong work ethic. We’re proud to be part of the journey as he continues his push towards the top of the South Australian Training Premiership.
Ned Taylor joined Aaron Bain Racing in 2021, originally taking on the role of stable foreman after gaining valuable experience at Ciaron Maher Racing. Now an integral part of the training partnership, Ned brings a strong hands-on approach and an unwavering dedication to the care and development of each horse.
Luke Oliver
Trainer
Luke Oliver's passion for horses and racing began early, spending weekends at the track and studying form during school. He worked with top trainers Lee Freedman and James Riley before opening his own stable in 2004.
After 13 years at Caulfield and time in Romsey, he moved to Cranbourne in 2020, now calling its world-class training complex home. Luke provides a hands-on approach and a personal experience for owners and we are proud to have him training our horses.
