Michael Moroney is a New Zealand

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racehorse trainer. He is notable for having trained Brew to win the 2000 Melbourne Cup and many other Group One races in New Zealand and Australia. Michael's father, Denny, was also involved in the racing industry and he continued to assist Michael. Michael Moroney has trained since the early 1980s on his own account but also in partnership with: * Dave O'Sullivan * Paul O'Sullivan * Graham Richardson * Andrew Scott * Paul Moroney * Chad Ormsby * Pam Gerard While based at Matamata, New Zealand, he twice won the New Zealand training premiership. He moved to Morphetville, Adelaide, Australia in 1999 and then three years later he transferred to Flemington, Victoria. Michael's brother, Paul, who he co-trained with at one stage is a bloodstock consultant and agent. Michael's sister,

Sue Moroney Suzanne Mary Moroney (born 8 May 1964), generally known as Sue Moroney, is a New Zealand politician. She is a member of the New Zealand Labour Party and was a Member of Parliament from 2005 general election until her retirement in 2017. Early ...

was a member of the

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for the

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from 2005 until 2017.

Notable horses and victories

Michael Moroney has trained or co-trained a large number of high-class horses, including: * Ball Park, winner of the 1994

Easter Handicap The Easter Handicap or Easter Stakes is a major horse race held at Ellerslie Racecourse in Auckland, New Zealand. It is raced over a distance of 1,600 metres (approximately 1 mile) by three-year-old and upwards thoroughbreds. Race history Altho ...

* Brew, winner of the 2000 Melbourne Cup * Cannsea, winner of the 2000 Railway Stakes * Clean Sweep, winner of the 2004

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* Cut The Cake, winner of the 2003

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* Emissary, winner of the 2022

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and runner up in the

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* Great Command, winner of the 1996

and 1997

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* Happyanunoit, winner of the 1998

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* Imperial Angel, winner of the 1985

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* Jokers Wild, winner of the 2006

* Lord Tridan, winner of the 1995

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* Mission Critical, winner of the 2008

* Nacho Man, winner of the 2010

* On The Rocks, winner of the 2019

* Roch 'n' Horse, winner of the 2022

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* Second Coming, winner of the 2000

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* Shizu, winner of the 1999

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at Caulfield * Sound, winner of the 2020 and 2021

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Xcellent Xcellent (foaled 29 November 2001 in New Zealand) is a thoroughbred racehorse who was trained by Michael & Paul Moroney. He won 6 races from his first 9 career starts, including four Group Ones - The New Zealand Derby and New Zealand Stakes at ...

, winner of the 2004

New Zealand Stakes The New Zealand Stakes currently run as the Bonecrusher New Zealand Stakes is a Group One thoroughbred horse race in New Zealand. It is run at Ellerslie racecourse on the final day of the Auckland Cup Week Carnival in March for a stake of $200,0 ...

Mudgway Stakes The Tarzino Trophy also known as the Challenge Stakes is a Thoroughbred horse race run at Hastings Racecourse in Hawke's Bay and is New Zealand's first Group One race of the season. It is run over a distance of 1400m in September. The race is the ...

and

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as well as the

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in both the 2004–05 and 2005–06 seasons. He also ran third in the

2005 Melbourne Cup The 2005 Melbourne Cup was the 145th running of the Melbourne Cup, a prestigious Australian Thoroughbred horse race. The race, run over , was held on 1 November 2005 at Melbourne's Flemington Racecourse. It was won by Makybe Diva at the age of ...

, behind three-time winner Makybe Diva. * Yes Indeed, winner of the 1996

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Notable horses and victories

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