Peter Snowden has declared “it is business as usual” for one of Australia’s leading stables despite the end of training partnership with his son Paul.
Snowden released a statement late on Thursday confirming Paul’s departure from the training ranks at the end of 2023/24 racing season.
“Paul has a young family to care for and we have mutually decided it is the right time for him to take a step back and be able to focus on them,” he said.
“Since the establishment of Snowden Racing in 2014, we have had some incredible success together and Paul’s contribution to the business will be hugely missed.”
Paul will step away from training on July 31.
The father-and-son co-trainers set up stables at Randwick and Flemington after Peter left his role as head Australian trainer of the Darley/Godolphin operation.
Snowden Sr trained more than 1300 winners for Sheikh Mohammed, including 29 at Group 1 level.
Since operating as a public trainer in unison with his son, Snowden has collected 20 more Group 1 wins among 1263 victories for the stable.
“As for Snowden Racing, it will be business as usual at our Royal Randwick and Flemington stables as we continue to strive for success and provide results for our owners,” Snowden said.
“We look forward to sharing this with you all in the 2024/25 season ahead.”
The Snowdens will be trying to add to their Group 1 haul one final time when imported mare Coco Jamboo contests the $700,000 Tattersall’s Tiara at Eagle Farm on Saturday.
They haven’t won a Group 1 race this season, and their latest success at the elite level came with Huetor’s victory in the 2023 Doomben Cup.
But their record, especially with two-year-olds, has been outstanding and includes Group 1 wins with juvenile stars such as Capitalist (Golden Slipper), Pride Of Dubai (Blue Diamond Stakes and ATC Sires’ Produce Stakes).
“Since the establishment of Snowden Racing in 2014, we have had some incredible success together and Paul’s contribution to the business will be hugely missed" - Peter Snowden
In fact, six of their seven Sydney Group 1 wins have been in two-year-old races.
The Snowdens also trained star sprinter Redzel to successive wins in the Everest.
