Peter Moody
Australian racehorse trainer
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Peter Moody is an Australian thoroughbred racehorse trainer who is notable for training over three thousand winners, including 60 Group One winners.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | Australia |
| Occupation | Racehorse trainer |
| Horse racing career | |
| Sport | Horse racing |
| Racing awards | |
| Australian Racing Hall of Fame | |
| Significant horses | |
| Amalfi, Black Caviar, Dissident, Incentivise, Typhoon Tracy | |
He was the trainer of the champion sprinter Black Caviar who was unbeaten in all of her 25 starts, including 15 Group Ones.
Moody came from Wyandra, a town in Queensland. As a teenager, he worked as a stablehand for legendary trainer T J Smith at Randwick Racecourse, Sydney. Moody took out a trainer's licence in 1998 and prepared his first winner that year with Ebony Way at Eagle Farm.[1]
His first Group 1 winner was Amalfi in the 2001 Victoria Derby at Flemington Racecourse.[2]
He has won four Melbourne Trainers' Premierships.[3] He now trains in partnership with Katherine Coleman.
In 2025 Moody was inducted into the Australian Racing Hall of Fame.[4][5]
Notable horses and victories
- Amalfi: winner of the 2001 Victoria Derby[6]
- Black Caviar: 1st in 2013 World's Best Racehorse Rankings and Australian Champion Racehorse of the Year (2011-2013)[7]
- Dissident: Australian Champion Racehorse of the Year in 2014-2015, winner of the Memsie Stakes, C F Orr Stakes, Makybe Diva Stakes and All Aged Stakes.[8][9]
- Flamberge: winner of the 2015 The Goodwood and in 2016 the Oakleigh Plate and William Reid Stakes[10]
- I Wish I Win: winner of the 2022 Golden Eagle, 2023 TJ Smith Stakes and 2024 Kingsford-Smith Cup
- Incentivise: winner of the 2021 Makybe Diva Stakes, Turnbull Stakes and Caulfield Cup
- Typhoon Tracy: Australian Champion Racehorse of the Year in 2009-10, winner of six Group 1 races.[11]