Eric has been training racehourses since 1981 and came from a professional show jumping background
He was the first Australian jumping trainer to reach 400 wins – August 2002. He has won the most jumping races of any trainer in history.
In 2003 he was inaugurated into the AJRA/VRC Racing Gallery of Champions.
Feature Jumping Races
- Won Nakayama Grand Jump Twice (Back to Back 2005/2006)
- Won Grand National Steeple twice
- Won A V Hiskens Steeple twice
- Won Grand Annual Steeple twice
- Won Great Eastern Steeple Twice
- Won Australian Hurdle
- Won Australian Steeple twice
- Won Yalumba Classic Hurdle five times
- Won Von Doussa Steeple eleven times
- Melbourne Cup Hurdle three times
Other feature races include the Gallywood Hurdle, the Moonee Valley Hurdle three times, the Trevor Clarke Steeple three times, the LV Laschelle Steeple, the Ian McDonald Steeple, the Crisp Steeple and the SA Grand National Hurdle twice.
Eric has been....
- leading metropolitan jumping trainer 9 times
- leading Australasian jumping trainer last 7 years.
