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TRAINER Andrew Dale wants jockey Jake Duffy to play to Lawton Joseph’s strengths and use the gelding’s brilliant burst of acceleration in the Class 3 Handicap (1400m) at Wagga.“I’ll be telling Jake to hold up Lawton Joseph for a 300m sprint,’’ Dale said.“My read on...

Albury trainer Andrew Dale is eyeing a return to the races with talented stayer Lautaro.The six year-old gelding has enjoyed plenty of success after arriving in Australia in early 2015, winning five races and netting over $140,000 in stakes money from his 22 starts...

Twelve months on from the biggest win of his training career and Andrew Dale is looking to cause a surprise result again with Lawton Joseph in the $150,000 Country Championships Qualifier at Wagga on Sunday.Andrew Dale took out last year’s edition with Lautaro as a...

Albury trainer Andrew Dale could have a second contender in the Country Championships after Arthur Porrit ($1.95) scored a two-length win in the Maiden Plate (1300m) at Murrumbidgee Turf Club on Thursday.Dale already has Lawton Joseph running and will now throw Arthur...

Albury trainer Andrew Dale has added Wodonga’s Boxing Day meeting to his growing list of career victories, with Little Red Devil digging deep to claim the top-rated race five.The pre-race favourite ($2.50) made a dashing run up the inside to hold off Stephen...

Albury trainer Andrew Dale is chasing consistency from his two acceptances at Wodonga on Boxing Day.Dale scratched Little Red Devil at Wagga on Friday to prepare it for the top-rated race five at Wodonga, while French Politician will have a good chance to bring up its...

Andrew Dale has returned to the winners list at Albury.The Border trainer claimed race four at Saturday’s meeting with Lawton Joseph flying home to win by almost two lengths from Hargy and the Kevin Hanley-trained Chew Toy. “He got a fair way back, but that was the...

Lawton Joseph’s run at Corowa last week couldn’t have gone more to script.The four year-old powered home to win the Shorty's Limo Class 1 Handicap (1400 metres) on September 15.“It was a super run, it panned out exactly the way we wanted,” trainer Andrew Dale said.“He...

Border trainers Kym Davison and Andrew Dale have given their chargers strong chances in their first Wagga Gold Cup campaigns.Davison’s Overdue drew barrier eight for Friday’s feature race, while Lautaro will start from barrier one for Dale.Lautaro has had a three-race...

Albury trainer Andrew Dale won his first Towong Cup thanks to an excellent run from Little Red Devil at the famous country race meeting on Saturday.Dale believed the horse had an each way chance in the $20,000 feature race, despite the awkward barrier draw of gate...

ALBURY trainer Andrew Dale is Wangaratta bound on Monday for a crucial hit out with Lautaro in the lead-up to the NSW Country Championships heat on March 19.The five-year-old squeezes into the rich series on the two key criteria of no more than five wins and no...