Davis delivers at Roma for emotional first training success New

Ipswich’s Bob Davis has travelled far and wide across the Sunshine State during his decades in racing, working on gallopers’ shoes and riding trackwork.

Now 63 years of age and preparing a small team of his own, he is starting to see the fruits of his labour with his horses.

Davis has been training since the 2024-25 campaign and tasted his maiden success at Roma on Saturday afternoon when Torvecchio scored in a Class 3 Plate over 1200 metres.

The veteran horseman had only recently purchased Torvecchio, with the mare winning at her third start for her new stable, after a couple of recent runs at Ipswich and Beaudesert.

“It was good to get it off my chest, that winner, get it off my back,” Davis said.READ MORE

By Jordon Gerrans, Racing Queensland

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