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Valachi Downs

Kevin & Jo Hickman

Kevin Hickman has always been a passionate racing supporter, however until his retirement from the Managing Director’s role at Ryman Healthcare in 2005 he had very little time to indulge in the research and planning required to start this venture. Kevin’s passion for competition was sparked early on and he was a keen athlete, before turning his hand to coaching. For many years he nurtured athletes taking some through to compete at the highest levels, so it seems natural that he should transfer some of this experience to the racetrack. He and wife Joanna have both been heavily involved in the sporting world, Joanna a successful athlete and former Athletics New Zealand Chairperson. The couple have both been very successful in the business world. Their wealth of experience and drive to accomplish greatness provides an inspirational base for the success of Valachi Downs.

Valachi Downs

Gareth Downey

General Manager
gareth.downey@valachidowns.co.nz
027 205 6687

Sam Fursdon

Operations Manager
sam.fursdon@valachidowns.co.nz
027 436 9670

Carl Outen

Broodmare Manager
carl.outen@valachidowns.co.nz
027 648 5226

Jesse Martin

Farm Manager
jesse.martin@valachidowns.co.nz
027 531 4966

Lorenzo Scartozzi

Stallion Manager

Nicole Brown

Stud & Racing Administrator
nicole.brown@valachidowns.co.nz
027 2929 296

Yvonne Shanks

Yearlings

Libby Hales

Yearlings

Lucy Gray

Yearlings

Lauren Russo

Broodmares

Sarah Scott

Foaling Unit/Broodmares

Sharon Willison

Maintenance

Sean Dowling

Maintenance

Valachi Racing

Stephen Autridge

Trainer
stephen.a@s838284371.onlinehome.us
021 347 709

Kris Shailer

Trainer

Tommy Hazlett

Breaking and Pre-Training Manager
thomas.hazlett@s838284371.onlinehome.us
027 531 4963

Anna Vaneckova

Assistant Breaking and Pre-Training Manager

Annie Elfstrom

Breaking and Pre-Training

Marcela Besley

Breaking and Pre-Training

Julie Solomon

Breaking and Pre-Training

Phillip Turner

Racing

Alexis White

Racing

Diego Steele

Racing

Narayan Singh

Racing

Loon Singh

Racing

Dalpat Singh

Racing

Mubarak Kareem

Racing

Umesh Ravi

Racing

Kendyll Lee

Racing

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