The daughter of Darren Weir, Taige, is set to become a trainer.
Weir has completed pre-training for a number of prominent stables and is highly regarded for her work so far.
In a note to her clients, she announced she would continue to pre-train alongside her training operations.
Weir has had horses jump out under her name already and will be based at Ballarat.
‘’I wanted to share some exciting news with you all. I have officially obtained my trainers license, which is something that I am extremely proud of,’’ she wrote.
‘’I want to say a massive thank you to everyone who has supported me along the way and helped me get to this point. It is something that I have been working towards for a long time.”
‘’After many years working across a range of roles in the industry, I feel ready to take this next step and train in my own right here at my Ballarat stables.”
‘’Im very excited to begin this chapter. My aim is to build a professional, hands-on stable and develop horses with attention to detail and patience.”
‘’I have been granted a restricted license, which means I will introduce horses into work in a measured way as I establish the stable. My Pre-Training business will continue to operate alongside my training operation.”
‘’I’d love to continue working with those who have supported me and would welcome the opportunity to discuss plans for the coming months.”
‘’Thanks again for all of your support. Im really excited for what the future holds and hopefully we can share plenty of winners together.’’
Weir had previously stated her desire to train despite what some in the sport may think of her father, who was banned from racing for owning and using a jigger.
“Of course we know that some people will have their own thoughts on us wanting to be in the racing industry, there will be scrutiny,” Taige told racing.com in 2020.
”It’s an industry that we love, that we’ve grown up with our whole lives and we’re both determined to be a part of it.”
“I want to be a trainer because it is such a rewarding job, I love looking after and caring for the horses and seeing them grow and perform.”
“It’s in my blood to love racing, obviously Dad had been a trainer since we were young and my mum has also always been around horses, she even won the Lady of Racing Award ten years ago.”
“I’m not naive in knowing that it will be hard for me to prove to people that I will be a good trainer and that I deserve my chance despite what they think has happened in my family, and I really hope that I will be given that chance to show how much being a trainer means to me.”
