Giddy up! Lloyd Williams relists Macedon Lodge
The Melbourne Cup winning horse owner, Lloyd Williams has relisted Macedon Lodge, his champion horse facility at Mt Macedon.
The initial February marketing of the lavish Mt Macedon horse training facility was aimed at overseas buyers, including Qatari and Dubai sheiks.
Williams owns a 1,200 acres outside of Mornington with plans to transition the shift over the next 12 months.
Williams has five properties on the peninsula with his son Nick saying the new racing complex will be headquartered at a 120 hectare property in Boneo Road, Cape Schanck.
Williams bought Macedon Lodge from Kurt Stern in 2007 for $5.1 million then spending at least that amount again on refurbishments. It had previously sold at $8.5 million in 2004. Stern leased it as the private training complex for John Symons, who moved to Seymour.
Macedon Lodge has training tracks, a horse pool, water walker along with some 75 stables.
The bloodstock company William Inglis and Sons has the listing of the property but no price guidance is being given. Earlier this year it was $20 million hopes.
The property is owned by Hudson Conway Racing, the private thoroughbred racing and breeding operation of Lloyd Williams, one of Australia’s largest and most successful owners for over four decades.
Over the years Williams has raced horses including Mahogany, What a Nuisance, Just a Dash, Reset, Efficient, Zipping, Gallic, Perlin, County and Plush.
He has many Melbourne Cup hopes this year, including last year's Caulfield Cup winner Fawkner, who finished sixth in the Melbourne Cup last year.
A total of 148 horses have been nominated for 2014 Emirates Melbourne Cup including the Lloyd Williams-owned, Robert Hickmott-trained 2012 champion Green Moon.
The eight-year-old is one of 12 nominations for Williams, the four-time Cup-winning owner.
Her Majesty The Queen’s prized 2013 Ascot Gold Cup winner Estimate headlines international contenders for this year’s $6.2 million Emirates Melbourne Cup (3200m) following the release of nominations today by Racing Victoria (RV) and the Victoria Racing Club (VRC).