News
Feb 19, 2026
When the races dry up at home, you hit the road, and that's exactly what veteran campaigner Sibaaq will do this week
as he embarks on a Sydney adventure in pursuit of Group 3 glory.
Trainer Declan Maher believes his eight-year-old warrior Sibaaq is primed to cause an upset as an $17 chance in the $250,000 Parramatta Cup (1900m) at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday, where he'll lock horns with the likes of Travolta ($3.50), older brother Ciaron's runner Piggyback ($4.20) and Campaldino ($7.50).
Oct 14, 2025
Sports fanatic Declan Maher hasn’t taken long to get off the mark in his new home state of Queensland and he is hopeful of scoring more runs at Doomben on Wednesday.
Maher has been based on the Gold Coast for only four months and wasted no time landing his first win with his fifth starter in his adopted state when War Drama won at the Sunshine Coast in late July.
The younger sibling of champion trainer Ciaron Maher, Declan was back in the winner’s stall when Perhaps Perhaps gave him his first city winner since shifting north at Doomben last month.
Maher decided to move north to relaunch his own training career after a long stint as stable foreman at his brother’s Ballarat stables in Victoria.
https://www.racingqueensland.com.au/news/2025/10-october/maher-off-the-mark-and-chasing-more-runs
