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Matt Hoysted comes from a horse racing family rich in tradition. He grew up in Wangaratta before moving to Melbourne when he was 13 years old. Having a father as a trainer, Matt grew up in the stables, so it was no surprise that his first job upon moving to Melbourne was for Lloyd Williams at his Flemington stables with his uncle, Robert Hickmott, who was then stable foreman.

During his four years there, the stable transitioned to the world class training establishment Macedon Lodge. In that time Matt was able to work around champions like Efficient, Gallic and Zipping. Matt was then offered a position to work for Michael Moroney at his Flemington stable where he plied his trade for five years, of which three were served as assistant trainer. In that time the stable had Group 1 winners Brazilian Pulse, Monaco Consul and Glass Harmonium.

At the end of 2014 Matt made the move to Brisbane where he worked under leading Brisbane trainer Tony Gollan for 18 months before becoming assistant trainer for Steve O’Dea, who had prepared a swathe of Proven Thoroughbreds gallopers since 2009.

Less than four years into his role with the O’Dea stable, Matt was promoted to co-trainer and it wasn’t long before the partnership celebrated its first Group 1 together when Uncommon James triumphed in the Oakleigh Plate.

In 2024, Steve made the decision to step away from training which paved the way for Matt to become head trainer for the stable under the rebranded banner of Matt Hoysted Racing. Matt’s hands-on approach aligns with Proven’s training philosophy and has produced stakes winners like Scallopini, Gotta Kiss, Sesar, Candika, Stroll, Better Get Set & Canadian Dancer.

A progressive five year-old gelding by Hellbent, Boston Rocks has been working quietly through his grades for Goulburn trainer Matt Dale, who saw an opportunity at Caulfield on Saturday in the $175,000 Listed MRC Village Stakes (1100m).

Freshened after his seventh in $2million The Kosciuszko behind Clear Thinking, Boston Rocks found conditions to suit in Melbourne with Mick Dee to ride.

He loomed into the race after turning for home and was in front with 100m to go, powering clear to win by a length and a half.

A $100,000 Inglis HTBA Yearling Sale purchase from the draft of Segenhoe for Kurrinda Bloodstock / Singleton Racing, Boston Rocks was the third highest priced yearling at that sale and has the overall record of seven wins from 22 starts with prizemoney just shy of $600,000.

Yet another stakes-winner to come from the Segenhoe nursery, Boston Rocks is the best of five winners from five foals to race from Spurs and Sashes, a winning half-sister by Flying Spur to Group winners Sabatini and Vivi Veloce.

Spurs and Sashes was on-sold in April this year through Inglis Digital for just $2,750 not in foal to Crompton Bloodstock and her last foal for Segenhoe is a yearling filly by Tassort.