Matt Laurie will be the beneficiary of David Brideoake’s decision not to renew his trainers’ licence.

Mornington horseman David Brideoake will cease training at season's end but will continue in an advisory role with his soon to be son-in-law Matt Laurie. 

Brideoake, who recently turned 70, said the economies of scale made the joining of his stable with that of Laurie's a win-win scenario. 

"I have around 35 or 40 horses in work and really for me it would be better to have 20 or so or go bigger and have 80 or 100," Brideoake said. 

"The bigger stables benefit from the economies of scale, so we're going to combine both stables. 

"I have a great facility and Matt's facility is just excellent and both facilities will be getting used. 

"I have around 50 boxes and Matt has a few more. It will pretty much continue on the same, but under the one umbrella, and in Matt's name." 

Brideoake said Laurie's stable was 'a kilometre away as the crow flies' and within the same block, although their back boundaries do not meet. 

He joked maybe the property between the two should be purchased then enhanced. 

Brideoake said it was his daughter Kate, a lawyer, that made the suggestion it was time for her soon-to-be husband Laurie to expand. 

"I've had a stellar career, and I've won a lot of good races," Brideoake said. 

"I turned 70 the other day and I thought it wasn't a bad time to go in to more of an overseeing and observation role. 

"I think they're in a capable position to add a few horses to the team, so they'll add my current horses to their team. 

"I have some really nice two-year-olds that I have high hopes for, and they will be trained from the same boxes they are in now. 

"Nothing is going to change really. There will be a change of administration, and it will be combined under one umbrella." 

Brideoake expects most of his staff to be absorbed into the new venture while his training partner Matt Jenkins is having discussions with Laurie about what his future hold. 

He hopes Jenkins stays on to be an integral part of the operation. 

Laurie had a stellar Sydney Autumn Carnival winning three Group 1 races and Brideoake said by taking a lesser role it would allow Laurie to travel more extensively. 

"When there is only one of you around it is pretty hard to be away from the stable," Brideoake said. 

"This way if Matt has to travel, he can stay away knowing the stable will be in good hands." 

After a stellar career in the equestrian field, Brideoake moved into training in 1986, and has more than 700 winners to his credit, along with training partnerships with David Feek from 2011 to 2014 and more recently Jenkins from February 2023.