The late Ernie McQuillan was always on the lookout for the right shot. He snapped this one at Randwick trackwork early one morning in 1957, shortly before the October long weekend.
Here is the champion Tulloch, moments after completing a track gallop during his two year old days. The rider is Arthur Ward and the strapper is Neville Johnson, a valued member of Tommy Smith’s staff in that era.
He’d just broken Phar Lap’s long standing race record in winning the AJC Derby by 6 lengths - and he had the temerity to be playing with the bit as he returned to scale.
