You’d think Travis Wolfgram would have been on cloud nine as he left Gosford racecourse last Saturday. He’d reeled off a brilliant winning treble in the first four races for Team Snowden, all three having been saddled up by Peter Snowden himself.
LEE’S HOPING HIS MERYL CAN WIN AN AWARD OR TWO
RACING HAS TAKEN KEAGAN LATHAM AROUND THE WORLD
ADAM DUGGAN’S COLT GALLOPED OFF THE PAGES OF THE 2017 INGLIS PREMIER CATALOGUE
SHAUN GUYMER CAN FIND A RACE MEETING
JENNY DUGGAN CALLS AUSTRALIA HOME
STEVE HART CATCHES UP WITH THE CLERK OF THE COURSE
NORM SENDS ANOTHER WINNER DOWN THE HIGHWAY!
BEN AND VICTOREM FAIRLY FLEW IN THE HINKLER
How fitting it was that the winner of Saturday’s Hinkler Hcp should be almost “airborne” in the closing stages. The race is named after one of Queensland’s most famous sons, legendary aviator Bert Hinkler who in 1928 brought great acclaim to his country, to his state, and to his hometown of Bundaberg.
STEVE HART INTERVIEWS CHAMPION JOCKEY ROBERT THOMPSON
BARRY LOCKWOOD TAKES LIFE ONE FOOT AT A TIME
TODD PANNELL LETS HIS RIDING DO THE TALKING
Todd Pannell was so busy trying to coax Despatch over the line on Saturday, he may have forgotten for a moment that he was one stride off his first Group 1 victory. By the time he arrived back at the mounting yard gate, he was fully aware this was the dream he’d been chasing for more than half his life.
GARRY KIRKUP IS SLOWLY PICKING UP THE PIECES
DARRYL HANSEN FANCIES THE GOLD COAST TRACK
THE GRISEDALES ARE IN TOWN
JOSH PARR WEARS HIS HEART ON HIS SLEEVE
BERNIE’S DAY IN THE SUN
A MEMORABLE RACE DAY IN THE GARDEN CITY
KEVIN KEMP HOPES THE JIM ATKINS LONGEVITY RUBS OFF
There wasn’t a trace of racing in Kevin Kemp’s background, but he was besotted by horses from the moment he first sat on a pony. Most of his mates owned ponies and those kids would be out all day, every day. “If I got home before dark, Mum and Dad would wonder what the hell was wrong”, recalled Kevin.