We catch up with Wagga based trainer Gary Colvin who added to his metropolitan record when Cambar scored a tradesmanlike win in the TAB Highway on November 30th. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)
Good to catch up with a young jockey who’s forged a prominent spot among the powerful Sydney riding ranks in recent years. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)
We had our podcast interview with Keith Ballard safely “in the can” before he reported for duty at Saturday’s Julia Creek Cup fixture at Mount Isa. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)
The story of the Freedman era is one of racing’s all time best - four enthusiastic young brothers who made an amazing journey from the family stud farm at Yass to the establishment of a Victorian based training powerhouse. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)
A hat trick of recent country wins by improving gelding My Last Hooray rekindled memories of Frank Cleary’s glory days in Australian racing. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)
With the Sydney jockey’s room virtually a closed shop, other talented riders are obliged to carve themselves a niche in one of several strong NSW regional centres. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)
Darren’s a busy boy these days in his role as Race Day Operations Manager for Godolphin, with little time to spare. We pinned him down last Friday after he’d completed duties at the Rosehill barrier trials. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)
I first met Josh Fleming when he visited the Sky Studios with family members in 2000. He was just 15 at the time, but already a professional race caller in Queensland. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)
Many racing people were predicting a bright future for Dylan Gibbons long before he made his debut at Taree in July 2020. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)
Steve Hart was just 23 years old when he joined the ranks of Sydney’s race photographers in 1983. It didn’t take him long to showcase the flair, the creativity and the energy needed to chase the right shots. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)
After just 14 years of race riding Don Terry was clearly established as one of the best country based jockeys in Australia. He was approaching 700 winners when involved in a life changing race fall at Grafton. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)
It’s just over three years since Molly Bourke won her first race on Mouse Almighty at Wagga. Another 131 wins have followed, complimented by an SDRA Apprentices Premiership. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)
Pioneers like Pam O’Neill have taken great pride in watching the enormous progress made by female jockeys in recent years. Wendy Peel is Dubbo based these days but has had several addresses during her first seven years of race riding. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)
It was Coffs Harbour based jockey Jon Grisedale who alerted me to the fact that Trevor Hardy was getting close to retirement. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)
Whenever Ken Callaughan brought a horse to town from his country base, bookies were wary, and punters had a very good look at the animal’s credentials.
