Who better to join us at Melbourne Cup time than former jockey Larry Olsen who joined the chosen few when he won the 1987 Cup on Kensei. (CLICK IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)
Punters and racing fans who follow southern districts racing are familiar with the name of Nick Souquet. The veteran jockey has been a fixture down south for all of his thirty years in the saddle. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS.)
Nineteen years have passed since Stan Aitken called time on his successful riding career. The multiple Gr 1 winning jockey continued to work in the racing industry as a groundsman for the Ballarat Race Club until his retirement a few years ago. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)
I caught up with John Wade at the recent Jockeys Reunion and the idea of a podcast immediately sprang to mind. He’s not the kind of bloke to talk about his many achievements in the saddle, but happily I was able to pin him down. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)
Chad Lever’s sudden disappearance from the riding ranks last September mystified trainers, punters and friends. The popular jockey had been juggling a huge workload for several years. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)
Great to catch up with the girl who left her busy father a note to ask for her first pony. Robert Murray agreed, and the first stone was laid on the path to his daughter’s career as a respected professional jockey. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)
Despite missing the first month of the current racing season, Brooke Stower finds herself in 15th spot on the NSW jockey’s premiership ladder with over three months to go. (CLICK IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS.)
John Hutchings was one of the most gifted country jockeys of his generation. Between the mid 1960’s and mid 1990’s John rode 1470 winners and won nine jockey’s apprenticeships, three of them while still an apprentice. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)
We introduce a hard working Queensland jockey who more than holds his own in the fiercely competitive Brisbane riding ranks. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)
Gary Kliese has been a fixture on the Sky Racing service from NSW northern tracks for 23 years. He was appointed and tutored by Graham McNeice who remains his greatest supporter. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)
We present a replay of one of our favourite interviews from the early days of the website. Our guest is that great raconteur Johnny Letts whose stellar riding career brought him 2300 wins including two Melbourne Cups. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS.)
Great to catch up with the young jockey who’s been breaking records since his career began in NZ in 2007. James begins by assessing the merits of Coolangatta’s win in the recent Magic Millions. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)
Nobody was happier than Jean Van Overmeire when the NSW adult population hit the 80% double vaccination mark last October. It meant the hard working jockey was able to get out of Sydney and ride wherever he wanted. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)
Great to catch up with top Victorian lightweight jockey Dean Yendall who’s feeling a little sorry for himself at the moment. Dean talks about the frustrations of endless weeks in a neck brace. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)
The former outstanding Randwick trainer talks about his introduction to horses at an Oatley riding school, and his interest in becoming an apprentice jockey. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)
The former trailblazing jockey talks of her childhood involvement with horses in the Brisbane suburb of Ascot. Pam remembers how she bristled when trying to lead a racehorse onto Eagle Farm racecourse before having to hand it over to a male. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)
Peter begins by talking about the Central Coast stationery business he started with wife Donna after quitting the saddle in 2005. They’ve opened the doors again after the endless covid closure. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)
Introducing a nice chat with one of Australia’s most consistent jockeys. Andrew Gibbons works hard, travels far and wide and rides winners on a regular basis. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)
Had a phone call recently from former top jockey Gordon Spinks to tell me that Bruce Compton was in retirement with wife Marina on a Moreton Bay island in Queensland. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)
It’s always a delight to chat with Darren Gauci who won a million friends during his magnificent riding career. He begins by looking back on his twilight years… (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)
