Keagan is counting down the minutes to a specialist appointment on November 10th when he hopes to gain a clearance to ride again. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)
Kylie Gavenlock’s early life revolved around her devotion to horses and her love for the NSW Central Coast. Now at age 57 Kylie is still based at Gosford and is in her fourth decade as a professional trainer. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)
TAB punters who fancy a flutter on NSW southern meetings are familiar with the riding of Brendan Ward. The Victorian born jockey had 700 winners on his CV when he moved to Canberra twenty years ago. (CLICK IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)
I’ll never forget the day Sky Channel boss Graham McNeice told me he was bringing a young race caller from Queensland to join the Sky team. Russell Leonard was only seventeen. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)
It’s a delight to introduce a young man whose serious health problems haven’t diminished his resolve to become a serious professional jockey. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)
Many good judges believe Mister Rea is the best 2 year old pacer seen out this season. The no nonsense colt is unbeaten in six runs. We catch up with his trainer Ray Walker. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)
We caught Anthony at the end of a good week. He’d ridden a double on the Gold Coast the day before, and a winner at Eagle Farm the previous Wednesday. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)
Great to catch up with respected Scone trainer Rod Northam who’s hoping a slot holder might come along for his Kosciuszko hopeful Spiranac. Rod has high praise for the Scone training precinct. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)
Twenty five years ago I described Paul Ambrosoli as the best greyhound commentator in the world. To date nobody has taken me to task. I’m delighted to welcome him to the podcast. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)
Great to catch up with a little bloke of Italian descent who began his career with the late Ray Guy at Rosehill 35 years ago. Five years ago he was still living in Sydney and travelling to the western districts most weeks. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)
Great to catch up with trainer Noel Mayfield-Smith who recently pulled up stakes and relocated from Hawkesbury to sunny Coffs Harbour. He explains why he settled on the north coast. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)
Michael was in the broadcast box at Los Alamitos when we caught up with him recently. We begin by talking about his Aussie accent, unchanged after more than thirty years in the USA. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)
Great to catch up with Coffs Harbour trainer Brett Bellamy who grew up among the Hawkesbury race crowd but moved to the north coast with his family as a 17 year old. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)
You’ll go a long way to find anybody more passionate about harness racing than forty year old trainer Troy Williams who’s enjoying a winning streak at the moment. He talks about the stable runners who are making it possible. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)
Peter recalls the freakish accident in 2014 that brought his successful riding career to an end. The jockey wisely heeded the advice of neurosurgeons regarding his future. He quickly got a new career up and running. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)
Great to catch up with one of the elite jockeys of the 70’s and 80’s. Gary admits he didn’t want to come to Australia in 1974 when offered the ride on Battle Heights. He says the NZ jockeys premiership was his priority. (CLICK IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)
Great to catch up with one of country racing’s most popular trainers. Peter talks of the early starts necessary to get his horses worked before reporting for duty as a Telstra technician. (CLICK ON IMAGE TO SEE MORE PHOTOS)
It’s a big welcome to 75 year old Danny Frahm who was 64 years old when a race fall at Armidale ended his remarkable career. He reflects on his longevity in the saddle and marvels at how well he’s come out of several serious accidents. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)
A pleasure to introduce 31 year old Kody Nestor whose riding career was halted by increasing weight in 2017. His rise in the training ranks has been beyond his expectations. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)
