I’m delighted to welcome Danielle Seib as the subject of our 400th episode since the website was launched in May of 2018. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)
Allan Denham’s intention to quit the training ranks was known only to family and a handful of close friends. Fittingly he went out on a winning note when Adios Steve won a BM 64 at Hawkesbury on June 30th 2022.
Many people in racing are curious about the roles of modern day jockey agents. To do the job properly, busy managers have to be on call 24/7. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)
If there’s a single positive about Nick Heywood’s current injury layoff, it’s the fact that we were able to pin him down for an interview. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)
Sky Racing presenters do a great job in trying to identify winners for the army of punters who subscribe to the service around Australia. One of them is affable Glenn Munsie who is a regular on Sky Thoroughbred Central programmes. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)
It was around 2008 when Grant Williams started to tinker with the odd thoroughbred. Prior to that he’d enjoyed a distinguished 20 year career in harness racing as a trainer and driver. (CLICK IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)
We’re delighted to present a podcast with a young Welshman who took NSW racing by the seat of its pants last season and turned it upside down. Ashley Morgan arrived in a strange country unheralded and unsung in 2018. (CLICK IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)
We catch up with the founder and CEO of the respected racehorse syndication company Proven Thoroughbreds. This interview was recorded before Private Eye’s unplaced effort in the Champions Mile. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)
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)
After 24 years in the employ of other trainers, Brad Widdup was coaxed into training in his own right as recently as 2017. Two years later he endured a setback that would have discouraged most horsemen in the same position. (CLICK ON 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.)
Punters and racing fans are familiar with the maroon, yellow and white silks of Mystery Downs, a company managed by Frank and Christine Cook. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)
With the Melbourne Cup only a month away the familiar trivia questions are starting to pop up in the pubs and clubs. One popular question is the one about the oldest person still living who has trained a Melbourne Cup winner. (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)
Mark Newnham’s career story is one of a young bloke who held on to his dream like a dog with an old boot. From the first day his father took him to the races, young Newnham knew he wanted a future with horses. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)
Racing historian Dennis Najim recently sent me audio recordings of some of Galilee’s memorable wins in Melbourne in the mid 1960’s. (CLICK ON THE IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)
After a wonderfully successful decade training from his Murwillumbah base, Matt Dunn surprised a few people when he elected to open a metropolitan stable. (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)
Enjoy nothing more than heading “bush” for our podcast chats. This week we go to Big River Country to catch up with Grafton trainer Dwayne Schmidt who operates a twenty horse operation from Grafton. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS.)
Had Greg Radley not tried his hand as a radio presenter in Brisbane and Sydney he may still be calling races in the Hunter Valley where it all began thirty five years ago. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS.)
