The Bill Whittaker Book Award for 2020 goes to John H Payne for his ‘splendidly researched book’ Their Last Ride: The Fallen Jockeys of Australia. “You deserve the congratulations from both myself and the judging panel,” stated R. L., Bob, Charley AO, the former Chairman of Australian Racing Hall of… Read More »
The Bill Whittaker Book Award for 2020 goes to John H Payne for his ‘splendidly researched book’ Their Last Ride: The Fallen Jockeys of Australia. “You deserve the congratulations from both myself and the judging panel,” stated R. L., Bob, Charley AO, the former Chairman of Australian Racing Hall of… Read More »
Sammie Clenton has recently returned to riding and she has been in terrific form. Michael McGill speaks with Sammie to get to know one of the best female jockeys riding in NSW.
JustHorseRacing.com.au writer Michael McGill interviews jockey Blaike McDougall. View the interview below. Where were you born and where did you grow up? I was born in Ryde and spent the first few years of my life in Parramatta then my Nan brought me up in a place called Portland up… Read More »
JustHorseRacing.com.au writer Michael McGill interviews jockey Samantha Clenton. View the interview below. You grew up in Herons Creek. Did you grow up in a racing family? No however we grew up with a horse background. Mum and Dad had horses and I grew up around them and we had… Read More »
Just Horse Racing writer Michael McGill interviews up-and-coming race caller Luke Marlow. View his interview below. Tell us about growing up in rural Queensland? Well I love the bush and I grew up in a town of 800 people called Thangool. It was a great grounding for me to live… Read More »
JustHorseRacing.com.au writer Michael McGill interviews jockey Thomas Huet. View the interview below. Where in France were you born? I was born in a little country town three hours south of Paris called Tulle in the Loire Valley. I lived there until I was sixteen years old and then moved up… Read More »
JustHorseRacing write Michael McGill interviews NSW country trainer Nick Olive. View the interview below. Do you come from a racing background? Not as such. My dad used to go to the races but he was not working in the Industry. When did you decide you wanted to be a… Read More »
You grew up in Wagga. Did you come from a racing background? No not at all. I grew up on a farm doing rodeos and horse sports but not racing. Where did you start your apprenticeship and who was it with? I did my apprenticeship with Garry Frazer at… Read More »
It is always refreshing in the racing industry to meet a young jockey who knows what they want and puts in the hard yards to make that dream happen. One such hoop is Blake Spriggs. For a young man he has already seen the highs and lows of the sport… Read More »
Paul King or The Duck as he is more fondly known had a very successful career in Western Australia for many years where he was one of the leading riders. During his career he has ridden 16 Group One winners and also had stints in places like Macau, Malaysia, Mauritius… Read More »
When it comes to living legends of horse racing in Australia and New Zealand, they don’t come much bigger and better than Jim ‘Pumper’ Cassidy. The 53 year old retired at the end of the 2015 Melbourne Cup Carnival and will make his first appearance on a race track since… Read More »
They say hard work pays off, and that is indeed the case for jockey John Kissick, who is now the official stable rider for the powerful country stable of Brett Cavanough. Kissick said he didn’t need asking twice when the opportunity arose. “Brett Cavanough asked me if I’d be interested… Read More »
Ryan Wiggins has become the horse racing version of Chris Gayle after the popular hoop’s ride on Feltre in the Magic Millions Trophy (1800m) at the Gold Coast on Saturday. The Group l winning rider steered the five year old gelding, in my opinion, a treat. What has got Wiggins… Read More »
The question that needs to be answered is why are there so many serious back and head injuries that now result in more deaths. The answer is VESTS. Vests have been the biggest cover-up in Australian racing. Everybody knows what I believe about the vest. Before they were brought in,… Read More »
Ron Dufficy has been a track work rider, senior jockey, form analyst, newspaper journalist, radio personality and TV pundit. He has also ridden some of the best horses in the business and managed several top jockeys too. We were lucky to catch up with him recently to discuss his career… Read More »
Michael Walker has just picked up the plumb ride on Criterion for the Caulfield Stakes and Cox Plate. It is another feather in the cap for the jockey who took New Zealand racing by storm when he won the Jockeys Premiership as an apprentice. We caught up with him to… Read More »
Michael McGill interviews media personality Glenn Munsie. View his interview below. Your father Norm was a well respected jockey who rode a lot for Bob Mead and owner/bookie Ken Rogers. Do you remember any stories of their successful plunges? Well before that he rode for a man by the name… Read More »
