Group 1 winner Dylan Gibbons has never wanted to do anything else but be a jockey – so he is living his dream! He also makes time for a bit of golf and enjoys a bit of Peaky Blinders. Let’s find out more about him… Do you come from a… Read More »
Successfully combining training and riding, Siggy Carr is one of the best known names in Tasmanian racing. We learned more about her with the latest episode of Quick Questions… Do you come from a horse/racing family? Yes, Mum and Dad have both had lifelong involvement in racing. Mum managed studs… Read More »
What’s it like to ride the world’s best sprinter? We find out as we chat with Zac Purton who just recently recorded yet another milestone in Hong Kong – a tenth consecutive season of riding 100 winners. Do you come from a horse/racing family? No – no one was in… Read More »
Trainer Wayne Hawkes has delivered a blunt assessment of Zac Lloyd’s ride aboard Briasa following the colt’s fourth placing in the All Aged Stakes at Randwick on Saturday. Sent out at $18 with bookmakers, Briasa jumped cleanly but settled off the pace, a tactic Hawkes believes cost the horse a… Read More »
Sunshine Coast based trainer Darryl Hansen has been going to the races since childhood and has a number of favourites – horses from Schillaci through to Kay Ying Rising amongst those who have impressed him. What is your first racing memory? Age nine going to the races with my grandparents…. Read More »
Popular jockey Declan Bates has had his name in lights of late – due to his popular partnership with Pride Of Jenni. But he is no one-horse rider and we find out more about him with our Quick Questions… Do you come from a horse/racing family? Kind of, my father… Read More »
Apprentice Nadia Daniels is making her way to the magical 30 winner mark – the number of wins required for her to be able to ride in the city – and she can’t wait! We learn more about her with our QUICK QUESTIONS… Do you come from a horse/racing family?… Read More »
Earning great respect as she rides for some of the country’s biggest trainers, recent Victorian Jockeys Association Outstanding Apprentice Jockey In Training Award winner Emily Pozman took time out of her busy schedule to answer our quick questions… Do you come from a horse/racing family? I was lucky enough to… Read More »
A regular visitor to the winners circle at Queensland racetracks, trainer Pat Webster shares a tip with us regarding a promising young member of his stable and we learn about his somewhat embarrasing funniest racing moment… Are you from a racing family? Yes, my Pop Colin was an amateur jockey… Read More »
Since steering home a winner (Chairman’s Choice at Towong) at her very first day of riding in March 2024, Brittany Button has already ridden a treble and she was in good form at the recent Albury carnival. We find out a bit more about her.. Do you come from a… Read More »
Apprentice Nadia Daniels is making her way to the magical 30 winner mark – the number of wins required for her to be able to ride in the city, and she can’t wait! We learn more about her with our QUICK QUESTIONS… Do you come from a horse/racing family? No,… Read More »
Christine Puls doesn’t hail from a racing family but it is certainly her life now, the popular jockey kept busy riding at meetings around Victoria whilst enjoying time at home with her husband and daughter and her favourite horse – the family pony! Do you come from a horse/racing family?… Read More »
Punters have erupted in anger and are demanding refunds after jockey Eliseo Ruiz was accused of deliberately preventing his mount Bailout Billy from winning Race 7 at Parx in Philadelphia on Wednesday morning. Social media quickly lit up in the aftermath of the race, with many labelling the ride “unacceptable”… Read More »
In a bold move aimed at regaining the upper hand in the ongoing battle with New South Wales racing, Racing Victoria has confirmed it will trial a radical “reverse racing” concept later this year. With prizemoney increases and scheduling clashes intensifying the rivalry between the states, officials believe innovation is… Read More »
There are times when perhaps it would be best just to let your horse do the talking … particularly when that is horse is as capable, charismatic and inspiring as the Ciaron Maher trained Pride of Jenni, whose heroics in a nerve tingling, oh so narrow defeat in the Group… Read More »
Clarry Conners recently celebrated his 80th birthday and it is special to him that his son Marc and Mitchell are continuing on with a family tradition of training winners. We fired our Quick Questions at Marc… Tell us a bit about your family involvement in racing. I am a third… Read More »
Jockey Liam Riordan has been in fine form of late, a good time to find out a bit more about him. Such as his favourite movie being one high on the list of every racing fan or that if not for racing he’d be working with a very different sort… Read More »
Keen to make a name for herself in Victoria after serving her apprenticeship in Queensland, Melea Castle is enjoying learning as much as she can – and riding well in the process. We learned more about her.. Did you always want to be a jockey? No I didn’t but I… Read More »
As Ballarat based trainer Mitchell Freedman prepares the promising three-year-old Asakura for a crack at The Kiwi at Ellerslie, we found out more about him with our latest round of QUICK QUESTIONS… Do you come from a horse/racing family? I did come from a horse racing family but from a… Read More »
In good form with a handful of winners in recent weeks, young Cranbourne based trainer Aaron Laing is a horseman to watch. And our latest QUICK QUESTIONS subject… What is your first racing memory? Watching Sunline and Northerly battle out the W.S Cox Plate in the early 2000s. Who is… Read More »
