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Episode 167: Neville Begg (Part 2)
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In part 2 the legendary trainer pays tribute to his all time favourite Emancipation, winner of 19 races. He draws comparisons with Sunline and Winx.
Neville has good things to say about Dalmacia, a horse he was offered over the birdcage fence at a race meeting.
He looks back on his Golden Slipper win with Dark Eclipse in 1980 with his former apprentice Kevin Moses in the saddle.
Neville looks back on a 20 year association with Ron Quinton. They were one of the strongest combinations ever seen in Sydney racing.
He talks of Veloso and Best Western, the two that got away. He trained them both early in their careers, but lost them to other trainers after ownership changes.
Neville concludes with reflections of his training years in Hong Kong. He returned to Australia in 1996 and never trained again.