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Episode 231: Adrian Layt

Episode 231: Adrian Layt

Season 1 Episode 231 Published 5 years, 9 months ago
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Adrian begins with his assessment of a first starter he rode for Gerald Ryan at Kembla last week. He was pretty impressed.

 

The jockey talks of the massive amount of travelling he undertakes each week.

 

Despite a huge workload he tries to get to trackwork regularly. He explains why he chooses to take on this extra commitment.

 

Adrian takes us back to schooldays, his apprenticeship to his father Neville and precious memories of his early years as a jockey.

 

He recalls a happy two years with the Les Bridge stable.

 

Adrian admits he got the “wanderlust” after coming out of his time.He looks back on his travels around Australia and overseas.

 

The popular jockey looks back on a couple of race falls- in the first he sustained a broken leg. In the second crash he came up with an impressive injury list.

 

Adrian pays tribute to his manager Greg Burke who does a terrific job juggling his country commitments.

 

He talks of family life, and his modest entry into the greyhound racing industry.

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