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Episode 566: Neil Rae - Former multiple premiership winner now riding the big machines.
Season 1 Episode 566
Former champion jockey Wayne Harris speaks glowingly of his former “stablemate” Neil Rae. Both were apprenticed to the late Pat Farrell, and while Ha…
2 months, 1 week ago
Episode 565: Kerrin McEvoy - Champion international jockey will be back from injury for the autumn carnival.
Season 1 Episode 565
The enormous genetic influences in Kerrin McEvoy’s background were obvious from a tender age. In fact the native of Streaky Bay on South Australia’s …
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Episode 564: Ashlee Grives (nee Siejka)- Former top harness horse trainer/driver and gallops trainer transitioning into equine rehabilitation.
Season 1 Episode 564
Ashlee Grives nee Siejka left a big imprint on the NSW race driving scene with an impressive tally of 800 winners. She trained many of them in her o…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Episode 563: Lee Magorrian - From County Meath to a NZ scholarship and a stint with the Waller stable. Irish jockey is in Sydney for keeps.
Season 1 Episode 563
Lee Magorrian had never been on a horse’s back when he got a stablehand’s job with Joe Byrne in his native County Meath in 2009. He continued to work…
3 months ago
Episode 562: Terry Robinson- Master Standardbred and Thoroughbred Horseman Hints at Retirement
Season 1 Episode 562
With his team of gallopers now in single digits, Terry Robinson has few city runners these days. It seems like yesterday when he and a handful of fel…
3 months, 1 week ago
Episode 561: Paddy Cunningham
Season 1 Episode 561
It’s been a pleasure to welcome a sequence of popular country trainers to the podcast lately and we’re going “bush” again in our first interview for …
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Episode 560: Allan Gainey - Remembering Hyperion Thoroughbreds
Season 1 Episode 560
Great to chat with a man who co-founded Hyperion Thoroughbreds, one of the very earliest racehorse syndication companies in Australia. We find out wh…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Episode 559: Dar Lunn - Successful country jockey turned trainer who’s in racing for the long haul.
Season 1 Episode 559
It’s always a pleasure to talk to a dedicated bush trainer from any part of the nation. This week we go to the busy training hub at Dubbo and to one …
3 months, 4 weeks ago
Episode 558: Ray Thomas- Daily Telegraph Racing Editor bows out after distinguished 35 year career
Season 1 Episode 558
Ray Thomas’ recent decision to quit his high pressure role triggered a flood of tributes for the hugely popular media identity. Ray’s many fans were …
4 months ago
Episode 557: John Berger - 91 year old former bush trainer takes us back to a great era in northern NSW country racing.
Season 1 Episode 557
My thanks to Luke Berger who suggested we should take a trip down memory lane with his grandfather John, who’s remembered as one of the best country …
4 months, 1 week ago