Bradley Photographers snapped this one of W.A. “Billy” Smith at Randwick in May of 1965. Bill was one of the most popular jockeys of his era, and one of the lightest. He rode at a featherweight for his entire career, which brought him many opportunities in big races.

It’s a complete mystery how this photo finished up on Mark Bradley’s database, but he found it recently and was kind enough to pass it on. We believe the picture was taken at Randwick in the late 19th century, featuring the leading trainers and jockeys of the day.

Mark Bradley has come up with another classic flashback from a Wyong race meeting in 1972. A very youthful Les Bridge at 27 years of age with veteran jockey Jack Thompson who was 50.

I was honoured to be a guest on Darren Beadman’s “This Is Your Life” tribute in late 1997.

The great jockey stunned the racing world in July of that year when he announced his intention to quit racing to become a minister of religion.

Found this one in the shoe box the other day. It was snapped at Kembla Grange in 1971, at a monster charity Sunday gymkhana.

As promised, another classic from Steve Hart who assembled a group of jockeys past and present at Broadmeadow two years ago.

Ern McQuillan captured Malcolm Johnston’s delight as he returned to scale on Kingston Town after one of his twenty five wins on the champion.

There's quite a story behind this well known photograph of George Moore. It was late 1957, and the great jockey had just won the first of his ten Sydney premierships. Ern McQuillan was sent to Moore's home one Sunday morning to get a picture of the jockey wearing colours, and carrying a saddle over his arm.