Interviews

CLIFF CLARE 1930-2024. ONE OF THE LAST OF THE OLD BRIGADE

CLIFF CLARE 1930-2024. ONE OF THE LAST OF THE OLD BRIGADE

Ray Selkrig, Bill Camer and Cliff Clare were close in age and carved out distinguished careers for themselves in an era when the Sydney riding ranks were as strong as they’ve ever been.

EVERGREEN GRISEDALE DOMINATES AT KEMPSEY

EVERGREEN GRISEDALE DOMINATES AT KEMPSEY

Chris Parnham’s four win haul at Ascot on Saturday was almost certainly Australia’s best riding performance numerically. At Rosehill Gardens James McDonald calmly snared a black type treble including the Gr 1 Coolmore Classic on Zougotcha.

STEVE HART CHATS WITH KERRIN McEVOY

STEVE HART CHATS WITH KERRIN McEVOY

Steve Hart recently caught up with Kerrin McEvoy who added another Gr 1 to his impressive CV by winning Saturday’s Randwick Guineas on Celestial Legend.

MARC QUINN GETS TWO INTO THE FINAL AS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES GATHERS MOMENTUM

MARC QUINN GETS TWO INTO THE FINAL AS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES GATHERS MOMENTUM

Trainers of horses who qualify early for the $1 million Country Championship Final are obviously relieved to get the hard part out of the way, but then they have to deal with a different kind of problem.

KAREN OWEN WOULDN’T SWAP HER JOB FOR QUIDS

KAREN OWEN WOULDN’T SWAP HER JOB FOR QUIDS

You’d expect a bush trainer who’d just won her very first race at Royal Randwick to be treating herself to a lazy Sunday morning. There was also the small matter of a nine hour round trip from Wingham to Randwick.

ATMOSPHERIC ROCK GIVES DANNY WILLIAMS ANOTHER STRING TO HIS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIP BOW

ATMOSPHERIC ROCK GIVES DANNY WILLIAMS ANOTHER STRING TO HIS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIP BOW

Danny Williams has saddled up 26.5 TAB Highway winners since the inception of the concept in 2015. He got a special thrill in 2017 when Don’t Give A Damn posted a 6.5 lengths winning margin at Rosehill.

OUR KOBISON SCORCHES THE TURF AT ROSEHILL GARDENS

OUR KOBISON SCORCHES THE TURF AT ROSEHILL GARDENS

We’ve seen an amazing sequence of Sydney metropolitan wins lately by horses of humble origins. $7000 online purchase Willaidow recently made it four straight with a Midway win at Rosehill. 

MARC MAKES IT FOUR ON THE TROT WITH FAMILY HORSE

MARC MAKES IT FOUR ON THE TROT WITH FAMILY HORSE

Marc Conners was still shaking his head in disbelief half an hour after Willaidow’s impressive Midway win at Rosehill Gardens.

ANNA’S MUSWELLBROOK TUMBLE BROUGHT HER BACK TO EARTH AFTER A WEEK OF CELEBRATION

ANNA’S MUSWELLBROOK TUMBLE BROUGHT HER BACK TO EARTH AFTER A WEEK OF CELEBRATION

All it took was a sidestep and a swerve from a green three year old filly to remind Anna Roper of the vagaries of racing.

TAB HIGHWAY NUMBER 1 FOR THE RYAN BROTHERS - NUMBER 4 FOR EVERGREEN CAVALLO

TAB HIGHWAY NUMBER 1 FOR THE RYAN BROTHERS - NUMBER 4 FOR EVERGREEN CAVALLO

When giant gelding Possibly So grabbed the lead in the final few strides of Saturday’s TAB Highway he triggered great emotion among connections.

JIM BYRNE HAS HAD ENOUGH OF CHRISTMAS PUDDING. HE’LL BE BACK SOONER RATHER THAN LATER

JIM BYRNE HAS HAD ENOUGH OF CHRISTMAS PUDDING. HE’LL BE BACK SOONER RATHER THAN LATER

Jim Byrne’s recent absence from the Brisbane riding ranks hasn’t gone unnoticed. His many followers around Australia have wondered why the popular jockey hasn’t been seen since December 16th.

FLEET FOOTED BOMAREA GIVES MARC QUINN HIS FOURTH TAB HIGHWAY

FLEET FOOTED BOMAREA GIVES MARC QUINN HIS FOURTH TAB HIGHWAY

In his heart Marc Quinn thought lightly raced Bomarea had a massive chance in Saturday’s 1000m TAB Highway and wasn’t afraid to say so in a couple of media interviews late last week.

TERRA MATER - ANOTHER FAIRY TALE STORY FROM THE INGLIS DIGITAL AUCTION

TERRA MATER - ANOTHER FAIRY TALE STORY FROM THE INGLIS DIGITAL AUCTION

Terra Mater’s trainer Jarrod Austin and her twelve enthusiastic owners had a few heart stopping moments before the mare’s number went into the frame at Randwick on Saturday.

GENUINE BOWERY BREEZE MAKES IT WIN NUMBER SEVEN FOR THE CAVE DUO

 GENUINE BOWERY BREEZE MAKES IT WIN NUMBER SEVEN FOR THE CAVE DUO

It was only a BM 72 for fillies and mares on the Kenso track at 6.30pm last Friday night, but for Paul and Martha Cave the race could have carried black type status.

PRYDE’S EASIFEED COUNTRY TRAINER OF THE MONTH AWARD NOVEMBER 2023

PRYDE’S EASIFEED COUNTRY TRAINER OF THE MONTH AWARD NOVEMBER 2023

Karen Owen and daughter Madeline provided one of NSW racing’s most touching moments of the year when they combined to win the $100,000 Stacks Law Firm Taree Gold Cup with Sound And Vision on November 19th.

MABEL WAS A BIG HIT AT THE GRANGE

MABEL WAS A BIG HIT AT THE GRANGE

By the time the ninth of ten races came up at Kembla Grange on Saturday, jockeys were feverishly searching for a home straight lane somewhere near the middle of the track.

BANDI’S BOY MAKES IT 25.5 TAB HIGHWAYS FOR DANNY WILLIAMS

BANDI’S BOY MAKES IT 25.5 TAB HIGHWAYS FOR DANNY WILLIAMS

“He’s one of the slowest learners I’ve ever had anything to do with,” said Danny Williams of Saturday’s TAB Highway winner Bandi’s Boy. “He hasn’t yet learned to finish the job.”

THE PUNTERS CHEERED UNSPOKEN WITH A FEW THROWN IN FOR ANDREW ADKINS

THE PUNTERS CHEERED UNSPOKEN WITH A FEW THROWN IN FOR ANDREW ADKINS

There was a bit of pressure on Andrew Adkins as he vaulted onto Unspoken’s back before Saturday’s Robrick Lodge Filante Hcp at Randwick.

WAYNE WILKES AND HIS TEAM ARE HAVING SOME FUN WITH SALE RING BARGAIN CHASE MY CROWN

WAYNE WILKES AND HIS TEAM ARE HAVING SOME FUN WITH SALE RING BARGAIN CHASE MY CROWN

There have been few more consistent performers on the TAB Highway merry go round than the genuine Taree mare Chase My Crown. Ten of her twelve city runs have been in TAB Highway races in which she’s posted two wins, one second, two thirds and no less than four fourths.