Gary Portelli

CEJAY AND GARY DELIVER A GROUP 2 FOR YET ANOTHER HAPPY LAUREL OAK SYNDICATE

CEJAY AND GARY DELIVER A GROUP 2 FOR YET ANOTHER HAPPY LAUREL OAK SYNDICATE

When Jamie Kah elected to ride in Adelaide on Saturday, trainer Gary Portelli wasted no time in recommending Cejay Graham to Kintyre’s many owners as a worthy replacement jockey in the Gr 2 Queensland Guineas.

EVERY OWNER DREAMS ABOUT A HORSE LIKE SPACEBOY

EVERY OWNER DREAMS ABOUT A HORSE LIKE SPACEBOY

Many race watchers were surprised when broadcaster David Fowler mentioned Spaceboy’s prize money tally immediately after the gelding cruised home in Saturday’s open sprint at Doomben.

PORTELLI’S TWO PRONGED SLIPPER QUEST WITH THE SALE RING COLT AND THE HOMEBRED FILLY

PORTELLI’S TWO PRONGED SLIPPER QUEST WITH THE SALE RING COLT AND THE HOMEBRED FILLY

Off the top of his head Gary Portelli says he’d had nine or ten Golden Slipper runners since his training career began thirty years ago. He still tingles when he recalls the euphoria of She Will Reign’s emphatic win in 2017.