Young trainer Cameron Crockett completely dominated the recent Dubbo Cup programme with three wins and one dead heat on the ten race programme

It’s always a pleasure to welcome a member of the country training ranks to the podcast. This week it’s Sally Taylor from the busy Coffs Harbour training hub, home to more than 100 horses. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)

Mack Griffith has long been regarded as one of the most astute country based trainers in the state. He learned the trade from his late father John. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)

Early in life Lindsay Hatch was totally focused on becoming a jockey and was able to make that happen, albeit for a very short time. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)

Racing has seen few more distinguished careers than the one enjoyed by Ron Quinton over six rewarding decades. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)

The famous Hoysted racing dynasty had its origins in Victoria early in the twentieth century and has produced generations of successful horse trainers. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)

Allan Kehoe has had some handy horses through his hands in twelve years as a professional trainer, but until recently a horse with that elusive X factor had never walked into his Wyong stables. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)

There was one common thread among the hundreds of tributes paid to Ross Stitt after his recent retirement. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)

We catch up with Wagga based trainer Gary Colvin who added to his metropolitan record when Cambar scored a tradesmanlike win in the TAB Highway on November 30th. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)

Given the choice Peter Morgan would rather be spending time with his horses than standing around with a mobile phone. He very kindly made an exception for us last week. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)

Whenever Ken Callaughan brought a horse to town from his country base, bookies were wary, and punters had a very good look at the animal’s credentials.

Great to catch up with respected Dubbo trainer Peter Nestor who’s back in town training a small team of horses after a four year break from racing. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)

In the late 1990’s Jarrod Austin walked away from racing to investigate what other career options were available in the world. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)

Great to catch up with northern NSW riding legend Peter Graham who’s still going strong at 55 years of age and closing in on 2500 career wins. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)

I deserve a reprimand for taking so long to catch up with Jenny Duggan. There are several well known facts about this 44 year old Swedish born jockey. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)

In order to find the right races for his horses, Ben Brisbourne makes full use of his ideal Wangaratta base to campaign in two states. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS.)

Nathan Doyle places his horses judiciously and is rewarded with a consistent win rate. In this current season he’s sitting in tenth spot on the NSW premiership ladder. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)

An interesting guest is Wyong trainer Damien Lane who walked away from a likely future as a carpenter to the chancy business of professional horse training. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)

With a team rarely exceeding twenty five horses Sara Ryan is able to do things a little differently to the bigger stables. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)

Some trainers enjoy the bustling environment of a city stable. Others wouldn’t leave their country bases for a Godolphin contract. One of the latter group is Todd Howlett…