Col Hodges’ absence from western districts race meetings of late has been a talking point among his legion of friends.

Brett Robb made the call to go solo as a trainer when his father Rodney decided to cut his team back to five horses in 2020.

Eighteen year old apprentice Jett Newman had a huge number of trial rides before being signed up by northern rivers trainer Matt Dunn.

I’ve had several emails requesting a podcast with Gratz Vella in the wake of his thrilling third placing in the TAB Golden Slipper with Music Time.

Kris Lees was thirty three years old when his father Max passed away in 2003. He’d been training a handful of horses in his own right while working as stable foreman for his very respected trainer/dad.

With another edition of the historic Sydney Cup coming up on April 11th, it seems an appropriate time to catch up with a man who won it twice as a jockey in 1959 and 1961.

It’s just over six years since Scott Darby last appeared on our podcast. At the time his popular racehorse syndication company was gathering momentum.

Blake Spriggs answered immediately when I tried his mobile number one day last week.

The Jane Clement story makes for a very interesting podcast and we’re delighted to have her join us this week.

Richard Litt’s entry into the Sydney training ranks materialised under very sad circumstances.

Former champion jockey Wayne Harris speaks glowingly of his former “stablemate” Neil Rae.

The enormous genetic influences in Kerrin McEvoy’s background were obvious from a tender age.

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 own right.

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.

With his team of gallopers now in single digits, Terry Robinson has few city runners these days.

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 2026.

Great to chat with a man who co-founded Hyperion Thoroughbreds, one of the very earliest racehorse syndication companies in Australia. We find out what Allan’s been doing since a crippling recession brought Hyperion’s operation to a halt in 1990.

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 of its most respected participants.

Ray Thomas’ recent decision to quit his high pressure role triggered a flood of tributes for the hugely popular media identity.

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 trainers of his generation.