Published: February 2016.
For a country boy who was told he was too big to be a jockey, Rodney Quinn made the most of his opportunities and became very successful in the saddle, despite battling with his weight. His long tenure with Crown Lodge saw him win stakes races on the likes of Lonhro, Align and…
Published: April 2016.
A wet day and the chance discovery of a pile of Stud Books started a young Peter Jenkins on a life long obsession with thoroughbred pedigrees. These days the New Zealander puts his extensive knowledge to good use as part of the bloodstock team at Arrowfield Stud.
AS CHAIR of Racing Australia, Racing New…
Published: May 2017.
Growing up at historic Segenhoe Stud, Adrian Bott was surrounded by thoroughbreds, so it was no surprise he always wanted to be part of the world of racing and breeding and has worked hard with this aim in mind. The 29 year-old is living the dream these days as co-trainer with Gai Waterhouse…
Published: June 2017.
Gary Portelli thanks his lucky stars for the “sliding door moments”, which have helped smooth his path from leading show rider to successful trainer. He believes this luck also played a big part in winning the 2017 Golden Slipper with She Will Reign.
DURING most of his life trainer Gary Portelli has been cultivating…
Published: September 2016
MORE accustomed to the horsepower of motorbikes as he was growing up on the family farm at Scone, Nick Hodges gradually came to realise that his future was in the thoroughbred industry. He hasn’t regretted the decision and these days is busy as the general manager of Riversdale Farm, which was established by…
Published: January 2016.
A lifelong interest in animals and the land was the catalyst enabling Peter Pryde to establish a business that now provides many of Australasia’s major players in the thoroughbred industry with the latest in equine nutrition through his EasiFeed company. But it wasn’t all plain sailing for Peter and his wife Sharon in…
Published: December 2015.
It is an understatement to say Dean Hawthorne has a grounding in the thoroughbred industry, because horses have been his life from the time he could sit on one. His vast knowledge has gained him enormous respect and plenty of success, particularly in selecting and preparing ready to run horses and in managing…
CHEF Wylie Dalziel’s partnership with legendary jockey Roy Higgins proved a recipe for success and the syndication business they nurtured is now one of the strongest in the country. Horses like Bring Me the Maid, Moshe, Ra Sun and more recently, Harlow Gold and Phoenix Rising, have provided plenty of thrills for their many owners…
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GARRY Cuddy thanks his lucky stars for having an uncle who introduced him to the world of the thoroughbred at a very young age. This exposure, and encouragement from his first employer Vin Cox, set him on his life path and today the 27 year-old is general manager of the Australian arm…
Mapperley Stud has a great reputation for raising thoroughbreds, So You Think and Dundeel are prime examples, and now Simms Davison, the third generation of his family at the helm of this operation, is heading in a new direction by standing four high-class young sires at the Matamata property. It’s a challenge the former star…