Summer 2017/18 Issue #29
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MIGHTY MARE
WINX
AND HER TEAM
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CONTENTS 2 From the Publisher 4 Contributor Profiles 5 Letters to the Publisher 6 Mighty Mare WINX and Her Team 10 Winx Behind the Scenes With Sharon Lee Chapman
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Darren Weir Racing Stable Breeds Integral Staff
Melissa Smith Part of a Winning Team Helen Page - A Life of Many Chapters
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Golf and Racing – A Perfect Way to Top Off the Cairns Amateurs
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Joan Sadler Has a Rich History in Thoroughbreds
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67 Ladies in RACING Subscription Ladies GOLF Subscription The East Malvern Bendigo Bank Charity 68 17 Race Day 70 Lady Drivers Invitational in Queensland 18 Amy Johnston - A Well Bred Trainer 72 On the Road to Betoota & Birdsville Catanach’s Timeless Beauty and 20 Magnificent Trophies 76 Winx Makes a Clean Sweep at Racehorse of the Year Awards 22 Melbourne Cup Carnival Once Again Delivers Outstanding Results 78 The TAB Everest A Worldwide Phenomenon 26 AAMI Derby Day Fashions 82 Cherie Marshman 18 Years in Racing …and Just Getting Started 27 Melbourne Cup Fashions 28 Kennedy Oaks Day Fashions 72 On the Road to Betoota & Birdsville 29 Emirates Stakes Day Fashions 84 Carolyn Howard ‘A Class Act’ District Race Club 30 2017 Ladbrokes Cox Plate Cup 86 Goulburn One For the Ages Hooves, Heels & Hats Samantha Butter – Horses Are Her Way of Life
to Host Inaugural Female 32 Ladbrokes Cox Plate Day Fashions Jockey 88 TasmaniaChampionship 33 Cox Plate Ladies Luncheon MacMurray Insurance Brokers Pink 91 Women’s Racing - Be Part of Racehorse Cup Race Day Luncheon 36 Ownership Fashion at the Races - SA Kicks off 92 2018 Season 38 Past and Present Pupils – Flight of the Crow
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Kelly Mitchell - A Girl’s Love Affair With Horses
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Ali Kennedy-McDonald Scholarship Recipient Diploma of Equine Management
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The Angelique Club
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Australia’s Best From Magic Millions
The World’s Richest Greyhound Race & Australian Diamond Dogs
Pacific Fair Magic Millions Polo 2018
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Handing Over the Braids of Millinery Heritage
100 Fabulous Millinery 102 Book Reviews 104 Advertiser's Index
Cathryn Meredith Ron L. Williams Corinne Randall Lynne Hayes Gumboot Graphics - Mark Westaway Nicki Kapar
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Mark Brassel, Sharon Lee Chapman Lisa Coffey, Tim Guille, Julieanne Horsman Michael Howard, Sharon Lenton, Alex Nolan Dale Olsson, Helen Sadler, Victoria Shaw Paul Vettise, Denise Wallish, Hank Wesch CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS Clint Anderson, Bernoit Photos Bradley Photographers Sharon Lee Chapman Photography Meaghan Coles Photography, Oscar Colman Daniel Costello, Del Mar Thoroughbred Club HRV, Mark Lee, Sharon Lenton, Tracey Moran Glenn Moss, SDP Photography Mark Stephenson, Ross Stevenson, Steve White $11.95 Summer 2017/18
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elcome to the Summer Issue of Ladies in RACING Magazine, which we know you will enjoy.
For the first time ever, we have featured a single Thoroughbred image on our front cover, with the honour going to the mighty Mare, Winx. Our Award winning Photographer, Sharon Lee Chapman has taken many amazing images of Winx, which you can view and enjoy in this Issue, with some of them available for sale from Sharon Lee as limited edition prints. Sharon Lee also brings us a story, which gives everyone an insight into part of the Team behind this magnificent Mare. We are privileged to bring to you a story of another member of the Sadler family Joan, who is the wife of Trainer John. Her story was written by her Sister-in-Law Helen, who met her more than forty years ago and quickly realised how her great love of animals and people. Samantha Butter grew up on a boutique Breeding and racing property in South Gippsland, where horses became her passion of life. Fledgling Trainer Amy Johnstone, who is from a very famous Jumps racing family, always knew that she would be involved with Thoroughbreds when she was put on a horse at a very young age. Read her story about her success as a Show Jump Champion, while now having a very promising training career. Once again the Melbourne Cup Carnival has delivered outstanding results, with wonderful Fashion pictorials and images from Flemington. The advent of Summer brings with it the Magic Millions Carnival at the Gold Coast, with the Magic Millions Race Day held on Saturday January 13th, featuring their Racing Women $500,000.00 bonus race, which has certainly encouraged more Ladies to invest in shares of Thoroughbreds, while also gaining a good reputation on the International racing scene. With the various Racing Carnivals all over Australia throughout the year, there is plenty to satisfy all race-goers of all ages. To keep up to date with all that is happening, visit our informative, interactive and user-friendly website www.ladiesinracingmagazine.com.au Congratulations to our lucky Subscribers, Vicki Self from South Australia, Jo Murphy Queensland, Gail Humberston Western Australia, Elizabeth Long Tasmania, and Hayley Conn and Helen Stow from Victoria, who were all winners of a $300 Perri Cutten voucher. All our existing and new subscribers are eligible to win our subscription prize offers. We also congratulation Jo McKinnon, who has been awarded the EQUUS Film Festival’s best equestrian series International, in New York, for her documentary series A Racetrack Somewhere. Jo also picked up the VRMA award as well. We will bring you a full story on this award winning Thoroughbred horse racing documentary within our next issue. Ladies in RACING Magazine staff and contributors wish all your families a very safe and happy Xmas and New Year, and enjoy your holiday season, while you have plenty of winners and we thank you for your continual support.
Yours in Racing, Cathi
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Contributor Profiles SHARON LEE CHAPMAN
ROSS STEVENSON
JENNY McALPINE
In 2011 Sharon Lee Chapman shot to world-wide photographic prominence with her headline imagery of Banna Strand leaping into an unsuspecting audience at the Warrnambool Grand Annual.
Ross got involved in photography when he started racing horses with his brother. Now he is one of the leading racing photographers in Australia and has had much of his work published in some of the leading horse racing publications in Australia - such as Racetrack, Best Bets, Winning Post and of course the Ladies in RACING Magazine.
Born into the world of breeding on the family's Eureka Stud, QLD, Jenny has tallied many years in a marketing career for the likes of Gai Waterhouse, NSW Breeders, Coolmore, David Hayes and Adam Sangster.
Receiving the prestigious ‘Quill Award’ for her work that has graced many newspaper and magazine covers including the New York Times, Sharon Lee captures so many emotional and intriguing moments that really tell a story and best summarise for so many the continual allure and romance of racing.
Ross is a popular photographer for many Fashion on the Field competitions.
Based in Melbourne she currently operates for Lindsay Park, Sky Racing and Tattersalls UK and enjoys freelance writing for the thoroughbred industry.
Sharon is the Managing Director of Fast Track Photography
TIM GUILLE
VICTORIA SHAW
LISA COFFEY
Catching the thoroughbred bug from a very young age, Tim Guille has always had a passion for racing. Be it as an spectator, owner, or punter, he is never far away from the racetrack with form guide and binoculars in hand.
As the only woman in Australia to actively broadcast live racing trackside and on TV and radio, Victoria Shaw is the first woman to go beyond the typical roles for women within racing and the media.
As Racing Victoria's Workforce Development Officer, Lisa designs and delivers innovative training programs to introduce new workers and upskill current workers in the racing industry across all job roles.
With former television and live radio work to her credit, Victoria continually strives to push boundaries for women within Australian racing and around the world as a race caller.
With a strong jumps racing and equestrian background from Ireland, Lisa has over 20yrs experience in the racing industry.
His writing has featured in a wide variety of publications in the thoroughbred and sporting industry over the last 7 years. He has always had a passion for people, and this has led him to focussing his writing on sharing the stories of the the people and characters that work tirelessly to make the magic happen in the sport of kings. You can tweet or follow him on twitter
The diversity of her broadcasting opportunities have taken her from ‘off the beaten track’ to working for Arabic royalty and meeting unique and hardworking industry participants that aren't mainstream, but constantly revealing many ‘racing gems’ as a part of her quest.
Lisa is currently a Director of the Board of the Australian Jumps Racing Association and Member of the Victorian Wakeful Club. Follow her on twitter @ lisacoffey01
@timbguille or his Facebook page Behind the Barrier
MICHAEL HOWARD
DALE OLSSON
CAROL BEROS
A journalist since age 17, Michael Howard enjoyed lengthy stints at Victorian country and metropolitan newspapers before joining Harness Racing Victoria as its Media and Communications Co-ordinator.
Dale has been an avid race goer all her life.
Having designed jewellery for the Waterhouse Ladies, designer and owner of Le Dain Designs, Carole is passionate about styling and designing for ladies, especially within the racing world.
He’s revelled in the opportunity to not only celebrate the trots’ champions but to dig deep into a code that’s not just a sport, but is an industry, a business, a lifestyle and a passion for its many participants.
She is a multiple Fashions on the Field winner and has judged many events throughout Queensland. Over the years Dale has hosted many events and has written for both newspapers and magazines.
DAMIEN ANTHONY ROSSI
BOB McGAHAN
DANNY POWER
Damien Anthony Rossi (aka Mr Hollywood in Oz!) is a Presenter on Channel 7’s popular lifestyle program The Great Day Out and one of Queensland’s leading social and fashion influencers.
A passionate photographer of events, performance and people…Number one love is Latin Dance but has always had a love of horse racing. Even dreamed of being a race caller at one stage. Bob is also known as Manikatobob, Manikato being his second favourite horse after Tulloch. Winx may have pushed Manikato to third. A regular at major race meetings and a keen photographer and supporter of Fashions of the Field. Arguably the most prolific poster of quality photos on social media. Loves life, loves people, loves sport and above all, loves photography.
Danny Power has been a journalist in the racing industry for more than 40 years, including stints at The Sporting Globe, The Herald, Herald Sun, Truth and The Australian. He also has worked as a racing manager for leading trainer Lee Freedman and a bloodstock consultant. Danny has been with The Slattery Media Group for 11 years, during which time his credits include the books The Modern Melbourne Cup (author), Racing In Australia (editor) and The Story of the Melbourne Cup (writer). He is a contributing editor and writer for Inside Racing magazine, and editor of Inside Breeding.
DAR is Brisbane Racing Club’s inaugural Fashion Ambassador and serves in an ambassadorial role for many high-profile annual events including the Brisbane Racing Carnival, the Effervescence Champagne Festival and the Noosa Alive! Festival. Follow Damien @mrhollywoodinoz
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As the former owner of Brisbane’s iconic Millinery Boutique, The Hat Box, Dale forged strong connections with members of the racing and fashion industry.
Carole has always been involved in writing, photography, fashion and design and currently writes for three publications including Ladies in RACING Magazine.
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Letters to the Publisher Hi Cathryn,
Morning Cathryn,
Hi Cathi,
I love receiving my copy of Ladies in RACING Magazine, so I can see what the latest Fashions on the Field are in other parts of Australia, as we live so far away. It’s a real eye opener to the talent and calibre of Australian Women in the Horse Racing field, and you have great support in the advertising clients you have. I really enjoy the Perri Cutten ads! Looking forward to the next copy in the mail.
Thank you for sending the Ladies in RACING Magazine... What a professional looking mag... Well done. My husband Glenn particularly loved it, being a great lover of the racing industry.
Thank you for a fabulous time at the Ladies in RACING Magazine Table for the Cox Plate Ladies Lunch. It was a lovely afternoon and it was a pleasure to meet the “Wakeful Ladies”, Victoria Shaw and Sharon Chapman. Warm regards,
Should I mention a huge Thank You to Ladies in RACING Magazine for supporting our hardworking Country Women at the Oak Park Races in North Queensland, which is about five hours west of Townsville and Cairns.
Hi Cathi
We all stay in Camps for our races, on the banks of the Copperfield River. Oak Park Races have been running since 1904 and is rich in history and tradition.
Cheers Mary Lou
Samantha and Jenny Butter
So thrilled with the article in the last issue of Ladies in RACING Magazine, the whole magazine looks terrific! You should be proud of your efforts, I can only imagine how much work goes into publishing. Well done any many thanks - Ladies in RACING broke the story about the Byerley Racing Club first, you’ll never be forgotten.
Thank you, Jo and David Murphy
Thanks again Kate Sadler
Hi Cathi
Dear Cathi
I received my latest Ladies in RACING Magazine yesterday and loved it. Thank you for the fantastic articles in this issue. I particularly love the ‘Off the Track’ articles about life for the thoroughbred after their racing career. I look forward to reading every issue from cover to cover.
1000 thanks for the wonderful luncheon we had at the Ladies in RACING Magazine Table for the Cox Plate Ladies Lunch, held at Moonee Valley. We so enjoyed our opportunity to wine and dine and from us Wakeful Girls, a very big thank you. We all had a fabulous time. Keep up the splendid work your team achieves with Ladies in RACING Magazine. It really portrays what vital roles women play within the industry.
Thanks again Cathi, Stacie Galeano Hi Cathryn, Thank you for the Ladies in RACING Magazine and loved the article you printed in the last issue. It also had a very positive reception from all the others that have read it. Keep up the great work.
Love and best wishes, Maxine Glennan, Gayle Psaltis, Eileen Maher, Dorothy Brown, Barbara Kefford and Fay Stokes. Xx
Good Morning Cathi I would like to thank you for the support Ladies in RACING Magazine has shown to support the NBCF events here in Tasmania (and in my exploits further afield during my Inspired Adventures trek in Spain!). This support has been steady since 2004 and has enabled me to achieve so much. This award is recognition of the commitment and efforts I have made. I recognise that the results achieved as a volunteer running the Hobart Volunteer Committee for the National Breast Cancer Foundation also reflect the support of so many generous folks. I hope that I can inspire others to 'be bold for change', and to go do something in their local community (or further afield) that makes a difference. You never know what you can achieve until you begin. Judi Adams 2018 TAS Local Hero National Australia Day Council Awards And Hobart Volunteer Committee for the National Breast Cancer Foundation
Publishers Note: Congratulations to Maxine Glennon who took out the best dressed award on the day. Our table looked stunning.
Liz Andriske Our newest “Little Lady of Racing” Peyton Sickert who has already learnt the art of being photographed. Daughter of Slattery Media General Manager Jeff Sickert taken at Aquis Park at the Gold Coast Turf Club on Melbourne Cup Day. Also, Lincoln Sickert, Jeff’s son who picked the winner Rekindling.
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Mighty Mare WINX and Her Team
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What can be said about WINX, that hasn’t already been said? There is no doubt she is an absolute champion, a horse who will be remembered for a lifetime especially when racing was crying out for a drawcard. Story and Images by Sharon Lee Chapman
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e all know Winx’s amazing jockey, Hugh Bowman, who has just been crowned Longines World’s Best Jockey; Chris Waller, her superstar trainer; but what about those who spend most of their time with Winx? Who looks after her daily? Who rides her in morning trackwork? Who takes her for those early morning recovery sessions at the beach we see? Who looks after superstar Winx on Race Day? Many personnel have a massive role to play, from vets to farriers, but let me introduce you to a few of those people who look after Winx day in and day out and who have a special love affair and affinity with this amazing mare.
The Trackrider – BEN CADDEN
Ben has been involved in racing for 20 years and has worked with Chris Waller for 10 years. Ben’s ridden all of Chris’s Group 1 winners, so that tells us how good a track rider he is. Ben first met Winx when she came into the stables as a yearling / 2 year old. He rode her on and off during her early education, but it wasn’t until the autumn of 2015 that Ben became her regular track rider. I asked Ben when did he first realise Winx was something special. “We always had an early opinion of Winx and knew she just needed time because she was a lightly framed filly. Never in our wildest dreams did we think she would become the champion horse she is now. The first time I realised we may have something special was when she won at the Sunshine Coast in QLD. I remember saying to Chris on the Monday morning after, you just don’t see horses win like that anymore, only champions can achieve such a win”. Little did he realise just how prophetic that statement would become.
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Ben explains, when horses come into the stable, strappers pick a horse and they then look after that horse daily, also take it to trials and strap them on race days. Umut Odemislioglu has been with Winx since Day 1 and Candice Persijn has looked after Winx for the past year. You can see the rapport that Winx has with each one of these important team members. Ben said Winx has always been a sensible horse, the good ones always are, but it’s her massive drive to win that sets her apart. “Even just cantering around in her slow work, she’ll spot a horse in front of her and she won’t be happy until she passes it and as she is quite a loud breather, she can also scare horses when she comes up to them”. Not a bad quality to have on raceday!
Ben enjoys great satisfaction from being a trackwork rider. “We are the ones teaching them to become racehorses and they become like your children. Even though we don’t own them, we love them like our own, and as a rider I get a huge kick out of seeing a horse you’ve educated go from a yearling to a Group 1 winner”. A horse like Winx, comes along once in a lifetime and the exposure and benefit it can give to a stable is enormous. “In my 20 years in racing, I’ve been lucky to have worked with and ridden a lot of Group 1 winners, including Exceed and Excel, but have only experienced one freak, and that is Winx. This is my Phar Lap moment so she’s a once in a lifetime horse for me too. I had my children Jayden and Sienna with me at the races on Cox Plate Day, so when they are older they can say they were there the day Mighty Mare Winx won her 3rd Cox Plate.
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The Strapper – CANDICE PERSIJN
The Strapper – UMUT ODEMISLIOGLU
Candice has been with Chris Waller for just under 4 years. Candice having grown up with horses “If you want to be the best, you have to work for the best” she said in describing Chris Waller. Candice looks after Winx on a daily basis and she describes her as a “freak; she is lovely, just a dream to work with. What you see on the racetrack is what you see in the stables, she’s all about business”.
Umut, the grandson of a Turkish horse breeder hailed from Turkey and has been with the Chris Waller stable since Winx first arrived. He had been in Turkey on holidays and when he arrived back there was a new addition to the stable. No one had yet claimed the slightly built filly, so Umut put his hand up to take care of her. Every time I see Umut and Winx together, you can see the rapport the two of them have. Umut has an amazing bond and loves tending to the needs of the best racehorse in the world since Winx first was ready to go racing.
Candice explains “The trust we have built between us is attributed to the large amount of time I spend with her. If I had to describe Winx as a person, it would be as a Sports Illustrated model, not always the prettiest, but wow – what a body! She’s such an easy horse to deal with, that I tend to forget just how good Winx is”. Candice describes the feeling and said, “It is a lot of pressure, but who else can say they look after one of the best racehorses and champion horses in the world”.
It is so special to watch, and it shows how important these staff and these relationships are to each individual horse. A happy horse at home, is a happy horse on the racetrack and Winx is no different. It is a credit to the team at Chris Waller Racing and evident in the success the stable has enjoyed with their team of horses, just how important their staff are.
Publisher’s note: A story on Debbie Kepetis part owner of Winx will be featured in the Autumn Issue of Ladies in RACING Magazine Issue #30.
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Ever wondered how photographers get their shots?
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his year the hype surrounding Winx and her third Cox Plate attempt, followed by her subsequent win, had the racing world in a frenzy. The Cox Plate was officially a sell out and everyone clambered for a view of the Champion Mare. This year I took a different approach. I wanted to capture an image of Winx that was different. An image that no one else had, something unique and a story telling shot. An image that would be iconic of the Champion for years to come. I took a punt that Winx would follow her normal routine and spend her recovery at Altona Beach. It’s a 90 minute drive from where I live in Mornington, but my partner set the alarm for 3:30am, and made the drive to Altona. We hoped she would turn up and when she strolled down to the beach, we realised our punt had paid off. My partner Mark, stayed on the shoreline to capture all the moments from the shore and Winx’s return from the water.
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Altona is sometimes a tricky beach. Lots of shallow water, lots of sand banks, while also difficult to ascertain sometimes what’s in between. I knew the money shot was Winx in the water with the city skyline behind her. The only way to adequately capture this is to be deep in the water, way past where the horses do their morning recovery. For a five foot nothing, some would say, vertically challenged Photographer, this can be fraught with danger. Once you pass the horses and are off the sand bank, the water becomes deep very, very quickly as I discovered. I stood on tiptoes for most of the shoot, trying to keep my camera dry and steady. When Winx walked past me like she was walking on water, with that magical City backdrop, I knew my risk had been worth it. It was such an amazing moment, I had to take a few deep breaths, firstly for the cold, as the water was up to my chest and secondly to make sure I was as balanced and steady with the camera as I could be. This was one shot I didn’t want to mess up.
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Winx Behind the Scenes with
Sharon Lee Chapman Images from Sharon Lee Chapman Photography
Upon returning to the shoreline and my car I was euphoric. My determination to capture something different had paid off. It had been a great morning and Mark had captured many beautiful images as well, to tell the full story of Winx’s morning at Altona, after her history making victory. My euphoria soon turned to amusement/embarrassment as my keys that had been in my pocket during the shoot were saturated. This caused the key to immobilize the car. My spare key was at home, 90kms away. On the long drive back with the Tow Truck, I was still pinching myself about the shoot and how special it was to capture one of the Turf’s Champions in such a way. Nothing could dampen my spirits, not even having to be towed home! A big thanks to Glenn Moss, who lives nearby and enjoyed the thrill of photographing Winx, who captured the crazy blonde lady nearly drowning to get her shot. se e im age right
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Joan Sadler
Has a Rich History in Thoroughbreds Story by Helen Sadler
When I first met Joan Sadler (nee McLeod) more than 40 years ago, my lasting impression of her was her great love of animals. No matter the shape, size or breed, the care of all animals was of paramount importance to her so it wasn’t a surprise to find that the love spread to Thoroughbred horses.
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met Joan through my brother, John, when they were both working at a stable owned by Fred Drever. Fred was a legendary horseman, resident trainer and with his wife, Nellie, Caretaker at the Terang Racing Club for several decades.
consider undertaking the role of Manager for his daughter, Michelle, a young jockey. While Joan had been involved in racing most of her life, she was a little apprehensive about taking on the responsibility without previous experience.
He trained countless winners throughout Victoria and Interstate and for those who have been involved in racing for a long time, they may remember Grey Sapphire and Valdanthe to name just a couple of Fred’s success stories. In 1980 Grey Sapphire won the prestigious Freeway Stakes, which is now known as the Manikato Stakes and the Standish Handicap in 1981 and it was in that environment that Joan and John’s love of racing thrived and a romance blossomed to boot.
After some persuasion, she took on the challenge knowing that the first few months could be difficult in what was then a male dominated industry. Her predictions were vindicated when she found it took many calls on occasions, to procure rides for Michelle even though she came from a well - known racing family where her male and female siblings were talented jockeys.
Joan became a longtime friend as well as my sister in law. Friends of Joan often commented that typically she finished up with a horsey name like Sadler! John and Joan married in the mid-1970s and raised four wonderful children who, like their parents, took to horse racing like ducks to water and are involved in the industry at various levels today. In the early 2000s, Joan was approached by Paddy Payne Senior to
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Female jockeys weren’t recognized in the same way as their male counterparts almost 20 years ago and Joan learned to deal with comments such as “I don’t use girls, love, I don’t use girls” made by some male Trainers! Fortunately today, that attitude is on the wane as most Owners and Trainers see the merit of putting a good rider on their horse regardless of gender. Within a short period of time, Michelle’s ability as a rider with her good hands, great balance and the insight of how to read a
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race were evident and she gained the respect, loyalty and support of many Owners and Trainers; the rest is history! Joan extended her jockey management to one of Michelle’s Sisters, Cathy and she later managed Patrick Carbery, a Western Australian Jockey who rode in Victoria for a time. Joan continues to have a close relationship with Michelle and Cathy and remains in contact with Patrick. Following Michelle’s shocking fall at Sandown in 2004, Joan decided to retire from Jockey Management. The strain of watching her charges with her heart in her mouth was too gut wrenching, however, she has continued to follow Michelle’s career from the sidelines with great pride and has observed how she has forged a very successful career and acted as a mentor to many young female riders. Joan’s greatest thrill for Michelle of course, came with her historic Melbourne Cup victory on the Darren Weir trained Prince of Penzance in 2015 and the story will now be immortalized in a full length film. Pre production of the feature film, Ride Like a Girl, begin in January under the direction of acclaimed actor, Rachel Griffiths, her first venture into this side of filmmaking. While Rachel reported recently that she is yet to cast Darren Weir, Michelle will be played by Teresa Palmer and Joan will be played by Jacki Weaver, which I believe is a great match. As much of the film as possible will be shot in places such as Ballarat and Warrnambool which will give the film maker an opportunity to showcase regional Victoria. Recently, Joan & John’s daughter Kate caught up with Rachel at the Victorian Oaks raceday and I’m sure that some of the conversation centered on Joan and the part she has played in supporting Michelle’s success. I understand that the movie will be launched to coincide with the 2018 Melbourne Cup.
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Joan’s connection to racing dates back to 1915 when her great aunt, 51 year old Edith Widdis from Rosedale, Victoria, was the first lady Owner to win the Melbourne Cup with Patrobas. In those days females were not permitted to enter the Owner’s Stand, which prohibited Mrs. Widdis from accessing the mounting yard to accept the Melbourne Cup Trophy, so her husband deputized! There might be some who could be convinced that the similarities that connected Joan with her great aunt’s win and that of Michelle’s are more than just a coincidence. For instance, in 1915, Patrobas carried saddle cloth number 19 and 100 years later the 100/1 shot, Prince of Penzance, whose name also started with the letter P, carried saddle cloth number 19! Patrobas is the only racehorse to have won the Cup, Caulfield Guineas and Victoria Derby in the same year, a feat not yet repeated. Rosedale’s most famous sporting identity, Patrobas, is remembered with a magnificent monument, cast in bronze, which takes pride of place at Rosedale’s Prince Street Reserve, the only horse from Gippsland to win the Melbourne Cup. There is little hope that Joan will lose her interest in horse racing, as history is kept alive for younger generations with the stories surrounding Edith Widdis and her Melbourne Cup winning Patrobas. Joan will also continue her great interest in Michelle’s career as both Trainer and Jockey along with the various racing involvements of the Sadler clan. The pleasure of seeing her friends and family achieve success gives her the same thrill as if it were her own.
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Samantha Butter
Continuing her Parents Passion Story by Ron Williams • Images by Sharon Lee Chapman & Tracey Moran
Growing up on a Boutique Breeding and Racing Property in South Gippsland called Toolora Lodge that her parents managed for nearly 20 years, horses were a way of life for Samantha’s family. She would spend as much time as she could with them on the Farm before and after School, helping where she could or becoming a nuisance, until she was old enough to make a difference.
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uring her Mother Jenny and Father Kevin’s time at Toolora Lodge, she learnt so much watching them with the general every day running of the Farm. They managed with pride a small band of Broodmares, growing out their foals and preparing the Yearlings for the Sales and looking after the horses spelling. She said, “We had some lovely horses bred from the Farm, Toolora Touch, Ascorbic, Miss Marion, Cancanelle and Tickle My, just to name a few.”
Samantha continued, “Mum told me she started in racing at a very young age in the 70s, explaining she was a stable hand for E.H. (Ted) Broadhurst for a number of years and she often talked about what it was like in those early days working in a stable, saying “It was one of the best times of her life.” Her Mum was there when New Gleam won the Blue Diamond and when Flemington flooded. Samantha loved listening to all her stories from her time back then, which inspired her. Samantha’s Dad also had his Trainers’ licence and she would go to track work with him at the old Pakenham Racecourse most mornings before School, loving it. She remembered that is where her passion for racing really grew. She loved going to the races which she thought awesome. Her Mum would strap for her Dad and it would get her a day off School. Dad was a good Trainer, he had a way with Fillies and Mares, keeping them happy while in work and winning races. Living on the Farm was a fabulous time, as she was able to have her Ponies and do Pony Club and then go on to show in the Agricultural Shows for a few seasons. They always had Quarterhorses and in fact, that is how her Mum and Dad met! They had shown horses for years, so it wasn’t long before she was showing on the Western Circuit of Victoria. She said, “I was lucky enough to have some great horses to show, but the best horse I had was Casper (Toccoa Rebel Bound), a beautiful Palomino Gelding who we bought as a 3-year-old and I trained him myself. Together we won many events and at one point I was in the top ten Youth of Australia and Casper went on to become a Champion youth horse, he was so talented.
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Samantha started working for Pat Hyland as a stable hand, performing the day to day duties such as attending track work, saddling and washing horses, cleaning stables and paddocks, feeding horses and sometimes strapping at the races. She found it a fabulous place to work, as she knew he was a great horseman and she learnt a lot from him. To further her knowledge, Samantha then left Pat Hyland’s stable after about a year and began working for Robbie Griffiths. Not long after starting at Robbie’s, she turned 18 and became more independent. She obtained her Driver’s licence, which allowed her to learn how to tow a float and she would often receive the opportunity to drive horses to the races. Samantha said, “It was at this time I decided I wanted to qualify for my Trainers licence. I enrolled into the required Course and began the training required to obtain my license. After completing the Course, I was granted my license to train racehorses. “I was so excited and thrilled and very proud, as at the time I was only 19 and the youngest person to have a Trainer’s licence. I had a few runners in the time I had my licence, but as I was also working full time, it was very hard to do justice to both, so I chose to take a break from training. I would love to train again one day in the future. “During my time working for Robbie Griffiths I gained an endless amount of knowledge. Going to the races was my favourite part of the job, going once, twice and sometimes three times a week, travelling all over Victoria with my favourite horses. I was lucky enough to be given a few Interstate trips which was a great experience in itself. “I spent close to seven years at Griffiths Racing (with time away in between), it was a wonderful time of my life, allowing me to make many lifelong friends. Samantha continued, “I have spent some time away from racing, trying my hand at different things. I’ve worked in Cafes, on Stud Farms and Pre-training and Agistment Properties, but I have always found my way back to racing.
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Today Samantha finds herself in a wonderful new position, working in a different part of the Racing Industry. She was recently selected to be the General Manager of EquineTrain, who are building a World Class racehorse training and rehabilitation Facility, “EquineTrain Centre”, located at the new Pakenham Racecourse, Racing.com Park, at Tynong, Victoria. The facility will service both local and visiting Trainers, allowing them to use facilities such as Water Walkers, Treadmills and Spas. She said, “I am so excited about the EquineTrain Centre and what it will bring to racing. Having a facility like this available to use pre-and post-race I believe, will be a huge benefit to Trainers and their horses. Hopefully with the use of the EquineTrain Centre, we see an increase in race day performances and improved recovery rates of racehorses. I truly believe that my experience together with the skills I have developed and continue to develop puts me in a prime position to lead the Equinetrain Centre in achieving these goals, to me that is fantastic and very rewarding.” Samantha continued, “I love the industry and it is a very big part of my life. I have met so many great people who, like myself, have an enormous passion for their horses and racing. I am really looking forward to what is ahead, especially the opening of the EquineTrain Centre in 2018.” For more information or to contact Samantha, phone her on 0400 608 612 or email: s.butter@equinetrain.com.au
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Living Legends representive ( Winner of Charity Race) Andrew Clarke with MRC Chairman Patrica Faulkner AO
The East Malvern Community Bank Branch of the Bendigo Bank
Charity Race Day Story by Ron Williams
On a typically glorious Spring Day on September 23rd, the East Malvern Branch of the Bendigo Bank, in partnership with the MRC Foundation, celebrated their fourth Annual Charity Race Day, held at the Caulfield Racecourse.
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he Race Day raised a record breaking $190,000, a major increase of $61,00 more than the previous year, will benefit 19 local Charities and Community Groups. The result gave great pleasure to the Chairman, Mr Peter Norman and Branch Manager, Mr George Prodromidis of the East Malvern Community Branch of the Bendigo Bank, together with the MRC Foundation Chairman, Ms Patricia Faulkner and all the unsung heroes who helped to make the day such a huge success. Each Charity had the opportunity to select a horse in the feature race of the day, the Group 3 Bendigo Bank East Malvern MRC Foundation Cup, formerly known as the Naturalism Stakes. The Charities of the first three horses in finishing order were the 6yo Gelding Harlem, ridden by Dwayne Dunn and trained by the partnership of David and Ben Hayes and Tom Dabernig who quinellaed the race when Samovare finished second ridden by Noel Callow, with Stampede third, ridden by Beau Mertens and trained by Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott.
Syndrome Victoria, Mirabel Foundation Inc., MRC Foundation, National Jockeys Trust, OzChild, Red Nose Limited, Riding for the Disabled Association of Victoria Inc., Ranald McDonald House Monash/Parkville, Safe Steps Family Violence Response Centre Inc. and Skyline Education Foundation Australia.
For more information visit mrc.racing.com./mrc-foundation The Bendigo Bank is more than just a Bank, it is Community Resource. With every product or service they offer, money goes back into the community to support Charities, local Clubs, Organisations and initiatives like their Charity Raceday. The East Malvern Community Branch has to date returned more than $4 million back into the Community. As an East Malvern Community Bank Branch customer, you will benefit from competitive products and great service and receive the satisfaction of knowing your banking is contributing to your community.
The win of Harlem earned the horse an automatic entry in the BMW Caulfield Cup giving Living Legends a bonus of $20,000, while bonuses for Pinchapoo and Fight Cancer Foundation were $10,000 and $5,000 respectively.
The East Malvern Community Bank Branch is located at 300 Waverley Road, East Malvern 3145, Call into the Bank or phone Branch Manager, George Prodromidis on 9563 6044. You will receive a warm welcome and it may just change the way you perceive Banks.
The other beneficiaries in alphabetical order were: Alannah & Madeline Foundation, Alfred Foundation, Camp Quality Limited, Caulfield RSL Welfare Fund, Deaf Sports Australia, Down
The MRC Foundation is the charitable arm of the Melbourne Racing Club, housing the Club’s charitable and community work order under a centralised band.
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Petrify & Amy
A Well Bred Trainer In Australia’s training stocks, few would have the pedigree of 31yo Amy Johnston. Amy’s parents, Fran Houlahan and Brian Johnston were a renowned training duo in Australia for some years, particularly when it came to Jumpers. And where did that love of jumps horses come from? Amy’s Grandfather, Hall of Famer, Jim Houlahan. The pedigree has also produced Pat, Amy’s brother, who is also a Trainer. But Amy is making an impact in her own right. Story by Tim Guille • Images from Sharon Lee Chapman
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rowing up on the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria, Amy never really had the choice as to whether she would ride horses or not. “I don’t really remember when I started riding. Mum and Dad put me on a horse from a very young age. I had my first pony and started Pony Club when I was about four years old,” she said. But what started out as a hobby, soon became a very successful past time. “I was really enjoying competing and by the time I was 12 I had become a Victorian Show Jumping champion,” she recalled.
The celebrated rider also gained selection in International teams and competed in New Zealand and England. But the racetrack was never far away. “All through school and on top of my show jumping, I was riding work for my Parents and the odd Trainer here and there. That was about the extent of my racehorse involvement. I never really wanted to be a Trainer, I wanted to go to the Olympics and so was focussing on my Equestrian interests even though I was in a household full of racing. I found watching all the replays quite boring,” she said laughing. Over a time, Amy found herself becoming slowly more interested in racing than show jumping. “I was overseas for a few months show jumping after I had finished school. When I came back I managed to get some work with the Freedman Brothers down at Rye. It was close to home which was great. It was such a great opportunity to see what they did and how they worked. I learnt a lot,” she said. It was a time when the Freedman team was flying. “One of my fondest memories I have from that time is actually a photo of Lee, a few of the
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strappers and me with Makybe Diva, Special Harmony, Mummify and Alinghi. What a way to learn about racing,” Amy said. It seemed the Houlahan and Johnston genes were starting to take hold. “Without realising it, the progression into racing was well and truly underway. As I grew older, I became more interested and racing really becomes a passion once you are deeply involved,” she recalled. “I think it was just sort of a natural progression really.” Many people would suspect that Amy’s parents had a big influence on her move into racing, but it’s quite the opposite. “They never tried to push me into anything. They just couldn't really, they are very supportive in anything I do. They were very supportive of my show jumping and then,now that I'm training they never told me what to do with anything,” Amy said. Even though Amy’s Parents and Grandfather, allowed her to be her own person, it is evident there was still a big influence from them in Amy’s knowledge and passion for racing. “I remember my Grandfather Jim giving me a Trophy from a really good race win when I was young. I still have it today. And, how could I forget the times he would give me some money when he had a good day on the punt. I was only seven or eight years old and he would give me $100.” Amy was also exposed to some good horses during her childhood. “All had some superstar horses, Marlborough was the standout for sure. He won the Jumps Triple Crown in Victoria, the Australian and
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Grand National Hurdles and the Hiskens Steeplechase. When he retired he did quite well off the track in Equestrian also,” she recalled.
After some time spent with team Freedman, Amy ventured off overseas once more, this time for a different reason than to compete. “When I was 20 I went to Europe again and obtained work at Newmarket for a time with Willy Jarvis and I also spent some time with Michael Halford at The Curragh. It was such a great grounding for me. They do everything different there. The way they feed and work and so on. Michael was a really good mentor during my time there,” Amy remembered. Amy still wasn’t quite a Tainer just yet though. “I was back in Mornington and started in an office role at a Racing Administration service. I was still riding a bit of work and then would go and work in the office. It gave me a great background into the administrative side of racing. Quite a skill to have it turns out,” she said. But the bug hit, and a training licence beckoned. “It wasn’t the easiest process obtaining my licence. There was a fair amount of paperwork and it was a rather lengthy process. I don't think there was ever any doubt of me gaining my licence, but I just had to go through the process and I finally received it,” she said.
bought from the Sales, so I’m excited to see what they can produce. At the end of the day, you are only as good as the runners in your stable, so If I Just keep focussing on improving the quality of horses I have, the success will follow,” Amy believes. Amy’s answer to the race she would most like to win, comes as quite a surprise to many. “The Grand Annual Steeplechase. Both Mum and Dad have won it and my grandfather as well, so it's a priority. Of course, every Trainer would love to win a Cox Plate and other Group races as well. However, to be able to have a horse fit enough, sound enough and tough enough to win over 5,500 and 33 fences,. I think that is an outstanding training effort, so yeah, I'd love to win the Grand Annual.”
Whilst still working in the office, the training career was off and running. “I started off with a horse called Echelon. I'd always ridden him and liked him, so I leased him off the Owners and he was my first horse. ”On March 31, 2012 Amy saddled her first runner when Echelon, sporting the colours made famous by Grandfather Jim, finished third at Werribee. “It was a huge thrill to start off like that,” Amy recalled. I didn’t have to wait long for the ultimate success though. Four months later he won a race at Pakenham, which was incredible.” After Echelon won a few more races, the opportunities grew. “I bought myself another horse and succeeded in involving some owners. I ended up having seven horses in work and balancing a full-time job in the office and training, it all became too much. So that was when I became a full-time Trainer,” she said.
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During the journey to becoming a full-time Trainer, Amy was fortunate to have access to some amazing racing minds and she is still never afraid to learn more. “I have a really open mind and am never afraid to ask for guidance from anyone, even my Husband, Ash. When I’m unsure about which race to run a horse in, I’m happy to ask around for advice. To me, when you think you know it all, it's when you start going backwards. So, I'll take advice off anybody,” she continued. Recently Amy added another feather to her impressive CV, becoming a mother to their Son, Tommy. “It has been an incredible experience. I was able to get back to work quickly too. It was quite easy when he was a newborn, I could just drag him along everywhere with me. I'd just take him up to the Trainer’s Hut with me in the mornings and he was fine. Now that he is a walking, talking little man it’s a bit harder to manage. But like any working Mum, business is business and family are family. You just make it work,” said Amy. Amy now finds herself with a stable of 15 horses. “I would love to expand at some stage, up to say 25 or 30 in work. But I don't really want to be too much bigger than that. That would be perfect.” With some solid results since starting, there is a clear stable favourite. “I’m Telling Ya would have to be the stable favourite. He gave me my first city nice win at Flemington in September. The best thing about him is that I picked him out personally at the Sales and only paid $20,000 for him. He has paid that back in spades,” she said smiling.
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Skyfire was also somewhat of a Melbourne Spring Carnival Star for Amy, providing her with her first Group 1 runner. “We ran him in the Turnbull Stakes against Winx. It’s fair to say, being a 64-rated horse, Winx is rated 134 out of a possible 140 rating, he was up against it,” she said. But with only six runners in the field, the pay cheque was still going to be generous regardless. And what did Amy do with her share of the prize?
“I donated my share of the prizemoney to the Make-A-Wish Foundation. The money is going to be appreciated more and hopefully a family that is struggling can reap the reward from our donation.” When considering the future, Amy is measured in her approach to how big she wants to go. “Ideally I just want to keep on expanding within reason. I have a good crop of young horses this year that we’ve
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Catanach’s
Timeless Beauty and Magnificent Trophies Catanach’s located in one of Melbourne’s prime antique precincts, High Street, Armadale has long been associated with high end retail, a perfect Melbourne location for a jewellery store such as Catanach’s. Boasting the best range of coloured stones in the country and renown for searching the world for the very best stones for its customers.
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stablished in 1974, Catanach’s is one of Melbourne’s finest high-end manufacturing jewellery houses. Focusing on handmade and bespoke pieces, their diamonds and coloured stones are sourced from Australia and around the world, with their pearls sourced from the clean, turquoise waters off Broome, Western Australia.
Following family tradition, Amanda Catanach, fifth generation owner of Catanach’s, designs pieces from start to finish, and always draws ideas first before starting. As well as bespoke jewellery, Amanda travels to London regularly to source original antique pieces. She chooses ranges that are exciting but will also have longevity in their style, offering the perfect expression of your individual personality and creating a treasured heirloom for future generations. As well as their exceptional jewelry, for the past 15 years Amanda has been sourcing unique antique trophies to create an extremely high standard of Group 1 trophies for The Melbourne Racing
Club and more recently for the Australian Turf Club. Catanach’s also produces bespoke new trophies ranging from $1,500 to $100,000. Amanda always looks for classic shapes, such as bowls, urns and the two handled loving cups. She believes these pieces maintain the prestige and grandeur of winning such a prominent class of race. Catanach’s also produces many other classes of trophies for all levels of competition. So, what has kept Catanach’s successful in business for so long? “We’ve developed strong, long standing relationships with our clients and deliver a very personal, customised and bespoke service. We work with the client to make their vision a reality, said Amanda. With their workshops on the premises, Catanach’s highly skilled jewellers, hand make their pieces on-site, using the finest craftsmanship, exceptional gemstones and spectacular diamonds in the most detailed and sophisticated Zara Phillipsdesigns. MBE - Magic Millions Racing Women Ambassador
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Rekindling first past the Emirates Melbourne Cup finish line
Melbourne Cup Carnival Once Again Delivers Outstanding Results Victoria Racing Club (VRC) Chairman Amanda Elliott has declared the 2017 Melbourne Cup Carnival a great success, highlighted by a record-breaking sixth Emirates Melbourne Cup win for owner Lloyd Williams.
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ekindling’s victory in the 157th Emirates Melbourne Cup further cemented Lloyd Williams’ place in the rich history of our great race.”
Hall of Fame trainer Gai Waterhouse tasted Kennedy Oaks success for the first time, combining with training partner Adrian Bott to secure the $1 million three-year-old classic with Pinot, while on the Carnival’s opening day trainer David Payne and jockey Tye Angland won the AAMI Victoria Derby with Ace High. The Melbourne Cup Carnival came to a close with Saturday’s Emirates Stakes Day. A strong crowd of 68,873 witnessed Damian Lane ride the Darren Weir-trained Tosen Stardom to take out the $2 million feature race of the day. Redzel, trained by Peter and Paul Snowden and ridden by Kerrin McEvoy, made it six wins in a row, clinching the $1 million Darley Classic.
Throughout the Carnival, 497 horses competed in 37 races, representing an average field size of 13.4 runners. The four race cards, offering more than $19 million in prize money, saw 25 individual trainers and 22 jockeys enjoy victory.
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The J.B. Cummings Excellence Award went to the training partnership of Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott for their outstanding Melbourne Cup Carnival achievements, and the Ron Hutchinson Excellence Award was won by jockey Damian Lane. Channel 7’s coverage of the Emirates Melbourne Cup was streamed to an Australian and global audience on Twitter for a second consecutive year, reaching a remarkable 1.6 million global total unique viewers in 2017. #MelbourneCup trended in 12 countries and 124 cities around the globe, reaching the #1 trending term in 5 countries — Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom. Channel 7’s live coverage of the Emirates Melbourne Cup peaked at 2.7 million viewers around the country, while 7Live delivered 350,000 streams. With some brilliant sunshine over the four days, 310,608 local, interstate and international visitors flocked to the 2017 Melbourne Cup Carnival to enjoy the racing, fashion, entertainment and hospitality of the world’s most vibrant racing event.
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“Flemington continued to show why it’s the premier racecourse in Australia this week, with fashion, food and entertainment destination, The Park, proving a hit with racegoers for a second year, while the Members’ carparks were at capacity, and today filled with families enjoying picnics, entertainment and the 28-degree sunshine. “We are delighted with the 2017 attendance figures, considering the construction of the new grandstand. The four Melbourne Cup Carnival racedays were again the four most attended in the country,” Mrs Elliott said. For the third year in a row, four cruise ships—the most ever docked in Melbourne at one time—delivered a record 8,800 visitors to the Cup. For the first time, one ship sailed from New Zealand via Sydney, while two departed directly from Sydney and one from Brisbane. “The Melbourne Cup Carnival was again a resounding tourism success story. This is Australia’s original major event, and it contributes to the economy like no other,” Mrs Elliott said. MELBOURNE CUP CARNIVAL ATTENDANCES AAMI Victoria Derby Day
87,526
Emirates Melbourne Cup Day
90,536
Kennedy Oaks Day
63,673
Emirates Stakes Day
68,873
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Chairman Amanda Elliott and VRC Ambassador Gai Waterhouse
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Jockey Corey Brown after winning the Emirates Melbourne Cup
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Trainer Joseph O'Brien and Corey Brown celebrate
below right: Jockey Tye Angland and trainer David Payne after their AAMI Victoria Derby victory bottom left:
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Rekindling, strapper MJ Doran and part-owner Lloyd Williams
PRIZE MONEY
WINNER
$1,002,500
Merchant Navy
$502,500
Shoals
AAMI Victoria Derby
$1,510,000
Kennedy Mile
Coolmore Stud Stakes Myer Classic
TRAINER Aaron Purcell
JOCKEY Mark Zahra
Anthony Freedman
Dean Yendall
Ace High
David Payne
Tye Angland
$1,002,500
Shillelagh
Chris Waller
Michael Dee
Emirates Melbourne Cup
$6,250,000
Rekindling
Joseph O’Brien
Corey Brown
Kennedy Oaks
$1,005,000
Pinot
Darley Classic
$1,002,500
Redzel
Emirates Stakes
$2,005,000
Tosen Stardom
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Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
Stephen Baster
Peter & Paul Snowden
Kerrin McEvoy
Darren Weir
Damian Lane
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Racewear Fashion
The Birdcage Enclosure again played host to international and local celebrities including Lara Stone, Daria Gavrilova, Guy Sebastian at Emirates; Paris Jackson, Jennifer Hawkins and Kris Smith at Myer; Priscilla Presley, Robyn Lawley, Melissa George and Jessica McNamee at Kennedy; Zoe Ventoura and Montana Cox at Lavazza; Shanina Shaik and Usain Bolt at Mumm; and Taylor Dayne and Jane Seymour at Sensis. Myer Fashions on the Field was a hit in The Park, where 611 stylishly dressed entrants competed for more than $340,000 in prizes, while more than 320 children and families participated in Emirates Stakes Day Fashions on the Field. Richmond’s Crystal Kimber, 28, won the Myer Fashions on the Filed National Women’s Racewear competition in a floral embroidered dress fashioned from a skirt once owned by her grandmother, teamed with a pink turban-like headpiece.
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The Palmer family – mother Annalise with children Poppy, 12, Finn, 11, and Oscar, 9, – from Echuca in northern Victoria took out the family category in coordinated red and blue outfits at Emirates Stakes Day Fashions on the Field. The junior categories were won by Zara Barrell, 11, from Essendon and Josh Traikos, 8, from Doncaster, while senior honours went to Isabella Portelli, 17, from Gold Coast, and Noah Wooldridge, 14, from Malvern. Pin & Win—in support of JDRF (Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation)— offered more than $140,000 in prizes, including a Lexus IS 300h F Sport and one million Skywards Miles from Emirates. This year marks the 23rd year of Pin & Win, with all proceeds supporting the leading global organisation funding type 1 diabetes (T1D) research with a mission to accelerate life-changing breakthroughs to cure, prevent and treat T1D and its complications.
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2017 LADBROKES COX PLATE DAY
One For the Ages
What did we just witness…? A memory that will last a lifetime for those who were there to see it… Images by Ross Stevenson
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bumper sell-out crowd of 32,617 turned out in glorious weather to watch wonder horse Winx win a record equalling third Ladbrokes Cox Plate at The Valley. The crowd was up around 6,500 on last year’s mark and was the biggest Ladbrokes Cox Plate attendance since 34,072 people watched Maldivian win the 2008 edition of the event. Chief Executive Michael Browell said, “We are delighted with the crowd that has turned up to support the Ladbrokes Cox Plate and enjoy watching Winx equal Kingston Town’s three successive Cox Plates. It is an historic day for Australian racing and a proud day for the Moonee Valley Racing Club”.
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Cox Plate Ladies Lunch was an overwhelming success.
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eld in the Committee Room at The Valley racecourse on Wednesday 25th October around 280 guests enjoyed a lovely afternoon. Ladies in RACING Magazine was pleased to host a table of ten ladies on the day and our own Maxine Glennan won the Fashions contest in a dress she bought specifically for her 80th birthday! The Moet Champagne was free flowing as MC Tim Campbell and former X-Factor contestant turned RnB Pop entertainer Nathaniel entertained the ladies throughout the afternoon. A top class fashion show was presented by BAISI which saw many of the
Miss World Australia models walk the catwalk and thrill the audience.
Ladbrokes Cox Plate ambassador Kylie Brown was on hand to judge best dressed out of the Ladies attending the luncheon. The contest was deemed too hard to adjudicate with several women taking home $500 BAISI gift cards. The well renowned gift bags were again a hit with those attending as well as one lucky person from each table receiving a cake stand and teapot courtesy of Salt & Pepper. Synergie Skin was on hand to provide the Ladies with all the tips and touch ups to make them races ready!
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Women’s Racing
Be a Part of Racehorse Ownership Women’s Racing has enjoyed a highly successful first year since launching in December 2016. Our three Women’s only owned syndicated horses have spent this year in training, preparing for their first races and we have hosted some fabulous events.
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omen’s Racing, in conjunction with Syndicators Australian Thoroughbred Bloodstock (ATB) launched in December 2016
with three Women’s only owned syndicated horses which are exclusively trained by Melbourne Cup winning jockey and now trainer, Michelle Payne.
Filly makes her debut in December/January. It has been exciting watching the preparation to get the horses to their race day debuts and join them as they learn the ropes of racing towards finding their ideal distance and race style. Women’s Racing have run events including:
Women’s Racing is all about:
• a stable visit to Michelle Payne in February to see all three horses
• Connecting like-minded women through the joy of owning a horse
• a day at the Premier Yearling Inglis sales in February
• Demystifying the myth that owning a horse is only for the wealthy • Educating women about how to participate in horse ownership
• a day at the Ballarat races in April
• Hosting events in a fun environment Our horses – 3-year-old Condover Hall and Lady Makfi made their race debuts on Bendigo Cup Day and French Fizz, our 2-year-old
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• hosted two tables at the Wakeful Club Lady of Racing Award lunch in March
• pre-training stable visit in Kyneton followed by lunch at a local winery in July
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Condover Hall with Danielle & Stevie at Bendigo Races November 2017
In association with Australian Thoroughbred Bloodstock
• Hats and High Tea at the Gables in October • A hosted table at Blue Sapphire Day at Caulfield in October • Cox Plate Ladies Luncheon at Moonee Valley in October Our members come from all around Australia, from all walks of life and love connecting with like-minded people. There is something for everyone with events including behind the scenes tours of racecourses, stable visits, fashion parades and days at metropolitan and regional races. To ensure you keep up to date with Women’s Racing activities, contact us at support@womensracing.com.au or via social media.
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PAST AND PRESENT PUPILS
Flight of the Crow
In each coming Issue of Ladies in RACING magazine I will be writing about some of my past and present students. What motivated them to get involved in racing and where their journey has taken themso far and what their ambitions are? This Issue introduces Lorelle Crow. by Lisa Coffey DIRECTOR OF THE VICTORIAN RACING ACADEMY
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rom losing her lunch to her sisters’ Pony, to riding a Double on her first day as a Jockey; Lorelle Crow has certainly spread her wings.
Growing up on a farm in Orford near Warrnambool Victoria, Lorelle always had more passion for working with her animals and being around adults than attending school. Her riding career started with her sister Rebecca’s pony Prancer, who Lorelle remembers fondly.
Lorelle remembered, “My sister had a Pony when I was little that lived in our back yard and it used to steal my sandwiches and dig holes and roll in my sand pit!” Although not big fans of horses, Lorelles’ parents, Debra and Peter were extremely supportive in her love of all things horsey, spending their weekends taking her to Camp Drafts and Pony Club. Lorelle’s first exposure to the racing world came when she was able to work at Dean Elford’s racing stable as part of her School’s work experience program. This is where her love and lifelong passion for racing began. This is also where she met Jockey Michelle Hagley, watching her riding Thoroughbreds. It was this experience and being close to the Thoroughbreds and Jockeys on a race day when working as a Strapper, that sowed the seed of possibility for Lorelle that she too could be the Jockey riding these beautifully powerful animals across the line. Her first step on what turned out to be an adventurous journey, was to learn how to ride track work. This is where I first met this very driven young lady.
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Lorelle attended the Track Rider Identification Program, which I conducted on behalf of Racing Victoria. What I initially noticed most about Lorelle was her deep, genuine and authentic connection to the horses. Unlike most students who couldn’t wait to take their horses gear off and rush up to the Canteen for a meal and a chat, Lorelle seemed to have a very natural relationship and bond with the horses and probably spent more time with them than the other students. This was where she seemed most comfortable. I believe this congruence with the horse is what has supported Lorelle in her commitment to being a great horsewoman. With the basics of track riding under her belt, Lorelle’s next goal was to be accepted into the Apprentice Jockey Program, which she achieved in her first attempt. Her first Master was Trainer Anne McGrath, who supported her in coming to accept with the nuances of riding track work on a variety of horses. It was then on to Trainer Quinny Scott, to progress to her gallop work and learn how to jump out of the Barriers. To these Trainers, Lorelle is extremely grateful, for investing their time and patience with her in those initial stages, which can be the most frustrating for everyone. It was then time for Lorelle to what would be her first relocation, transferring to Kyneton based trainer Mick Sell. She said, “Mick had seen me aboard a cranky horse at a Trial. It took two Clerks to move the horse out of the mounting yard and he was impressed with my confidence and control, so he watched me intently and asked people who I was.
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Two days later, he contacted me and offered me a job at his stable. “I accepted the offer eagerly for the opportunity, as I had been thinking and kind of looking to see what was going to be my next step of my apprenticeship, which would be to ride in official trials. Unfortunately, there weren’t any near Warrnambool at the time and I found it too difficult to ask anyone to drive me for four hours to the nearest Trials. “It was such an eye opener at Mick's stables and such a beneficial experience. I really learnt how to work hard there. I learnt how to ride breakers, which helped so much with my horse skills and I learnt things there that will stay with me for as long as I’m riding. What can I say, Mick is a fantastic horseman.”
I remember standing at the rail surrounding the Mounting Yard before I was legged up. I was so proud, so excited. I didn’t feel nerves in any way. I felt ready. I felt like there was a ball of fire in my stomach, I think it must have been adrenalin! “Everything I worked so hard for had led to that very moment. This was it! With everything that had happened along the way, for the very first time I felt like it was all worth it and at that moment, my feeling was unexplainable!
In an effort to obtain more trial riding experience, Lorelle then went to Echuca on loan to Mick Cornish and Donna Gaskin. She also needed to pass all of her official trial rides and be approved by the Stewards and the Apprentice Team to be able to have her first ride in a race. “She recalled that Mick and Donna really went above and beyond, to ensure I had horses to trial. I found I improved my riding very quickly before I returned to Kyneton at the end of my loan period.” While Lorelle was away, Alice Springs Trainer Russell Bell had brought a horse called Sirbible down to Victoria with thoughts of a win at Moonee Valley clearly within his sights. With Lorelle’s reputation for her ability to settle fractious horses growing fast, Mr Bell asked her to work with Sirbible. Following three victories for this horse at the Valley, Lorelle was offered a position in Alice Springs as Mr Bell’s stable apprentice. “At first I considered the offer very carefully, as it was such a long way from home, and as I had never been to Alice Springs, I didn’t know what it would be like there. Mr Bell assured me that it would be a lot easier to receive mounts up there. I thought about it long and hard. I’d had a five year struggle to get the OK to ride in a race. I had ridden in 49 official trials and I still managed to fall through the cracks. “The one thing was that I never lost was my determination, my confidence in my ability and my complete rapport with the horses. I was in love with race horses and riding them. All I wanted was to ride in a race and I was determined I was going to do it no matter what it took or where I had to go to achieve my objective. I wasn’t going to let all the sacrifices, struggles, highs, lows and the you cant’s stop me. I had come too far. “I knew that I had worked too hard, so I made my mind up that I would go to Alice Springs and give it my best shot.” Lorelle firmly believes that this decision was probably the best and most important in her career decision she my ever make! She remarked, “Russell truly believed in me; almost as much as I already believed in myself. Someone truly believing in me was something that I had maybe felt I had lacked in the past and it worked wonders.” Within four months of being in Alice Springs with Russell Bell as her new Master, Lorelle had obtained her Jockeys license to ride in a race. She said, “I was over the moon. Something that looked so far away was finally going to happen for me. I almost started to cry when I found out, I could hardly believe it was real!’ Lorelles’ first race ride quickly followed. It was May 22nd, 2016. It was a day that she will never forget. She said, ”I had four rides that day, two were for Trainer Will Savage and the other two were for Russell Bell.
“Then came the time to mount up. I treated it as though I had done it 100 time before; that’s how it felt any way. I finished second, beaten by a nose, but I heard all my family, my friends and owners in the Grandstand cheering me home. That’s how excited they became. “There were only about 25 of them but they sure made some noise! They all knew how hard it had been for and how badly I wanted to be a Jockey. I finished the day riding a Double in the races following. When I past the Winning Post in first place in the next race, my legs just went numb and I couldn’t believe it. I felt like I was about to faint! “It was the best moment of my life. I returned to the winners’ stall and the tears rolled down my face and everyone else’s. I couldn’t stop them! I have never cried like that before. I also went on to win the last race. It was amazing to ride a Double on my first day as a Jockey. Not only did I prove I could be a Jockey, showing any of the doubters that said I never would, but more importantly, I proved to myself how much everything I had gone through, made it all worthwhile and that anything was possible if you had faith in yourself.” Lorelle will happily admit that her favourite part of racing and riding, is her time spent with the horses. From personally witnessing her ability to be present with animals and feel into them, I firmly believe she will go far if she receives the right opportunities. If you ever meet this inspiring young lady, you will not escape her effervescent and determined energy. Lorelle Crow has had an interesting journey on her way to her goals and dreams and isn’t planning on nesting any time soon!
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A Girl’s Love Affair With Horses Story and images by Sharon Lee Chapman
Kellie Mitchell’s love affair with horses began at the age of 15. It was when she met Katrina Routson that Kellie volunteered to lead ponies at a school fete. Katrina noticed Kellie’s passion for horses and invited her to ride a young pony she had at home.
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t the same time, Kellie started taking lessons at Rundells Trail Rides, which lead riders through the dunes at Levies Point just outside Warrnambool on one of the most picturesque rides in Victoria.
When Katrina decided to buy her first Friesian, Kellie was there by her side when Abby was purchased. Abby went on produce a Foal and a Colt, but unfortunately Abby passed away a week after he was born. The Colt didn’t take to a foster Mum, so Alchy, as he was soon named, was hand raised and bucket fed milk every two hours. Kellie was 19 years old and fell in love with this gorgeous Friesian/Warmblood Foal who’d lost his Mum. Kellie was given the opportunity to buy Alchy, but as a struggling University student, it seemed an impossible task. It was then that Kellie made a decision. Her passion lay with the horses and she quit University two months in and decided to follow her dream of working with horses. She worked at Katrina’s to pay off Alchy and buy her first float. It was not long after that Katrina started buying up some of the best Friesian Mares worldwide she could find, and now has seven imported Mares, including an imported Stallion, Braggo S who was two times Equitana Horse of The Year. Kellie continued to work at the Farm and landed a job working part time at Rundells Trail Rides.
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So, for a young girl living in Warrnambool, when the opportunity to work for Darren Weir presented itself, it was an opportunity too good to refuse. Kellie’s experience with both the trail rides and Friesians proved invaluable and enabled her to be given an opportunity at one of Australia’s leading stables. Kellie said, “They gave me a chance, teaching me a lot, while giving me the opportunity to ride some absolutely beautiful horses like Stratum Star and Voodoo Lad, who are absolute gentlemen at the beach and have given me some of the best days of my life. “In working with Darren Weir, I have the absolute privilege not only to observe some of the best horsemen I’ve ever seen at work, but also access to some of the best equine professionals, the best Veterinarians, Farriers, Equine body workers who are all more than happy to share their knowledge. If you are willing to watch and work hard, you can learn so much from Darren and Jarrod McLean and how they look after the horses and get the best out of them.” “From dealing with big boisterous Colts to enticing tiny Fillies up to the boat for their first swim, I just try and learn as much as I can and take back
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what I can to other areas, including the work with Katrina with the Friesian’s. The experience I have gained from working with Rundells Trail Rides and Katrina at the Farm has allowed me an amazing opportunity to work with Darren Weir Racing. “Conversely, I am grateful to be able to learn from the people I now work with and apply it to the growth and betterment of the quality horses I get to work with daily”. Kellie has recently welcomed the new arrival at Terarossa Lodge Friesians, Fraukje T, a Crown Mare imported from the Netherlands. Fraukje T had not been ridden for four years and Kellie was thrilled to be able to be the first person to ride her on Australian soil. She didn’t put a foot wrong and Kellie said, “This solidified my love for these horses and respect for what they do for us”. Kellie explained that the difference with horses in the Show World with Dressage and Showing, is completely different to the fast pace of the Thoroughbred racing world, even more so in a record breaking stable like Darren Weir’s. “Being able to watch how each and every horse is managed as an individual, has done so much for me in dealing with my own horses and the Mares at the Stud”. After finishing work each day at 10:30am, Kellie loves nothing more than to go back to Terarossa Lodge and play with some of the most beautiful Friesians in Australia and her own pride and joy, Alchy. He is now seven and has been Sashes Champion Friesian/Warmblood up to Royal Show level.
It was an honour to spend a few days down at Terarossa Lodge Friesians with Kellie and Katrina. This was my first photo shoot with the Friesian and it’s easy to see why Kellie and so many people worldwide have a love affair with these beautiful horses. They have a gentleness and willingness to please and a real soul about them that is exquisite to witness. Kellie’s long and special bond with Alchy since hand rearing him is evident when you see the two of them together. When we took Alchy to the beach for his special shoot, it was his first time solo to the beach without a mate. He took it all in his stride. The trust is there, you can see it, and he knows that Kellie won’t lead him astray and always be there for him.
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He responds not only to her requests, but to the strange lady with the big cannon thing aimed at him, without hesitation. He started to understand the sound of my camera and enjoyed his time in the spotlight without all the attention being on the Mares back at the Farm. This was Alchy’s time to shine and he struck a pose at every opportunity. Before I could even ask Kellie to pose him a certain way, Alchy was already onto it, adopting the perfect stance “I’ve got this Mum, trust me.” He never took his eyes of the lens of my camera, making sure I had his best angle for his modelling shoot. A big thank you to Kellie Mitchell for her time and Katrina Routson at Terarossa Lodge Friesians for being so accommodating, for allowing me to photograph such beautiful horses.
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Ali Kennedy-McDonald
Australian Thoroughbred Scholarship Recipient Diploma of Equine Management In 2014 after finishing her Year 12 studies, Ali Kennedy-McDonald resigned from her job at a retail store and told her father, racehorse trainer Clinton McDonald, she wanted to work with the horses. Ali was at his Caulfield Racecourse stables the next day.
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t was while working at her father’s stables that Ali realised her passion for the racing industry. Here, she tells us how it all came about and shares an insight into her three-week work placement at Coolmore Stud in New South Wales.
of Equine Management with other equine related courses, Marcus Oldham was the most hands-on and practical. The specific focus on racing and breeding made it even more appealing to me, rather than the other courses which seemed too broad and very general.
During secondary school, did you ever think you’d be pursuing a career in the racing industry? It was always something I wondered about, but it was never something I thought I would be on my way to achieving. After school, I studied Marketing at RMIT University in the middle of the Melbourne CBD and at the time I thought it was something I would pursue. As time went on, I came to the realisation that it wasn’t going to be what I wanted to do for the rest of my life. Hopefully one day I can combine the two (racing and media) as I’m passionate about both.
What do you love about the racing industry? I admire the animal, what they’re able to achieve and the dedication of the people within the industry. You’re two weeks into your work placement at Coolmore Stud. Tell us about the placement and what you have been up to so far. For the first week, I spent my time at Ellerslie (one of the foaling units), then over the weekend I was working with the dry mares. Last night I was on foal watch and got to see two mares foal. It was incredible. Tomorrow I will be heading around with the vets to the different areas of the farm.
What was the specific moment that made you think “I want to have a career with horses”? I wouldn’t say there was a defining moment. The more I was involved and exposed to the insides of the industry, the more I appreciated it. It is so rewarding when a horse you work with and care for everyday does well. It also took me a while as I was afraid of horses when I was younger, but as I continued to work with them, I began to understand them more. From there, my passion grew, and I guess you could say I got ‘the bug’! Tell us a bit about what you were up to prior to studying at Marcus Oldham. I was working with the ticketing/sales team for the Melbourne Racing Club for six months prior to coming to Marcus Oldham. It was great to work there and I thought about staying, however I was told about the scholarships at Marcus and I applied. I told myself if I got a scholarship, I would take on the opportunity. It is one of the best things I’ve done. How did you find out about Marcus Oldham and why did you choose this course? I learned about Marcus Oldham through graduates of the College and they suggested I consider the course. When comparing the Diploma
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What have you learnt from your time at Coolmore Stud so far? I’ve learnt a lot. As I haven’t been involved in the breeding side of the industry, my knowledge was very limited. I have been constantly learning while I’ve been here and I’m only half way. It’s made me realise and appreciate how much work goes into our horses before they get to our stables. What do you think are the main issues currently facing the racing industry? The main issues facing the racing and breeding industry would be animal activists. Unfortunately, assumptions are made about equine industries that are based on false or un-educated facts/assumptions. Unfortunately, ignorant opinions are often the loudest. The racing industry is so vast with so many opportunities, where do you see yourself in the near future? Everyone says, once you know how to work with horses, you can go anywhere in the world. So, with that in mind, I hope to travel and work at either studs or racing stables overseas. I want to learn and gain as much experience as possible and see where it can take me.
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Pearl Kelly Award winner Natalie Rasmussen with the Angelique Club Cup
The Angelique Club Story by Michael Howard • Images by HRV
The Saturday night place to be seen, became an official social scene that would unite Trots ladies and provide support to industry participants.
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he Angelique Club was born in 1994 when Moonee Valley trots-goers, including founding President and current Secretary, Gay Donnelley, wanted to turn friendly faces into friends. “Before the Social Club was formed, we all had our own groups around the track, I would usually socialise with the partners of press people,” Ms Donnelley said, having attended Melbourne’s Saturday night trots with her husband, Neil, a racing writer for The Sun. “We would go to Moonee Valley every Saturday night, it was a great night out. “At that time there was a ladies club in New Zealand at Auckland and someone suggested it might be a good idea to form a social group for the ladies here. It sounded great and we formed the Angelique Club and brought all these ladies together and ran social functions.” Launched in 1994, it quickly gathered momentum, with membership numbers tipping into triple figures and a cocktail function in its early days being heartily attended. “It all happened really quickly. We were quite surprised, but it just appealed to people to have the opportunity to socialise together,” Ms Donnelley said. The Angelique Club evolved to meet the sport’s changing needs, introducing awards to acknowledge leading female participants and supporters, installing with Harness Racing Victoria a Cup that attracts the sport’s leading Mares and supporting female participants doing it tough, including providing feed during a drought. “As we went along, it changed direction depending on the different Committees,” Ms Donnelley said. “In the beginning it was basically a social club and we would have functions in dining boxes and get all the
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members along. They were really successfully attended. “On a big night of racing we might award a Strapper’s prize, we donated Rugs and Trophies along the way and one of the major things we introduced was the Pearl Kelly Award.” Installed in 1999, the Pearl Kelly Award – named in honour of Australia’s first licensed Reinswoman – has become the most prestigious award for females in the Victorian trots scene. It was initially presented at an awards night held by the Angelique Club, but more recently has become part of the Victorian industry’s gala dinner, the Gordon Rothacker Medal, at the Palladium at Crown. This year’s recipient, three-time reigning Victorian state and Metropolitan Trainer of the Year, Emma Stewart, was overwhelmed to join previous winners, including Kerryn Manning, Jayne Davies, Elizabeth Clarke, Tanya McDermott and Natalie Rasmussen. “I’m so humbled to receive this,” Emma told a packed room at the Crown. “It’s something I never thought would happen.” Emma, who trains with her partner Clayton Tonkin at Cardigan, which is located near Ballarat, stands as a great representation of the dominance of women in the trots, amassed $2.84 million in prizemoney last season, some $1.64 million more than second-placed Andy Gath. Along with fellow leading trainer-driver Kerryn Manning, driver Kate Gath and trainer Marg Lee, who also feature on 2016-17’s premiership tables, Emma’s supremacy is well savoured among Angelique Club members. “The female involvement in harness racing is fantastic,” Ms Donnelley said. “There always has been strong involvement at secretary and club
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Gay Donnelley presents Emma Stewart with the Pearl Kelly Award
level, and now the number of girls participating as trainers and drivers has also grown.” Also growing is the Angelique Club’s role in the sport. While its membership levels and subsequent array of trophies and celebrations may be shy of its peak, the club’s role as a key partner of the sport was reinforced in October. For the first time, the Angelique Club hosted the Allied Express Victoria Cup barrier draw, the main lead-in to one of Victoria’s two premier pacing races.
“We branched out to hold the Victoria Cup barrier draw, which involved the broader harness racing community,” Ms Donnelley said. Team Teal ambassador Jodi Quinlan, a trots trainer and driver.If the opportunity is “It was terrific and a really successful afternoon. there, we would love to do it again.”
For more information about the Angelique Club email Ms Donnelley at gaydonnelley@hotmail.com
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The World's Richest Greyhound Race & Australia's Diamond Dogs Story by Victoria Shaw • Images by Clint Anderson
A stormy night sky set the scene for an emphatic victory in the World’s Richest Greyhound Race - The TAB Melbourne Cup, which was held at Sandown Park during the thundery evening of November 24th. It provided a dramatic backdrop for another two major sporting milestones with female participation - all on the same race card!
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eona Thompson, Greyhound trainer from Pearcedale in Victoria, cut a powerful figure as she was the first to lead out her Melbourne Cup contender and race favourite; Aston Dee Bee. No doubt Seona would have been very pleased with the faith that punters placed in her hound by backing him into favouritism as well as drawing box one. However, this also added to the pressure on a woman who currently heads up one of the most successful kennels in the world, as well as having another Greyhound in the race to worry about - Bewildering, who was to start from box six. Arguably, one of the best race fields ever assembled for the running of the world’s richest Greyhound race since its inauguration in the Olympic Year of 1956, this year’s Melbourne Cup did very well to avoid some unhelpful weather. As most readers would be well aware, dogs natural aversion to thunder and lightning activity can see them losing complete control of their senses out of fear. However, to both the Greyhound’s and their Trainers’ credit, the assembled Melbourne Cup field never faltered in anyway as such is the level of concentration and desire to chase as only a Greyhound can. Over the distance of 515 metres, which has the Melbourne Cup Greyhounds start at the top of the Sandown Park home straight and with another lap to complete, the field stepped into action almost flying
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out of the starting boxes to the roar of the huge crowd. Aston Dee Bee began very well, however Raw Ability and Up Hill Jill speared forward together vying for an early lead with the Richmond Oaks winner, Up Hill Jill in front at the Judge the first time by nearly two lengths, with Raw Ability in the blue between them. As the tightly packed field negotiated the first turn, Aston Dee Bee sensed he had a job to do and powered his way to the lead upon straightening up with a railing run, taking Kouta Mayhem into second place down the back of the track, while Up Hill Jill looked to have been checked twice causing her to drop back sharply after such a bold start. From that point on Aston Dee Bee was four lengths clear for the remainder of the race taking his connections and trainer Seona Thompson to a $600,000 victory and a place in racing history. Chasin Crackers finished second and Kouta Mayhem third, whilst Aston Dee Bee’s kennel mate Bewildering, finished fourth. Aston Dee Bee’s win was in a blistering 29.36 seconds! With just over 500 women in Victoria, licensed to train Greyhounds, it was a wonderful victory to add to the ever impressive list of sporting achievements for women this year. Only a couple of races prior to the Melbourne Cup, was the 715 metre event the Group 1 Bold Treace which gave Greyhound racing it’s THIRD MILLIONAIRE!
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Aston Dee Bee airborne winning the TAB Melbourne Cup and after with trainer Seona Thompson
Fanta Bale with her owner/trainer Rob Britton and his wife Mary
Fanta Bale winning the Bold Treace Fanta Bale, trained by Robert Britton at Lara in Victoria raced to victory by taking out her seventh Group 1 and has both contested and won over a range of distances that no other Greyhound has been able to achieve. Robert Britton recently commented, “She isn’t the fastest Greyhound I’ve ever trained, but she is what I call a one-pacer. She begins pretty well and is able to maintain that speed over whatever distance, which makes her very unique. She also has an enormous will to win.”
Fanta Bale’s victory in the Bold Treace began with a speedy start from box three, however she was content to let Petunia Monelli and Champagne Sally roll to the front early, then after a lap Fanta Bale unleashed her run and wowed the on course crowd with her determination as she swept to the lead leaving the remainder of the field well behind. A big buildup on social media that provided Fanta Bale with the opportunity to collect even more fans going into the Bold Treace, Fanta Bale raced her way to a total stakes earnings of $1,094,170.00 to date. Only Australian Greyhounds Fernando Bale ($1,299,370.00) and Dyna Double ($1,160,316.00) have won more stakes money, providing Australian Greyhound racing with the world’s highest stakes earners. As Fanta Bale has not retired since taking out the Bold Treace, her winning capacity could see her yet run to the top!
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Victorian Premier, The Hon. Daniel Andrews with Greg Miller, CEO of Sandown Park Greyhounds and right Bernie Carolan, Chairman Greyhound Racing Victoria left
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Australia’s Best One is widely regarded as the best racehorse on the planet and is a specialist at a mile and a quarter. The other recently won the richest turf race in the world and is at his peak over the short courses. They have never met in a race and are unlikely to – but both have more than a few things in common.
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oth are Australian Breds, trained in Sydney and turned into life changing horses for their connections. They also started their public life when sold at the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale.
Friends Peter Tighe, Debbie Kepitis and Richard Treweeke joined to buy the filly and it was decided that Rosehill-based horseman Chris Waller would be entrusted with the youngster.
The remarkable duo – champion Winx and speed sensation Redzel – cost $350,000 as a pair when sold in Queensland, but have at last count won a combined prizemoney haul of over $23 million.
Winx won her first couple of starts and showed early at three she was a filly with a great future. At the back end of her three-year-old season the remarkable Winx made her first real steps to stardom.
Winx, recently crowned the Australian Racehorse of the Year for a second time, needs little introduction. The daughter of Street Cry is a revelation – breaking records every times she steps out onto the track.
At her first start outside New South Wales the daughter of Street Cry scored one of the most remarkable modern day wins seen in Australia when she came from last in a big field in the Group Three Sunshine Coast Guineas.
Her racing story started at the 2013 Gold Coast Yearling Sale where she was known simply as Lot 329 – the bay filly by Street Cry from Vegas Showgirl. Bred by the Camilleri family of Fairway Thoroughbreds, Winx was presented at the sale by the team from Coolmore Stud. On the market early in bidding, Winx was sold to Magic Bloodstock for $230,000 – far from the most expensive purchase at the auction, but certainly, as time would tell, the most important.
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Her first Group One win came at her very next start when she scored an auspicious victory in the Queensland Oaks in Brisbane. As her record book tells us, Winx hasn’t been beaten since – a 22 run streak that includes 15 wins at racing’s elite level. A third consecutive win the WS Cox Plate at Moonee Valley in late October elevated the mare to the be the highest earning Southern Hemisphere galloper in history.
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Speaking of life changing prizemoney earners, it was another Gold Coast Yearling Sale purchase that made history in October.
Darley Classic on the final day of the Melbourne Cup Carnival to confirm his status as the country’s champion sprinter.
Redzel, a $120,000 buy for Triple Crown Syndications from Marquee Stud, scored a powerful on speed win in the world’s richest race ever run on turf, the A$10 million The Everest (1200m) at Randwick.
Redzel is a son of Australia’s current day undisputed sire champion, Snitzel (Redoute’s Choice). Snitzel, like Winx and Redzel, was also sold at the Gold Coast Yearling Sale.
Australia’s new rising star sprinter, Redzel was syndicated among a large group spread right across the country who all celebrated hard when they teamed up with Everest slot holder James Harron to win the first ever running of the race. An orphan foal, Redzel had earlier in the year won the Group One Doomben 10,000 in Brisbane and since that time raced with great success in both Sydney and Melbourne. He added the Group One
The next opportunity to buy a life changing horse will come from January 10 when Day One of the 2018 Gold Coast Yearling Sale is conducted by Magic Millions. The selling extravaganza at Australia’s holiday playground will feature over 1000 yearlings – the cream of the Australasian yearling crop out to emulate the likes of Winx and Redzel. We hope you can join us!
Ecstatic Winx Owners with their third WS Cox Plate
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Pacific Fair
Magic Millions Polo 2018
Magic Millions Polo Ambassador for 2018 is a World Famous Polo Player Ignacio ‘Nacho’ Figueras Queensland’s stunning Gold Coast will play host to the second Annual Pacific Fair Magic Millions Polo on Sunday January 7th, 2018 at Doug Jennings Park, Main Beach.
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“Polo is my passion and I’m excited that the Pacific Fair Magic Millions Polo will give me the opportunity to bring this adrenalin-charged sport to a new audience,” Nacho said.
Nacho Figueras is well known beyond the polo world as the face of Ralph Lauren’s Black Label line and has represented the entire line of Polo Fragrances for over a decade.
“Great friends of mine and fellow Argentinians, the Novillo Astrada brothers, played in the Magic Millions Polo in 2017 and they said it was a world-class event in a most stunning location. This will be my first time playing in Queensland – what better way to experience such a beautiful country than in Summer on the famous Gold Coast amongst friends.”
he glamourous event has confirmed itself as a must-attend date on the international Polo calendar with the announcement that the world’s most famous Polo player Ignacio ‘Nacho’ Figueras, Captain of the Veuve Clicquot Magic Millions Polo Team.
His involvement in A-List exhibition polo events has attracted some of the biggest stars and celebrities from around the world. On Saturday October 14th, Los Angeles hosted the Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic, with Nacho the star player in front of a 7,000 strong crowd, which included Kate Hudson, Chris Martin, Jamie Foxx and Lauren Conrad. Earlier in the year Nicole Kidman, Alessandra Balazs, Kendall Jenner and Alicia Keys were some of the top name guests at Veuve’s New York event. The six goal player was called upon by close friend and fellow Polo aficionado Prince Harry, to become an official Ambassador for the Prince’s Sentebale Charity. Nacho frequently joins the Prince at the International fund-raising Polo events, where he is often accompanied by his polo playing family – wife Delfina Blaquier and their four children.
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Magic Millions co-owner Katie Page-Harvey signed Nacho Figueras as an Ambassador for the Pacific Fair Magic Millions 2019 event. “Wait until you see Nacho in action. He is the epitome of everything that makes Polo one of the most exciting and glamourous live sports in the world,” she said. “I always wanted Nacho Figueras to be a part of the Pacific Fair Magic Millions Polo, but it was always a long term goal. Our event had to meet the international standard that the Polo world associates with Nacho; exceptional entertainment, spectacular setting and something you can’t find anywhere else in the world. We certainly have that, our location is surrounded by the Gold Coast waterways that just take your breath away.
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Francesca Cumani and Zara Phillips battle.
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Michelle Payne and Zara Phillips
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“Add to that my favourite couple, Zara Phillips and Mike Tindall, the Magic Millions Polo promises to be the perfect way to celebrate Summer and the start of the Magic Millions 2018 Sales and Raceday Carnival.
“Not only does this event shine a spotlight on the Gold Coast, the Magic Millions provides a valuable boost to the local economy by attracting visitors and supporting jobs.
“Zara has the tough job, she is playing against Nacho. Mike will join Channel Seven’s Hamish McLachlan on the side-lines to provide official and unofficial commentary throughout the day.”
“I’m proud to support this event through Tourism and Events Queensland It’s live on Queensland’s calendar, now worth $600 million to the Queensland economy. “The Magic Millions will set the tone for a great year of events on the Gold Coast, with the eyes of the world set to watch the City host the 2018 Commonwealth Games.”
Tourism and Major Events Minister Kate Jones, said, “I’m looking forward to see Ignacio Figueras in action on the Gold Coast. To have an athlete of the calibre of Ignacio Figueras is a great coup for the Pacific Fair Magic Millions Polo.
Tickets for the Pacific Fair Magic Millions polo are available through www.magicmillions.com.au.
There are friends and faces that may be forgotten, but there are horses that never will be.
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Melissa Smith Part of A Winning Team Faraway Town made one group of women extremely happy when she won the $325,000 Women’s Racing Bonus in the 2YO Magic Millions Classic in 2016.
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n accomplished horse woman in her own right, Melissa grew up on a property in Walcha, on the Northern Tablelands of NSW. It was only natural that much of her youth was spent on or around horses. Extensive competition in gymkhanas and at shows across the state was a precursor to her being crowned the Champion Girl Rider at the Sydney Royal Easter Show at the age of just 17.
Matt and Mel have two children – Claudia (10) and Sebastian (7). Both kids are keen horse riders in particular Claudia is an accomplished competitor in the dressage discipline. Trips to Walcha in Northern NSW and Wangaratta in Victoria during school holidays are a welcome relief from the suburban lifestyle despite having a menagerie at Warwick Farm including ponies, chooks, rabbits, dogs, cats and fish.
Melissa continued to show horses before taking up the opportunity to work for some of Japan’s leading trainers in Hokkaido. However, Australia came calling with Melissa returning to take up the mantle as Marketing Manager of William Inglis and Son where she played a significant role in the company’s growth for five years before joining Matthew full time. In 2005 Melissa moved to Warwick Farm to assist Matthew in the business which they continue to work together, building a wonderful clientele many whom have remained loyal to this day and some lovely friendships have forged. Mel and Matt host regular get togethers at the stable to allow fellow owners to meet each other and over the years some lovely friendships have developed. They host an annual Autumn Racing Carnival Luncheon at Royal Randwick on Guineas Day, a popular day enjoyed by friends and family of the stable. In 2008 started an advertising sales role with TVN where Mel picked up from her Inglis days in dealing with breeders, trainers and syndicators. This role she maintained until March 2015 when the TVN channel folded. In July 2015 Melissa was offered a fantastic opportunity to work with Zenith Payments in building the newly launched division Thoroughbred Payments. Currently still working in this role as a Business Development Manager, providing payment solutions for the Thoroughbred Industry. Early in the new year, Zenith Payments will launch an exciting new division called RuralPay providing payment solutions for Rural Australia.
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Claudia - World Cup Polo 2017
Magic Millions graduates Faraway Town, At The Helm, Bentley Magic, Boom Queen, Dizzy Miss Lizzy, Sailing Along, Joy and Mirth, Aqua D'ivina and Group Two placed 3YO filly Touch of Mink are being aimed at some of the features during the Autumn Carnival. Exciting times ahead for Matthew C Smith Racing.
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Faraway Town – the Winner of the 2016 Magic Million’s Racing Women’s Bonus. An exciting and unique initiative was introduced by Katie Page Harvey in 2013 whereby in addition to the $2 Million prize money on offer for the 2YO Classic, there is also a $500,000 bonus for the first four 100% female owned or leased horses across the finish line. As the first all-female runner across the line, despite finishing a very unlucky sixth place, in 2016 Faraway Town earnt her lady connections a whopping $335,000. There is no doubt this clever marketing concept has been successful with women eager to get involved in what has traditionally been a male dominated sport. Now the world’s richest sales based incentive raceday with Magic Millions renowned around the world for being the innovator in the unique sales based racing concept. The day is all about high glamour and fashion to high stakes, where once the mounting yard was a sea of black and blue suits, it now resembles something of a David Jones or Myer show room. Christine and Francis Cook love horse racing. Long term supporters of Matthew C Smith Racing, Christine and Francis have been giving women an opportunity to get involved in horse racing through a lease arrangement. Faraway Town was one of the first fillies they offered as an all women’s syndicate and the stars aligned in January 2016 for a very excited group of ladies when they won the Magic Millions Ladies Racing Bonus. .
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Helen Page
A Life of Many Chapters From representing Australia in Equestrian events to training Thoroughbred race horses, Helen Page’s script of life has had many varied chapters. Story by Dale Olsson • Images Ross Stevenson
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elen is a charming and well-groomed lady, whose ease of manner belies the fact that she has worked extremely hard all her life, to achieve her status as a successful and well respected Thoroughbred Trainer on Queensland’s Gold Coast. A pioneer in an Industry which was not always welcoming to females, she was born into a family who were part of the fabric of country life. Reared on a huge country property Bendee outside Warialda in New South Wales to Bob and Rosalie Cameron, Helen was introduced to horses when only a toddler and her lifelong love of horses began. As Helen explained, “Horses were an integral part of everyday life. Everybody rode, whether for work, mustering sheep and cattle or for social events like sports days in paddocks.” With her brother Graeme, two years her elder, she learned to ride bareback and barefoot! “Dad said he would buy us boots when we could canter bareback” she recalled. A special memory was being given a Chestnut Filly called Glow Girl for Christmas when she was only five years old. Graeme received a Gelding called Rebel, a half-brother to Glow Girl. The children were home schooled by their Mother, out of necessity, as the local Primary School had closed. Fortunately, Rosalie had been a school teacher, so their education was not compromised. “This was a different time,” Helen explained “and there was not a lot of money to spare. There was no electricity on the property. Power was derived from generators and hot water from chip heaters.” On weekends local families met together for Clay Pigeon shoots and to play Polo Cross whilst the children enjoyed Pony Club. All events were organised voluntarily. Helen remembers her Father with great affection. Bob Cameron was a well-educated man, “He was the driving force of our family. He had an enquiring mind and a thirst for knowledge. He was a high achiever in everything he did.” she said. Wanting the best for his children, Bob bought books on equestrian riding and taught them both to ride correctly. He also coached other
children in the District. From there, Team events were organised and Helen represented NSW when she was only ten years old and later, in her twenties, she was Australian Champion in Dressage events. Helen’s first home ‘Bendee”, was owned by her Aunt and Uncle, with her parents residing in a house on the property. With the Cameron’s moving to their own Farm on the outskirts of Warialda, Helen attended Warialda Public School and later boarded at the Presbyterian Ladies College in Armidale for four years, until she completed high school. Graeme, in turn, boarded at Farrer Agricultural College for Boys. Like his younger sibling, he was a very successful Show Jumper and Three-Day event rider. Keeping it in the family, Graeme’s son, David Cameron, now thirty-two, is also a Champion Show Jump rider. Whilst still at the Ladies College, Helen competed in events during the school holidays, getting to know other girls socially “as I was a bit shy”, she told me. After her high school education was completed, Helen gained a scholarship to Teachers College. To pay for meals and accommodation whilst in training, she became a House Mistress at her old Alma Mater, the Presbyterian Ladies College. Though still a young girl herself, she took on a maternal role, her duties being mainly at night, supervising homework and being a sympathetic ear to the younger ones. She had her own car now and was able to drive to College and to the Armidale Show Ground where she had two horses stabled. Her first teaching position was at Campbelltown, looking after the infants’ classes. She regularly competed at the Sydney Show in Hacking events and Dressage. Her next appointment was in the country, a two-teacher school at Gunnedah. Helen told me “she enjoyed the Country kids.” She also taught at Liverpool and Ingleburn. Whilst still teaching, Helen travelled the dressage and show circuits competing Interstate and around the country. As she was now an Australian champion, representing her Country, she was given district relief by the Education Department to free her up for her eventing. Helen explained, “It was very expensive and lonely travelling. In those
Helen gives RUDY a pat after deadheating in the Singapore T.C. Members' Handicap
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days, to be an Olympian, we were not allowed sponsorships, you had to have a job to afford it.” These were tough times indeed for a young lady wanting to pursue her love of the sport. Her expenses were enormous - Maintaining riding equipment, feed for the horses, vehicle and float, motel accommodation to name just a few expenses. “You did it for the love of it,” Helen stated. One of the amazing horses she fondly remembers is Moliere. “I not only represented Australia in dressage events with him but won Champion Hack and Champion Lady Rider events at many Royal Shows around Australia. After being offered more relief teaching in the late 1970s in Sydney Schools, some of which were quite tough, Helen kept her dressage horses at the stables at Warwick Farm. She rode track work for the late Tommy Smith for two years. During this time she constantly bought and retrained Off the Track Thoroughbreds, educating them to on sell in order to raise funds to continue competing. Unlike today, she wasn’t allowed to give riding lessons being an Amateur, so she decided to change course and “Give training race horses a go. I had a dressage horse called Paris Royale with whom I competed on the weekends. I bought him to retrain and sell on as a show horse and he actually became my first winner at a racetrack. He was a special horse to me as he raced and competed in dressage competitions at the same time. He would race midweek and compete on weekends. Amazing! No other horse had done that before to my knowledge.” Her first metropolitan winner was Altruistic, ridden by Neil Paine at Canterbury. After gaining her Trainer’s Licence in 1980, she trained for everyone and anyone. In a male dominated industry, Helen commented, it was not easy for females.” In spite of the fact that she had the support of Bart Cummings and Tommy Smith who were her Referees, she felt privileged to have her licence as she was only the second lady to be granted one in Sydney, Betty Page was the first. Gai Waterhouse was granted her Licences much later. Ladies holding Trainers Licenses were more or less unheard of and it wasn’t encouraged by Officials.”
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During her first years as a training Thoroughbreds, she met John Page, a leading trainer at Randwick. They mixed in the same circles and with both being trainers, had a lot in common. Their initial friendship turned into romance and they became a couple. The couple’s wedding in 1986 at the White Horse Inn at Berrimah, was a lavish affair with two hundred guests, amongst them Helen’s family and racing identities including the notorious George Freeman. The entire Inn was booked out for the occasion. However, there was no time for a Honeymoon as they had a runner in the Golden Slipper the next weekend. At that time, Helen and John had separate stables and separate licenses. Married trainers today are able to share a Dual license, but not then. The couple had a decision to make - John stepped down and Helen kept her license. With John by her side, Helen worked tirelessly, training many winning Thoroughbreds over the years from her stables at Warwick Farm. In 1989 she was the first lady in Australia to win the Millie Fox Award for her contribution to racing. Millie Fox is still remembered today for the Group 2 race named after her - the Millie Fox Stakes, held at Rosehill each February, for Fillies and Mares over three years of age. In 1991, Helen went close to fulfilling her dream of winning a Melbourne Cup when Magnolia Hall finished third to Let’s Elope. Winning the Group 1 Golden Rose at Rosehill in 2004 with Doonan is at her biggest victory to date but she considers her experience with Magnolia Hall who collected $200,000 in prize money in the Melbourne Cup as a greater achievement. Twenty years ago, Helen and John relocated to the Gold Coast on the advice of John’s Doctor who recommended a warmer climate for his patient’s health. The Pages had always attended the Winter Carnival in Brisbane, which they enjoyed and living in Queensland had always been on their agenda. The Gold Coast was an excellent choice. “It was tough at first” Helen mused, “but things turned around eventually.” And turned around they did. The stable at Bundall has been very successful over the last twenty years, so much so that Helen Page Racing has won the Gold Coast Trainers Premiership on two occasions, in 2012 and 2016 and being runner-up several times. Helen has twenty horses in training now at her stables adjacent to the Magic Millions Complex at Bundall. She has a core of long term Owners who entrust their horses to Helen’s expertise and many more clients who own shares. Of her current charges, Rudy has been the most successful. Queensland bred, owned and trained, this Gelding has taken more than one Million Dollars in prize money after winning the Tattersalls Cup in June this year. He is now in training again after a spell and Helen is hoping he will win a Wildcard race for the Magic Millions Race Day, so he can race there in January 2018, as he wasn’t sold in a sale there, being bred by his owners. Other Magic Millions runners may include Heavenly Stranger, Red Scarlet, Brinkmanship, Lady McCabe, Too Easy Bro and Dynastic. Helen Page’s career has been one of determination, persistence and sheer hard work. This trailblazer for ladies in the racing industry, has encountered her share of challenges and prejudice in less enlightened times so she is pleased that there are more opportunities for females wanting to be involved the industry today. She applauds the successful Magic Millions Racing Women’s Initiative, which awards a bonus of $500,000 to the first four horses past the post which are wholly owned by ladies. Looking ahead to the future, Helen Page Racing will be a fixture on the Gold Coast scene for some time to come. A gentle woman whose love of horses is obvious, Helen has no thoughts of retiring. As she told me, “Luckily for me, race horse training has no age barrier. Keeping active and keeping my mind busy are what I love in life. Horses are my main interest and every day at the stables isn't like work or a chore to me.” She continued, “John and I enjoy living on the Gold Coast. Each week is full of surprises with family and visitors coming here for holidays.
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Cairns Amateurs Racing Carnival 2017 Story by Cathryn Meredith • Images by Cairns Amateurs
On Wednesday August 29th, 2017 with great anticipation, I headed off to the sunny, tropical city of Cairns to attend this year’s Cairns Amateurs. The Cairns Amateurs Racing Carnival is three days of fun, fashion, glamour, food and entertainment built around two days of horse racing and three days of social events, held in Cairns in early September each year.
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look forward to this event each year as it brings together the Cairns Community and race lovers both within Australia and across the world. It is great to catch up with friends met several years ago and enjoy time with like minded racing enthusiasts. The hardworking Committee continue to surprise us, with the new venues and events they certainly achieved that.
We rose early on Thursday and headed off to The Barrier Draw Breakfast which included The Today Show’s live weather cross with Natalia Cooper and then attended the Ladies High Tea held in the new waterfront venue on the Cairns Esplanade. The weather was beautiful and that evening we attended the Annual Cocktail Party, held at the Reef Hotel Casino, on the many decks set around their sparkling pool.
Carlton Mid Cairns Amateurs Ladies Day Renowned as a celebration of all the fun and glamour of racing, Carlton Mid Cairns Amateurs Ladies Day program, boasted a comprehensive seven-race program. A bonus was special guest of the Cairns Amateurs, Australia’s only female racecaller Victoria Shaw, who broadcast two events including the history making second race of the day the Quicksilver QTIS added stakes Maiden 3yo Hcp 950m. As the signature opening day program of the Far North’s most iconic racing carnival paid homage to the women in racing. This race marked the first all-female jockey race called by female racecaller and comprised nine contenders including local jockeys Amanda Thomson and Emily Cass with Emma Ljung bringing home the winning horse, We’ll Beat It for trainer Ben Williams. Victoria has a wealth of experience at race tracks both in Australia and internationally and she made headlines with her first international race broadcast in Warsaw, Poland in May 2015, with Morocco’s first female jockey, Bochra Marmoul, fittingly taking the winner’s podium after the race. Victoria called a number of races on the Ladies Day program and was received exceptionally well. Victoria was one of our feature stories and graced the cover of the Ladies in RACING Magazine Summer 2014 Issue # 14. Away from the fillies, the flamboyant fashion with a tropical twist, took centerfield at the highly anticipated QT Port Douglas Fashions On The Field (FOTF), where contestants wore frocks both fabulous and frivolous as they vied for the day’s top sash of Open Ladies Day Champion and the fantastic prize, of two return flights to Singapore. Fashions contestants styled to reflect the event’s theme, “Colours of the Reef”, also had the chance to win, an overnight stay for two at Green Island Resort, including return transfers, accommodation in an island suite and buffet breakfast. Once again, I was really impressed with the effort the Cairns ladies go to. This year’s carnival ambassador Angela Menz, along with charismatic media personality, Damien Anthony Rossi, Sydney milliner, Carole Maher and myself, all thoroughly enjoyed our task, deciding the winners of Gold Class, Open and Millinery categories while emcees Channel Seven’s Joanne Desmond and Melbourne milliner Kerrie Stanley kept onlookers informed and entertained. In sashing the Open Ladies winner, Breanna de Maria from Townsville, Angela said she was impressed with the entrant’s interpretation of this year’s reef theme that reflected the feel, theme and mood while not forgetting current trends in what was given her own “personal spin in a look that was also very elegant”. Completing the day’s visual feast, finalists from the Manhunt Australia Male Model Search strutted their stuff on the FOTF catwalk, ahead of the national competition’s finals that was held at Gilligan’s Nightclub in Cairns that evening. They certainly caught the ladies’ interest, and many had their photos taken with the patient young men.
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Cathi Meredith, Damien Anthony Rossi and Victoria Shaw
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The Ladies Day program concluded with the highly anticipated Cairns Amateurs Ball, the region’s pinnacle social event, which this year moved to the exciting new waterfront location along the city’s stunning Esplanade. This was a spectacular evening and is always one of the best events of its kind. Food stations were scattered across the perimeters and everyone found several culinary delights to enjoy. Ladies sparkled in their finery as guests mingled for pre-dinner cocktails among the sparkling trees adorned with hundreds of fairy lights. With this year’s waterfront venue and the spectacular fireworks held over the water, and it was such a clear night, we felt as if we could almost reach out and touch them; it was truly a magnificent evening. Cairns Amateurs CEO Graham Thornton said this year’s Ladies Day program showcased the Carnival’s glamorous appeal while featuring an impressive schedule of racing fixtures, including the Reef Hotel Casino Governor’s Trophy.
“Ladies Day encapsulated the celebratory spirit that has become such a central part of Cairns Amateurs over the years,” Mr Thornton said. “The atmosphere at Cannon Park is always electric as all the anticipation and excitement leading up the carnival spilled over into a colourful showcase of racing and fashion.” “We were thrilled to present an even more impressive program this year, by adding to our patron’s with new marquees and our very exciting Tommy Berry experience, on Chautauqua new waterfront the beautiful Esplanade,” Mr Thornton said. at venue Royal on Randwick
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Carlton Mid Cairns Amateurs Cup Day Once again, we woke to magnificent weather and headed out to Cannon Park to enjoy the second day of the carnival the Carlton Mid Cairns Amateurs Cup Day. People from near and far donned their springtime best and turned out in droves for all today’s action. The 59 th Cairns Amateurs Carnival, wrapped up its eight-race program and hotly contested Fashions on the Field competition on time, despite a 90-minute break in proceedings caused by an electrical fire affecting Cannon Park’s power supply, which was handled quickly and with great professionalism. We had an even more difficult job than the previous day as we had more categories to judge and the competition was fierce. The ladies embraced the bright colours of the reef and were extremely well presented and nailed their looks, stunning us with fantastic headwear and accessories, showing great attention to detail. We all had a very difficult time and took several minutes extra whilst all trying to agree on a winner for the Ladies under 30 category and finally agreed on winner – Arabella Kullack. Carnival ambassador and judge, Angela commended, Arabella for wearing an outfit that stood apart from the other contestants for its simplicity, youthfulness and on trend colour palette. “She wore the outfit – the outfit didn’t wear her, it was fabulous!” Angela said. Not forgetting our four-legged friends Congratulations went to Ranked the winner of the Race 7 Carlton Mid Amateurs Cup trained by Alwyn Bailey and well ridden by Jockey Wanderson D’Avila. The Fashion On The Field competition was held in a shady, picturesque, outdoor area so the public could view all the stunning entrants and the stage was set up in the middle of the lawn. After our judging on both days, we were treated to a delicious lunch in the Cairns Amateurs Fishbowl, which featured fine trackside dining from within an air-conditioned marquee. What a fabulous venue, with views of the track, the fun and frivolity around us all in the picturesque setting of Cannon Park. This year guests were offered a range of exclusive packages, including the fishbowl, and the carnival’s newest experience, the Cairns Amateurs Birdcage, a premium marquee located centerfield, and a wonderful place to catch up with friends in a relaxed setting. The Cairns Amateurs Carnival committee said they are very happy with the 16,601 in attendance over the two-day event that featured many high-profile guests and celebrities including the Governor,
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Honourable Paul de Jersey AC and his wife Kaye, the Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk MP, The Treasurer, Honourable Curtis Pitt, the Mayor of Cairns - Cr Bob Manning OAM, China’s five-time gold medallist platform diver, Chua Ruolin and the most popular guest by far, NQ Cowboys captain and NRL legend, Johnathon Thurston; and I had the pleasure of meeting them all. Congratulations to the hardworking Committee for an exceptional carnival, who have immediately started planning the 60th Diamond Anniversary Carnival with a program that will acknowledge just how far the event has come from humble beginnings in 1959 to Far North Queensland’s pinnacle social event. To celebrate their Diamond Anniversary in 2018, you have the opportunity to secure tickets at the 2017 prices. So, if you want to add this Racing event to YOUR Bucket List, this special will only last until December 31st so Giddy-Up!!! For more information on the History of the Cairns Amateurs Carnival and venues and ticket prices visit www.cairnsamateurs.org.au
Attributable to the Premier: Annastacia Palaszczuk “It's great to see the popularity of the Amateurs Carnival going from strength to strength. People travel to the Amateurs from across North Queensland, around Australia and overseas to take part in this wonderfull event. On Ladies Day, it was especially pleasing to see the women participating as jockeys, trainers, attendees and even a race caller. Well done to Ross Moller and Michael Delaney for everything they have achieved with this event.”
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From Victoria Shaw The Cairns Amateurs Cup meeting and in particular their ladies day were both a wonderful race meeting and club to be engaged by, as the committee were sincere from the outset about REAL prospects for women. The unquestioned opportunity provided by the club for me to broadcast as a race caller in conjunction with David Fowler recognised the broader participation and contribution women make to the Australian racing landscape. Along with jockeys, trainers, breeders, owners, veterinary staff, stewards, judges and many more roles at a racetrack where women are now thankfully regarded as mainstream, the prospect to call races live as a part of the days coverage was a wonderful occasion that I truly appreciated. Condescendingly in previous years, raceclubs have often referred to events featuring all women riders as ‘Ladies Bracelets‘. Thankfully this archaic title for such a race was nowhere to be seen in the form guide and hopefully banished forever to the caravan that female jockeys used to get changed in because a woman's locker room wasn't available given our nation’s misogynistic record! Having said that, many senior female riders rightly question the need for an all women jockeys race as they are acutely aware of their ability and capacity to compete on a level playing field with their male counterparts. However, what will help change the mindset of racehorse owners that continue to overlook women as riders, particularly at group one level is further awareness and an event like the all-female jockeys race at Cairns further highlights their presence. Equally important is raising the broader community's awareness of womens’ active roles within the racing industry. So many people outside of racing are still are not aware as to the real numbers of female jockeys, let alone their power, strength and horsemanship whilst being very serious athletes. Additionally, the Cairns Amateurs Ladies Race Day also gave women in racing a voice to broadcast to the outside world and I was both very privileged and delighted to be able to provide that. Victoria Shaw.
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A Perfect Way to Top Off the Cairns Amateurs! Paradise Palms Resort & Country Club held the Ladies Coral Coast Classic held on Sunday and Monday, September 3rd and 4th , in conjunction with the Cairns Amateurs Racing Carnival. For those ladies who love both racing and golf, what a way to end the Carnival. Story by Cathryn Meredith Images courtesy Ladies Coral Classic
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he ladies enjoyed the varied Golf competition, comprising individual winners, 2BBB, and 2 ball Aggregate Competitions held daily, in conjunction with the overall Individual competitions, held over the two days.
Local Jewellers Rowe Design donated a $500 jewellery voucher for anyone who achieved a Hole-in-One. Shelley Patterson managed this difficult shot on the 7th hole. Rowe Design’s will continue this prize for the 2018 event. Madeline Howell was the overall 2-day winner was thrilled to be presented with a magnificent Perpetual Trophy, comprising a huge pearl shell, mounted on a local timber base, with a Trophy she could keep, as well as pearl jewellery, complimenting her gift voucher.
With prizes valued at over $7,000 donated by local Sponsors and from some of the wonderful Members of Paradise Palms who, with their generous support, contributed to this events success. The Cairns Amateurs Racing Carnival will once again present the 2018 Ladies Coral Coast Classic, which will be held on September 16th and 17th immediately following the Diamond Jubilee of their iconic Cairns event. This is a wonderful experience for lady golfers as they can take advantage of the race day events, including the Ladies High Tea held on Thursday 13th, the Ladies Race Day on Friday 15th and following that evening, the much-loved Cairns Amateurs Ball. What a way to enjoy a week of racing and golf.
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Angela Taylor-Moy and Jeremy Rogers are integral and dedicated members at one of Australia’s most successful racing stables - Darren Weir Racing.
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ngela and Jeremy, who both work for Darren Weir, are described by their boss as leaders and mentors, as well as “two of the most conscientious, reliable and decent people I’ve known”.
Angela has been a part of Forest Lodge and Darren Weir Racing since first linking up with Darren when he was still training from Stawell. When Darren shifted from Stawell to Ballarat, Angela followed to continue her association with the stable. Angela is a key track rider and works closely with the veterinary team every morning to help ensure all the horses are healthy and sound. Angela also holds her own trainer’s license, and she was a finalist for the Dedication to Racing Award in the 2017 Godolphin Stud and Stable Staff Awards. In her role as foreman at Weir’s Ballarat stable, Angela deals with just about all the issues involving the horses, and more than a few involving the staff. “I ride work and organise and do all those things,” she says.
“But somehow, I’ve also become the matriarch of the stable, a sort of unofficial counsellor and adviser.” I don’t know if that qualifies me for these awards, but I think Godolphin’s support is a wonderful thing for the little people in the industry. It’s a huge thrill to be nominated and fantastic to be a finalist.” Jeremy is the racing manager in a stable that this season will send out around 2,500 starters. It is a position he dreamed of and worked towards in stables in Melbourne and studs in the UK, Ireland and New Zealand, before joining Darren Weir at Ballarat in 2000. “All I ever wanted to do was to be involved in racing and I soon realised that the administrative side of a stud or stable was where I had something to offer,” Jeremy says. “I’m surprised and honoured to be a finalist in these awards. We’ve won a lot of races, but this is a genuine highlight and I sincerely thank TBA, Racing Australia and Godolphin for putting them on.”
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Lady Drivers Invitational in Queensland Story by Alex Nolan • Images by Daniel Costello
Despite early setbacks, rising star Brittany Graham remained patient and produced her winning ride in the final leg to take the inaugural Lady Drivers Invitational at Albion Park on November 18th.
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he 24-year-old upstaged 11 of the most talented ladies in Australian Harness Racing to clinch the title in the sixth and final heat. Forced to sit on the sidelines in the opening event due to a scratching, Brittany kept herself within striking distance of the lead by snaring crucial points on the unfancied Corporal Luna and Living Grand in the second and fifth legs. Brittany held an ace up her sleeve in the Series Finale, where she was engaged to drive the Mark Dux-trained Covert Beauty. Despite early pressure, Brittany forced her way to the front and never surrendered it, taking the race, the Title, and a trip to Hamilton Island thanks to series sponsors, The Seymour Group.
Racing Queensland Chief Executive Officer Dr Eliot Forbes said, “The night was an historic occasion for Harness racing in Queensland. “Lady drivers are at the forefront of this sport, and four of the top-10 metropolitan drivers in the 2016/17 Queensland Harness Racing Season were ladies,” Dr Forbes continued. “The Harness code prides itself on providing equal opportunities for men and women on the track, and this meeting showcased the best female talent Australia has to offer.”
“The Dux stable filled me with confidence heading into that race and I was just thrilled she (Covert Beauty) did it quite well in the end,” Brittany said. “Things didn’t go to plan at the start, I didn’t want to sit outside the leader so I put the pressure on and was lucky to get the lead. After that she was in cruise control.” She congratulated all sections of the Queensland Industry, in particular the Queensland’s Trainers, for making the inaugural series such a resounding success. “We were so lucky to have the support of Albion Park, Racing Queensland and the Seymour’s, as well as the Trainers who entered their horses,” Brittany said. “It’s a big ask to put their horses in and let us drive them, because we’ve never driven them before. The crowd was fantastic at Albion Park and were really getting into it. It’s a different crowd to what we’re used to and a great way to start the Carnival, hopefully it was a sign of things to come over the next couple of weeks.” Brittany said, “Despite the competitiveness of the Series, all drivers had been supportive and encouraging of each other, suggesting a bright future for the Series in the coming years. All of the girls were really lovely. It’s a Competition, but it’s also an opportunity to get to know the other drivers from different States.”
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Winx Makes a Clean Sweep at Racehorse of the Year Awards
Fourteen-time Group One Winning Mare Winx was Crowned Australia’s Champion Racehorse for the Second Straight Year at the Awards Hosted by Racing Queensland.
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t came as the Chris Waller-trained mare prepared to attempt winning a third-consecutive Cox Plate at Moonee Valley on October 28, following Saturday’s breathtaking win in the Turnbull Stakes at Flemington.
Chris also claimed the Bart Cummings Award – named in honour of the late 12-time Melbourne Cup winning trainer – as the leading Group 1 winning trainer for 2016/17. Winx’s regular jockey Hugh Bowman won the Champion Group 1 Jockey Award. Remarkably, Winx finished 115 votes ahead of her nearest rival, Hartnell, with Chautauqua, Black Heart Bart and Almandin rounding out the nominees. Chris said it was Winx's determination to "do her best" every time was her biggest attribute. "We're seeing it in each and every start now and the ride continues," he said. Sydney's champion trainer said the nerves and excitement had gone to another level. "There's plenty of intensity because no longer is she just a horse the racing public know, she's become a sporting icon and a public icon," he said.
The good news didn’t stop there for Team Winx, with the mare also named Champion Middle Distance Horse, finishing well ahead of Hartnell, Le Romain, Black Heart Bart, It’s Somewhat and Jameka. Hugh said it was difficult to reflect on the mare's achievements, with Saturday's win still fresh in his mind. "The time will come when her career is finished and I will then look back on it with a great deal of satisfaction and a great deal of pride," he said. The boy from Dunedoo had a season to savour in 2016/17, riding his way to 13 Group 1 wins in Australia and a further three abroad, including the Queensland Derby aboard Ruthven. "Winx was obviously a significant contributor to that, but besides her I rode Jameka (BMW), Flying Artie (Coolmore Stud Stakes)," he said. The Team Hawkes-trained Chautauqua won his second consecutive Champion Sprinter Award, following a season which saw him claim a third consecutive TJ Smith Stakes at Royal Randwick. Black Heart Bart polled second in the voting, with Le Romain and Maleguerra and Redzel earning special mentions.
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Mick Price sprinter Flying Artie secured the Champion 3YO Colt or Gelding award, edging Godolphin’s Astern. Price’s other outstanding 3YO last season, Extreme Choice, joined Galaxy winner Russian Revolution and Stradbroke Hcp winner Impending as nominees.
It was also a golden night for the team at Darby Racing, with Golden Slipper winner She Will Reign claiming the coveted Champion 2YO Award. Shortly after, 2017 UBET Queensland Horse of the Year, Yankee Rose, was awarded Champion 3YO Filly. Caulfield Cup winner Jameka claimed the Champion Stayer Award, while Kathryn Durden’s three-time Grand National winner, Wells, took home the Champion Jumper. Editors Note: Winx did take out the 2017 Cox Plate. UBET 2017 Australian Racehorse of the Year Award Winners: Racing Queensland Champion 2YO
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The TAB Everest
A Worldwide Phenomenon
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The inaugural $10 million The TAB Everest lived up to its lofty expectations, with a record-breaking crowd attending and receiving a massive television audience worldwide Story by Mark Brassel • Images courtesy Steve White & Oscar Colman
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huge crowd of 33,512 witnessed an epic battle down the Royal Randwick straight in the first TAB Everest with the Peter and Paul Snowden-trained Redzel, ridden by Kerrin McEvoy proving too strong for the favourite Vega Magic, ridden by Craig Williams and trained by David and Ben Hayes and Tom Dabernig. A huge contingent that is part of the large Syndicate of Redzel owners, threw wild celebrations as the five-year-old sailed past the post just under a length in front. “The TAB Everest has captured the imagination of the racing world like no other sporting event in Sydney,” said Racing NSW Chief Executive, Peter V’landys AM. “The Championships are now firmly established in the Autumn and have been highly successful, but The Everest has gone to another level attracting world attention in a matter of months. “Board members of both Racing NSW and the Australian Turf Club should be congratulated for embracing the concept and driving it with great enthusiasm.”
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“I have been going to Randwick since I was just 10 and I’ve never experienced a day like it, with the atmosphere electric. The roar from the crowd when the gates opened to start The TAB Everest is something that will stay with me forever.” Australian Turf Club CEO, Darren Pearce, said: “The TAB Everest announced itself as the new Major in Australian racing. We were thrilled with the crowd and the atmosphere at the track, alongside such world class racing. “We look forward to continuing to build The TAB Everest Day as a signature racing and entertainment event for Sydney, watched around the world.” TAB’s Chief Operating Officer-Wagering, Adam Rytenskild, added: “It was a fantastic day and The TAB Everest has captured the imagination of Sydney and the Nation. “Interest in the race has been huge and the turnover has exceeded our expectations – this race is well and truly here to stay.” Tabcorp reported the TAB Everest race meeting held more than $28 Million on the NSW and Victoria Totes and Fixed odds.
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Horses about to go out the inaugural The TAB Everest
Excluding the Melbourne Cup, The TAB Everest achieved the following records: Highest ever turnover on the NSWTAB for a single race, holding more than $12 million, almost double the amount of this year’s Golden Slipper;
Highest ever NSW TAB turnover for a single day, and Highest ever NSW TAB exotic pool on a single race. Winning slot holder, James Harron, cut a deal with connections of Redzel and was amazed by the hype: “It was a different feeling after the race to have won it. “We shared the success with some great people and the best part of the experience was seeing the excitement of the team. I’ve never seen a day like that in Sydney racing. ”Racing NSW’s Peter V'landys is already in the process of planning to expand the TAB Everest to include a $1 million Kosciuszko for country-trained NSW horses.
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Jockeys Brenton Avudulla, Kerrin McEvoy, Regan Bayliss, Corey Brown & Blake Shinn
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Vale Samara Johnson 1992 - 2017
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ragically on Sunday 3rd December, twenty-five year old Samara Johnson was killed in a car crash at Eurongilly, 41 km west of Gundagai. At the time of this magazine printing her partner - Garry Kirkup was still hospitalised after being placed in an induced coma. Although many racing websites have well documented Samara’s ability, contribution and absolute love of the thoroughbred racing community that she was a very well respected member of, Ladies in Racing readers may not be aware as to her racing engagements internationally. Samara Johnson represented Australia with Purebred Arabian racing and NARA Australia. NARA regularly sought Samara Johnson out to represent our country both locally and overseas as she not only had great capacity, poise and grace as a jockey, but also a beautifully dignified manner to act as a sporting ambassador for our nation.
In July 2013, whilst representing Australia in Toulouse, France, Samara celebrated her 21st birthday as well as riding for her country as a guest of the HH Sheikh Mansoor Purebred Arabian Flat Racing Festival. New South Wales horse trainer of both thoroughbred and Purebred Arabian race horses, Anthony Mountney, recognised the great talent Samara possessed as a rider and appointed Samara at every opportunity to ride in Arabian races given her ability to read a horse with great understanding well beyond her tender years. Samara Johnson was simply a naturally talented horsewoman. Beyond the race track, Samara was a highly valued and greatly acclaimed part of not only the National Arabian Racehorse Association Ltd., but also the global Arabian racing family. Her quick wit and delightful smile will be sadly missed by all. Maureen Milburn. The special bond between jockey and horse is evident with NARA Australia. Rachael and Petrossian
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18 Years in Racing
…and Just Getting Started Story by Meg Brownlow • Images by Bradley Photographers
Cherie Marshman is one of top trainer Kris Lees’s trusted lieutenants
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herie said, “My Father was in the Royal Australian Navy and my Mother grew up in Sydney, so I had no real horse ties in my early years, except that both my Uncles had horses. Dad was allergic to them and Mum was terrified by them.
I grew up in a small town near Toowoomba in Queensland, the youngest of six. I became horse crazy and I received my first horse for my 10th birthday, a little Pony from the Pound he was really hard work. He was difficult to catch and would bolt whenever he could, but the upside was he taught me to ride. After him, I had a show-jumping mare who introduced me to more opportunities. Like most girls with horses, I wanted to be in the Olympic Games. I was hooked at this time and wanted to learn more about them. My High School catered slightly to the horsey world, with Equestrian competitions and it had job programs. Industry of Racing was one program, but Mum wouldn't let me attend because she wanted me to do certified subjects which would lead to University entrance. Mum always wanted me to get a University Degree and I attempted three times, but I always lost interest because horses are much more exciting.
After leaving school I obtained a job in the local racing stables of Rex Lipp and my association with Thoroughbred horses began. Rex had about 50 horses in work and he taught me a lot. I worked there for six years, became a Junior Foreman and started travelling with his horses to race meetings. I became associated with the Kris Lees stable when I brought Shiraz down for the 2006 Sydney Autumn Carnival and stayed at the Lees stable for eight weeks. I really liked Newcastle and so I decided to stay for a while. Eleven years later I’m one of Kris’s Foremen, managing the two-year-old barn. Kris had invested in a three-horse float which I drive and take horses to the races, saddle them up and present them to race. Samantha Miss came into my barn as a Yearling and I just loved her. I asked if I could take her to the races and it just went from there. She was my pet and I hardly let anyone else touch her. When she was injured I was shattered. Le Romain was also in my barn as a Colt and I wasn't initially overly fond of him, but last year when I came home from my Sports Therapy Course and used him as a massage project horse. After I spent a lot of hours massaging him, we developed a special bond and he now loves it when I treat him.
I'm still studying with the Australian College of Animal Tactile Therapy and intend to finish the qualification at
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Diploma level. I feel there is so much more to learn and I also want to include Acupuncture at some stage. Kris has been very supportive and has encouraged me to study, as well as letting me apply my new massage knowledge to his horses in work. I find it is these little things that sometimes make the difference; for instance, stretching and warming them up are simple things that can be incredibly beneficial to horses. Human athletes take so much time and care in warming up and in the maintenance of niggling injuries; I feel horses should as well. I also worked in a law firm as an Accounts Clerk for a year. I had been attending TAFE and doing some stable bookwork, so I thought I would be a real person for a while with a real job. When I left the stable everyone told me I wouldn't last three months, but after a year I’d had enough and wanted to be back with the horses. I didn't like being cooped up inside and found the office environment stifling.
they all have something going on, be it mental or physical. We just need to work with them and manage them, be it with a kind hand or some sort of special care. I feel this is my place within this industry.” Meg’s comment: “Watching Cherie work, one gets the feeling that she really could have done anything she set her mind to. She is strong, confident and independent, a decision maker and a terrific role model for all young women in the racing industry Cherie was nominated for Sydney Strapper of the Year by Kris Lees. His letter of recommendation cited a remarkable work ethic and a willingness to care for horses far beyond that usually encountered. When I complimented her one day at the Hawkesbury races as she single-handedly saddled the horse, paraded it in the enclosure and cared for it in the post-race period she said: ‘I was always told it's a thankless job and it's really nice when people see what we do behind the scenes, but it's not for the glory; it's for the horses’. That says it all.”
Although I’ve been in this industry now for 18 years, I feel that I'm only just getting started. I have learnt so much about racing and the exercise physiology behind it while working at the Lees stable, which inspires and excites me to learn much more about the exercise dynamics of the horse. I am continually intrigued about what makes them such incredible athletes and how we can help them be the very best they can be. I started at the bottom as a horse-mad kid and have worked my way up; such a journey has allowed me to learn so much. Nothing is ever the same twice with horses and they teach us something every single day. My purpose in racing is to help make a change to a horse that may have issues. Here I’m referring to the little quirks some horses have because they have difficulty coping with the environment we put them in. It's not the horse’s fault; they react instinctively to their surroundings. I think patience is the key in dealing with them. No horse is perfect;
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Carolyn Howard ‘A Class Act’
Story by Meg Brownlow • Image by Amanda Wood
Meg caught up with a thoroughbred pioneer, Carolyn Howard one of Royal Randwick’s most respected and loved ladies.
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arolyn (Carol) Howard, was brought up in suburban Brisbane and had not seen a Thoroughbred racehorse until she started work in the office of the Queensland Turf Club, which she joined straight from High School. Carolyn was employed there for seven years, but in her words “I was bitten by the horse bug” and wanted to be more directly involved. So Carolyn decided to travel to New Zealand in 1967 where she worked for Trainer George Greene as a Strapper and learned to ride, before returning to Brisbane and spending a year with Fred Best. In late 1968, Carolyn began a three-year stint at the stables of leading Sydney Trainer Jack Green, where she was one of only two girls to have a full-time job as a strapper and was one of the first females to be registered to ride trackwork. For a basic 44-hour week, girl Stablehands were paid $22.85 at the age of 18, rising to $33.13 at 21. Carolyn accompanied Yeoman Service, the last racehorse to travel by train in NSW, to Albury for the 1970 Invitation Stakes. On the trip home word got around that the winner was aboard and people bought Carolyn sandwiches and drinks whenever the train stopped. Racing was regarded as a ‘man’s game’ in those days and although the girls rode trackwork, they could not become professional jockeys. There had been ladies’ races at Picnic Meetings for a long time, but they weren’t taken seriously. These events were rough and tumble affairs and with no outside fence, horses might fail to take the turns and run off into the surrounding bushland. Carol described one meeting where she was riding a city horse accustomed to barrier stalls and here she had to start just standing in a line. The horse whipped around at the start and trailed the field in last position, which she found very embarrassing.
In 1970, Carolyn and another female rider, Sandra Groves, started a campaign to gain female jockeys the right to compete at race meetings. Spurred on by their counterparts in the United States of America, the girls decided to press their case by petitioning leading trainers, jockeys and racing authorities.
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At that time, Carolyn had ridden many top racehorses and competed against some of Sydney’s best jockeys in trackwork and barrier trials, but “lady jockeys were considered like lady drivers, a bit suspect.” It was 1979 before female jockeys were granted full registration. Over the next 30 years she worked in turn for Tom Kennedy, Neville Begg and finally Les Bridge, with whom she has remained to this day. Carol said she has had many favourite horses along the way and they have always been the ‘needy’ ones, the ones with the psychological problems that needed special attention, much love and many carrots. Carol said, “I still go to the stable in the mornings because I love being around horses. I love the smell of their mouths and being greeted with a whinny by the ones smart enough to know I have a pocketful of carrots; or I will just take them for a pick and a walk. “All I hope is that I have influenced others to be kind and gentle with these most magnificent animals.” Carol says she loves all animals but especially horses and doesn’t like to see them injured or frightened; but the downside is that she becomes too attached to them, which quite often ends in tears. She hopes that her life’s legacy will be to have “passed on some of my knowledge to fellow stable workers and taught them to always treat horses kindly.” Meg’s Comment: “Firstly, where to start! Carol has been a stablehand /trackwork rider for about 50 years and has seen many changes to the racing industry. She has worked with the best and ridden the best and still turns up at Les Bridge’s stable most mornings to help out, take horses for walks and provide them with endless carrots. She continues to take horses to the races for Les, although now as Foreperson rather than strapper. Carol’s wealth of experience is obvious to anyone who has watched her work, saddle up, or lead one out, but it is her passion for Thoroughbred racehorses which is most inspiring. The ‘older’ Randwick trainers describe her as a wonderful lady and they clearly have a great depth of respect for her. Carol, you are indeed a class act in every way, a pioneer and role model for ladies in racing; it has been a pleasure for me to tell just a small part of your marvellous story.”
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Goulburn District Race Club Hooves, Heels & Hats Story and Images by Sharon Lenton
What a month November is for Country Racing in New South Wales. Goulburn District Race Club holds two incredible days of racing with both days showcasing some of the best fashion in the south of New South Wales.
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n Saturday, November 11th GDRC held their first ever Hooves, Heels & Hats on their Girls Day Out Race Day, and the inaugural Spring competition was in search for the best spring heels.
If anything, it was loads of fun to watch as the girls sat on the stage and twirled their feet. The day was filled with many glamorous ladies with the limelight being local, up and coming female Trainer Tash Burleigh. Under her stable name of NJB Racing, Tash proudly sponsored this year’s Fashions on the Field. Prior to becoming a Trainer, Tash was an Apprentice Jockey for four years before reaching a stage in her career where she felt that she had progressed as much as she could. Her love and passion for horses and working alongside a Trainer, is what inspired her to then apply for a Trainer’s license. A lot of her experience came from working as stable Foreman for Graeme Spackman, taking on board any opportunity to learn what she could. Tash’s first win as a Trainer came on November 21st , 2016 at the annual Bong Bong Cup meeting, training the Waratah Thoroughbreds owned Reverence over the 1000m for Maidens. This would be the first of her many wins. In January 2017, Tash’s mentor Graeme Spackman sadly passed away
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after a battle with Cancer and most of the horses in his stable had been were transferred across to NJB Racing. Shortly after Graeme’s passing, Tash trained Hangover Monday to an emotional victory for all involved. Her tiny boutique racing stable is situated on track at Goulburn Race Course. Tash said she loved being part of the event as it made her put a dress on and be girlie for a day. As for the Fashions on the Fields, she loved it!
The Mane Event – November 26th Less than two weeks later, it was time to head back to Goulburn for the running of their JCF Contracting Goulburn Cup. While Girls Day Out saw a large crowd of young, on-trend people, the Cup saw some beautiful, classic fashion. This day was to celebrate ladies of all ages at the Revolution Print Fashions on the Field, starting with young ladies under 10, then to under 18, before progressing to Ms Gorgeous under 30, Ms Glamorous under 50 and Ms Ageless Beauty for the over 50, plus naturally a best Gentlemen’s section as well. The Sashing of the Ladies was completed after Race #4. Having the various age groups allowed all the ladies competing of a similar age meant all the ladies could be attired in whatever outfit they felt most comfortable in.
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The day was a huge success due to the hard work of all involved at the Race Club. Thoroughbred Events Australia were chosen by the Race Club had handed over the reins for them to conduct both the Fashions on the Field days. The event had a great line of up judges including Cynthia Jones-Bryson, a world acclaimed Milliner. Another highlight on the day was Clare Cunningham, a Sydney Trainer who had been successful in winning Race #2 earlier in the day, also Sashed Ms Glamorous and entertained the crowd with a few stories.
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Miss Goulburn Local: Winner: Cobie Sheehan
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Tasmania
to Host Inaugural Australian Female Jockeys Championship
In a boon for the Tasmanian Racing Industry, Tasracing has successfully secured the first ever Australian Female Jockeys Championship.
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he event will extend the 2018 Luxbet Tasmanian Summer Racing Carnival (TSRC) from its traditional Finale on Launceston Cup Day, Wednesday February 28th, to an additional new Nine Race Meeting on Wednesday March 7th, at the Tasmania Turf Club’s Mowbray Racecourse, which will feature the Australian Female Jockeys Championship event. Thanks to Tasracing’s strong relationship with Australia’s leading wagering and racing media operator Tabcorp, Sky Racing has been secured as the event naming rights Partner. Two representative Jockeys from each State, and one representing the Northern Territory, will compete in four races at the Launceston night meeting. Tasracing Chief Executive Officer, Vaughn Lynch, said it was fantastic to see mainstream sports recognising female participation, however this was something racing had practised for many years.
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males and it is a testament to some of the female trailblazers of our sport,” he said. “The race meeting, held on the eve of International Women’s Day on Thursday March 8th, will provide us with an opportunity to celebrate and promote female participation in thoroughbred racing. “Tasracing will leverage the opportunity presented by the first Female Jockey Championship to further increase interest in racing at a time when there is global exposure of Thoroughbred racing in Tasmania thanks to the Summer Carnival, and wide international broadcast of Launceston night racing. “Tasracing is also working on some exciting entertainment concepts for the night, which we hope will attract interstate and local racing fans to the Tasmanian Turf Club to soak up the action. “Though females comprise under a third of total Jockeys working in Australia today, there are more females getting involved as Jockeys across the country.
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“In Tasmania, there are six female Jockeys, three of whom are Apprentices racing every week.” Tabcorp Head of Media Communication, Adam Hamilton said promoting diversity was important to Tabcorp. “We’re very pleased to support the first ever Australian Female Jockey Championship,” he said. “Our racing broadcaster, Sky Racing, has provided career pathways in racing media for a number of female former Jockeys. “We currently have 11 ladies on air, including former Jockey Bernie Cooper, who has been a leading presenter on Sky for a number of years. “We’re thrilled Bernie is playing a leading role in the inaugural Australian Female Jockey Championship and we applaud Tasracing on the fantastic initiative.”
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Government House also continued to shine pink, as did Drysdale House, and there was a Pink Wave at 11.15 at this year’s Raw Challenge Tasmania, so sign up for this Pinktober!
Live auctions by Hank Petrusma saw items including general and sporting lots such a set of racing britches signed by Michelle Payne, together with other exclusive items which were donated, for live and silent auction used to proudly support the work of the volunteers and raise funds for the NBCF research programs.
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On behalf of the Pink Cup Race Day Committee and the National Breast Cancer Foundation, a big thanks to our wonderful MC from Southern Cross Ms Jacquelin Robson, Auctioneer Hank Petrusma from EIS Property, plus all the hard working volunteers. The Pink Cup Race Day Committee also thanks the Tasmanian Racing Club (TRC), Relish catering staff, all race Sponsors, all Donors and all Attendees for their continual support.
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Fashion at the Races
SA Kicks off 2018 Season
Images by Meaghan Coles Photography
To kick off the Fashion at The Races 2017/18 Season, there was no better way to celebrate than with a beautiful champagne breakfast at South Australia's home of racing, Morphettville Racecourse.
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ome of Adelaide's most influential media and fashion identities, as well as this year's Channel 7 Ambassadors gathered to celebrate the start of a new season of Fashion at The Races, hearing about the exciting sponsors, prizes and events coming up for the year. Hosted by Fashion at The Races Ambassador and Channel 7 Presenter Gertie Spurling, the event featured a Q&A with the 2016/17 Competition Winner Abby Von Duve, Channel 7 Presenter Belinda Sloane, and plenty of Spring Carnival style tips from Westfield Senior Stylist Lauren Dilena.
(Kangaroo island Qualifying Event Winner), who the judges agreed had a perfectly tailored and accessorized menswear look. Ryan receives a $1,000 voucher to spend at M.J. Bale. The first People's Choice Winner for Fashion at The Races was Demi Freer, the Clare Easter Races Qualifying Event winner, who received the most amount of votes throughout the year. Congratulations to all of the 16/17 Competition Winners, and thank you to the competition sponsors.
An event celebrating The Races wouldn't be complete without one of our four-legged friends, and it couldn't get better than an appearance from the famous Choccy Chocolate who all of the guests were very excited to meet. With a beautiful breakfast from Indulgence Catering, coffee from Mischief Brew, and of course some bubbles from Hentley Farm, it was the perfect way to kick off Fashion at The Races 17/18. ABBY VON DUVE WINS FASHION AT THE RACES 2016/17 The Winners of the Fashion at The Races 2016/17 Competition were announced on Monday, 11th of September at the State Final, with Abby Von Duve taking out the top prize and being crowned SA's best dressed. The Mount Gambier local was the Melbourne Cup Day Qualifying Event Winner, impressing the judges with her classic look that embraced modern trends. Abby receives an incredible $4,000 to spend at BNKR as the Major Prize for the Competition Winner. The judges had a tough decision in deciding the Winners, with RunnerUp Brianna Scanlon (Millicent Cup Qualifying Event winner) close behind. The first ever Menswear Competition winner was Ryan Turner
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FASHION AT THE RACES 17/18 BEGINS We are excited to welcome new partners, the South Australian Tourism Commission and The Daily Edited, to Fashion at The Races. There will be fantastic prizes thanks to these partners, as well major prizes from both BNKR, M.J. Bale, Evo and Media Makeup for the State Final Winners.
The new season of Fashion at The Races has already begun, kicking off on Wednesday September 13th at the Balaklava Cup. This year's competition will see more prizes, exciting new sponsors, and fresh faces as Fashion at The Races Ambassadors!
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Kimba Cup
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2. Oksana Caretti – WINNER - Gawler Cup 2017
5. Rose Ampt – WINNER – Melbourne Cup Day at Morphettville 2017
3. Carly Young – WINNER - Jamestown Cup 2017
6. Mel Barnes – WINNER - Murray-Bridge 2017
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Donna’s Ready
and Looking Forward to Her Singapore Challenge Story by Paul Vettise
Group 1 winning horsewoman Donna Logan, is heading offshore to take up the next challenge of her Thoroughbred training career
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he Ruakaka conditioner, who has enjoyed top-flight success at home in New Zealand and in Australia, has been licenced by the Malayan Racing Association to train in Singapore where she has been granted 36 boxes at Kranji. Donna will follow a trail successfully blazed there by New Zealand Racing Hall of Famer Laurie Laxon, the winner of nine Singapore premierships, and join fellow Kiwi trainers Stephen Gray, Bruce Marsh and Mark Walker. She admitted to experiencing a raft of emotions when she received confirmation on a Thursday evening in November, of her stabling from the Singapore Turf Club. “It’s quite daunting really, I’m nervous and excited, but I know I’m ready for this challenge at this stage of my life,” Donna told the NZ Racing Desk from Singapore. “My daughter Sam has proven she’s a very good Trainer in her own right and my son Robert is grown up as well, so this is the time to do it. “It’s quite a stringent process and I received my licence from the Malayan Racing Association and I’ve passed the medical and now the Singapore Turf Club have granted me boxes. “I was handed a letter, which said congratulations – it’s all a bit mind-blowing. “I took over the boxes on December 1st and will basically start training up here as of January 1st. Graeme Forbes will be my Assistant Trainer.” Donna 56, began the process of assembling her racing team in Singapore. “I’d like to think that quite a few of my current clients will see the benefit of racing there and it should be very advantageous to our New Zealand racing stable. Te Akau have done it and extremely well.”
following his battle with Cancer, and she was later joined in partnership by Chris Gibbs. Donna’s current career tally of winners is in excess of 850 with 60 at black type level, including eight individual Group 1 winners. Volkstok’n’barrell has been her most prolific with success in the Rosehill Guineas (2000m), Haunui Farm WFA Classic (1600m), New Zealand Stakes (2000m) and the Herbie Dyke Stakes (2000m). Donna has also enjoyed classic success with Habibi in the New Zealand Derby (2400m) and the New Zealand Oaks (2400m) with Vapour Trail. Further domestic Group 1 success has come her way with Valley Girl in the Herbie Dyke Stakes (2000m), Zabeat in the Wellington Cup (3200m) and with Good Faith in the Ellerslie Sires’ Produce Stakes (1400m). Donna has also made her mark in Australia with Rising Romance’s victory in the ATC Oaks (2400m) and Victory Smile won The Metropolitan (2400m). “I guess the highlights have been Rising Romance’s win in the Million dollar Oaks in Sydney and Habibi’s win with Dean in the Derby, but every Group 1 is very, very special’‘ Donna concluded. Ladies in Racing MAGAZINE wishes Donna every success in her new adventure.
Donna previously trained in partnership with Chris Gibbs, who has taken sole charge of the Ruakaka operation. “Chris had to be keen to do that and he is happy to accept responsibility. I have great faith in him and it will be another string to our bow,” she said. “I think it will be a happy and rewarding move with benefits for both our existing New Zealand clients and new ones.” Donna trained her first winner in 1987 courtesy of Silver Kris, a halfbrother to the former champion three-year-old Uncle Remus. “Silver Kris was a maiden and I had to run him out of his grade at Ellerslie to get a start, when David Peake rode him to victory,” she said. She subsequently enjoyed a successful training partnership with her husband Dean. Despite deciding to go their separate ways in private life, Donna continued to train with Dean until his passing in 2015
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Breeders' Cup at Del Mar 2017 A View From Over the Pond Story by Hank Wesch • Images Del Mar Thoroughbred Club / Benoit Photo
They came. They saw. They conquered, somewhat.
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he Europeans went home, from virtually all accounts, pleased that they made the approximately 5,500-mile journey over the Atlantic Ocean, and the length of the United States of America, for the recently held $26.5 million Breeders’ Cup World Championships, which were hosted for the first time by Del Mar. They left impressed with what they saw of the track and the surrounding area, and mostly happy with what they accomplished.
A record 46 horses based in Europe were pre-entered for the Breeders’ Cup races. Some 42 ultimately made the journey and 35 were announced among the final fields. Only the scratching of multiple Group I winner Ulysses, the morning line favourite in the Longines Breeders’ Cup on Turf on the eve of the race due to inflammation in his left front ankle, prevented the European participation from being a record and instead dropped Del Mar into a tie with Santa Anita, 2009. When the sun set late on the Saturday afternoon following Gun Runner’s victory in the $6 million Classic, the European contingent could look back upon victories by Mendelssohn in the $1 million Juvenile Turf on the Friday, Wuheida’s in the $2 million Filly & Mare Turf and Talismanic in the $4 million Longines Turf. Jockey William Buick (Wuheida) could reflect on Del Mar as the place where he notched his first Breeders’ Cup win on his 12th mount in six years of Cup competition. Jockey Mickael Barzalona (Talismanic) will remember Del Mar as the place where he scored his first win with his first Breeders’ Cup mount.
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Trainer Aidan O’Brien, who brought 13 horses over from Ireland to the seaside track, added to his dominance in the Breeders’ Cup grass races by winning the Juvenile Turf with Mendelssohn. Overall, 10 of O’Brien’s 12 Breeders’ Cup winners have come in turf races with four of them in the Juvenile Turf. The win by Mendelssohn, touted by O’Brien afterward as a prime candidate for the 2018 Kentucky Derby, put the Irish conditioner third on the list of Breeders’ Cup trainers for wins, two behind Bob Baffert, two ahead of Chad Brown and eight behind the record 20 of D. Wayne Lukas. It placed O’Brien third on the trainer-earnings list with $22,025,590, trailing only Lukas ($22,580,520) and Baffert ($27,555,000). Three men who worked with the European horsemen – International Racing Bureau Directors Alastair Donald and Adrian Beaumont, along with Josh Christian, Senior Director of Racing and Nominations for the Breeders’ Cup – said that feedback from European horsemen was overwhelmingly positive. “At a first-time venue it’s always difficult to know what to expect,” Donald said via email. “The considerations of the main track are really secondary. With the exception of Aidan O’Brien shooting for glory in the Classic and running one in the Juvenile, the remainder were all turf runners. “The Europeans were told to expect a firm turf course, with tight turns and a short stretch, and that is what they got. There wasn’t a great deal of point in bringing horses who were looking for some cut in the ground, so Trainers didn’t. There was also the perception that on the turf in particular, a wide draw was a major disadvantage and hard to overcome, and it is probably fair to say that proved to be the case.
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Aidan O’Brien and Ryan Moore
“When it came to the races themselves, there was quite a lot of comment in the Press back here about their unpredictability, when a lot of favourites were not only beaten, but in a number of cases were not even able to hit the board. Lady Aurelia, Unique Bella, Lady Eli, Drefong, Ribchester, Bolt d’Oro and Highland Reel all being beaten favourites on Saturday before Gun Runner’s win in the Classic. “It did seem that races did play out a little differently to what was anticipated. Some of the comments are, of course, people talking through their pockets! “My overall impression from being around the Quarantine Barn all week was that the European horsemen were pretty happy with the set-up at Del Mar. There were few, if any, negatives leading up to the Kate winning on Nashville weekend. I’m confident that if the Breeders’ Cup were to return to Del Mar, European Tainers would support it in numbers again.” Christian’s home is in Lexington, Kentucky, where Breeders’ Cup Limited is headquartered. He spends a portion of the year in England, however, working with top Trainers and Jockeys leading up to the Breeders’ Cup.
The feedback he received and impressions from European contacts were similar to Donald’s. He also received a text from Champion Jockey Ryan Moore (who won on Mendelssohn for O’Brien), that provided one perspective on a turf course that some had described as tricky or quirky to ride, forgetting that European jockeys negotiate widely differing courses in several Countries during the Year. “Moore loved it,” Christian said. “He thought everything was great and people were overthinking the draw bias against outside horses.” Beaumont worked closely with Del Mar Executive Vice President, Racing and Industry Relations, Tom Robbins and sent the following email: “We really appreciated your advice and cooperation. I have never worked with a racecourse team more willing to deal with everything in such a positive manner and it made for a happy experience. Newmarket trainer Richard Spencer was so enthused he told IRB West Coast representative Cindy Niemetz, he wants to bring a team over for your summer meeting next season.”
Handing Over
The Braids of Millinery Heritage Catherine Kelly of Embellish Atelier is to keep Hatters Millinery Supplies’ 92-year long legacy alive.
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s Catherine Kelly is thrilled to announce that she has been named the new owner of Hatters Millinery Supplies – Australia’s oldest and most beloved millinery supply centre, with a history spanning only a few years shy of a century. For decades, Hatters has been the premier place for milliners across the country to come and view the vast range of braids, ribbons and other exotic intricacies used in high-end millinery.
Hailing from Sydney, Hatters first opened their doors in Sydney’s central business district back in 1925. Originally based in York Street, Hatters have now made the move to York Building, located at 128 Victoria Road, Rozelle, where they will share the home of Ms Kelly’s own Embellish Atelier, a French-inspired space bursting with creativity and passion, which first opened in 2005. Ms Kelly, an award-winning milliner herself, has developed a strong reputation as one of Australia’s most highly regarded creators of bespoke millinery, is delighted to have been bestowed to honour of continuing this long-standing legacy. “I’m extremely humbled to have been given the opportunity to maintain such a high-quality store. Hatters has survived and flourished throughout changing fashions and retail styles, from traditional shop fronts to online sales platforms, and I’m confident it will continue to do so,” said Ms Kelly. “I’d like to thank and acknowledge the former owner Jenny Lyell and her family for this great privilege. There isn’t many millinery tales that
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Jenny, her sisters Maureen, and Dianne and daughters Jenny and Amelia have not witnessed, and their hard work and dedication has grown Hatters into the exceptional business that it is today.” Ms Kelly offers private in-store appointments for those looking for customised headpieces and fascinators, as well as a series of workshops for creatives interested in learning the art of millinery. “I’d like to extend a most heartfelt welcome to all the community who has supported Hatters over the years. To customers new and old, I look forward to introducing you to its new Hatters home here with us at the Atelier.” To make an appointment or for more information, call 0416182486 or email info@embellish-hats.com
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Summer Millinery
Ascot Hats is a Brisbane millinery label specializing in bespoke racing hats and fascinators, bridal headpieces, and custom-made headwear for gentlemen. Leading milliner; Pamela Cameron has a fashionforward focus with all hats, fascinators, and headpieces created as one-off designs.
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Cynthia Jones-Bryson has been designing and making amazing award-winning millinery for the past 15 years. Studying Fashion Design at Canberra Institute of Technology, followed by living in London for several years where she undertook a number of courses in Theatrical Millinery which was the catalyst for her passion and addiction to all things headwear. Cynthia has a growing reputation with the racing elite and can boast making many pieces for the former Governor General Dame Quentin Bryce, a growing number of Fashion on the Field winners, as well as being a finalist in the 2014 Melbourne Cup Carnival Myer Millinery Award the winner of the same award in 2015. Cynthia had created an inspirational Spring Collection ‘Making a Statement’. visit website for details:
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For 20 years now, The Essential Hat has been providing all this and more. You can feel secure in the knowledge that we will be here on High Street all year round for bespoke hats, maintenance and alterations. This is our privilege and your peace of mind. Come to The Essential Hat this Summer and together we’ll design and make your essential hat. The Essential Hat, where restrained elegance meets creative extravagance. 507 High Street, Prahran East – essentialhat.com 03 9530 2266 – info@essentialhat.com Model Suzie Stevens, Photography Michael Blamey
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Book Reviews
NUTRITION THE ESSENTIAL EDIBLE PHARMACY Book Reviews By Sophie Manolas RRP $34.99 Available from www.exislepublishing.com.au
DEAR LINDY
Sophie Manolas, a clinical nutritionist, is passionate about showing people how they can eat their way to be the greatest and healthiest version of themselves. In this book she takes over 60 of the most commonly available nutrient-dense foods and explains exactly why each of these foods is so good for you. This is followed with a simple and delicious recipe for each ingredient that will entice even the fussiest tastebuds.
By Alana Valentine
Fully illustrated with gorgeous photographs, this practical reference book will supercharge your health and tingle your taste buds into life!
LIFESTYLE SLIM BUSINEZ By Mark Cupples RRP $ 29.95 Available from www.slimbusinez.com.au
For the cost of just a few coffees, this book can change lives forever by showing people they can become their own diet and exercise expert to achieve their weight loss goal. Every chapter in Slim Businez provides practical tips that guide the reader to make a difference to the way they look and feel. Food suggestions are the old-fashioned foods of meat, butter, traditional oils, cheese, fruit and vegetables. There was no epidemic of obesity, cancer, heart attack and stroke when people ate these foods pre-1900.
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The Azaria Chamberlain case was one of the most followed and documented murder trials in Australia’s history. As Lindy Chamberlain mourned the death of her baby daughter Azaria, taken by a dingo from a campsite at Uluru in 1980, she was tried and convicted in the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory. In her book Dear Lindy, author and playwright Alana Valentine provides a selection of letters sent to Lindy throughout her ordeal, as shared in Alana’s play, Letters to Lindy. The public made their own ruling in the case that divided Australia, shown in the hurtful, supportive, accusatory or sympathetic letters received by Lindy. Some of the letters are full of vitriol; some include bizarre theories. More are compassionate, sent by mothers, by people of faith or by those who had suffered similar tragedies. We hear directly from Lindy too, in candid conversations with the author, her foreword and a letter she wrote to her 16-yearold self. Dear Lindy is a fascinating time capsule of 1980s and 1990s Australia, reflecting our changing attitudes to Lindy Chamberlain and how far we've come as a nation.
THE BAREFOOT INVESTOR
LIVING IN THE 60s
By Scott Pape
By Noeline Brown
RRP $ 23.25 Available from www.booktopia.com.au
A few years ago, author Scott Pape lost everything he owned to a bushfire; years of memories, wedding photos, a flock of sheep, his son’s toys — all in ashes and broadcast on the nightly news. In that moment, Scott turned to his wife and baby son and made them a promise: ‘I got this’ — and over the next two years, he rebuilt everything they had lost. Losing everything inspired Scott to write The Barefoot Investor, – to show readers how they can become financially fireproof and have their own ‘I got this’ moment, no matter what they might face in life (losing a job, starting a family, getting sick, retirement). Practical, inspiring, even laugh-out-loud funny, The Barefoot Investor is a finance book readers will actually enjoy. Author Scott Pape has been voted “Australia’s most trusted finance expert.”
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Award-winning and much-loved actor Noeline Brown provides a colourful social history on what life was really like in 1960s Australia. Told with her trademark dry sense of humour and storyteller’s gift, Noeline explores the politics, sport, arts, social tribes, music, fashion, women and family, and city life that defined the era. Her personal stories complement the well-researched historical narrative. Containing more than 160 images, and combining entertaining social history, fact boxes and lively anecdotes, Living the 1960s paints a picture of a decade that didn’t just swing—it twisted, stomped and screamed. For Noeline, as for a generation of Australians, it was the most important decade of her life. Living the 1960s is a trip down memory lane for Australians who experienced the sixties and an entertaining social history for those who want to know what it was like to live it.
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Book Reviews
RACING TULLOCH
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By Ken Linnett RRP $ 39.95 Available from www.slatterymedia.com
This is the remarkable story of Tulloch, the virtually unwanted yearling who rose to greatness with the support of Australia’s most flamboyant trainer and a contrasting dogged owner, who often clashed about what was best for their horse. It’s a story about the characters behind the scenes—his trainer, the legendary Tommy Smith, his owner Evelyn Haley, the jockeys, such as George Moore and Neville Sellwood, who rode him and his strapper and track rider, Lem Bann, a song ’n dance man who whistled his way into Tulloch’s heart.
MINDFULNESS ON THE RUN By Dr Chantal Hofstee RRP $24.99 Available from www.exislepublishing.com
SPORT OF QUEENS: WOMEN IN AUSTRALIAN HORSE RACING By Shane McNally RRP $ $29.99 Available from www.melbournebooks.com.au
Gender equality in sport is a hot issue of our time, with the woman’s league in AFL being pushed this year and the prominence of issues surrounding gender equality in sport maintaining a bright spotlight in the media.
Packed full of practical exercises that can be done in minutes, this is mindfulness that can be done anywhere, anytime without the need for formal meditation practice. We all know how good mindfulness practice is for us, but how do you implement it in your life if you’re so busy that you simply don’t have time for anything else? This is precisely where Mindfulness on the Run can help. As a busy psychologist, wife and mother, Dr Chantal Hofstee has developed a quick, effective program that enables you to slot mindfulness into your life without the need for formal meditation practice.
From a history of exclusion and a struggle for recognition to a slow acceptance in a male-dominated industry, the race for women to be taken seriously may have turned for home but there’s a long straight ahead.
HARMONY IS SUCCESS RACING IN AUSTRALIA
– Guide To Season 2017/2018 By Danny Power $49.99 Available from www.slatterymedia.com
This publication is the result of nearly 10 years of painstaking research into Australia’s Group races. Unfortunately, due to a lack of “kept” historical data by our racing bodies, the rich history of our sport has been virtually lost beyond the digital age of the past 20 years. Racing in Australia is The Slattery Media Group’s contribution to reviving that lost information. This book not only displays the impact of nearly 170 Group 1 and Group 2 races, but also analyses the statistics beyond winners and losers into meaningful information that can be used by racing fans, trainers, jockeys, race clubs and the media. Nowhere else will you find this data.
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By Ken McLean RRP $29.99 Available from www.shortstoppress.com.au
Human life is based on the harmonious balance between four interconnected relationships, which, when practiced consciously, result in greater personal fulfilment, success and the powerful and free expression of our deepest Self. This is the premise behind. In the book, Ken, founder of the popular Shin Sen Dojo, draws upon decades of experience and studies, and outlines the importance of balancing the four relationships so you can live your greatest life through their expression. Filled with practical exercises, meditations, charts, and examples, Harmony is Success shows readers how to live a life of deeper meaning and happiness.
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