Columnist About
Very keen racing fan and Olympics enthusiast. Lucky to have attended some of the biggest racing events worldwide - but the Melbourne Cup is still my favourite event of all!
- Member Since:
- July 2012
- Based In:
- Sydney, Australia
- Favourite Sporting Team:
- Canberra Raiders
- Favourite Sports:
- Rugby, Cricket, League, AFL, Tennis,
Latest Articles
Nothing to see here, folks: nothing good about a circus
5 days agoThe long-held truism that any publicity is good publicity is being seriously challenged by a racing industry jaded by an ongoing circus that makes this week’s notoriously loud Eurovision Song Contest look comparatively tame. (I’ve finally succeeded in getting a Eurovision reference into an article about Gai and Singo. Score.) Seriously though, this fiasco has [...]
Australia's racecallers dominating the world
6 days agoAustralia may not be considered one of the world’s premier racing nation, but one area in which this country leads the world internationally is the finite art of racecalling. Australia has a heady racecalling tradition, stretching back to legendary wordsmiths like ‘the accurate one’ Bill Collins, Bert Bryant, Des Hoysted, Ken Howard and John Tapp. [...]
The Roar’s top 50 Australian racehorses of all-time: Part 2
10 May 2013Many champions have graced the turf since Australian racing’s first organised meeting in 1810 at Hyde Park in Sydney. But just who has been the best? Over the next five weeks, Roar racing editor Justin Cinque, Roar expert Andrew Hawkins and the Roar’s unofficial historian Sheek will name their top 50 racehorses to have ever [...]
A wrap of racing's soap opera: the More Joyous affair
7 May 2013If there was any question the once-rosy and all-conquering relationship between Gai Waterhouse and John Singleton was tattered beyond repair, it became abundantly clear at Monday’s inquiry into the poor performance of More Joyous in the Group 1 All Aged Stakes (1400m) at Randwick a week and a half ago. Waterhousegate, the More Joyous affair, [...]
Preview: England's 2000 Guineas and America's Kentucky Derby
4 May 2013Saturday sees a big day of racing in Australia, with the Group 1 South Australian Derby (2500m) at Morphettville the feature. However, my attention is focused elsewhere, with sensational racing all over the world this weekend. The two biggest races in the world this weekend are both three year old classics – the 2000 Guineas [...]
Sorry Singo: why I opposed More Joyous in the All Aged
29 Apr 2013The fallout from Saturday’s All Aged Stakes is set to dominate headlines this week, ensuring racing remains on the front pages of the Sydney newspapers beyond the conclusion of the autumn carnival. It promised to be the race of the carnival and it didn’t disappoint, although it will long be remembered for the post-race theatrics [...]
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