From The Horse's Mouth

Episode 9 of the 'From The Horse's Mouth' features Newmarket, UK based trainer Charlie Fellowes. We touch on how his love for horses all came about from a young age. We speak about some of his best horses, and a record breaking, remarkable story about the 2019 Magnolia Cup which needs to be heard to be believed. Of course we cannot chat to Charlie without talking about the marvel 'Prince Of Arran' the place-getter in the past 3 Melbourne Cup! Towards the end of our chat we talk about some...

Episode 8 of the "From The Horse's Mouth" Podcast I chat with form analyst Tim Guille. We talk about how he got into racing and his love for the horse, how he analyses the form when studying a particular race card as well as his role in the Mornington Race Club Committee. We also tackle some hard hitting problems racing faces such as the future of racing, ownership and animal welfare. It is well worth a listen and feel free to let me know what you think !

On this special edition episode, I speak with 'Best Bets' form analyst Tim Guille as we dissect the Melbourne Cup field runner by runner. Tim provides his top 5 hopes for the Cup as well as his 2 best bets for the card and a value runner at double figure odds in the last race. Be sure to listen to this special episode and let me know if you disagree with any of our thoughts! Cheers everyone.

Episode 7 of the "From The Horse's Mouth" Podcast I sit down and speak with Ballarat trainer Mitch Freedman as we discuss how he got into the industry working under some astute trainers, his best wins in what was a 2019 Spring Carnival to remember & plans for a few of his horses going forward. It was great to sit down with Mitch and chat all things racing and be sure to check out some of Mitch's horses when they run around as he has had some long range winners in the past ! If you have a...

1967 George Adams Handicap won by Heroic Stone, ridden by Harry White, trained by Tommy Hughes. Heroic Stone won this race in 1965, placed in 1966 and won again this year, in 1967

Well you asked and I listened. After getting numerous messages asking for a race caller to come on the Podcast, episode 6 features none other than legendary race caller, Bryan Martin. Bryan has been involved in the industry for over 45 years, he's love for all things racing stems back to a 1956 race call which he heard on the radio in his living room of his childhood home. After working his way through the radio ranks, Bryan has had the honour of calling 29 Melbourne Cups, as well as calling...

Vinyl record of Heroic Stones victory in the 1965 George Adams Handicap ridden by R.Mallyon , now named the Cantala Stakes (Group One)

On episode 5 of the 'From The Horse's Mouth Podcast' I chat with former champion jockey, Clare Lindop. We talk about growing up in Wangoom and how she originally got interested in horses by riding at St Mary's Pony Farm. Clare then became an apprentice jockey in 1994 before eventually graduating to a senior rider in 2000. We chat about her early career and touch on some of her most famous rides, including her first Melbourne Cup ride in 2003 abroad Debben, in doing so, becoming the first...

On this episode I speak with Albury horse trainer, horse racing twitter royalty and all round good bloke, Mitch Beer. As we discuss how he got into the industry, some of his biggest race wins and amongst other things, his move to Albury. We also touch on the tough year he has had with his stables having to shut down due to the devastating bushfires and the adverse effects of the Coronavirus and what it has meant for his staff and stable. Despite all this Mitch has a great attitude and only...

On this episode I speak with champion jockey, media personality and zookeeper Chris Symons. We chat about about his life, including his school days, where and why he came to ride horses, struggling with his riding ability early on and going to America for a 6 month riding stint. We also touch on his biggest win which happened to be on his wedding day, and an unusual injury which opened the door to some media appearances. We touch on his Spring Carnival role with Kevin from Seven and how this...

On this episode I speak with up-and-coming, apprentice jockey, Lewis German. He speaks about growing up in New Zealand and getting into the industry, gaining an apprenticeship at the Lindsay Park team in Euroa, switching to the Cranbourne stables to get more experience for a range of different trainers, in doing so getting more rides, his first stakes win abroad Front Page, Caulfield success, his career to date and many more stories along the way. Be sure to follow me on Instagram...

Episode 1 of the From The Horse's Mouth Podcast features none other than horse training legend (who also happens to be my grandfather) Tommy Hughes Snr. He shares stories of the greatest horse he ever trained, Melbourne Cup heartbreak, some big wins on the punt, how he changed gambling laws in Australia and many more funny tales. Sit back and enjoy some of the greatest story telling you'll ever hear!