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Show Us Your Tips returns with their free metropolitan race tips for both Melbourne & Queensland. This week The Beaver looks at Eagle Farm first, where the Group 1 Tatts Tiara is the headline act and honest conveyance Bella Nipotina looks to go one better than her valiant effort in the Stradbroke. BEST R5 N4 Princess Rhaenys VALUE R7 N14 Cottee We then also head to Caulfield for yet another deep winter program. BEST R10 N6 Chorlton Lane VALUE R6 N14 Jewellery A fun show as always so check it out!
Legendary Qld broadcaster John McCoy was responsible for naming the Tatts Tiara (ex Winter Stks). McCoy reflected on calling the first ever State Of Origin in 1980 at Lang Park.
The last Group 1 of the season, huge meetings in Sydney and Melbourne plus Saturday specials around Australasia
Scoot, Nico & DK preview the biggest races across the weekend with the newest star Anthony Don back for his best!
Oracle is back after becoming a father for the second time. Short and sharp episode this week but he touches on Eagle Farm, Caulfield and there's a sneaky tip for Sunday at the end. Enjoy!
The curtain falls on Group 1 racing for Season 23/24 this Saturday with the running of the Tatts Tiara!BJ & Lloydy dissect the feature race, and bring you a bumper edition of The Good, The Bad and The Ugly - brought to you by UPC Showdown (Download the App Now bit.ly/UPCShowdown )And we have a cracker of a question from the “DM of the Week”Are you a member yet? Jump onboard and join our punting community.Get involved today: bit.ly/MO-GetStartedSupport the Show.
The Australian racing industry continues to come to terms with the death of Dean Holland in a race fall at Donald in April. Ethan Brown, Jamie Kah, Craig Williams, and Blaike McDougall were all sidelined with serious injuries on either side of the Donald tragedy. Ethan Brown required multiple surgeries in the wake of his fall in the Australian Guineas in March. Cranbourne track regulars were amazed when the 24 year old reported for trackwork on July 10th and even more surprised when he resumed race riding at Sandown last Sunday (Aug 6th). Ethan joins us on the podcast to talk about his miracle recovery and to reflect on a short but brilliant career which began in his hometown of Alice Springs. He talks about that all important first day back at trackwork. Ethan says his body had to adjust following a long lay off from the saddle. He says the accident came at a time when he'd ridden 62 Victorian winners for the season. He has a philosophical attitude when it comes to the highs and lows of racing. Ethan has a clear recollection of the Flemington accident. He says he felt as though he'd been thrown into a washing machine. He talks of the love and support extended by family and friends in the days after the fall. The young jockey takes us back to childhood days in Alice Springs and his gradual indoctrination into the world of the thoroughbred. He talks of his initial apprenticeship to Greg Connor and a later transfer to Garry and Lisa Lefoe. With barrier trials scarce in Alice Springs Ethan explains that he had to go to Melbourne to acquire the mandatory number of rides. Mick Kent Snr came to the rescue. Brown says he returned to the Alice to get his riding career started, and reflects on his only two wins at home. He talks of a return to Victoria and a transfer of his indentures to Mick Kent Snr. The jockey reflects on a magical day at Wycheproof when he had three rides for three wins. His career was off the ground. Ethan talks of his mateship with two other Kent apprentices who helped him through some chronic homesickness. He remembers his first city win on a horse provided by Mitch Beer, and the beginning of a wonderful association with Darren Weir. He talks of the highpoints on Weir trained horses. Ethan reflects on his two victories in the Rising Star Series. The talented apprentice has three Gr 1 wins under his belt already. He talks of the first one, the Robert Sangster Stakes in Adelaide on the bonny mare Snap Dancer. Staying with Snap Dancer, Ethan recalls her second in the Gr 1 Tatts Tiara and her all the way win in the historic Memsie Stakes. The two Gr 1 wins on Snap Dancer came courtesy of Maher and Eustace. Maher and Eustace gave the young jockey another chance at the elite level in the Turnbull Stakes on Smokin' Romans. Ethan recalls the thrill. Ethan looks back on the exciting 2018/2019 season when he was crowned champion apprentice and figured prominently on the overall Melbourne jockeys premiership. He pays a special tribute to his partner and fellow jockey Celine Gaudray who was runner up in last season's Melbourne apprentices premiership. He talks of Celine's amazing race day temperament. More than 400 wins and three Gr 1's in just eight years of riding highlights the talents of the young Territorian. His recent recovery from serious injury suggests his steely determination to succeed is matched only by his toughness and durability. It's a nice yarn with an impressive young man.
Michael Cahill had his first race ride on Red Affro at an obscure race meeting at Gooloogong in 1979. The horse ran second but Michael says he was beaten by pilot error. Since then he's ridden with great skill to land a stunning total of 2600 winners in 4 jurisdictions. He's coming up 59, and would love to ride in races until age 60. In our recent interview he talks about the style his late father Ossie helped him to develop during his apprenticeship at Cowra. Michael explains his reason for wearing two sets of goggles when riding in races. He says rides are still plentiful but the good opportunities are not what they used to be. Michael looks back on a simple fall on the Sunny Coast in December 2021 which sidelined him for seven months. Remarkably he rode a winner at Doomben on his first day back. He says he had a good run for nine months before another race fall halted his progress. This time he was back in a month. Michael takes us back to early days at Cowra NSW when he and brother Matthew were apprenticed to their father Ossie. He says their careers were carefully guided. The talented jockey has never forgotten the occasion of his first race win at Orange on Melbourne Cup day 1980. He reflects on the dedication of his mother Margaret who had the job of driving him to race meetings all over the western districts. Michael talks of his sister Kathryn who combines her day job with the training of a small team of horses. The veteran jockey pays a final tribute to his father. He recalls a win at Canterbury on a Cowra trained horse which led to an approach from a very high profile trainer. Michael looks back on the highs and lows of his short stint in Sydney. He looks back on his two and a half years as track rider and race jockey for media icon Mike Willesee based at the Transmedia Park Stud at Cootamundra. Not surprisingly Michael came under the notice of the late Richard Freyer who had attained legendary status in the Riverina. He took the job and rode 70 winners in 18 months for the Freyer stable. Tired of bitterly cold winters, Michael jumped at the opportunity to ride at the Grafton and Coffs Harbour carnivals. He says the warmer climate changed his future plans. He looks back on a surprise offer from leading Queensland trainer Bruce McLachlan. Michael says he changed direction again when Gerald Ryan offered him a plum job on the Gold Coast. The jockey talks of his marriage to former English riding instructor Maxine Harris. He looks back on his first overseas riding contract in Singapore, and pays tribute to some top NZ jockeys who were there at the same time. Michael pays tribute to the brilliant Falvelon. He has no doubt the son of Alannon was the fastest horse he's ever ridden. Soon after his Doomben $10,000 win on Falvelon Michael accepted an offer to ride in Hong Kong. He talks of a first up win for John Moore. The jockey looks back on the circumstances that took him to Macau where he enjoyed a golden run. Michael talks of his Brisbane premiership win, and a narrow defeat in another. He talks of a Stradbroke win in 2005 for his great supporter Bevan Laming. Michael remembers wins in a Magic Millions 2YO Classic and a Winter Stakes now known as the Tatts Tiara. He remembers his nine rides on Victorian stayer Natural Blitz for trainer Doug Harrison. Michael talks of his association with NZ trainer Tony Pike which brought him a five win sequence on The Bostonian. The jockey reflects on a couple of stakes wins in Sydney, and a long list of Queensland black type wins. Michael talks of younger brother Matthew's recent return from injury. Former jockey Shane Dye has been very vocal lately about modern day jockey safety vests. He believes there are flaws in the design and Michael agrees with him. Michael speaks fondly of daughter Amelia and son Harry who is just now showing signs of wanting to follow in his father's footsteps. He closes with mention of his ambition to ride until age 60.
David Gately gives us his analysis of the weekend's racing including the return of Caulfield and the final Group 1 of the Australian Racing season the Tatts Tiara at Eagle Farm
Recorded Saturday, June 24, Year Round Carnival's Vince Accardi and Racetrack Ralphy update their preview of all the races from Eagle Farm
Recorded Friday, June 23, Year Round Carnival's Vince Accardi and Racetrack Ralphy preview the main Group 1 races from Eagle Farm on June 24
Nick Quinn joined Miles for Race Card, discussing the Australian horses chances at Royal Ascot tonight, the Australia v Australia A cricket match from the mid-90's, the Tatts Tiara today at Eagle Farm and plenty more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Locked In puts our pundits to the test, with each just allowed 45 seconds to make a case for their runner in the feature races across Eagle Farm & Royal Randwick. This week, BJ, Gav & Lloydy go over the Group 1 Tatts Tiara, Group 3 W.J. Healy Stakes and the Listed Civic Stakes on this week's episode of Locked In. Support the show
Daggy & Beaver return to host Show Us Your Tips, as they get stuck into metropolitan racing from Queensland and Melbourne. We kick off with Eagle Farm – a good track welcomes us as the rail moves out +6m. A deep card of black type racing is headlined by the last Group 1 of the season the Tatts Tiara, and supported by the Group 3 Tattersall's Cup & Eureka Stud W.J. Healy Stakes and Listed Races in the Tattersall's Gold Crown, Tattersall's Mile & Tattersall's Life Members Stakes. BEST Daggy – R6 N1 Thalassophile Beaver – R2 N2 Chinny Boom VALUE Daggy – R9 N18 Field Wiri Beaver – R7 N22 Aureus Angel Racing returns to Caulfield for a deep card of Melbourne winter racing, on a soft track with the rail in the True position. It's a juicy betting card with plenty of chances in every race as 2 and 3YO chances have their last cracks at metropolitan prizemoney this season. BEST Daggy – R2 N1 Katsu Beaver – R2 N1 Katsu VALUE Daggy – R6 N5 Arran Bay Beaver - R9 N11 Sky Wolf A couple of Randwick winners for good measure as well. As always, check out progroupracing.com.au for more!
Leading trainer talks about his chances in the Tatts Tiara with "Opal Ridge" at Eagle Farm this weekend
The last Group 1 of the season, the Civic Stakes, back to Caulfield and more.
Scoot, Nicko, Walt & DK preview the biggest races across the weekend with the newest star Anthony Don back for his best!
Jason talks about winning his 5th group 1 on STARTANTES in the Tatts Tiara at Eagle Farm on Saturday plus his rides at Randwick on the Kensington track tomorrow
Recorded Saturday June 25, Year Round Carnival's Vince Accardi and Racetrack Ralphy update their preview of the big race day the big races from Eagle Farm
Recorded Friday June 24, Year Round Carnival's Vince Accardi and Racetrack Ralphy preview the Quaddy legs from Eagle Farm.
Jockey Jason Collett joins Andrew Bensley to reflect on a hugely successful weekend, including another Group 1 win, this time aboard STANTANTES in the Tatts Tiara at Eagle Farm.
The Friday late show this week, but still plenty of value to be found as we assess races across 4 states; Caulfield, Morphettville, Eagle Farm and Randwick. Big time salaries, apprentice jockeys and the 2 UNITS breeding barn are all topics of conversation in this week's edition of the Supper, paired wines included. Politicians operating outside of their comfort zone once again rears it head as the leader of the free world comes under fire in Pack Ya Nags. Feat. Nicknames from Uncle Don. Our UNIT of the week is Hayesy, who heads west and finds a bit of value for us! As always we round out the show with our 2 UNITS, our best bets from around Australia. Segment Times: 01:55 - The Sultan's Supper 05:35 - Pack Ya Nags 8:55 - Sults' Specs 24:27 - UNIT of the week 26:15 - 2 UNITS Outro Music: The Vines - Get Free Remember, we love a spec as much as anyone, but as always, please gamble responsibly: https://www.gamblinghelponline.org.au/22
Powered by Pro Group Racing, Show Us Your tips returns with a big Saturday preview. As the curtain begins to fall on the Queensland racing carnival, the last Group 1 of the season takes place at Eagle Farm with the Tatts Tiara the headline act there. The Listed Civic Stakes headlines a big Randwick card & some talented youngsters step out at Caulfield. At Randwick, a forecast soft track and the rail in the 6m mark suggests closer to the pace might be the place to be. A deep card with plenty of chances in most races, including two of the deepest Highway & Midway Handicaps we've seen, and a deep Stayers Cup & Civic Stakes. Both boys are tipping a big day for the Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou stable. BEST Daggy - Conscript Beaver - Sinba VALUE Daggy - Rifles Beaver - Flexible At Caulfield we're greeted by a soft track with the rail in the true position. Again the interest on the day is built around some lightly raced conveyances coming to town for the first time for stables such as Peter Moody & Bussittin-Young, who also roll out a couple of imports making Australian debuts. BEST Daggy - Ghaanaty Beaver - Chief Altony VALUE Daggy - Bams on Fire Beaver - The General. The Beaver is on fire in Queensland so stick around for his tips from Eagle Farm at the end and, as always, check out progroupracing.com.au for more!
The boys head off for a bit of a spell prior to the start of the new season.Heaps in this ep: BJ and Woodhead score a 1 cent feature on the pokies, Patty calls out the sickos and welcome a new addition to the pots and pans. They pull apart the final Group One of the season the Tatts Tiara at Eagle Farm and discuss who wins, who doesn't and the best value bet from the race. The usual segments are on the cards with Pat taking a big swipe at Ipswich Turf Club, plus the call is out for The Desperate Punter…Pat, Sam and BJ will be back for Missile Stakes day in about a month. Between now and then we are hoping to blood a few new voices over the winter so stay tuned to the socials and catch a few of them on The Winter Live Series. Thank you for a massive season, huge downloads and amazing support - in the words of the great Jeff Fenech “I love yas all”If you're keen to support the show and join the boys in Members Only then head here https://bit.ly/TLUMembers the boys finished with another winning month in March! Looking for a new account this weekend then give BoomBet https://bit.ly/BoomBet100 or PlayUp https://bit.ly/TLU-PU a try! They support the show and us! Support the show
Racing Qld update with Chris Nelson
Talking the last Group 1 of the season, the Civic Stakes and Saturday specials around Australasia.
Racing update with Chris Nelson for Racing Qld
Our big weekly preview of feature races happening over the weekend. This week, Racing QLD's Chris Nelson joins Andrew Bensley to preview all the features at Eagle Farm, headlined by the Group 1 Tatts Tiara, also Trainer David Eustace joins the conversation to chat about he and Ciaron Maher's dual-pronged attack on the race with SNAPDANCER & AWAY GAME.
We made it Drifters, the last episode of Season 4! And we have a little treat for you for tuning into the last episode of the season...The great people at Backback Biltong are giving you 20% off their DELICIOUS biltong for a limited time! Upgrade your snack game with the best biltong in the business with the promo code "DRIFTERS20" https://barebackbiltong.com.au/The final Group 1 of the calendar is the Tatts Tiara for the fillies & mares, and we have a look at that race from all angles. Thanks so much for tuning in this season guys. We love bringing you the content and can't wait for a bigger and better Season 5. On The Drift, the self acclaimed biggest horse racing podcast on the Southside of Brisbane. We dissect the Group 1 races across the Australian calendar, while providing best bets each week. We'll have a light hearted look at the racing industry, talking about the topics that ourselves & our listeners are interested about. We love bringing this content to you each week, so if you're picking up what we're putting down, please join our community on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/onthedriftpodcast & Twitter https://twitter.com/onthedriftpoddyThanks for listening
Butch Castles from Racing NZ joins Miles Pfitzner for a recap of the weekend's Racing in NZ and also touches on the win of Tofane in the Group 1 Tatts Tiara in Brisbane.
Butch Castles from Racing NZ joins Miles Pfitzner for a recap of the weekend's Racing in NZ and also touches on the win of Tofane in the Group 1 Tatts Tiara in Brisbane.
Racing QLD's Chris and Trainer Mike join Miles Pfitzner to recap the big meeting at Eagle Farm on Saturday, in particular the win on Tofane in the Group 1 Tatts Tiara.
Racing QLD's Chris and Trainer Mike join Miles Pfitzner to recap the big meeting at Eagle Farm on Saturday, in particular the win on Tofane in the Group 1 Tatts Tiara.
Luke Dittman rides Madam Rouge in the Group 1 Tatts Tiara today
Racenet's Ben Dorries updates us on the news out of QLD ahead of the Tatts Tiara meeting
Mike Moroney joined us after Tofane's win in the Group 1 Tatts Tiara
Racing QLD's Chris Nelson joins Andrew Bensley and Michelle Bishop to chat about the big Tatts Tiara meeting at Eagle Farm, the final Group 1 race of the season. He also provides us with a few tips to hopefully get us on the winners list as well.
Trainer Mick Price joins Andrew Bensley to chat about he and Michael Kent Jnr's runners across Melbourne and Brisbane today, including handy mare Odeum who represents the stable in the Group 1 Tatts Tiara at Eagle Farm.
CEO of Godolphin Australia Vin Cox joins Andrew Bensley to go through the Godolphin team tackling the Group 1 Tatts Tiara including Flit, Lyre and Savatiano.
Daggy & Beaver preview two big cards from Eagle Farm, where the Group 1 Tatts Tiara is the headline act. Another wet Waller winter day at Randwick to boot!
Kerrin McEvoy has a host of good rides tomorrow at Eagle Farm headed by Nudge in the Tatts Tiara
Chris Nelson with the latest news on the Tatts Tiara & his tips for this Saturday
Queensland Winter Carnival Horse Racing Preview Show.
The Mugs preview all 9 races from Eagle Farm and touch on a great day that is the Men Matter Raceday from the GC
Today's 'Banter' features 2 Trainer from different parts of QLD who'll come together at Eagle Farm on Saturday as part of one of the feature races on Tatts Tiara day, the 'Battle Of The Bush'. We learn more about these 2 Trainers as well as their runners who head into Saturday's race as leading contenders.
Trainer John Sargent joins Andrew Bensley to chat about his quality mare Emeralds ahead of her final run in Saturday's Group 1 Tatts Tiara in Brisbane.
Jockey Rachel King joins Andrew Bensley to chat about her quick move yesterday to ensure she got to Brisbane before the borders shut to New South Wales so she could take her rides at Eagle Farm on Saturday. We also had to ask about her ride in the Group 1 Tatts Tiara, Rocha Clock.
Jockey Kerrin McEvoy joins Andrew Bensley to chat about his movements this week to ensure he got up to Brisbane before the cut off period so he can ride at Eagle Farm on Saturday. We of course had to ask about his ride in the Group 1 Tatts Tiara, Nudge, as well.
Pat & Heals get a racing update from Chris Nelson to review the Ipswich Cup and preview the Tatts Tiara field this weekend - (22/06/21)
Pat & Heals get a racing update from Chris Nelson to review the Ipswich Cup and preview the Tatts Tiara field this weekend - (22/06/21)