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Brilliant apprentice Mollie Fitzgerald was shattered recently when a sudden bout of appendicitis interrupted her march towards a possible NSW jockey's premiership win in just her second season of race riding. The twenty two year old daughter of former successful jockey Malcolm Fitzgerald, had ridden 123 winners in just twenty one months leading up to her recent setback. Only a handful of wins separated Mollie, Aaron Bullock and Jean Van Overmeire at the time of her diagnosis. Her amazing win rate on northern rivers tracks attracted the attention of the Neasham/Alexander stable who invited her to join the team last October. After five weeks on the sidelines Mollie returned to trackwork duties on Thursday May 1st, and is champing at the bit to resume her premiership chase. She talks about her general malaise leading up to the discovery of appendicitis. Mollie says she hasn't given up on catching Bullock and Van Overmeire but realises she now has a tough task. She talks of the fairy tale start to her riding career. Mollie has only heard about her father's riding days but is well aware of his talents and constant battle with weight. She's grateful to have his guidance and wise counsel in the early stages of her career. The apprentice brings us up to date with the progress of her two siblings, sister Lacey and brother Cameron. Mollie talks of her early involvement with the Bellingen Pony Club. She looks back on a move to Camden Haven when her father was a jockey mentor for Racing NSW. Mollie remembers Malcolm's switch of direction when Racing NSW developed a rehoming property on Oxley Island near Taree. While awaiting new ownership the former racehorses had to be exercised on a nearby beach. This was where young Fitzgerald was first bitten by the thoroughbred bug. She talks about her first job in a racing stable which she juggled with her schooling. Mollie looks back on a pleasing result in the Higher School Certificate. The young jockey says she put horses aside for a full year while gaining work experience in a local real estate business. Finally an apprenticeship opportunity came up with Taree trainer Tony Ball. Mollie jumped at the chance and the rest is history. She talks about the magical day at Bowraville when her first winner came along. Before the day was over, she'd won another race. Mollie says her dad became her regular chauffeur to many northern meetings. He was the perfect sounding board on the return journey to Taree. She's adamant a couple of troublesome wisdom teeth prevented her winning fifty races in her first season. Mollie acknowledges the great support of Grafton trainer John Shelton who made her the regular rider of Cassia Lane. She won three straight on the genuine mare including the 2024 Inverell Cup. She won the feature sprint on the same day. She looks back on a special day at Inverell last year when she was one of five female jockeys to make a clean sweep of the programme. It was another all girls affair at Moree on Sept 1st last year. She was thrilled to win two races including the Moree Cup. Mollie talks about her day of days so far- four wins and a second from seven rides at an Armidale meeting. She relives the thrill of winning the Rising Stars Apprentices Series this season. Mollie talks about the offer from Anabel Neasham and the nice horses she's already ridden for the stable. Highlight was a treble at Kembla in January. One of the winners has become her stable favourite. Great to catch up with an intelligent young lady who's been the talk of racing in the last year or so. It was only a matter of time before she was approached by a Sydney stable. You won't see her in town for a while yet, but she's certain to be a favourite with provincial punters while her claim lasts.
Identity fraud costs organizations an average of £7 million every year – equivalent to 8.1 million euros, according to the latest Future of Global Identity Verification report. And with the rise of artificial intelligence, attacks are becoming more sophisticated and harder to detect – so how can businesses fight back? Speaking to Emmet this morning to discuss further was Tony Ball, President of Payments and Identity at Entrust.
Trainer Tony Ball chats his runners at Tuncurry on Saturday.
Trainer Tony Ball chats about the chances of Bantarki in the TAB Highway at Rosehill Gardens today.
Tony talks about his runners today and Friday
Tony Ball from Buddy Up Australia with some exciting news for other current and ex-service people like him in the Goldfields!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
This week's guest on Here Comes Pod is one of the UK's most experienced TV executives, Dawn Airey. We covered a lot of ground - her start in the business at ITV, her move to C4, Greg Dyke's cunning plan to entice her over to C5 and the joy of launching the channel, life at Sky under Tony Ball and James Murdoch, and returning to C4 as a board member and interim chair. Enjoy!
We love a midweek Wednesday edition of Bensley. We started the show with Kel Greenough the trainer of Wow She's Fast. Bensley was then joined by plenty of trainers and jockeys including Peter Snowden, John Whitelaw, Mark Newnham, Tommy Berry, Ben Hayes, Jaden Lloyd, Tony Ball, Samantha Collett and Michael Hickmott. Harness Racing Australia CEO Andrew Kelly spoke to Andrew about the new Harness slot race being announced called The TAB Eureka being held at Menangle in September 2023. Then it was an extended version of The Early Crow with our tipsters tipping winners across chasing, pacing and racing.
Big Buck Breakdowns are produced with the help of our partners! Check them out: Exodus Trail Cameras Cobra Archery Day Six Gear Tony Ball has a history of being able to arrow big bulls, and this year was no exception! He and his buddies were able to do something unthinkable: Shoot 3 great bulls all in one morning! As usual, there is some great info, tactics and top-notch stories in our annual Big Buck Breakdown Series! Check out all the "BIG BUCKS" we have had encounters with: THE SZN Videos Big Kansas Public Land Buck Big Iowa Public Land Buck Big Texas Public Land Buck
Tony Ball is Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Identity and Access Management (IAM) Business Unit at Entrust Datacard. He joined the company in 2016 to provide leadership, global strategy and innovation for the access control and authentication solution segments. Ball has deep industry knowledge and previously served as president of IAM for HID Global. He has held executive roles at HID, Gemalto and Schlumberger Technologies where he began his career with over 20 years in multiple leadership roles across the globe. Ball studied finance and business at Bournemouth University and completed the International Institute for Management Development executive leadership program.
In the digital world, identity is more valuable than the contents of one’s house. And that will have significant impact on the future of commerce and payments. Tony Ball of Entrust Datacard describes how trust is changing — and what it means for industry players.
Tony Ball, senior vice president and general manager of Identity and Access Management, Entrust Datacard, discusses the evolution of trust in a mobile and digital world during an interview with Karen Webster for PYMNTS’ “Economy of Trust” podcast series.
Tony and Brenda start this new year off by encouraging listeners in their health journey. Here is a clear and simple plan to follow. You too can break free of cravings. This and more on this episode of Life, Health, and Things that Matter. What do you want for your life? We would love to talk about what better health will mean to you.Read More →
Tony and Jeff are in the studio talking about how their clients are changing their lives. Often we are on the scale determining our success by how many pounds we lost this week. What about those non-scale wins? Those shoes you've always wanted to wear now fit. Those jeans are now easy to put on. I sleep better. I feel better. I have more energy. Read More →
We have tried so many diets! None of them ever got us to our healthy weight. Read More →
Don't beat yourself up! Get the help you need and keep taking that one step forward. Read More →
Tony Ball has guest Ed Race on the show. Tony is talking with Dr. Race about health and the use of Amniotic Stem Cells. What are they and how can we use them? Check out the Life, Health and Things That Matter Archive PageRead More →
Growth doesn’t happen in a day. It is an ongoing, lifelong journey. Remember to enjoy the journey and make sure to relax in the process! Check out the Life, Health and Things That Matter Archive PageRead More →
Breakthrough and transformation. Those are BIG words! Have you experienced yo-yo health? Are you focused on problem solving? Let’s change that focus to the outcome you want! Check out the Life, Health and Things That Matter Archive PageRead More →
Would you like to celebrate on-scale and off-scale victories? You can!! Maybe you just need a plan and support. Life, Health and Things That Matter Archive PageRead More →
Tony Ball is talking about the health challenges he’s been and the hope he has as he’ s working through those trials. Life, Health and Things That Matter Archive PageRead More →
When did your health and weight change? After high school? After having children? When you were stressed? There is hope! Read More →
So many of today’s health problems are weight related. Indulgence: to act in an unrestrained way. Are you indulging when it comes to food? Listen in and learn how you can exhibit self-control. Read More →
December 15, 2012 We have Hanshi Tony Ball, Hanshi Tony is a 10th Dan in Fudo-shin karate-do and weapons master.