Gai Waterhouse
J-Mac sticks neck out over ‘ridiculous’ skivvy logo ban; Victorian racing codes lose $58m
Racing Victoria stewards are cracking down on jockey skivvy ads, while Caulfield is looking to scrap one of its group 1 race days and the state’s racing codes suffer a $58 million loss.
- by Danny Russell
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The school-leaver up at 4am, and a Katy Perry dancer turned Cup strapper: Racing’s pre-dawn heroes
While the big days of the Melbourne Cup carnival attract the height of fashion and society’s elite, there are also pre-dawn heroes who keep horse racing’s heart beating.
- by Rob Harris
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The Irish are coming: Michelle Payne’s guide to every horse in the Melbourne Cup
Melbourne Cup winner Michelle Payne delivers her expert view on who will deliver the goods in Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup field.
- by Danny Russell
ABC newsreader jumps on stage with Coldplay
Reading the news one minute, gigging with Coldplay the next. It’s all in a day’s work for the national broadcaster’s main newsreader.
- by Stephen Brook, Kishor Napier-Raman and Danny Russell
Gai Waterhouse wants to give Andrew Lloyd Webber another hit
This year’s spring race carnival has brought together the musical theatre impresario and famed horse trainer.
- by Kishor Napier-Raman and Stephen Brook
Meet Tom Simpson, the horse physio to the stars
How does a horse tell a physio where they are sore, or how their movement is restricted? Some of the answers come straight from the horse’s mouth – but not all. Meet Tom Simpson, who works with some of Australia’s best horses.
- by Andrew Wu
Staying on top for decades – well, it takes a special kind of person. Just ask Gai
She is the first lady of racing, but celebrated trainer Gai Waterhouse is happy to share her expertise on all topics.
- by Damien Woolnough
Running on fear: Star jockey hits turf, Cox Plate runner gallops free in Moonee Valley mishap
Super hoop James McDonald was not badly hurt after being thrown during track work at Moonee Valley on Tuesday morning. But now there is a nervous wait over whether his horse will start in the Cox Plate.
- by Danny Russell
Restaurants, wardrobes and horses – behind the scenes of Gai’s spring assault
By the time Gai Waterhouse saddles up a key chance in Saturday’s Caulfield Cup, she will have been in Melbourne a month. It is all part of the plan.
- by Danny Russell
King and queens: Why this Everest is about the girls more than ever
Rachel King is adamant she’s not a female jockey, just a jockey. And a damn good one. But it’s hard not to escape the growing influence of the girls on this year’s $20 million race.
- by Adam Pengilly
‘I’m so lucky’: Man who survived tragic 1998 Sydney to Hobart is The Everest’s best story
Paul Lumtin set off for Hobart on a boat with nine people on it in the famous race 26 years ago. Only six survived. He’s now the inspiration behind a star horse.
- by Adam Pengilly
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