Walking out of the Caulfield station early on Cup Day and the first sounds I heard weren’t that of the brash Sportsbet Marching Band, but the megaphone of Elio Celetto and his shabby ensemble of noisy activists reprising the old tunes from his “Horse Racing Kills” album. Can’t say Elio isn’t a seasoned performer, he doorstops plenty a major race day with his oddly titled "Coalition for the Protections of Racehorses” band, noting he even took the Peter Singer Lifetime Achievem

“He has her pictures in his room and prays to her all the time, he always senses she is around, lets her know what he has been up to, he has some stories now.”

What will Weir do next now?

The well-orchestrated win, the early bets when pre-post wasn’t the norm and then the field-field trifecta had the brain thinking and the numbers recalled were 8-20-24 and some $10k on top of the original plonk at 10-1.

"I have read the Holy Bible, cover to cover, 11 times, and pray every night, please God save me from tomorrow's good thing.”

Of course, Waller and McDonald would grow to be the tallest trees in the forest, McGovern replanting himself time after time to find his place in the sun.

“As I place the value of human relationships above all else in the world, I therefore see unselfishness as a truly worthwhile attribute.”

Just to get to the Golden Slipper, Sydney's race is a win in itself, this was our remarkable journey. "That should be the end of the story - forgettable but then it's never forgotten."

Racing Victoria's chief steward issues stark comments in relation to banned trainer Darren Weir, even suggesting "this wasn't the first time", he used illegal jiggers.

“Next thing I knew “Buckets” was above me about to give me mouth to mouth, or the kiss of life, whatever you call it,” Walsh recalls.

"I want to introduce to my good friend from Australia, he won the Melbourne Cup.”

"....more importantly they got Jenni on the block, on song for free, and absolutely smoking! Talk about “Drop It Like It’s Hot!”

Callow’s wife Renee revealed that Noel was on “serious medication” and was mentally unfit to attend any inquiries after attempting suicide “multiple times.”

"He knew nothing about horses, he couldn’t even pick up the shit, but he really wanted to learn. He could run the place today. He’s such a beautiful person."

Father Martin Dixon, urging the Mordialloc congregation, sensing a few racing nuts, asked if they would take odds-on Frank was already in heaven. There was nothing from Betfair for the lay.

A ruling by the Racing Victoria Board highlights the challenge former trainer Darren Weir will face to return to the sport.

He existed on a cup of tea and hope"!

The remarkable story of Australia's most unlikely winner at Royal Ascot. Queensland stock agent Shane Stafford and his 33-1 shot Cercene.

‘In racing a lot of things are hidden,’ he was quoted. ‘The real truth never surfaces. It is like a secret society. There is an unwritten rule."

"I've been to hell and back"