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Just how close G1 winning Jamie Mott came to giving it away.
Victorian jockey, Jamie Mott, scored a well earned Group 1 breakthrough aboard Callsign Mav in last Saturday's Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes.
Bruce Clark
Sep 22, 20226 min read


Why The Queen's passion for racing will stand the test of time
Bruce Clark's exclusive column for Racenet, reflects on Her Majesty The Queen's remarkable association with 'The Sport of Kings'.
Bruce Clark
Sep 13, 20225 min read


SHARON CHAPMAN went to Birdsville to take a photo, but she got far more than she expected!
Sharon Chapman loves taking a racing photograph, but this is her 2nd famous shot - which she yet again didn't know she had captured.
Bruce Clark
Sep 6, 20226 min read


STU RAMSEY: The larger-than-life character you'd love to know
You know the colours pretty well by now – green, white brace, yellow hooped sleeves and cap. Trotted up on the unbeaten Chain Of...
Bruce Clark
Aug 30, 20226 min read


Spring is in the Air and the Emotions are Stirring
An emotional James Cummings showed just what racing can do to its participants when Anamoe won last Saturday's Winx Stakes at Randwick.
Bruce Clark
Aug 24, 20225 min read


Hoysted family's incredible racing dynasty rolls on
It is not uncommon to see the name Hoysted on the winner's sheet at an Australian racetrack.
Bruce Clark
Aug 17, 20225 min read


MICK PRICE: "I have always been scared of failure"
Hard isn't the right word, focused and still driven, even at the age of 63 years young is Mick Price 2.0, embracing life, business and conti
Bruce Clark
Aug 15, 20225 min read


CHRIS SYMONS: At least V'Landys has innovated
Chris Symons didn't get much sleep last night, but that's the norm. Then there is the constant nagging pain and recurring headaches. He...
Bruce Clark
Aug 12, 20226 min read


BRIAN ELLISON - Why this British trainer is so desperate to win the Melbourne Cup
BrianEllison is one of racing’s most likeable characters, slow horses and poor luck have never deterred his passion, especially for the Cup.
Bruce Clark
Aug 11, 20225 min read


DEANE LESTER - "He is the ultimate defier!"
Deane Lester: Bed ridden for 14 months, "Deano's" inspiring story laid bare in exclusive interview with Bruce Clark
Bruce Clark
Aug 3, 20226 min read


GIVE YOURSELF AN AWARD, A SHAMUS AWARD
Champion Stallion level. Give yourself an award, a Shamus Award.
Champion son of a champion stallion in Snitzel, a Group 1 winner.
Bruce Clark
Jul 16, 20225 min read


KATE AUSTIN - Pinchapoo
KATE AUSTIN – established the ‘cheeky charity” Pinchapoo, nominated for Australian of The Year, and shines an indefatigable refulgent spirit
Bruce Clark
Jun 27, 202211 min read


FLOW METER: 200 not out!
Flow Meter batted through to a remarkable 200th and final start at Morphettville and it’s now time for the 12-year-old to enter retirement
Bruce Clark
Jun 22, 20227 min read


SEAN BUCKLEY: How I sold $18m champ Nature Strip for $80k
Sean Buckley is behind a Philippines based labour hire business to fill the massive void in staff.
Bruce Clark
Jun 21, 20225 min read


PAUL HAMBLIN: The journeyman jockey who ‘outgeneralled' Lester Piggott
I challenge any historian to come up with a jockey who has covered more ground and ticked off more tracks than Paul Hamblin.
Bruce Clark
Jun 7, 20224 min read


Inside story: Superstar filly has been a lifetime in the making
We are talking about Amelia's Jewel, the very appropriately named unbeaten Perth sensation
Bruce Clark
Apr 6, 20225 min read


BRYCE STANAWAY: “I’m f***ed, they haven’t broken me – but I reckon I’m finished!”
Bryce Stanaway makes a living out of slow racehorse. "Everyone loves a fast horse but you don’t have to spend a million- you can and end up
Bruce Clark
Mar 3, 20227 min read


KATE GOODRICH: Under siege horse trainer fighting back from the brink
It's been a 10 year long battle for Victorian owner, trainer and breeder, Kate Goodrich, as she fights for justice against Kilmore Race Club
Bruce Clark
Feb 15, 20226 min read


CHRIS WALLER: Why the Melbourne Cup won't change him
He sure can do it, some 3410 wins later, 130 at Group 1 level and now a Melbourne Cup, Chris Waller can do it better than most
Bruce Clark
Nov 8, 20217 min read


RIP Ricky Thurgood – the one who smiled through his eyes
On August 21 2021 Elvis Russell Jude Thurgood, finally left his devoted parents, some 41 years after his tragic race accident at Caufield.
Bruce Clark
Aug 23, 20218 min read
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