Week in Rowe-view
‘Are the premier and his team embarrassed by this?’
Monday’s opening hearing session into the proposed sale and redevelopment of Rosehill racecourse was enthralling, but there wasn’t a smoking gun. There were suggestions that witnesses, including Group 1-winning trainer John O’Shea, were pressured not to appear before the NSW Upper House Select Committee, but proving those veiled threats is another thing altogether. And the... Read More
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‘It was incredible to be around at that time to witness what a great trainer Colin Hayes was’
Who could have predicted 30 years ago that four young men residing in a Lindsay Park share house at Angaston in South Australia would go on to make an impact on domestic and international racing? Between the quartet – South African Justin Snaith (55 Group 1 wins), Troy Corstens (two Group 1s), Mark Walker (36... Read More
‘I am running a lot of placings, but I can’t seem to get them the way I want to’
There’s been plenty going on for the Robinson family, but for Terry unfortunately just not on the racetrack. NSW South Coast-based trainer Terry Robinson, whose eldest daughter Jen is the celebrated human rights lawyer who led WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s successful bid for freedom, admits that his stable has been performing “only averagely”. “I’m struggling.... Read More
‘All our information on him is via the connections’
Corey Smith, the racing manager for Cranbourne trainers Robbie Griffiths and Mathew de Kock, won’t be submitting an application to join the Federation of Bloodstock Agents Australia (FBAA) any time soon. But he did take great delight in playing his role – along with Griffiths, de Kock and FBAA member Peter Ford – in buying... Read More
“He’s been well received already”
Telemon Thoroughbreds is first and foremost a stallion farm, but studmaster Dan Fletcher was reticent to add a new boy to the Queensland farm’s roster just for the sake of it. The game’s too hard as it is and the family owned Telemon doesn’t have the outside financial backing to be able to play the... Read More
“I was $1,200 and the bloke who bought him went $1,250”
For more than 20 years, Peter and Peta Gray have been buying horses – on the cheap. They’ve never spent more than $3,000 on a horse, but they’ve sure bought plenty of them. Over the past week-and-a-half, the Grays were the most prolific buyers at the Magic Millions on the Gold Coast, signing for 49... Read More