Personality Profile

Published: June 2017. Gary Portelli thanks his lucky stars for the “sliding door moments”, which have helped smooth his path from leading show rider to... Read More

Published: September 2016 MORE accustomed to the horsepower of motorbikes as he was growing up on the family farm at Scone, Nick Hodges gradually came... Read More

Published: January 2016. A lifelong interest in animals and the land was the catalyst enabling Peter Pryde to establish a business that now provides many... Read More

Published: December 2015. It is an understatement to say Dean Hawthorne has a grounding in the thoroughbred industry, because horses have been his life from... Read More

CHEF Wylie Dalziel’s partnership with legendary jockey Roy Higgins proved a recipe for success and the syndication business they nurtured is now one of the... Read More

GARRY Cuddy thanks his lucky stars for having an uncle who introduced him to the world of the thoroughbred at a very young age. This exposure,... Read More

Mapperley Stud has a great reputation for raising thoroughbreds, So You Think and Dundeel are prime examples, and now Simms Davison, the third generation of... Read More

AS THE 32nd Gold Coast Magic Millions yearling sale approaches Clint Donovan says he is as “happy as a kid in a lolly shop at Christmas.”... Read More

DARREN Gauci first encountered horses when his apprentice brother Mick asked him to help out at the stables of trainer Don Shannon after school. That... Read More

IT’S a long way from selling racing papers outside Harold Park to becoming a significant shareholder in a leading Hunter Valley Stud and a major... Read More