Cover image courtesy of The Image Is Everything
1. Best value stallion in the country?
Brave Smash - he is a genuine mare upgrader. Interesting to see the Tagaloa progeny doing so well over a trip though.
2. Most exciting new stallion for 2025?
Broadsiding is the obvious.
Broadsiding | Standing at Darley
3. Breeding more, less, or the same as last year?
Less - the cost to return ratio is skewed at present.
4. Best breeder in the country?
By the length of the Flemington straight, Bryan from Emirates Park - freakish!
Bryan Carlson | Image courtesy of Ashlea Brennan
5. Best judge of a weanling/yearling?
Bloke in Melbourne called Dean Binaisse.
Dean Binaisse | Image courtesy of The Image Is Everything
6. Best pound-for-pound trainer?
Matt Laurie.
Matt Laurie | Image courtesy of Racing Photos
7. Most talented young person you’ve come across recently.
Nick Melmeth from Inglis Digital.
Nick Melmeth | Image courtesy of Inglis
8. Redistribute prize money across races, or happy as is?
Blow it up and start again!
9. Tariff on imported horses - great idea or misguided protectionism?
You can’t fix stupid! Misguided.
10. Your best mate in the business?
Not my best mate but most respected - Basil Nolan.
Basil Nolan | Image courtesy of Racing Queensland
