Cover image courtesy of Sears Racing
Favourite moment - racing, sales or breeding related - for 2025?
Yellow Brick running second in the G1 Stradbroke Handicap.
Yellow Brick running second to War Machine in the G1 Stradbroke Handicap | Image courtesy of The Image Is Everything
Which first-season sire are you most excited to see at the 2026 yearling sales?
Anamoe.
Anamoe | Standing at Darley
Name an emerging human talent in the industry, and say why?
Paige Fergusson-Smith - She’s the most driven and hard working person I’ve come across, and I believe she will go a long way.
Paige Fergusson-Smith | Image courtesy of Racing Queensland
What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever received?
Always be patient.
What positive change would you like to see in the industry?
I would love to see the ‘women in racing’ aspect to continue to grow.
Swap jobs with anyone, who, and what would you do?
Emma Freedman - she looks like she is always having a blast!.
Emma Freedman | Image courtesy of Michael McInally
What’s been the most challenging moment in your career, and how did it shape you?
Moving to the Gold Coast - learning a completely new way of training our horses and that has shaped me into a very different person in a positive way.
Is there a particular horse you think about often? Why?
Exondabeach - She was my first horse I trained, and in three starts she won over $120,000. Unfortunately, we lost her in a paddock accident and it’s something I don’t think I’ll ever be able to move on from.
Exondabeach | Image courtesy of Trackside Photography
What has been your favourite day at a racecourse?
When Yellow Brick won the King Of The Mountain, not only was it the first running of the race, but we had all of our family and extended family there watching!.
Yellow Brick winning the Mort & Co King Of The Mountain | Image courtesy of Magic Millions
If you could change one thing about the perception of horse racing, what would it be?
That they are not forced to run. You see that from as young foals galloping and ‘racing’ each other around paddocks.
