Professional
Services offered? Training, Pre-training and breaking in.
Where are you based? Kyneton VIC
Years working in the industry? 21
Which other trainer has assisted you most in your formative years? Gerald Ryan
Best horse trained? Stately Dash (so far)
Best horse you’ve worked with? Paint (absolute speed machine)
Best horse seen? Sunline
What race would you most like to win? Melbourne Cup
What is your basic training philosophy?
Feed them well, keep them happy and place them in the right races.
If you could improve one aspect of racing what would it be? More prize money.
Personal
Marital status? Married. (2 wonderful screaming kids)
Favourite meal? Crayfish
Favourite drink? Beer
Favourite movie? Man From Snowy River
Give us your 3 ideal dinner guests? Mel (wife) and two mates. I don’t need the famous crew.
Preferences
Chick flick or shoot em up action? Action
News or sport on TV? News
Savoury or sweet (food)? Savoury
Lover or fighter? Lover
Yeller or church mouse (when barracking for a horse)? Church mouse
Camping or 5 Star? Camping
Text or talk? Talk
Night out or night in? Night out.