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Gay3
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Wisdom has been chasing me but I've always outrun it!
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Port Augusta will be postponed until Friday due to overnight rain.
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Wisdom has been chasing me but I've always outrun it!
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Wisdom has been chasing me but I've always outrun it!
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Wisdom has been chasing me but I've always outrun it!
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Kicks off her riding career at Pakenham today
HEIDI Gillie is racing's answer to Wonder Woman. The 25-year-old from Mailors Flat, a product of home-schooling all her life, knows no boundaries. Gillie has a personal trainer certificate, is a pharmacy assistant and also has a rigid truck driving licence. This Thursday at Horsham, she will compete in the last of 20 official race trials as she seeks approval from the stewards to start a new career as a mature-aged apprentice jockey with Ciaron Maher and David Eustace. Gillie, who has worked as a track-work rider for the Maher-Eustace stable for more than two years, said she was looking forward to the challenges of being an apprentice jockey. "I'm hoping to tick off my final trial at Horsham on Thursday," she said. "It'll be my 20th trial and that's on the back of more than 300 normal trials. The stewards will study the footage after the trial and will notify me within a few days if they have given me my ticket. "I'm hoping to have my first race ride on one of Ciaron and David's horses within a fortnight. "It's really exciting to have the opportunity to ride in races. I'm very grateful. "I'll be only the second apprentice jockey behind Teo Nugent that the stable has had under its care. Teo has done a great job with his career as a jockey and hoping I can have a bit of success like him." Gillie's association with Maher began more than 12 years ago when she rode horses on Port Fairy's East Beach and the dunes in Warrnambool. "I can vividly remember as a 13-year-old riding horses for Ciaron along the beaches," she said. "Ciaron had about 18 horses in work out at his parents' Winslow property back then and I would work with Ciaron's brother Declan. "I've always loved horses and now, fingers crossed I'll be able to ride in races within a fortnight. "When I was 18 I used to ride track-work at Warrnambool starting at 4am in the morning and finish at 9am before going to work as a pharmacy assistant from 10am to 6pm. "I moved to Ballarat to ride track-work for Mitch Freedman for four years before joining the Maher-Eustace stable." Gillie is entrusted with the responsibility of driving valuable horses to races, trials or spelling facilities in either a six or 10-horse truck by Maher and Eustace. Maher said he has always been impressed by Gillie's work ethic. "She's a great asset to our stable," he said. "She can drive our big 10-horse truck to the races, trials or to our various stables without a problem and then she rides horses in jump-outs or trials. "I can remember Heidi riding ponies as a youngster around the back blocks of Mailors Flat and Winslow before she started work for me. "I think Mary White helped Heidi out with riding ponies in those early years. Heidi is a credit to herself and her family. She's got a great attitude to work and life." Gillie said Maher had offered her some great advice about her riding style and a possible mentor for her riding career. "Ciaron just says watch Jamie Kah all the time," she said. "Ciaron says Jamie doesn't get too many things wrong." Kah has ridden more than 100 metropolitan winners in the 2020-21 racing season, which ends on July 31. |
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Wisdom has been chasing me but I've always outrun it!
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Extremely wet at Warrnambool, not surprised to see the meeting moved.
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Mount Stewart first up in Australia over 3350m.
Very interesting...
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And gets the cash. Well spotted Shawy.
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saw him a couple of times at the jumps schools, looks to have talent in that caper too.
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It goes to show some trainers are capable of winning distance races, 1st up & in this case off a 9mths spell, including travel from England
Simon Ryan (brother?) won too with Black Mirror, so Xavier will be over the moon too |
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Djebel will be impressed!!
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yeah that's right, Pat & Simon are brothers. Pat's twin Shaun is a former AFL umpire.
They are cousins of the Hyland's
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Whatever happened to the art of training? Tomorrow B/rat R5 1st starter Gear Changes: 1. Arthur's Crown Barrier
Blanket FIRST TIME, Blinkers FIRST TIME, Ear Muffs (Pre-Race Only) FIRST
TIME, Lugging Bit FIRST TIME, Stallion Chain FIRST TIME, Tongue Tie
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no wonder owners have left in droves the last couple of months...
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Who's the trainer Shawy ?
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Second Chance
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The Hayes kids.
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With with all the gear changes Gay 3 he's pretty slow to boot , 2 avenues left , the kitchen sink or a leg graft.
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Admittedly don't know the protocols, however am surprised a first-starter could be allowed to begin his career with all that gear.
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