Tara and Clocker go through the key results from the past week in the racing and bloodstock world.
Listen in the Podli app 🎧
Follow your favourite podcasts, listen offline and in the car with CarPlay and Android Auto, and always pick up where you left off. Free to try.
Sep 29, 2026 · 43:28
A spring dissecting – why we think the Derby favourite can’t win and will the $3mil carrot drag some of the Golden Rose brigade into its net. Pride of Jenni’s three-peat in the…
Sep 22, 2026 · 49:29
Another Golden Rule and the Golden Rose. It’s a week full of hopes and dreams with a look at the Golden Rose, one of, if not THE jewel in the crown for making a colt instantly…
Sep 14, 2026 · 53:25
The Golden Rule, it was there for everybody to see on the weekend. Also the Golden Rose. The Everest. The Epsom. Racing in China - where winners don't count. And of course a bit…
Sep 7, 2026 · 31:29
With spring hotting up Group One racing has started but it's still really only the build up. We go through who we think is building up the best as the proper targets get closer.…
Aug 24, 2026 · 1:06:17
We welcome Joe O'Neill from Prime Thoroughbreds. Joe's been syndicating horses successfully for nearly 30 years with current mares Cavalry Girl and Shadhaver flying the flag…
Aug 17, 2026 · 46:45
Tara’s back from a fun filled Victorian stud tour which started with a speeding ticket but got much better - we attempt to condense 4 days into 10 minutes. Not only the…
Aug 5, 2026 · 53:34
We’re back for spring! A look at the early season barrier trials; the big bangers, the good, the queries, the not so obvious potential topliners. Winter horses to follow – is…
Apr 22, 2026 · 31:17
The Sydney Autumn carnival is done, the last Group One taken by Beiwacht in the All Aged Stakes. We delve into him, and the other four Darley Group One winning three-year-old…
Apr 14, 2026 · 49:07
The Championships Day 2 threw up two performances that were in rare air. Tara reflects on how Autumn Glow had already over-achieved on her pedigree, and Clocker is in awe of the…
Apr 8, 2026 · 56:09
We’re joined by Henry Field from Newgate Farm – with Campione D’Italia winning his first Group One race in the Inglis Sires and Extreme Choice dominating the Easter Yearling Sale…
Apr 1, 2026 · 42:31
This week we’re talking Inglis Easter, Championships Day 1 and have found a horse named from a great movie that can win on debut this Saturday. Can Blue Door write the next…
Mar 23, 2026 · 31:39
What did we make of the Slipper Day – always one of the year’s great days and it certainly didn’t disappoint this year. Which was the best run in the Slipper? Were there hard…
Mar 17, 2026 · 43:25
Golden Slipper week! It’s been one of the great days of racing in Australia for generations and nothing has changed. Every week during the Slipper build up has seemed to bring a…
Mar 9, 2026 · 39:07
The Golden Slipper picture is taking shape after two of the major lead up races on the weekend but is the late comer about to throw himself into the final reckoning? Can Frankel…
Mar 2, 2026 · 41:46
Another week where we remain fascinated but confused by the Golden Slipper picture. A new contender has emerged though so long as everything goes right. We have a think on the…
Feb 23, 2026 · 43:56
Two-year-olds - after Streisand’s win in the Blue Diamond, are we any clearer on the Golden Slipper picture? Is a late bloomer set to seize the moment off the trials? Who’s the…
Feb 16, 2026 · 44:13
Could the Autumn be setting up any better? It’s going to be vintage. There’s Autumn Glow, Tentyris, Joliestar - just stunning starts on Saturday, but there was so much more going…
Feb 9, 2026 · 36:57
Big on the babies again with four very interesting 2YO races including the $2mil Inglis Millennium, was it up to par? and the Blue Diamond Previews – were they likewise? We…
Feb 2, 2026 · 32:40
Feb 2: The 2YO’s, where are we at? The weekend changed the picture markedly and the next week promises to do the same so what are we thinking for now? Who are the players? Who…
Dec 22, 2025 · 33:31
An end of year Christmas quickie to take a look at the two-year-olds now things are heating up and heading in to the Magic Millions. And we ponder the horses we're most looking…
Nov 10, 2025 · 32:13
The Flemington spring is done for another year and what a week. The Cup, The Oaks, Champions Day – who’d we think were the champs? Who do we want to be with into Autumn. We…
Nov 3, 2025 · 40:58
Another brilliant Derby Day alongside the Golden Eagle. Tentyris shows who’s best, a filly and gelding second and third. The Derby goes to the best horse. The disappointing…
Oct 27, 2025 · 44:41
Of course we delve into the Cox Plate – Via, Bucky, how bad was Aeliana? But there’s plenty more to discuss. Who do we think was the best performance on the day? and it’s not the…
Oct 19, 2025 · 38:34
Coming off what has become just about the best day’s racing of the year we delve into the wash up. Ka Ying Rising of course. The two best performances from exciting horses…
Oct 6, 2025 · 1:03:10
This week we’re joined by Newhaven Park Stud’s John Kelly, breeder of Epsom winner and unbeaten superstar Autumn Glow. The story of her dam, the South African champion Via…
Sep 29, 2025 · 56:00
Our guest Darren Beadman. One of the truly great people in racing. A legendary rider who has worked with Godolphin and now a key part of the Chris Waller stable so has the…
Sep 22, 2025 · 39:38
A ramble on the week that was and the week that will be, you’ve got to keep your wits about you this week. Group Ones, Non-Group Ones, two-year-old trials, is Sir Delius too good…
Sep 15, 2025 · 48:49
Our guest is Colleen Bamford, breeder and part-owner of Australia’s newest Melbourne Cup hope Revelare. This is a fantastic chat with a passionate lady. Colleen and her husband…
Sep 8, 2025 · 58:56
Our guest this week is Nathan Bennett of Bennet Racing after Baraqiel’s G1 Moir Stakes win. The story behind a horse that started his career as a five-year-old and has won a…
Sep 1, 2025 · 36:15
We’re joined by Dr Richard McClenahan from Mullaglass Stud in the Hunter Valley. He bred Hellbent off an $11,000 fee to a second season sire called I Am Invincible and now he’s…
Aug 27, 2025 · 38:51
We ramble about our tours through stud land, new stallions, old marvels and hopes ahead. The big races we've just seen and the ones coming up. And we tip! Both stallions and…
Aug 20, 2025 · 33:57
The Victorian industry has a lot to be bullish about at the moment so Tara headed south and is fresh back from a tour of southern NSW farms and on to Victoria's best.
Aug 10, 2025 · 36:01
Winter is finishing, spring is here and so is season 3 of our podcast! The excitement of spring racing and the breeding season is imminent – trials, jumpouts, spring hopefuls,…
Apr 29, 2025 · 1:01:14
We’re joined this week by Shaemus Mills, successful bloodstock agent and renowned for buying fillies at the top end of the market – one of those is last weekend’s G1 Sangster…
Apr 22, 2025 · 55:09
Gilgai Farm’s Kelly Skillecorn is back with us. Since we first spoke in January they’ve bred G1 winner Nepotism and shot the lights out at the yearling sales. It’s another great…
Apr 14, 2025 · 1:00:34
We’re joined by Jim Clarke – bloodstock agent and key player in the success that is Bjorn Baker. We talk Arapaho, Stefi Magnetica, O’ Ole, yearling sales, mentorship, Ridgmont,…
Apr 8, 2025 · 40:15
This episode we take the look at the Easter Yearling Sale. The big bangers, the buyers, the sellers, Snitzel, deal with the critics of expensive horses. And the Championships -…
Apr 1, 2025 · 27:56
A quick midweek catch up after the big racing finally finished! The good, the bad, sire tables, Newgate, Yulong, sale updates, Easter, The Championships and a sick horse. Plenty…
Mar 24, 2025 · 55:00
John O’Shea is our guest fresh of the Schwarz plan coming together, a Group One winner and stud career assured. He talks Linebacker, Doncasters, jockeys, memories, breeding…
Mar 17, 2025 · 44:23
This week our guest is Matthew Ennis from Stallion Match and G1Goldmine, and managing owner of Golden Slipper contender Skyhook. He tells us the story of Skyhook from being too…
Mar 10, 2025 · 37:11
After a weekend of over 30 stakes races we’ve trimmed it back to the interesting stuff. Who fired their best shot. Were the losers disappointing? Are some looking ready for stud…
Mar 3, 2025 · 46:40
Loving this week - Stallions, Fees, Sales, Races, Studbook. We get into it all. And we thank our listeners. That’s a thing apparently in podcast land, and we’re totally on board!
Feb 24, 2025 · 48:10
We’re joined by Adam Cook, stud manager at Kingstar Farm who bred Blue Diamond winner Devil Night and sold him for $1.4million. But they also bred another Extreme Choice star in…
Feb 20, 2025 · 32:01
Tara’s in New Zealand fresh off a visit to the iconic Cambridge Stud. We chat about our memories of the farm in Sir Patrick Hogan’s day and Tara talks about it now under Brendan…
Feb 10, 2025 · 51:46
What a great week of racing we’ve had, and a better week coming up. We dive into it all. What did we learn from the 2YO’s after the weekend? Thoughts on the resuming big race…
Feb 3, 2025 · 1:05:10
We cover a lot of territory in a great chat with our guest James Moss from Tricolours Racing – he's building a great record of turning bargains into stakes winners and enjoying…
Jan 28, 2025 · 40:04
A great chat with Grahame Begg about the latest instalment of his family's remarkable mare. Has Tara's highlight of 2025 already happened? In January! The Karaka sales and…
Jan 21, 2025 · 1:02:27
A fantastic chat with guest Kelly Skillecorn from Gilgai Farm with tales of O’ Ole, Ole Kirk, a broodmare that was tipped never to carry a foal, a tiny yearling spirited from the…
Jan 13, 2025 · 38:23
The sale topping bred for speed filly is heading to Japan where more than sprinting is required. The state of the market - we look at how the top, middle and lower tiers are…
Dec 31, 2024 · 33:04
We look through the lead ups in search of the Magic Millions winners. Dissect some historical factors. Did we see the strongest 2YO race of the year so far at Randwick on Dec 28?…
Dec 16, 2024 · 53:07
We talk to Scott Darby from Darby Racing. The syndicator who’s bought a Golden Slipper winner for $20k, turned $250k yearling Ozzmosis into a multimillion dollar stallion and was…
Dec 10, 2024 · 43:54
Mel Copelin joins us from Torryburn Stud, breeders of Voyage Bubble & Home Affairs. Mel tells us the story of her gentle giant Voyage Bubble and the far from textbook career of…
Dec 3, 2024 · 42:40
Welcome to Tom Moore from Coolmore joining us to talk about bargain Justify fillies and the world of yearling x-rays at the sales among a range of things in a great chat. Plus a…
Nov 18, 2024 · 19:52
Poorly placed races moving, more poorly placed races coming, deserving Group One winners, some not so much, a promising two year-old guide and an early look at the yearling sales.
Nov 10, 2024 · 38:32
Champions Day – Via Sistina, Mr B, Sunshine In Paris, riding tactics, unconventional creatures, more of the stakes racing circus, brilliant starts for first season sires, Wootton…
Nov 8, 2024 · 35:33
The Melbourne Cup, a great Australian result. Could you have found the winner? We go back to 1903 for guidance. The Oaks wash up. We talk about Storm Boy's future, go through…
Nov 3, 2024 · 44:57
Derby Day – the heroes, the fails, the future. Sydney’s massive impact on the Melbourne spring. Looking forward to the Oaks and our Melbourne Cup thoughts, horse by horse, fast!…
Oct 28, 2024 · 34:03
The key stuff in the bloodstock and racing world from the last week. Via Sistina’s triumph, the Pride Of Jenni victims, the black type debacle, a bit of a look forward to the…
Oct 20, 2024 · 35:19
The Everest dissected. Gut busters, unlucky runners and we love Bella. Circuses. Carnie people. Caulfield Cup. A fresh one for the Coolmore? Race times. Stakes races – is it or…
Oct 14, 2024 · 1:11:12
This week we’re talking colts. The Coolmore conundrum, both stud and race - is a filly in the mix? Surprising pedigrees. The special results from a successful stud move. A…
Oct 6, 2024 · 26:14
October 6: Two-year-old racing - The first races, first season sires and plenty of food for thought for the racing critics. We also look at the key stakes performances,…
Sep 30, 2024 · 25:13
A dive into the colts and their prospects after the Golden Rose. The appeal of Perspiration. Is Celestial Legend losing interest? Southport Tycoon v Growing Empire. Have we found…
Sep 22, 2024 · 24:54
G1 Racing – do we really care about the “Pattern Pyramid”? Weekend Group Racing. Nicks that really do click. A Blue Hen membership confirmed, and an Irish addition to Daybreak…
Sep 16, 2024 · 19:49
Racing kids. Who crashed and burned? Which filly team are you on? Who's a Group One winner in waiting? And a movie review - 5 stars out of 5!
Sep 9, 2024 · 21:25
Group One racing. Three-year-olds. A huge week for second season sires. Wootton Bassett. A black eye, a bit of show jumping and a busload of happy Japanese punters.
Listen in the Podli app 🎧
Follow your favourite podcasts, listen offline and in the car with CarPlay and Android Auto, and always pick up where you left off. Free to try.
Your podcast? Get the Podli badge for your site
