Nonetheless, Seelin realised he had to work hard to actually make it occur and says he was “around 30 years of age” before he took out his training licence.
He worked in no less than four States before finally finding his niche in New South Wales, launching his breaking-in business and training a few horses as a side to that.
From only a handful or so of starters, Osland has already chalked up four TAB Highway victories and an important midweek success at Canterbury.
Who knows where Duggan’s racing journey might have taken him had he stayed in Sydney, but he made the most of an opportunity which soon presented itself.
Olive set up his own stabling operation and went it alone in 2005, and quickly set about making a success of the business.
Though a Queenslander by birth (a Toowoomba product), McColm’s racing career began across the border in New South Wales.
Scott renewed her licence after returning to Albury, and has underlined her skill by training 75 winners in the past four seasons.
Lazzarini set up shop at Kembla Grange in March, 2020; a mighty long way in both time and distance from a family tragedy in 1994 which, understandably, resulted in eventually ending his first successful stint putting the polish on racehorses.
Such is the Wyong trainer’s love for his thoroughbreds that four of his now retired winners – including “the best horse by a mile” Sincero – remain in his care.