He was 20 when he moved to the Hawkesbury district to work for Ron Barr at Osborne Stud (now Godolphin’s Osborne Park), then worked for Barry Cameron at Castlereagh, breaking in a lot of yearlings for the Ingham brothers (and later also broke in plenty for Gai Waterhouse).
Coyle also worked for fellow Randwick trainers John O’Shea and David Payne, who set up shop there after arriving from South Africa in 2002 before later shifting camp to Rosehill Gardens.
Racing has long been in Colvin’s blood. His father Fred was an amateur jockey, and his uncles Noel and John rode professionally.
From Cootamundra wattle country and, of course, the birthplace of legendary cricketer Sir Donald Bradman, Bateup was a racing fanatic early on.
Sydney-born Green, who entered the world at Fairfield Hospital, and his brother Clint took the bit between their teeth just over five years ago to set up Green Brothers Racing and train out of Hawkesbury.
After four successful years heading up Sydney maestro Chris Waller’s Gold Coast operation, Shailer was ready to take the bit between his teeth and branch out on his own.
As Kembla Grange’s KERRY PARKER basked in the glory of stable star Think It Over’s stunning $4m Queen Elizabeth Stakes victory on Day 2 of The Championships at Royal Randwick, he reflected on the long and hard road to eventually reach such dizzy heights.
Though running pubs has played a major part in his life, Cessnock-born Payne has also long been passionate about racehorses.
The former South Australian trainer who shifted interstate to Newcastle with his wife Michelle in August 2019 to begin a new chapter in his career, got involved in racing on the advice of his late father Peter, an elite Aussie Rules footballer, who played for Norwood in the SANFL competition.
