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.
Robl probably holds a record few if any Australian jockeys could match. He brought up his first winner at “about my 12th ride” in a marathon race of 3600m no less at Tatura.
Payne had never seen a horse until he and his siblings peered through the picket fence at Greyville racecourse (the biggest in Natal) walking to and from school, and became fascinated.
So determined was he to buy Lot 45 at the 2018 Inglis Scone broodmare sale that he drove out of his Gosford base on the morning of May 18, towing a float behind.
He has 50 stables on course at Tamworth Jockey Club, along with the opportunity to give his horses a freshen when required at the 25-acre property he and his fiancée Lucy Goodsell own on New Winton Road, about eight minutes from the track.