The former Hawkesbury trainer, now based at Scone and loving it, says a planned move to set up shop in Victoria very nearly happened.
Atkins isn’t prone to outlandish statements. Quite the opposite. A hard worker and unassuming, he much prefers to let his horses do the talking for him on the track, and has been around them long enough to know a good one.
A school counsellor five days a week and racehorse trainer seven days a week.
Greig began pre-training for Grahame Begg (now based at Cranbourne) and Gerald Ryan at Hawkesbury and, whilst she initially started training there, she made the move to her current Dubbo base six years ago – and doesn’t regret it for a minute.
An all-round horseman, Osborne is equally at home breeding horses as he is training them.
Chevalier has had a thorough grounding in many facets of the industry, and though he has long wanted to train, he didn’t rush into it until he felt he was ready.
Sylvester made a name for himself winning eight Cessnock Jungle Juice Cups – including a record-breaking four with Youthful King – and his great mate and neighbour, the now retired Robert Thompson, rode six of them amongst his remarkable tally of 11.
Evans has been Tuncurry Forster Jockey Club’s sole resident trainer with stables on course for the last 13 years – and his sole regret is that they didn’t make the move earlier.
The experienced young horseman, now plying his trade training at Hawkesbury and following in the footsteps of his father Gerald, one of Sydney’s leading trainers for many years, knows all about being first past the post on either side of racing’s fence.
