As a kid, Elliott Walden thought his farm life in Kentucky was boring, but after a detour via the training ranks, he became, through his association with WinStar farm, one of the most successful and revered figures in American breeding and bloodstock. He reflects on his journey with Jessica Owers in Written In the Stars.
Amid the ups and downs of the thoroughbred breeding game, the coming, and going, of two champion stallions and personal upheaval, Gray Williamson remains content on the same Western Australian farm where he grew up. He tells Jessica Owers, there is much to be positive about.
In the century of selling at the National Yearling Sale, there have been few figures as significant as Michael Floyd. In this week's Written In the Stars, Jessica Owers speaks to the man whose vision brought the iconic sales complex at Karaka to life.
A glorified 'hay shed' built on a six-acre plot of flat land between a racecourse and a swamp becomes the epicentre of the Australian thoroughbred industry every January. Jessica Owers looks at how Magic Millions' Bundall bush block became an Australian racing icon.
For Kerry Negara, the death of Phar Lap remains a mystery wrapped in misinformation. But, as Jessica Owers discovered, the Melbourne filmmaker is determined to separate fact from fiction in the enduring fascination with the legendary thoroughbred.
For four decades, Neil Kearney used his 'gift of the gab' to tell racing’s greatest stories. He tells Jessica Owers how racing’s narrative changed for him and reflects on the characters and legends that made his job as a storyteller all the more enjoyable.
Stuck on the wall of Sebastian Hutch’s office at Inglis are a host of sayings that remind the Inglis Bloodstock CEO of the things that matter most in his job. He talks to Jessica Owers about staying on message and the philosophy which has underpinned his success.
A host of Australians have found themselves front and centre as sports betting has exploded in the United States, including one-time actor, Andrew 'Dubbs' Anderson. Jessica Owers caught up with the Sydney-born presenter with a passion for racing, sports and betting, who is now the face of FanDuel TV.
Six years after retiring from a legendary training career, Luca Cumani is still making a major mark in global racing from the horses produced by he and wife Sara's Fittocks Stud. But as he tells Jessica Owers in this week's Written In The Stars, there is still one failure on his extraordinary resume, the Melbourne Cup.
Dr Amad Ashaab is determined that his Libyan stud won’t forever be marked by the memory of the tragic events in 2020, and Golden Slipper winner Vancouver is a big part of his plans for a bold thoroughbred future in the North African nation.
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