Matt Stewart

Zac Purton is now, statistically, Hong Kong’s greatest-ever jockey. He told Matt Stewart how the intense scrutiny of racing’s greatest fish bowl turned him into a champion and what the future may hold as he battles the wear and tear of 25 years in the saddle.

Michael Cahill has become the latest jockey to turn his hand to the education of the next generation of riding stars. He knows it will not match the adrenaline of life in the saddle, but that it may be his most important legacy to the only industry he knows.

Less than 18 months into her riding career, Mollie Fitzgerald leads the NSW jockeys’ premiership. Matt Stewart caught up with the latest rising female star in Australia’s jockey ranks.

David Moodie failed in his ambition to rationalise Victoria’s metropolitan race clubs. The ex-Racing Victoria chairman tells Matt Stewart the current challenges have not changed his view.

Nick Hall’s view of this year's Caulfield Cup differed from when he was twice the winning jockey. But as Matt Stewart finds out, Hall is a man who has always enjoyed a different perspective.

Donna Fisher cried for two days straight when she realised Black Caviar’s end was near. The strapper and the unbeaten mare shared an unbreakable bond during her racing days, a relationship mirrored with champion racehorses and their strappers the world over.

James McDonald is on track to be the greatest Group 1 jockey in history but he learned how to manage the pressure of expectation. He tells Matt Stewart how he stays in the moment and leans on those who matter to help him stay grounded.