Matt Stewart
Total 22 Posts
‘Sun on their backs’ - how the Queensland sunshine energises Australia's next stars
The benefit of sending racehorses to Queensland for winter campaigns has stood the test of time for many of Australia’s biggest stables, writes Matt Stewart.
‘There are lessons in places like Singapore’ – One Moor trip for Daniel
For Daniel Moor, one last trip to ride in Singapore has given him cause to reflect on what it was and what it has become, writes Matt Stewart.
Ms Represent – Cup fairytale fuels female jockey boom
The wave of success from Australia’s female jockeys, including Saturday’s clean sweep of all races at Morphettville, owes much to the hard-won gains of those trailblazers who came before, writes Matt Stewart.
How Wordsmith rewrote the course of Tassie racing
For over a decade, the progeny of Wordsmith, most carrying the Gee Gees moniker, dominated Tasmanian racing. But with the passing of owner Paul Geard and the retirement of the prolific chestnut from stud, that era is coming to an end.
The last bastion of on-course bookmaking
The bookies’ ring at Warrnambool may have been a hive of activity, but a busy day on the bag is fast becoming a thing of the past, writes Matt Stewart.
Australia’s next generation of bush horsemen and women are on a different path
Does the exponential rise in the popularity of campdrafting in rural and outback Australia threaten the grassroots of thoroughbred racing?
Export changes reignite de Kock’s ‘burning desire’ for Australian success
For a country that knows a thing or two about sporting comebacks, the lifting of the European Union ban on thoroughbred exports represents an opportunity for a racing renaissance in South Africa.