The Straight’s Matt Stewart wanted to ask champion trainer Chris Waller about dealing with pressure. What came back was a 25-minute unfiltered voice message reply which sets out the challenge Waller faces every day to meet his own very high standards.

In today's Straight Shorts, Independent NSW MP Mark Latham's run-in with an Australian Turf Club senior executive has resulted in a suspended good-behaviour order, a Victorian judge has taken a swipe at the bookmaking industry, Matusalem claims the Albury Gold Cup and a TV deal for The Quokka.

Membership has been the foundation on which Australian racing clubs have been built and its power base remains strong despite having a diminishing relevance on the balance sheet.

The NSW Trainers Association is under investigation over its involvement in a fundraising lunch for a high-profile charity organisation.

This week’s Straight Talk features an interview with Coolmore’s Tom Moore on its new stallion additions, plus a discussion on breeders’ bonus, Tabcorp’s ongoing wait and the Rosehill reset.

Nepotism, closely related to Black Caviar, will be trying to honour the champion mare while creating his own high-profile identity in the Champagne Stakes.

In today's Straight Shorts, Ole Kirk continues to churn out the winners, dates announced for Asian Racing Conference in Saudi Arabia, top sprinter Giga Kick off to Adelaide and Godolphin wins UK breeze-up bidding war.