Tertiary-educated Robert Wellwood admits the textbooks he begrudgingly pored over during his university days have been thrown out the window as co-trainer of a New Zealand stable that is recapturing past glories in Australia.
A Bachelor of Business graduate who majored in finance, Wellwood has found his true calling working in tandem with Roger James, a revered figure in New Zealand’s training ranks.
The resurgent Kingsclere Stables in which he shares ownership with James are only a short drive from where the 29-year-old studied at the University of Waikato.
In reality, they are a long way removed from the world of banking that Wellwood almost considered before finding the lure of racing was too hard to resist.
It’s a career direction that could have another high point when Orchestral tries to cap an outstanding season of racing when she runs as favourite to win the ATC Australian Oaks at Randwick on Saturday.
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