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Thursday, May 23rd, 2013

Matt White

Matt White's Oaks Day preview

Thursday is Crown Oaks Day at the Melbourne Cup Carnival and as always there will be plenty of celebrities with me in the Lavazza Marquee. But the stars will have a lot to live up to after what we witnessed on Tuesday.I’ve never seen anything like t...
November 8, 7:46 am
Time to Sheikh things up

The French have taken away our Melbourne Cup again and hopefully that victory will finally inspire Godolphin to bring their best horses out for the race next year.If I hear one more time that Sheikh Mohammad is coming and they are bringing out their...
November 4, 4:51 am
Our best Cup chance

For a horse trainer, the Melbourne Cup is the greatest test of your abilities and it's a race you love to be involved in. We were always hopeful Niwot would make the grade and get into the race and all of the sudden we are in there and it's ...
October 31, 1:37 am
Leave the Derby alone

Ahead of the Victoria Derby there is always talk about reducing the distance of this great race and I see it's in the papers again this year. But I don't support that at all.Those trainers who are against the Derby at its current distance ha...
October 28, 12:13 am
Questions over Helmet

Having put the saddle on Octagonal for his win in 1995, I know a little bit about getting three-year-olds to win the Cox Plate. I know it takes a special horse to do it and the question is, is Helmet that special horse? I'm not so sure.As well a...
October 20, 5:08 am