Apprentice jockey Sophie Mitchell celebrated her first career win at Penola on Monday, guiding All Beans to victory in a Benchmark 64 handicap. After 19 winless rides since her debut in August, Mitchell took a positive approach from the barrier aboard the $3.80 favourite, trained by Justin Pickering, and led… Read More »
‘The Babe’ makes Moonee Valley return
Brent Thomson was a fresh-faced New Zealand-based 17-year-old apprentice when he made his first appearance on Australian soil at Moonee Valley. It was Cox Plate Day, 1975, and the weather was atrocious, so much so the meeting was abandoned after the running of Moonee...
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