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The Races WA Podcast is here to cover all things thoroughbred racing in Western Australia.
Hosted by Lochie Taylor, Brittany Taylor and Alex Vlahos, the podcast looks at metro and country racing, including post-weekend analysis, highs and lows from the week just gone and feature interviews with some of WA racing's biggest and brightest stars.
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Getting To Know Albany trainer Samantha Faithfull, and the proud mum behind successful jockey Tash Faithfull!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
For the 2nd week in a row, Lochie made an appearance as a racecaller! Ahead of the Perth Cup, we take a dive into the stats and trends that could potentially help to determine the winner. Al’s created a cup headline for each horse, but he’s missed one and the team wants your help. We look back on the year that was, find out what our most downloaded episodes and Getting To Know’s were and give a 2025 highlight. Back it or Sack it returns and we ask, is the festive season racing calendar optimized? Getting To Know Albany trainer Samantha Faithfull.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Getting To Know JD Hayes as the Hayes brothers pursue Perth Cup success with Apulia.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Perth Cup Latest - Who’s Going And Who’s Not? Budding WA Racecaller…...Lochie Taylor? Big News Regarding Champion Jockey Paul Harvey, Getting To Know JD HayesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Getting To Know Rey Magnerio’s Handler And Griffiths Stable Foreman Reid Balfour, off the back of their success in The Gold Rush!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Post the Pinnacles we’ve got all the latest news on the carnival stars - Cosmic Crusader, Overpass, Watch Me Rock, Storyville, Smooth Chino and more. Hear about Britt’s trip to Hong Kong including the... love tour? We wrap up Saturday’s show and give our highlights of a memorable Pinnacles carnival. The Pinnacles Medal final standings as two giants of the WA turf come to the fore. Back It Or Sack It - Overpass’ performance of winning 2 Quokkas and 2 Winterbottom’s is the greatest sprinting feat we’ve seen in WA? Getting To Know Rey Magnerio’s Handler and Griffiths Stable Foreman Reid Balfour.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Getting To Know Kellie Grantham off the back of a memorable weekend for the family, with Cosmic Crusader claiming Group 1 status in the Northerly Stakes. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Cosmic Crusader was brilliant in claiming his first Group 1, we dissect Saturday’s Northerly Stakes. What does the Perth Cup picture look like? The Pinnacles medal will be resulted this Saturday and it’s neck-and-neck in both the jockey and trainer counts. Back It Or Sack It returns – is cosmic crusader the state’s best horse? Getting To Know Kellie Grantham.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Getting To Know Morton Racing's own Jolene McVeigh, as the team look to add a Group 1 Northerly Stakes to King Of Light's impressive CV.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
It was the halfway point of the Pinnacles on Saturday as the carnivals biggest sprint race, the Winterbottom Stakes was run. The team share their thoughts, Lochie reveals the mood on track on Saturday and Al talks the aftermath of the race. It was a hairy few hours for the Taylor family on Friday as fire engulfed the family farm, luckily there was no major harm and Britt and Loch speak about the ordeal and praised the industry for their assistance. The weekly winner of the tipping compeition, Dene Putland (aka Vast Art) joins the podcast. Al puts Britt and Loch under the microscpe with some testing Back It Or Sack It questions. The Races WA Podcast Medal voting, who will grab the 3 votes? Getting To Know Jolene McVeigh. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
It was a Getting To Know to remember with Dion Luciani this week.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
It was a day to remember at Ascot on Saturday, and Loch, Britt and Alex cover the day that was. We go through the Racing And Sports Ratings from Saturday and it’s ominous for King Of Light’s Northerly rivals. Al puts Britt and Loch to the test in Back it or Sack it. Britt’s Barriers returns before she pits Winterbottom rivals against each other get’s Al and Loch’s opinions. Races WA Podcast Tipping Competition update as Petewillo SIMPLY brains them in week 6. There are a stack of candidates for the Races WA Podcast Medal this week, but can Williams Racing be knocked off for top votes? And it was a Getting To Know to remember with Dion Luciani this week.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Al's Algorithm returns for this year's Railway Stakes.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We comment on the closure of TABRadio and Sunday's send off. Donga's big day - Shaun O'Donnell bounces back out to his best form with a scintillating display on day one of the Pinnacles. East Coast horses arrive, who was on the plane? Britt has put a line through a Winterbottom champion, find out why? Jokers Grin set tongues wagging on Saturday, find out exactly what the experts thought. Huge figures out of Melbourne Cup week which screams positivity for racing. Back it or sack it returns and Al asks the Taylor's to predict where Jokers Grin will rank when it's all said and done. Al's Algorithm returns for this year's Railway Stakes.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Trainer of Placid Ark, Wally Mitchell, joins us to relive the glorious career of the champion sprinter ahead of the Placid Ark Stakes on Saturday.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Britt talks about Champions Day and the horrid conditions punters faced. Al also owes Britt a thank you after her vital intervention on Saturday. Britt also raises a discussion point after Tentyris’ scratching and has she convinced a Melbourne Cup carnival sensation to head west? It’s Pinnacles eve and there is news aplenty, we run through it all. Tipping competition winner Sam Whyte joins us after his win, detailing how he found Sky Duke. Loch and Michael make some big calls in Back it Or Sack It, including Loch predicting a WA champ to defy history in the Railway. Will Dan Morton get the 3 votes in the Races WA Podcast medal after his feature double on Saturday? Trainer of Placid Ark, Wally Mitchell, joins us to relive the glorious career of the champion sprinter ahead of the Placid Ark Stakes on Saturday.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Getting To Know Lifetime Service Award Winner Alan SmithSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
1Britt joins us following a massive few days of racing in Melbourne. She talks her Melbourne Cup day experience and the positive impact on racing Half Yours' triumph will have. Britt also speaks of the vital role Kick Up For Racing have been playing this spring carnival. We then chat about the Call of the Card in Melbourne, revisit "racing's best pickup lines" and discuss Britt's absence from the tipping competition this week. Rylie and Lochie play back it or sack it again, discussing points such as who is a biggest fish to land for the spring carnival - jockeys or horses - and have the three-year-olds been the star of the Ascot season so far? We review a big few days of racing as the look of our Pinnacles carnival begins to take shape from a local perspective. Getting To Know CRA Lifetime Service Award recipient Alan Smith.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Getting To Know Joshua Krispyn See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
What's the best pick up line using a racehorse's name?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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