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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.
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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For Getting To Know this week we catch up with Darby Racing Owner and Director, Scott Darby, who has an exclusive announcement regarding next years Quokka. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
After a hugely successful 2024 KIA Quokka, we reveal the 2025 date for Western Australia’s richest race.
We discuss what worked for this year’s Quokka, as huge numbers swelled to Ascot racecourse.
For Getting To Know this week we catch up with Darby Racing Owner and Director, Scott Darby, who has an exclusive announcement regarding next years Quokka.
Listen to how the decision was made to send Amelia’s Jewel to leading Sydney trainer Annabel Neasham.
Aspen Pike did her best to emulate her famous father in the National Pony Race Final in Sydney on the weekend.
And the aftermath to Pride of Jenni’s Queen Elizabeth Stakes win got spicy with a social media war of words.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Getting to know Bjorn Baker.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
It’s finally here, The KIA Quokka! Welcome to The Quokka special edition of The Races WA Podcast.
We dive into each runner, discussing why they can win and what the Sunday morning headlines will be if they do.
Need tickets to The Quokka? We’ve got them for you!
Al delivers a phantom call of the 2024 Quokka.
We get to know Bjorn Baker and his two Quokka fancies, Overpass and Malkovich.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Podcast team ascended Optus Stadium for the Ozone Experience accessing some breathtaking views, despite one of the team being extremely apprehensive about heights.
The Quokka field is almost complete as three more slots are locked away and the Eastern State runners land in WA.
It was a masterful tipping display from leading racecaller Darren McAullay on the weekend, and he was very happy about it too! Listen to some hilarious audio from Macca after he spruiked Squillionaire.
And records were smashed on Monday as Winx's first foal went through the ring, with Brittany's dream about the filly unfortunately not realised.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Getting to know Dan Morton.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
After a frenetic few days of racing, the team reflect on the weekend that was.
It was an emotional day on Friday with a Grant and Alana Williams-trained gelding returning to form for “Buckets”.
Lochie’s tries to get Alex with an April Fool Joke, he fails but who succeeds?
We saw one of the more controversial protests in recent times upheld in Queensland on the weekend, and it brought back some memories.
Champion WA hoop Damian Lane runs us through his incredible fitness regime, can he inspire Lochie and Alex?
We go through all the latest Quokka news as Super Smink becomes the latest horse the fill a slot. Dan Morton then joins the team to let us in on what the filly is like behind the scenes, including filling us in on her nickname and what kind of human she’d be.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Getting To Know Triple Missile with trainer Brian Collison.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Wild Belle wins the Rock Magic, is she Quokka bound? Who else gains a slot?
Fab’s Cowboy continued his remarkable run, scoring a record 53rd win and in the process securing retirement at one of horse racing’s great establishments.
Alex called the annual Pingrup races on Saturday, and picked up a race book from their 1934 raceday.
This week we called for questions for the podcast team, and we got a few “hairy’ ones.
And this week we get to known Danny, aka Triple Missile, and Brian Collison from Rapid Equine and Balmoral Park.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The team went over to Rottnest yesterday as a part of the build up to the Quokka.
Lochie’s returns for his first show in a month and tell us all about his trip to Japan, including a venture to the Nakayama races.
The Quokka picture continues to take shape, including
Big John is a massive hit at Ascot, but who is Big John?
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Getting To Know Embroja Altieri After Winning The Bluff Knoll.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Michael pays up after Red Can Man fails to fire in the Quokka.
Countdown to The Quokka as Trackside Media announce their contender.
We unpack all the best bits from around the nation.
Britt gives us some encouraging stats on WA stallions.
And the team chat to Bluff Knoll winning trainer Embroja Altieri.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
This week we have Racing Heads with our guest Michael Heaton.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We begin recapping a big weekend, including Michael’s trip to Esperance.
We add a new segment this week, Racing Around as we touch on some of the best and most interesting racing stories nationwide and internationally.
We recap the WA presence at the Inglis Premier Yearling Sale.
The crew come up with a challenge ahead of this weekend’s Bluff Knoll, and it’s about to get real chilly for the loser.
Brittany has sourced stats on who the Most Backed Jockeys Australia-wide are, and two West Aussies feature prominently.
This week Michael pits Britt and Alex against each other in Racing Games.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Getting To Know Esperance trainer Josh Brown.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Records are broken at the Magic Millions Sales as Britt pinhooks her first yearling, find out how it went.
We have more announcements for the upcoming inaugural Bluff Knoll.
A wrap-up of the 2024 Own The Dream series.
We discuss Kalgoorlie’s opening meeting being transferred to Esperance due to track issues.
Getting To Know Esperance trainer Josh Brown.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Getting To Know Almighty Class with Mitch Pateman.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The team discuss James McDonald’s comments regarding The Quokka being run on the same Saturday as the All Aged Stakes and why he should choose Perth over Sydney.
There has been plenty of discussion regarding The Quokka date in relation to the Sydney carnival, the team provide some clarity on why April 20 was chosen.
On the back of Bondi Bubbles scoring a seventh straight win in the Magic Millions 3YO Trophy on Saturday, we ask what the greatest winning streaks in WA racing are.
We look ahead to the Magic Millions Sales on Thursday, as well the Own The Dream finale and Pony Race Final.
As always, we capture some of the best bits from social media and the team give their highs and lows.
To close the podcast, we get to know another of our Quokka contenders, as Mitch Pateman joins the show to chat about Almighty Class (and how he got his rather obscure nickname).See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We get to know Charlotte Geoghegan from Magic Millions.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We drill down on all the facts and figures ahead of this weekend’s Magic Millions Raceday at Pinjarra.
We chat about Madi Derrick’s fabulous five winners last Wednesday.
We go through all the latest Quokka news as further announcements get closer.
Alex attempts to recreate his Northerly Stakes success with Al’s Algorithm for the Magic Millions 2yo Classic.
Own The Dream hit trackwork at Ascot on Saturday with Britt hosting an in-depth chat between the groups and some of WA’s leading trainers.
We get to know the Charlotte Geoghegan from Magic Millions.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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