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Kevin Forrester (53) riding Mujadale, has finally won his first home-town Ballarat Cup.
Forrester, who rode his first winner at Donald in 1977, had never ridden a Ballarat Cup winner, as he has always been somewhere else when the race was on.

backed & beaten Mornington last week

my ratings
 

Randwick R1

5 Felines 3.6
6 Minnesota 3.9
3 Dupe 'em 4
1 Bold Circle 4.4
2 Lockroy 5.3
7 Va Va Veni 10

my ratings
 

Kilmore R1

6 Savannabeel 2.1
3 Deadly 3.8
4 Lady Severine 5.4
1 Monahro 8
7 Beelbay 11

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Sunshine Coast R2

2 Faultless Dancer 2.7
1 Renewed Vitality 3.4
3 Hludowig 3.8
4 Get On 5.5
7 Torcello 7.6
5 Sparkling Sound 8.5
6 Regalmania 24

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Sandown R2

5 La Venta 3.8
6 Cobblestones 4
1 Sense And Reason 5.3
11 Honfleurs 5.9
7 Aces And Angels 6.8
4 Sinhala 7.3
8 Grand Gallop 9.5

Forrester riding Mujadale in the listed Bagot Hcp today,,should lead
Good race,,De Little Engine & Cadillac Mountain in fine form

Yet to ride a winner this year :(

Kevin did ok Camperdown today
Two rides - winner & runner-up

Yep, he's on the board :)

And another couple of winners since

And not long after this post, Forrester rode the Woodend Cup winner, Steep :)

Think Kevin's a good chance in the Colac Cup tomorrow (Terang)

To my surprise, Mujadale ridden back in the field
Only got warm late, to run 3rd

Lost a little bit of his early zip maybe? Dropping back in distance
Previous starts 2635m,,2800m & 2500m
This race 2150m

Kevin's gone quiet, must be on a break!

Forrester had a few short holidays recently
Whip-related infringements!

In any case, Forrester is back & in winning form
Money Chaser, Terang, earlier this week

On the subject of vintage jockeys, let’s not forget Robert Thompson
RT, who I think is a few years older than Forrester, continues to ride winner after winner

Today bookings at Muswellbrook
R1 N3, R2 N3, R3 N4, R6 N5, R7 N1, R9 N8

Thompson heading north for the Easter weekend
Doomben (Sat), Sunshine Coast (Sun)

Gone cold, hope I've not jinxed him :rolleyes: :)

60-year-old NZ jockey Noel Harris recently retired
one of only six jockeys to have ridden more than 2000 (2163) NZ winners
42 Group One wins includes eight in Australia
most notably the 1988 Cox Plate aboard (Our) Poetic Prince
Has taken up a Riding Master & Mentoring role with New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing

must be that time of the year
canberra's Kevin Sweeney (61) retired a couple of weeks ago
rode for 46 years
more than 11,000 rides for about 1,300 winners

Another ageless jockey

NZ-born jockey Grant Cooksley is back home following a recent stint in oz
The 55-year-old has been riding since age 15

Cooksley has pondered hanging up his riding boots on more than one occasion through despair and frustration
Several years back he returned to NZ,,got disillusioned & considered retirement

An offer to ride in Singapore changed his fortunes but when he returned to NZ after five years a bad fall nearly forced his hand to end his career
He broke his arm and suffered bleeding on the brain
He spent one and half years out of the saddle

Already a couple of winners since his return

Western Australia's Danny Miller would have to be in his mid sixties at least
Rode a 40/1 winner at Narrogin last Saturday

..dashing dan celebrated his 67th birthday last year
..oldest jockey still riding in oz..i believe

I see Danny rode the first winner today at Leonora
Still has a few more rides

on the subject of old jockeys, worth a mention Australian Hall Of Fame hoop, Edgar Britt
celebrated his 101st birthday last year
won more than 2000 races
rode for the royal family & various maharajas in India
unsure if he is still around but sounds like he has had a pretty good innings

my ratings tonight
 

Royal Ascot R2

7 Stravagante $3.00
3 Festive Fare $4.25
1 Balios $4.50
6 Ol' Man River $5.00
5 Mr Singh $10.00
4 Magic Dancer $10.50
2 Father Christmas $20.00

my ratings tonight
 

Royal Ascot R3

7 Telescope $3.00
1 Eagle Top $3.75
3 Postponed $3.75
6 Snow Sky $12.00
2 Hillstar $15.00
4 Red Cadeaux $25.00
5 Sheikhzayedroad $25.00

Winning double for the day, and a couple more winners since
WA's golden oldie still showing his dash

Brad Rawiller riding plenty of winners since he recovered from his knee injury
Only the one ride tomorrow, Flemington R8, At First Sight

Damien Oliver did nicely today

At First Sight finished 4th but another 5 winners since, got us back in the black

Hey JB1. In case you missed it.
Robert Thompson has been inducted into the Australian Racing Hall of Fame.
Thompson declared the award, as the pinnacle of a 42-year career in the saddle that has yielded 4117 winners and counting – a national record & about 800 more than any jockey in Australian history.

I did miss it
Thanks for the post Rogan Josh

RT keeping very busy. Lots of rides, Taree today & Sunday. One ride in town tomorrow. Randwick. Myamira. Big odds but can go well fresh. You never know.

I see RT has a riding double at Tuncurry today, & a couple to go.
Certainly gets around.

Have saddle, will travel !