Episode 172: Wayne Harris (Replay)

To mark the festive season I’d like to present one of our favourite podcasts from the early days of the website. Wayne no longer manages jockey Travis Wolfgram as he did when the podcast was recorded in 2018. He has however taken over the management of visiting Irish apprentice Tom Sherry, who’s showing plenty of promise. Tom joins Robbie Dolan and Chris O’Brien on the Wayne Harris team. The former champion jockey takes us through his roller coaster career, which brought him many dazzling highs and some devastating lows. He talks of his thrilling Melbourne Cup win on Jeune. He learned he was riding the horse after the barrier draw on the Saturday night. He takes us through the great race step by step. He talks of Jeune’s explosive C.F.Orr Stakes win the following Autumn. Wayne reflects on his serious illness after riding Jeune in the Japan Cup. He remembers the thrill of riding 5 winners on a Randwick programme as an apprentice. He reveals the circumstances under which he got the ride on Century Miss in the Golden Slipper as an 18 year old apprentice. Wayne takes us through several Group 1 wins on some pretty tidy horses. He reflects on the day he got to provide Gai Waterhouse with her first Melbourne Gr 1 winner.