Episode 179: Danny Beasley (Part 1)

In Part 1 Danny talks of his sudden decision to quit the saddle and his move into the Singapore training ranks. He talks of his association with Lim Siah Mong, who has an enormous investment in Singapore racing. The former top jockey reflects on his early days in the Riverina, and pays tribute to his father Bob whose riding career was terminated by a race fall. Danny talks of the day he answered an SOS from Graeme Begg to make a dash to Rosehill for two rides. Both horses won. He looks back on a stint at Flemington with the Freedman stable, and the opportunities he was given by David Hayes who had stables next door. Danny talks of his time with Graeme Begg and the trip to Hong Kong which changed his career. Back in Sydney he couldn’t wait to try out the European style of race riding.