Episode 250: Cam Rawiller

Great to catch up with a brilliant young Victorian jockey who’s just beginning his second season. He rode 75 winners in his first season. Cam talks of his famous Dad, multiple Group 1 winning jockey Nash. He looks back on his early fascination with the AFL code. Cam recalls the day his father won the Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Randwick on More Joyous. Owner John Singleton got him to make the victory speech. The young jockey talks of school days in Hong Kong during his Dad’s time as a Club jockey. Cam remembers his mornings at trackwork in Hong Kong and the people he befriended. He explains that he tried hard to find new mounts for his father. He talks of his apprenticeship opportunity with Mornington trainer Logan McGill and the thrill of his first winning ride at Moe. Cam looks back on the day he and Nash rode in the same race at Bendigo. The jockey talks of his first metropolitan win at Sandown, and two wins for the Price/Kent partnership. Cam talks of his delight in winning the Rising Stars 2019/2020. He talks of regular communication with his father, and the way he copes with living in his shadow. He pays tribute to some of his fellow jockeys and discusses the effects of the long distances he drives to race meetings. Cam makes special mention of the tremendous support he gets from his mother Sarah.