Episode 336: Theresa Bateup

Great to catch up with a lady whose continued success is bringing her under notice as a very serious horse trainer. Theresa Bateup announced her presence with a metro double on Gong day. She talks about a great winning trot in the month of November. Theresa talks of the horses who made her first metropolitan double a reality. She looks back on an amazing success rate with horses purchased cheaply at the Inglis Scone sale.   Theresa reviews a brilliant Sapphire Coast win by Inglis On Line purchase Crackalacka. The trainer admits she wasn’t expecting such an impressive display. The emerging training talent talks of her training base at Kembla Grange, her loyal staff and clients.   Theresa takes us back to childhood days on the family farm at Stockinbingal and her earliest involvement with horses. She affectionately recalls Saturday afternoons with her mother who worked as an operator with the Cootamundra TAB.   The trainer recalls her growing fascination with racing and the shrine she created at home for champion racehorses. She has never forgotten the school work experience stint with the AJC at Randwick. After this she was completely hooked. Theresa remembers the school scholarship which led her to a Bachelor Of Commerce Degree at Wollongong University. The close proximity to Kembla Grange motivated her to ride trackwork for several local trainers.   The trainer looks back on the fateful day she attended an Inglis Tried Stock sale and came away with a $200.00 purchase.  Theresa profiles the special horses who’ve helped launch her career. She acknowledges the efforts of several jockeys with whom she’s had a winning association. Theresa pays a special tribute to her partner, former jockey Michael Ahearn. She says Michael’s assessment of trackwork is of great value to the stable.  She explains the background utterances of four year old son Zac who had no idea his mother was doing a podcast. Elder son Cooper also gets a special mention. It’s a good yarn with a charming lady who’s gaining prominence in a very tough business.