The Trainers Hut

Rob Archibald joins Todd Blum in The Trainers Hut for the first Episode of Season 3 to speak about the scintillating win of Home Affairs in the Group 1 Black Caviar Lightning Stakes (1000m) at the weekend. The flashy colt went head-to-head with the World's Best Sprinter Nature Strip and got his nose in front. He's not the 'New Kid on the Block,' he's well and truly here.

This is the Melbourne Cup edition of The Trainers Hut featuring Highclere Australia's Racing Manager Andrew Hawkins to discuss Great House. The Chris Waller-trained charge was able to guarantee a start in the Race thats Stops the Nation by winning the Group 3 Hotham Stakes (2500m) on Derby Day. He will aim to join Brew (2000) and Shocking (2009) as horses to do the double since the turn of the century. What a race it is shaping up to be!

Greg Childs is the special guest in The Trainers Hut for this episode as we build towards the 2021 WS Cox Plate. Greg had a wonderful association with the great mare Sunline, winning the 1999 and 2000 Cox Plates. She ran second to Northerly in 2001 and fourth to The Fighting Tiger the following year. Greg takes us through the winning years and also the irony that he was Northerly's regular rider in Melbourne also.

Tom Moore and Rob Archibald join Todd Blum inside The Trainers Hut to discuss Home Affairs, the lone three-year-old, in this weekend's $15 million TAB The Everest. Rob discussed the promising colt's chances in the richest race on turf and Tom talks us through the link between Coolmore and the race. Coolmore tasted victory in the race with Yes Yes Yes who now stands at their Hunter Valley farm. Yes Yes Yes was also a three-year-old when he won in 2019, and like Home Affairs was trained by Chris Waller and will be ridden by Glen Boss.

Mark Chittick comes inside The Trainers Hut as they prepare to back up Group 1 Flight Stakes-winning filly Never Been Kissed in the Spring Champion Stakes this Saturday, also at Group 1 level. The Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott-trained three-year-old is by Waikato Stallion Tivaci and became his first Group 1 winner at the weekend. The step up to the 2000m from the mile looks like it will suit her also. We also get an update on the Super Seth foals that have started hitting the ground this breeding season.

We go back on the Melbourne Cup Path in The Trainers Hut and speak to Spanish Mission's managing owner Barry Irwin, CEO of Team Valor Interanational. We gain some valuable insight into the preparation of Spanish Mission as we build towards the Melbourne Cup. The in-form Craig Williams has been booked to ride the Andrew Balding trained visitor and we believe Barry has met Craig before. Listen to the episode to hear more.

Todd Blum previews Super Saturday in The Trainers Hut with three Group 1's in Sydney, The Metropolitan, Eposom and Flight Stakes as well as the Turnbull Stakes at Flemington. Todd also has a look outside the big Group 1's to hopefully find you a winner.

Jarred Magnabosco sits in The Trainers Hut ahead of a landmark day for his Best Bloodstock. Black Tahitian will be the first runner to carry the Best Bloodstock red and yellow colours on Saturday at Flemington in the Listed Darley Maribyrnong Trial Stakes. Jarred also takes us through how Best Bloodstock came about and the stable he is building.

David Payne joins Todd Blum in The Trainers Hut to discuss his champ Montefilia before she lines up in the Group 1 The Metropolitan this Saturday. The pair also chat about his amazing feats when training in South Africa and some other exciting horses currently in the stable including three-year-old colt Gleneagles and another horse to follow.

An Olympic edition of The Trainers Hut as Todd Blum is joined by Shane Rose, fresh off a Silver Medal in the Equestrian Team Eventing at Tokyo 2020. Shane won Silver alongside Andrew Hoy and Kevin McNab. It was the third Olympic Games for Rose having won a Silver Medal at Beijing 2008 and a Bronze at Rio 2016. Todd speaks to Shane about the build up to the Games as well as the outstanding culture within the team.

Marc Chevalier has a lifetime of experience in the thoroughbred industry in both Hemispheres and he has taken the leap to go out and train under his own name. He has set up a base at Hawkesbury after previously playing key roles with Gary Moore and Macedon Lodge, and more previously being a key figure in the Danny O'Brien stable. Having an input in the training of stars Russian Camelot and Vow and Declare along the way. Marc joins Todd Blum in The Trainers Hut to discuss his journey to taking out his own licence.

Roll The Dice's Racing Manager Steve Travaglia joins Todd Blum in The Trainers Hut to discuss the recent run of form of Scottish Dancer with Andrew Bobbin. The pair also discuss where RTD Stars Profiteer, Krone and Ayrton are at in their Spring Preps.

Todd is joined in The Trainers Hut by Alison Brassil who is a member of the Sales and Nominations team at the famed Arrowfield Stud. Alison tells us more about the new addition to the Arrowfield roster in Admire Mars. They also discuss the exciting position the farm finds itself in with Maurice and Shalaa coming off their first season with runners, Pariah's first yearlings are being broken in, The Autumn Sun and Showtime have their first foals on the ground and Castelvecchio's are due this Spring. Snitzel and Dundeel also continue to get the job done.

James Bester joins Todd Blum in The Trainers Hut on the back of another of his runners winning a Golden Ticket to the G1 Melbourne Cup (3200m). Realm Of Flowers looked a class above winning the Listed Andrew Ramsden (2800m) to book her place in the great race. James joined us throughout the first season to speak about Persan and he informs us of his future in this episode.

Gin Martini will step out in the Group 1 Champagne Stakes for the two-year-olds on Saturday and attempt to be the first Top Flight win for James Moss' Tricolours Racing. James Moss joins Todd Blum in The Trainers Hut to discuss her build up to the feature race as well as the Group 2 win of Fasika last weekend on Day 2 of The Championships. The pair also discuss the Equine Welfare Trust Tricolours have set up for the rehoming and educating of off the track thoroughbreds.

Edward Cummings joins Todd Blum in The Trainers Hut off the back of his first stakes winner training in his own name in Duais, who backs up in the Group 1 ATC Oaks this weekend after her victory last Saturday in the Group 3 Adrian Knox Stakes. The pair also discuss how Prompt Prodigy came through his run in the ATC Derby and his move to Hawkesbury going out on his own after being in a training partnership with his father Anthony.

This episode of The Trainers Hut Todd Blum speaks to Wauchope Trainer Colt Prosser who was affected by the Severe Flooding on the NSW Mid North Coast with his spelling property going under water. Luckily he was able to swim his horses to safety.

Cam Rawiller is off to Sydney on loan to be apprenticed by the legendary Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott at Tulloch Lodge. Cam's dad Nash rode 26 Group1 Winners for the First Lady of Racing and Todd Blum chats to Cam about the move to follow in his father's footsteps.

Antony Thompson joins Todd Blum in this episode of The Trainers Hut at the Inglis Premier Yearling Sale on Day 1 of selling. A temporary studio was set up in the 'Theault Horse Float' just outside the auditorium where Todd and Antony were able to discuss Widden's bold move to expand the business with a farm in Victoria. They talk which stallions will be coming, the benefits for the Victorian Industry and the Premier Sale draft. www.theault.com.au

This episode of The Trainers Hut we go back and have a listen to Shane Nichols tell us the story of how Group 1 winner Streets Of Avalon came into the stable from back in Episode 3 of the First Season. We then head to Shane Nichols to get his thoughts in the build-up to the Group 1 Futurity Stakes defence.