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Fax: 9275 2955. winnerscircle winnerscircle SUMMER 2016 WA Owners on the Big Stage Contents Mark Sestich The Rise and Falls From the President ..................................................................................................3 Team Williams WA Owners Light Up the Big Stage ..............................................................4 Feature A Perfect Lee Steere Stakes Day ...................................................................10 2017 Royal Ascot Tour - Motive Travel ......................................................15 All’s Well - Chris Wells ..........................................................................................16 Ascot - Masterclass of 2016 .............................................................................20 Old Mates Guineas Day Out............................................................................25 SES - The Rise & Falls ............................................................................................28 Webster Brothers Still Walking the Walk 2016 WAROA Racing Awards .........................................................................38 Gareth Hall The New Voice in Town Winks Link with the West Team Williams ..........................................................................................................42 Mates Guineas Day Out Trainer and Owner Reforms ............................................................................55 Still Walking the Walk - Graeme and Colin Webster .........................56 Front Cover: Thumbs Up:Up: Former BunburyBunbury boy and now international class jockey Damian Lane Gareth Hall - The New Voice in Town ........................................................66 after his narrow Group One Kingston Town Classic Winks Link with the West ..................................................................................70 victory on the Darren Weir trained Stratum Star. CONTRIBUTORS Darren McAullay • John Elsegood • Harvey Crossman • Robert Edwards • Jay Rooney • Kat Webster • Taylor Courtland PHOTOS supplied by Western Racepix EDITOR Darren McAullay COMMITTEE EXECUTIVE OFFICER 2016 / 17 WAROA Committee Jeff Bailey Darren McAullay PRESIDENT COMMITTEE M: 0401 105 495 M: 0425 305 685 Harvey Crossman Peter Anthonisz E: [email protected] E: [email protected] M: 0412 985 189 M: 0405 042 861 LIFE MEMBERS E: [email protected] E: [email protected] Ryan Hopkinson M: 0413 460 902 Alf Hampton VICE PRESIDENT John Galluccio E: [email protected] Judy Hammersley Brenton Moore M: 0419 953 074 George Davies M: 0407 380 253 E: [email protected] Josh Hardy Peter Lynch E: [email protected] M: 0458 016 378 Denis Butko Brett Erceg E: [email protected] Toby Roney TREASURER M: 0409 114 063 John Burt Peter Kerr E: [email protected] Barry Rowe Harvey Crossman M: 0431 239 764 M: 0413 441 184 E: [email protected] E: [email protected] DISCLAIMER All articles in this Journal are printed on the understanding that unless stated, they are the original work of the contributors of the authors and are not necessarily those of the editorial staff or of the publisher. 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Australian based racehorse owners and breeders have There are three key features in the TOR which are enjoyed nationally over the past three months. • Standard Training Agreement (STA) In our winter edition of this magazine, I raised the • Training Disputes Tribunal (TDT) signifi cance of our WA Woman in Racing theme at this • Co – Owners Agreement (COA) year’s WAROA Racing Awards, held in August. Racing Australia will work with stakeholders to Although it has been some months since this quite familiarize themselves with the terms and operation of extraordinary event took place, it would be remiss of me not both the STA and the COA and I understand that numerous mention what a truly magnifi cent and memorable evening communication initiatives are being considered by them. it was for the WA racing industry and this association. There were so many magical moments, no more though than It is my intention to have the TOR put up on our website the special presentation of the two Lifetime Achievement for all owners to view if they so choose. The reforms have Awards presented to Lois Taylor and Marjorie Charleson. been a long time coming and are well overdue but I am sure if you have a chance to read them you will agree they Presented by RWWA Chairman Jeff Ovens, Lois and will be benefi cial to owners and will be of great assistance Marjorie could not have been two more deserved recipients in resolving any potential Owner/Trainer disputes. of the honor. This was shown by the overwhelming reception they received by the 420 guests in attendance. Break up of Prize Money for Prime Metropolitan Races A major surprise on the night occurred at the last minute At the recent TRCG meeting it was agreed that the prize when Melbourne Cup ambassadors Joe McGrath and money structure be revised to provide a return to owners former cup winning jockey Wayne Harris arrived with this to tenth placing on races where the total stake is $40k or year’s Emirates Melbourne Cup, which was eventually won more. by Lloyd Williams Almandin. Guests availed themselves of the opportunity to have a photo taken holding the ‘holy Currently payments are made back to sixth place, where grail of Australian racing’ which was a great thrill in itself. 1% of the stake is paid and it is proposed 1% be also paid to the owners of horses which fi nish seventh, eighth, ninth It was just a magical night and I must pay credit and give and tenth. This will be funded by reducing the winning a massive vote of thanks to our Executive Offi cer Darren stake by 4%, from 64% to 60%. McAullay who pulled the event together. My concern was where there were less than ten horses From the time he presented this year’s Woman in Racing in a race what happens to those ‘stakes’ not paid out. I theme to us, he lived and breathed the project, tracking was assured by RWWA these monies would not be lost to down names of the past who had been lost to racing for owners, but used to assist in the funding of divided races more than three decades in some instances, researching when required. archives for information which had been virtually forgotten and then presenting in a stylish and classy show, which has It is planned for the new system to commence from since been described as the fi nest racing event ever held the beginning of January 2017 and it is my intention to in WA. maintain a register of those races where there are nine or less starters and ensure unpaid stakes do not slip through Trainer and Owner Reforms the cracks. During the last three to three and a half years I have On behalf of WAROA, we extend to all of our members, spoken about the potential introduction by Racing a very happy and safe xmas and a prosperous new year. Australia (RA) of the Payment Mandate Authority (PMA), See you at the track and may you have many winners then the Security for Training Fees System (SFTFS) and now throughout 2017. the Trainer and Owner Reforms (TOR). In layman’s terms the main purpose was to create an Owner / Trainer Agreement Harvey Crossman