Next Gen of Racing: Recent Episodes
Damien Ractliffe
The Age's chief racing writer Damien Ractliffe and Daily Sectionals' Hayden Byrne host the Next Gen of Racing show twice a week. On Fridays, they preview the biggest meeting of the weekend, and then on Mondays they review the results.
Hayden Byrne from Daily Sectionals and Damien Ractliffe, chief racing writer at The Age, preview the mega Caulfield Guineas card, which also includes the Might And Power Stakes and the Toorak Handicap.
Property manager Reece Fidler, from Geelong Real Estate Co, joined Open House to discuss what's happening in the Geelong rental market. Ricky Forte and Damien Ractliffe host the show as usual.
Ricky Forte, director of Geelong Real Estate Co. joined the Open House podcast to share his observations on where the market is heading after an election and the turn of a new financial year.
Graeme Boyd from Jim's Building Inspections joined the Open House podcast to discuss what to look for in building inspections, when to get one, what defects should be considered red flags and which should be overlooked.
Geelong Real Estate Co's Ricky Forte brought a special guest onto this week's podcast to chat about how the property market is performing, with Open House host Damien Ractliffe.
Hayden Byrne from Daily Sectionals and Damien Ractliffe preview the William Reid Stakes, as well as Saturday's group 1 Tancred Stakes meeting at Rosehill, for Next Gen of Racing.
Hayden Byrne from Daily Sectionals joins the Next Gen of Racing show each week, this week previewing the Newmarket Handicap and Australian Cup meeting at Flemington.
Daily Sectionals' Hayden Byrne joins Damien Ractliffe on the Next Gen show to preview Australian Guineas day at Flemington and Randwick Guineas day in Sydney.
Hayden Byrne from Daily Sections joins Damien Ractliffe at Next Gen of Racing to preview Blue Diamond Stakes day at Caulfield, which also includes the group 1 Futurity Stakes and the group 1 Oakleigh Plate.
Troy Corstens, trainer of Swats That and The Astrologist, joined the Next Gen of Racing boys Damien Ractliffe and Hayden Byrne to preview the Lightning Stakes meeting at Flemington.
Damien Ractliffe and Hayden Byrne, from Daily Sectionals, preview CF Orr Stakes day at Caulfield and the Apollo Stakes at Randwick for Next Gen of Racing.
Hayden Byrne and Damien Ractliffe review Cup week and discuss Verry Elleegant's win in the feature, Nature Strip and Zaaki on Stakes day and just how good is Espiona?
Daily Sectionals' Hayden Byrne and The Age's chief racing writer Damien Ractliffe preview Stakes day at Flemington.
Highclere Racing Manager Andrew Hawkins joined the Next Gen of Racing boys, Damien Ractliffe and Hayden Byrne, to review Derby day where his horse Great House scored a last-minute ticket into the Melbourne Cup.We then took a deep dive, runner-by-runner, into the Melbourne Cup.
Star trainer Michael Kent Jnr joined the Next Gen of Racing boys, Damien Ractliffe and Hayden Byrne, to preview Derby day and the Golden Eagle. He's saddling up I'm Thunderstruck, Gunstock, Extreme Warrior and Quantum Mechanic on a huge day for the stable.
Joseph O'Brien's trusted travelling foreman Mark Power joined the Next Gen of Racing boys Damien Ractliffe and Hayden Byrne after the Cox Plate win of State Of Rest. Power also discusses the chances of Twilight Payment going back to back in the Melbourne Cup.
Ahead of a monster Cox Plate weekend, Tim Guille, Damien Ractliffe and Hayden Byrne discuss all the racing news and form for one of the sport's most coveted races.
How good is Incentivise? Hayden Byrne and Damien Ractliffe at Next Gen of Racing review the Caulfield Cup and The Everest.
Damien Ractliffe and Hayden Byrne preview Caulfield Cup day as well as Saturday's $15 million The Everest at Randwick, for Next Gen of Racing.
The voice of Victorian racing, Matt Hill, joins the Next Gen of Racing boys Damien Ractliffe and Hayden Byrne ahead of Saturday's Caulfield Cup.
Racing NSW chief executive Peter V'landys and prominent owner Neil Werrett joined the Next Gen of Racing boys Damien Ractliffe and Hayden Byrne for an Everest special, before Racing NSW and Sky Racing analyst Brad Gray gave us his runner-by-runner take of the world's richest race.
Damien Ractliffe and Hayden Byrne preview the mid-week Thousand Guineas card at Caulfield for Next Gen of Racing.
Champion jockey Damien Oliver, fresh off his Caulfield Guineas win on Anamoe, joins the Next Gen of Racing boys Damien Ractliffe and Hayden Byrne to discuss his stellar weekend. He also rides in Saturday's Caulfield Cup on Delphi after agreeing to shed weight to get as low as 53kg.
Damien Ractliffe and Hayden Byrne break down the Caulfield Guineas form for the Next Gen of Racing show. Hear what the guys have to say about Zaaki, Anamoe and the Toorak Handicap.
Sportsbet analyst Julian Vallance joined the Next Gen boys Damien Ractliffe and Hayden Byrne ahead of Caulfield Guineas day, to provide an insight into how he does the form and where he believes he can find an edge on the punt.
Leneva Park's Mick Sharkie joins the Next Gen of Racing boys Damien Ractliffe and Hayden Byrne as part of their Monday review into the Turnbull Stakes and Epsom day in Sydney.
On this Friday form preview show, Damien Ractliffe and Hayden Byrne take a deep dive into the Turnbull Stakes card at Flemington and Epsom day at Randwick.
Veteran media presenter and punter John Rothfield, AKA Dr Turf, joined the Next Gen boys Damien Ractliffe and Hayden Byrne to discuss how he does the form ahead of Saturday's Turnbull and Epsom Stakes.
Newgate Farm managing director Henry Field joins the Next Gen boys - Damien Ractliffe and Hayden Byrne - following a group 1 double for the stud farm with Wild Ruler in the Moir and In The Congo in the Golden Rose.
Experienced tipster Mark Guest, the manager of Australia's best jockey James McDonald, joins the Next Gen of Racing boys Damien Ractliffe and Hayden Byrne to provide an insight into how he does the form, ahead of the Moir and Underwood Stakes and the Golden Rose.
RSN Central host Gareth Hall joins Damien Ractliffe and Hayden Byrne on the Next Gen of Racing show to review Verry Elleegant's George Main win, Sierra Sue's Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes victory and dissect The Shorts ahead of next month's The Everest.
Sky Racing analyst David Gately joins the Next Gen of Racing boys, Damien Ractliffe and Hayden Byrne, to discuss how he does the form and get an insight into how he analysed the Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes, the George Main and The Shorts.
After Incentivise won Saturday's Makybe Diva Stakes, prominent owner Brae Sokolski joined the Next Gen boys Damien Ractliffe and Hayden Byrne to reminisce about his great horses and provide punters with an insight into the spring campaigns of Incentivise, Verry Elleegant and Sir Dragonet.
TV host extraordinaire Jason Richardson joined the Next Gen of Racing boys, Damien Ractliffe and Hayden Byrne, to discuss how he dissects the form ahead of Saturday's group 1 Makybe Diva Stakes meeting.