The Western Mail Podcast: Recent Episodes
Western Mail Racing
Join Mike Johnson as he discusses all things WA Racing. Meeting Previews for Ascot and Belmont with detailed form analysis as well as a few laughs along the way!
Mike is back to look over the City Of Belmont WA Oaks meeting. The main race is a G3 and we also have the Listed Melvista Stakes to preview. Enjoy!
Group racing returns to Ascot with the G3 Gimcrack Stakes on the card. We also have a pair of Listed races in the Perth Stakes and Grandstand Cup on a huge day! This week’s special guest is Mark Dixon from Trevor Andrews Racing, who have two runners in the Perth Stakes. Enjoy!
Mike is back to look over the Roberts and Natasha Stakes double act this Saturday at Ascot, as the path to the WATC Derby begins to take shape! Enjoy!
Mike is back to look over the Bunbury Cup Meeting at Ascot. With three Listed features on the card it looks like a ripping day’s racing. Enjoy!
Mike returns to look at the dual 3YO Listed Feature meeting down at Ascot this Saturday. He also recaps some impressive numbers from the Magic Millions Yearling Sales earlier in the week with an update on our friends at Geisel Park Stud. Enjoy!
Mike is back to cast his eye over the Detonator Stakes card from Ascot this Saturday. He also spoke to Conor Dunlop from Geisel Park Stud who has a few nice All American colts heading to next week’s Magic Millions Perth Yearling Sales. Enjoy!
Saturday Racing returns to Ascot where Mike previews the pair of Listed features on the card - the Challenge and Cyril Flower Stakes. Enjoy!
Mike is back with his preview of this Saturday’s Scenic Blast Stakes Meeting down at Ascot. Enjoy!
Mike is back to look at this Saturday’s Ascot card, with the 84+ Celebration Of Life Day Trophy the headline race. It’s a late start due to the heat policy, so don’t peak too early!
Mike is back for 2022 with a look at the big Miss Andretti meeting down at Ascot. It’s a 10 Race marathon and we are very keen on a few throughout the day’s action. Enjoy!
Mike is back for the last time in 2021 with the Van Heemst Preview. Along the way there’s a new segment - “From the WA Racing Vault” - where we relive an epic Ted Van Heemst from 2016! Enjoy!
Mike returns after multiple replays of Regal Power’s win in the Kingston Town to have a look at the Towton Cup card, as Perth Cup preparations start to ramp up! Enjoy!
Mike is back to look at the two main races on this week’s card - the G1 Kingston Town and the G3 Scahill Stakes. This week’s special guest is jockey Shaun McGruddy. Enjoy!
We raise the bat with the 50th episode upon us! This week it’s Day 2 of the Masters Series with Winterbottom Stakes Day on the card! Mike also spoke to man of the moment William Pike after his epic Railway Day last week! Enjoy!
Mike is back with Day 1 of the TABTouch Masters and the headline race - the Railway Stakes! Guests this week are Local Racing identity Mark Dixon and we also chat to trainer Jason Miller, who has Naughty By Nature going around in the big one! Enjoy!
Mike is back for a bumper card at Ascot this Saturday. 3 x Group 3 Races along with Listed support feature on what promises to be a huge lead in to the Masters Series next week! Enjoy!
Mike returns to cast his eye over the Lee Steere Stakes Card down at Ascot. Plenty of great racing is ahead, so sit back and enjoy the show!
Mike is back with a look at the HUGE 11 Race Card down at Ascot this Saturday! Two races have been moved across from the cancelled midweek meet and we have a pair of Group 3 Races in the Asian Beau and Prince Of Wales Stakes as we start the journey to the TABTouch Masters Series! Good Punting!
Mike casts his eye over the Belgravia Card this Saturday down at Ascot, with a few runners he’s keen on! This week’s special guest is Summer Dickson, trainer of Karijini Aurora and Bella’s Idol! Enjoy!
Mike is back with his look over the Northerly Stakes Meeting. With Group and Listed racing on the card, the action is hotting up already! Enjoy!
Mike is back to look over the Ascot Opening Day Meeting. A huge 10 races are on the card on what looks to be a glorious day for Spring Racing! Enjoy!
Mike is back from the Winter Break with a Kalgoorlie Race Round Special. The Hannan’s meeting gets things underway on Thursday and there are a couple on the card worth backing! Good Punting!
The boys are back to cast their eyes over the Ngawyni Stakes Meeting down at Belmont. This will be the last episode of this series before a break - where the plan is to be back for the start of the new Ascot season. Take care until then!
It’s the final meeting of the 20/21 Season and we’ve got the Jockey Celebration Day Sprint headlining the action. Can Chris Parnham take out the Australian Premiership? Find out right here!
The boys are back with a look at the Bolton Sprint Meeting from Belmont. It’s the final feature race of the 20/21 Season out West so get all the best from WA Racing right here!
This week the focus is on the Belmont Classic Meeting with the main race Listed and run over the 2200m. This week’s special guest is Trainer Brock Lewthwaite - fresh off a double out at Kalgoorlie on Sunday!
Mike is flying solo this week as he is thrown right in the deep end (thanks Perth Racing) with an 11 Race Mammoth to look at. Hopefully a few winners as always and we appreciate your support in listening!
The boys are back from the midst of a snap lockdown in WA to look at the Belmont Oaks Card. Two Listed Races in the Oaks (Fillies) and Aquanita Stakes (Colts & Geldings) are the main events! Enjoy!
The boys are back with a look at the Group 3 Strickland Stakes and supporting card on what looks another great day of Winter Action!
The lads are back after a rousing return to look at the Belmont Guineas Meeting on Saturday. Mike’s got a few trials to discuss and we will recap the last 7 days in WA Racing too! Enjoy!
The boys return after a much needed freshen up, with a quick round up of the break, the pick of the Tuesday Trials and the all important Saturday Preview! Enjoy!
We are back for the final Ascot meeting of the season, where the G3 Roma Cup takes us out. This is also the final episode before a short freshen up - where we will return in early June to take up the running for the Belmont Season! Thanks for the support and we look forward to bringing more top quality Racing Analysis to you next month!
The boys return for a look at the Eurythmic Stakes Meeting. It’s another 9 race card with some good types going around! As always, we will do our best to find the winners!
The boys return with a look at Westspeed Final Day. It’s a great looking card and we will also be joined by Brock Lewthwaite - who saddles up Image Keeper in the main race!
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The lads return to look at the Anzac Meeting with the Listed Sheila Gwynne and 78+ Diggers Cup among the highlights.
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The boys return to cast their eyes over the card for Sires Produce Stakes Day. It’s the final feature race for the 2 year olds this season and this week’s special guest is Kyal Thompson from Punters Wardrobe.
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The boys are back after a nice freshen up over Easter to look at the WATC Derby Day! Looks like another great card of racing and hopefully we’ve found a few winners!
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The boys reconvene to look at the Double Header at Ascot. It all kicks off on Good Friday with the Old Comrade Stakes Meeting, followed by the Karrakatta Plate Meeting on Easter Saturday! Good Punting and Happy Easter!
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The boys are back to look at the WA Oaks Meeting. The feature is a Group 3 for the fillies and we’ve also got the Listed Melvista Stakes for the boys! Enjoy!
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The road to the Karrakatta begins to take shape with the G3 Gimcrack for the 2YO fillies and the Listed Perth Stakes for the 2YO boys. Along with them the Listed Grandstand Cup is also on the card, where Mike and Gary will pick out some of their better bets of the day and as always they’ll kick off with a recap, news and trials from the last 7 days! Enjoy!
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The boys are back to cast their red hot eyes to the Roberts Stakes Day at Ascot. This week’s special guest is Sky Racing’s Brittany Taylor! Enjoy!
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The boys are back on what is a rare Saturday meet at Bunbury with the Bunbury Cup Meeting. All the usual suspects will be featuring with news, trials and the preview proper. Enjoy!
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Mike and Gary return to look at this week’s Ascot card. The 3YOs take centre stage with a pair of Listed races in the Ascot 1000 Guineas (Fillies) and the Lex Piper Stakes (Colts & Geldings). There is also a heap of local news and a few trials to take note of! Enjoy!
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Mike and Gary are back to cast their collective eyes across the Detonator Stakes Meeting. This week’s Special Guest is Robbie Gray from Rangeview Stud who has some really interesting Lots in this year’s Magic Millions Perth Sales! Enjoy!
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We are back as Saturday Racing returns to Ascot after a fortnight off! This week Mike also spoke with Tiarnna Robertson - Fabergino trainer as he got the lowdown ahead of her run in the G1 Black Caviar Lightning on Saturday.
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We are back in the midst of Lockdown to alleviate some boredom with the standalone Pinjarra meeting. We’ve got the 2 and 3 year old Magic Millions Races to check out and we are joined this week by Local Racing Broadcaster Matt McDermott.
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We are back to look at Scenic Blast Stakes Day where the old champ himself will be leading the field into the mounting yard. This week’s guest is Terry Kennedy who is the GM for MiRunners as well as putting together The Racing League, which kicks off very soon!
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Mike and Gary return to look at the Australia Day Trophy Meeting at Ascot. This week’s Special Guest is Wes Cameron, who stopped by to discuss his time as one of WA’s top Sports Broadcasters!
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Mike and Gary are back to look at the Miss Andretti meeting at Ascot, as well as a few big sales from the Gold Coast midweek. There’ll then be a quick look at their Magic Millions features and rounding out the show will be Jockey Manager Dale Verhagen who joins us for a chat.
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Mike and Gary return for a look at the Easingwold Stakes meeting at Ascot. This week’s Special Guest is Peter Morley from Belhus Racing who has some cracking tales to tell from his 25 years of syndicating Racehorses. Enjoy!
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Mike and Gary return after a short freshen up over Christmas to preview the Perth Cup Meeting on January 2. The La Trice, Summer Scorcher as well as the Cup itself all feature, as does a Bothers’ Bolter early in the card. Enjoy!
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We reconvene for the final episode of 2020, to look at the Ted Van Heemst Meeting - the next stop on the road to the Perth Cup. This week’s special guest is Group 1 winning jockey Craig Staples - who tells us about his new role as Chairman of the Australian Jockeys’ Association. Mike and Gary also look back on their Top 5 moments from WA Racing this year and there is a nice little multi from Gaz also!
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Mike and Gary are joined by esteemed Racing Analyst in Jenny Chapman live from Hong Kong to have a look at the International Meeting at Sha Tin this Sunday!
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The lads look at the GA Towton Cup meeting at Ascot and are also joined this week by Victorian apprentice Carleen Hefel.
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Mike and Gary arrive at the final day of the Masters Series - the Kingston Town Classic meeting. It’s the final Group 1 of the year and alongside it we have the G3 Scahill Stakes as well as a pair of Listed races in the Jungle Dawn and Lee Steere Classic. The lads are joined this week by Karnup trainer Raquel Reid!
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Mike and Gaz are joined by local broadcasting legend Tim Gossage to run through a mammoth 10 race card, including the Group 1 Winterbottom on the middle day of the Masters Series! Plenty of value to be found!
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Mike and Gary usher in The Masters Opening Day, with the Group 1 Railway Stakes. The lads are also joined by special guest in Ascot based trainer Sarah Childs as she gives a good push into a runner she has going around at Bunbury on Sunday!
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Mike and Gary take a look at a huge Ascot meeting along with the Sandown Guineas and Zipping Classic from Melbourne. Gary then previews The Hunter from Newcastle to round out this week’s episode.
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Mike and Gary take a look at a cracking day’s racing across Ascot, Flemington and Rosehill. This week’s special guest is one of Racing Twitter’s most entertaining blokes - Tim Kennedy.
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Mike and Gary return for a Cup Day Special that includes an in depth runner-by-runner preview of the Melbourne Cup, as well as a look to the Oaks on Thursday from Gary. Mike then makes a compelling case for a couple of runners on the Ascot card. Don’t miss it!
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Join Mike and Gary as they speak to their first Podcast guest in trainer Brock Lewthwaite, before looking ahead to the Ascot Saturday card with two Group 3s. The boys also look at the VRC Derby Day with 4 Group 1s and finally, the Golden Eagle in Sydney!
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Mike Johnson and Gary Bothwell have a look at Belgravia Stakes Day at Ascot as well as a whip round the ground with tips for the Manikato Stakes, Cox Plate and Bondi Stakes on what promises to be an epic weekend of racing and sport!
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