Sporting MomentsThe $8,000 Fairytale: Why Australia Fell for Spicy Martini
A bargain-bin mare, a young jockey's first Group 1, and a spring dream that runs straight at the best sprinter on the planet.
Jack Doyle
Feature Writer
Jack writes long-form stories about Australian punting culture — the wins, the losses and the characters in between.
Sporting MomentsA bargain-bin mare, a young jockey's first Group 1, and a spring dream that runs straight at the best sprinter on the planet.
A suburban TAB, a retired wharfie, and the eight-leg multi that silenced a room full of professional sceptics.
Sporting MomentsA personal essay about the bets we shouldn't have made, the ones we didn't, and what a lifetime of Septembers teaches you.
Four legs, one venue deposit, and the strangest best-man speech in the history of the Geelong region.