It was an easy decision for veteran jockey David Rewald to end a near 50-year career in the saddle and he’s now content to concentrate on his training duties.

Champion bush horseman David Rewald has declared his days in the saddle on race day are likely to be over as he bids for the 2023 Longreach Cup with two gallopers from his team.

The 2022 Birdsville Cup was the most emotive victory of jockey Robert Faehr’s almost 24 years in the saddle and he believes he has got the galloper to win the iconic race in two straight years.

From an unlikely start as a race horse trainer in the 1970’s to becoming one of the most valuable contributors to country racing in Queensland, Graham Rewald has seen it all in the racing industry.