Garry Youngberry can vividly recall the moment his daughter Bella informed him of her dreams to become a jockey.

Fillies take out QTIS Jewel features while women jockeys dominate Gold Coast card.

There’s an obvious choice when Samantha Collett is asked who the women in racing are that inspire her the most.

Toowoomba filly Red Defcon produced the worst performance of her short career in the Eagle Way but trainer Matt Kropp is forgiving ahead of her Grand Prix assignment at Eagle Farm on Saturday.

After making career decisions based on her family for much of her life, Group 1 rider Trudy Thornton has opted to ‘do me’ in her new move to Queensland.