Tara Talks Racing – Stallion Parades, Old Legends and a Weekend Tip

Tara Madgwick - Thursday August 28

We’re back in podcast land as the spring unfolds with plenty to talk about following our recent run of visits to the stallion parades, so what stallions did we like?

We’re also talking past legends in light of 8YO Via Sistinia and her stellar start to the new season and we look towards the weekend racing.

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Fangirl is one of several contenders in a hot G1 Memsie this Saturday - image Bradley Photography

The big wet in Sydney last week sent more than just Fangirl south to Caulfield and we think we’ve found another mare that can be winning.

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