Matthew Richardson uses exclusive vision and defends the effect that Jack Riewoldt's vibrance can have on his team.
Most people that have meet him once all him Richie, to others he's simply Graham Richardson and aside from being one of NZ's top trainers with one of the hottest stables in the country, he's also a bloody top bloke.
It's one of his greatest goals in racing, to win an Auckland Cup and with two starters in the race this could be the year that Graham Richardson finally gets his most coveted prize.
Its the biggest day on the Matamata racing calendar, and an even bigger day still for Richardson's Racing as they host 150 of the their owners and sponsor one of the feature races at the meeting.
The action starts early at the Matamata track on most days and as Graham Richardson primes his 4 big hopes for the TV3 Carnival for a big effort, we get to meet some of the local racing communities real characters.
It's Derby Day and Graham has four horses in. His first starter is El Volante a horse that was unlucky at its last start and is looking to get back on track on racing biggest stage.
Winning the Auckland Cup would be the highlight of his training career and with two starters in the 2012 field Graham Richardson's chances will never be stronger.... so did the dream come true, watch to find out.
