“We already had rides that day, we could have got off them but we let it go – that one sticks out because we never got back on So You Think.”īut there was the time when Bowman had the choice of riding an emerging Winx or stablemate Preferment in the 20215 Cox Plate. The horses was scratched from a race where Hughie was booked and saved for the Caulfield Guineas,” Haskins said.
“I remember Hughie was riding So You Think early in his career. Haskins’ success rate would suggest the manager gets it right most of the time but there has been some wrong calls over the years. They are blokes who understand racing and know how it works.” “You would think there would be more dramas but my jockeys are very good about it. It happens almost daily but it’s not me making those decisions, it’s the owners and trainers. “Sometimes I have to ring Kerrin and say they want Hughie, or vice versa. I’m always up front and explain all the time why this has happened. “There are other times when I have to ring them to let them know they are losing a ride. “If it’s a big call I will ring my jockeys and get their opinions,” Haskins said. He has a close working relationship with each jockey so it makes those difficult decisions when it comes selecting the right horses and which of his jockeys will ride them a little easier. Haskins said the consistent success he enjoys with his team of jockeys – Bowman, McEvoy, Collett and Ford – does give him considerable job satisfaction. Haskins planned to stay here for 12 months but 32 years later he calls Sydney home these days.Īfter working for the late Jack Denham as a track rider and stablehand at Rosehill for a decade, Haskins decided to try his luck as a jockey manager and has been at the top of his profession ever since. They all laughed at me but then one day I packed my bags and came to Sydney.” “I would say to the others I worked with in the stables that I’m going there to see what it is like in Australia. “I used to watch Neighbours all the time, we all did back in England,” Haskins said. It wasn’t racing which prompted him to come down under – it was his passion for the television show Neighbours. Haskins had designs on being a jumps jockey in England when he made a decision to visit Australia in 1989. “But with the pandemic, I haven’t been able to go back there for more than three years so the job is wearing me down a bit.” Hugh Bowman on Montefilia after bringing up his 100th Group 1 win.
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