Legendary Australian trainer Gai Waterhouse has launched a passionate defence of horse racing saying those who wanted to ban the sport made her blood boil.
Waterhouse, often described as ‘racing’s first lady’, said too many people had become “weak and prissy” about racing instead of standing up for the industry.
As a child actor Waterhouse appeared in a 1960s episode of Dr Who but went on to become the world’s most successful female racehorse trainer with more than 4,000 winners, 153 at Group 1 level.
