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Nephew Michael back in 2007.
 

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 Michael won the Melbourne Cup riding Efficient back in 2007.

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This is the quilt I made for Michael and Cara for their Wedding, it is wonderful to see how much it's appreciated during this cold winter!
 

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How lovely is it to see the happy faces of these two Great Nieces of mine when they received the quilts I made for them.


 

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Meet Lila Rose Rodd born in Singapore today to my nephew Michael and his lovely wife Cara, a few weeks early but just perfect!   Congratulations to you all...

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Brother Tim rang the one night this week to tell me...  that my Nephew Michael and wife Cara are to be parents next year!  How lovely is that, a new baby in the family, I just love babies :-)

I emailed my excitement to Michael straight away, he races in Singapore nowadays... and here is his reply  :-)  Gotta love a well prepared new Dad eh!

 Good news travels fast! Yes we are both over the moon. We have 2 cats so what I know about baby's there is not much difference, both can use the kitty litter, need food and water, think I can handle that..... Father of the year 2016 look out! 

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Oh yes... very fast, Michael looking behind wondering where all the other horses are??  :-)

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JOCKEY Michael Rodd collected his first Scobie Breasley Medal and immediately thanked his first house mate, six time winner Damien Oliver. 

Rodd won the most coveted award for jockeys in Victoria with 42 votes, defeating last season’s runner-up Dwayne Dunn by two votes.

Rodd said he was overawed to be among the list of Breasley medallists, all who played a part in his career.

Past winners Oliver, Steven King, Greg Childs, Brett Prebble, Kerrin McEvoy, Blake Shinn, Craig Williams, Glen Boss and Luke Nolen attended the gala night at the Hyatt Hotel.

So too did trainer Mark Kavanagh, whom Rodd thanked for propelling his career.

“Since I joined the stable they have been my support,”  he said.
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Arthur Edward "Scobie" Breasley (7 May 1914 – 21 December 2006) was an Australian jockey. He won the Caulfield Cup in Melbourne five times: 1942-45 consecutively on Tranquil Star, Skipton, Counsel and St Fairy; then on Peshawar in 1952. He also won the Epsom Derby twice, and the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe once.
Breasley was born in 1914 in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales and was christened Arthur Edward, but while still very young was given the nickname "Scobie", after the famous Australian trainer James Scobie.^[1]
During his career, Breasley rode 3,251 winners including over 1,000 in Australia and 2,161 in Britain.^[1] He rode over 100 winners in England every year from 1955 to 1964, and was Champion Jockey in 1957 and continuously from 1961-63. He won the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe for the only time on Ballymoss in 1958, and the Derby for the first time at the age of 50 on Santa Claus in 1964, then again on Charlottown in 1966.
He developed a great rivalry with Sir Gordon Richards, and later with the younger jockey Lester Piggott.^[1] He was renowned for his exquisite balance in the saddle, for refusing to race wide, and for his sparing use of the whip, preferring to use hands and heels.
Breasley retired as a jockey in 1968 and took up training in Epsom (England), France, the United States, and Barbados where he and his wife owned a holiday home. He retired from training horses after winning the most prestigious race in Barbados - the Gold Cup - on four occasions in the early 1990s and returned to live in Melbourne.
The racing authorities in the state of Victoria struck a medal in his honour, awarded annually since 1996 to the best jockey in the state. On its formation, Scobie Breasley was the first person inducted into the Australian Racing Hall of Fame.^[1]
Scobie Breasley died on 21 December 2006 after suffering a stroke a few days earlier.^[2]

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 That's Michael on the far left riding Hail Lil!

 Michael again second left riding Goldslick... both wins from behind!  Pretty cool Michael!

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 Tilly, Tomo, Emma, Abi, Casey, George, Kaye and Michael! 

What a wonderful group of rellos!
 Nick, Tilly, Emma, Abi, Casey, Kaye and Michael!

Looking for George's hiding spot for his sock and toys...  keeping them on their toes is George  :-)

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