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Gai has commenced penning a monthly column for the USA based TDN (Thoroughbred Daily News). The TDN is the equivalent of the Wall Street Journal for the Thoroughbred industry worldwide. TDN alerts participants to what we need to know. Below is Gai’s first column for TDN. It guides readers through the process Gai undertakes to turn yearlings into racetrack hero’s.

Vancouver, the Gai Waterhouse trained 2yo has become the most valuable potential stallion prospect in the southern hemisphere since his outstanding Golden Slipper win. One of the Hunter Valley’s leading studs is expected to complete the purchase of Vancouver this week, in a deal which values the colt at more than $40 million.

Chris Munce has set himself a goal to finish towards the top of the 2 Brisbane premiership tables this season. Also Dynamic Syndications have 2 horses with Chris Munce, both have won in town, and are running Saturday at Doomben.

Gai Waterhouse announced on Monday afternoon that she will immediately spell Golden Slipper winner Vancouver, saying he’s done all that could be asked of him during the autumn and he will be aimed at the Spring riches including the COX PLATE

GAI Waterhouse never ceases to amaze. The first lady of racing if you listened to her critics has been “gone” for a decade now . Yet she continues to flourish. She produced a Group 1 Double on Saturday despite the "Tall Poppy Syndrome" jealousy - Gai is a Champion ! We're delighted she has become DYNAMIC !

Gai's record with Sweet Idea of eight wins (five of them at Group 1 or 2 level), 7 seconds, a third and $2.4 million prizemoney from 19 starts, all but three of them in black type races, describes a performer of the most genuine class, always competing and never giving less than her best effort.

Unbeaten Medaglia d'Oro colt Vancouver continued his domination of his peers in the world’s richest 2yo race, the Gr1 Golden Slipper. Vancouver powered home to record a brilliant victory, remaining unbeaten in four career starts and becoming the first Australian-bred Gr1 winner for his sire.

GAI isn't famous for being famous. GAI's famous for training two-year-olds to be great. Gai Waterhouse had her name engraved on a sixth Golden Slipper trophy to equal the record set by Australia's greatest ever trainer - her father TJ Smith when VANCOUVER won the Golden Slipper

It may have been Golden Slipper Day at Rosehill but owners of Dynamic 3yo HAIR OF THE DOG (Tale of the Cat ex Hot Ticket) weren’t concerned about the pomp, pageantry and partying taking place at the Sydney meeting. Their eyes were firmly focused on their own horse who WON the very exotically named - RICHMOND WASTE & CRAFTSMAN HOMES RICHMOND VALLEY – WOODLAWN CUP – at Lismore