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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

The outcome of the 2015 Golden Slipper will obviously have a huge impact on the life of all concerned with the winner. Perhaps none more so than reigning Golden Slipper favourite VANCOUVER and his sire MEDAGLIA D’ORO.

MORE THAN READY has two genuine chances in the 2015 Golden Slipper move up the premiership tables and join former Newhaven Park Stud legendary sire WILKES as the third most successful Golden Slipper Sire in the race’s rich history, and sit only behind icons STAR KINGDOM and DANEHILL.

Gai Waterhouse - Racing’s first lady is always thinking how her father would handle certain situations and she has never forgot that last conversation about two-year-olds. That's why she's confident VANCOUVER can win the 2015 Golden Slipper

"He’ll win, and the most important thing is he’ll be better odds,” is how an extremely confident Gai Waterhouse instantly brushed off the disappointment of Saturday’s Golden Slipper favourite Vancouver drawing barrier 18.