Listen "Episode 149: Bernie Hewitt (Part 1)"
Episode Synopsis
Bernie recalls his freakish fall at Eugowra recently, and the injuries he sustained.
He looks back on early days on the farm at Crookwell (NSW) and the lessons he learned from his late father Tom.
Bernie reflects on the neighbor’s horse that gave him his first winning drive.
The master horseman remembers Nikalong Shadow the first really good horse he got to drive. Tom Hewitt trained Nikalong Shadow but Bernie drove him to 43 wins.
Bernie talks about the offer from a prominent owner/breeder which prompted his move from Crookwell to Bathurst twenty years ago.
He looks back on early days on the farm at Crookwell (NSW) and the lessons he learned from his late father Tom.
Bernie reflects on the neighbor’s horse that gave him his first winning drive.
The master horseman remembers Nikalong Shadow the first really good horse he got to drive. Tom Hewitt trained Nikalong Shadow but Bernie drove him to 43 wins.
Bernie talks about the offer from a prominent owner/breeder which prompted his move from Crookwell to Bathurst twenty years ago.
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