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The ShortlistThe Shortlist - Episode 38Mick Sharkie is joined by 2 recent graduates of the FBAA mentorship program Daniel Hickey and Josh Buttenshaw.
2025-07-1833 minThe ShortlistThe Shortlist - Episode 37Mick Sharkie is joined by Dave Mee from Pinhook Bloodstock International and Simon Miller from Simon Miller Racing.
2025-06-1628 minThe ShortlistThe Shortlist - Episode 36Mick Sharkie is joined by Julian Blaxland from Julian Blaxland Bloodstock and Sam Freedman from Anthony & Sam Freedman Racing.
2025-04-2537 minThe ShortlistThe Shortlist - Episode 35Mick Sharkie is joined by Ash Richards from Intel Bloodstock and Charlotte Littlefield successful European horse trainer in this edition of The Shortlist.
2025-03-0635 minThe ShortlistThe Shortlist - Episode 34Mick Sharkie is joined by Duncan Ramage from Duncan Ramage Racing and and industry-leader Dr Jonathan Lumsden, equine vet ahead of the 2025 Magic Millions.
2025-01-0637 minThe ShortlistThe Shortlist - Episode 33Mick Sharkie is joined by Andy Williams from Andrew Williams Bloodstock and Dane Robinson, Bloodstock Manager at Magic Millions
2024-12-1836 minThe ShortlistThe Shortlist - Episode 32Louis Le Metayer from Astute Bloodstock and Lachie Ford from IRT join Mick Sharkie on this weeks edition of The Shortlist
2024-11-2635 minThe ShortlistThe Shortlist - Episode 31Will Johnson from William Johnson Bloodstock and Adam Timms from Stable Financial join Mick Sharkie on this weeks edition of The Shortlist
2024-08-2733 minThe ShortlistThe Shortlist - Episode 30
Host Mick Sharkie is joined by Hannah Anderson and Rob Moss, 2 of the 3 inductees FBAA Mentorship Program in 2024.
2024-08-0127 minThe ShortlistThe Shortlist - Episode 29Host Mick Sharkie is joined by FBAA member Satomi Oka and Tara Madgwick from Breednet in this month's edition of The Shortlist.2024-05-2434 minThe ShortlistThe Shortlist - Episode 28Mick Sharkie is joined by Lenny Russo from Bluegrass Bloodstock and David Azzopardi from Dream Thoroughbreds on this weeks edition of The Shortlist.
2024-04-1632 minThe ShortlistThe Shortlist - Episode 27In this edition of The Shortlist, Mick Sharkie is joined by FBAA President Craig Rounsefell from Boomer Bloodstock and Vicky Leonard.
2024-03-0533 minThe ShortlistThe Shortlist - Episode 26Mick Sharkie is joined by Suman Hedge from Suman Hedge Bloodstock and Scott Holcombe from Milburn Creek on the latest edition of The Shortlist.
2024-02-1131 minThe ShortlistThe Shortlist - Episode 25Mick Sharkie is joined by FBAA member Peter Twomey from Wattle Bloodstock and Singapore’s champion trainer Tim Fitzsimmons.
2023-10-1633 minThe ShortlistThe Shortlist - Episode 24Host Mick Sharkie is joined by FBAA member Peter Ford and Tony 'Tubba' Williams, Director of stallions at Newgate Farm.
2023-08-2833 minThe ShortlistThe Shortlist - Episode 23Mick Sharkie brings you another edition of The Shortlist.
This edition, we're putting a farm in focus, Musk Creek Farm. To do so Shark, is joined by Craig Rounsefell from Boomer Bloodstock and David Kobritz, Scott Williamson the farm manager from Musk Creek Farm.
2023-07-2633 minThe ShortlistThe Shortlist - Episode 22Mick Sharkie brings you another edition of The Shortlist. Joined by Brett Howard from Randwick Bloodstock and Nick Melmeth, the Business Manager of Inglis Digital.
2023-06-2835 minThe ShortlistThe Shortlist - Episode 21Mick Sharkie brings you another edition of The Shortlist joined by Dave Mee, Pinhook Bloodstock, and a legend of Australian/New Zealand racing Brent 'the babe' Thompson.
Over 2,500 winners, 54 Group 1's a 4x Cox Plate Winner and a whole lot more!
2023-06-0135 minThe ShortlistThe Shortlist - Episode 20In this edition of The Shortlist, Mick Sharkie sits down with FBAA member Damon Gabbedy and well-renowned trainer Robert Crabtree talking Rob's love for the thoroughbred, turning his hobbie into a business and how to further enhance the sport of racing.
2023-03-2950 minThe ShortlistThe Shortlist - Episode 19In this edition of The Shortlist, Mick Sharkie is joined by Jim Clarke from Clarke Bloodstock, and one of the leading horse trainers in the game, Bjorn Baker.
2023-02-2142 minThe ShortlistThe Shortlist - Episode 18Mick Sharkie is joined along with Mark Player as his psuedo co-host for this very special edition of The Shortlist where we delve into all things sales live from the Magic Millions on the Gold Coast with Adam Timms from Stable Financial and Lachlan Ford from IRT.
2023-01-1633 minThe ShortlistThe Shortlist - Episode 17Mick Sharkie is joined alongside Julian Blaxland from Julian Blaxland Bloodstock and Louis Mihalyka from Laurel Oak Bloodstock, looking back on 2022 and throwing forward to the upcoming yearling sale season.
2022-12-1540 minThe ShortlistThe Shortlist - Episode 16Mick Sharkie brings you another episode of The Shortlist. In this episode, Duncan Rammage from DGR Thoroughbred Services and Satomi Oka, the newest member of the FBAA. Satomi is an expert on Japanese racing and breeding.
2022-10-1040 minThe ShortlistThe Shortlist - Episode 15It's a big edition of The Shortlist with Sheamus Mills from Sheamus Mills Bloodstock and Lenny Russo from Bluegrass Bloodstock. Discussing all things relevant to spring and the start of the southern hemisphere breeding season.
2022-09-0636 minThe ShortlistThe Shortlist - Episode 14Mick Sharkie is joined this week by Grant Burns from Premium Bloodstock Services and Suman Hedge from Suman Hedge Bloodstock to discuss what it takes to become a Bloodstock Agent, to educate and inspire the next generation to become an FBAA agent.
2022-07-2743 minThe ShortlistThe Shortlist - Episode 13A new edition of The Shortlist, Mick Sharkie is joined by Craig Rounsefell from Boomer Bloodstock and Neil Jenkinson, one of the newest members of the FBAA. This episode takes a detailed look at what goes into breeding a good racehorse!
2022-06-1737 minThe ShortlistThe Shortlist - Episode 12Tune in to listen to a brief market-industry update from Louis Le Metayer (Astute Bloodstock) and Dave Mee (Pinhook Bloodstock).
In this episode hosted by Mick Sharkie, we are covering a wide range of topics such as the Chairman sale, the stallion fees, broodmare sires, stallion matings, staff issues, and the opportunity around tourism.
Hope you enjoy the podcast and feel free to give some feedback.
2022-05-1933 minThe ShortlistA walk down memory lane with the FordsEpisode 11 of The Shortlist with Mick Sharkie brings you an episode for the time capsule as Peter and John Ford. Their family have been mainstays in the bloodstock industry for years!
2022-03-1840 minThe ShortlistThe Resurgence of the Victorian Breeding Industry.In this edition of The Shortlist, Mick Sharkie is joined by Simon Vivian from Simon Vivian Bloodstock and Damon Gabbedy from Bellmont Bloodstock.
2022-02-2343 minThe ShortlistThe Shortlist - Episode 9Mick Sharkie is joined on episode 9 of The Shortlist with Bill Mitchell who has done it all and seen it all, heading up Mitchell Bloodstock. And, Duncan Ramage, who was once a very promising jockey now heading up his own thoroughbred services at DGR.
2021-12-0137 minThe ShortlistEpisode 9 - The ShortlistMick Sharkie brings you the latest in the world of Bloodstock Agents with Duncan Rammage from DGR Racing and Bill Mitchell from Mitchell Bloodstock. 2021-11-2837 minThe ShortlistThe Shortlist - Episode 8It's a Melbourne Cup edition of The Shortlist with Mick Sharkie plus Bloodstock agent Mark Pilkington and Sheamus Mills from Sheamus Mills Bloodstock.
2021-11-0131 minThe ShortlistThe Shortlist - Episode 7Mick Sharkie is joined alongside Mark Player from International Thoroughbred Solutions and Peter Twomey from Wattle Bloodstock in a very special edition of The Shortlist.
2021-09-2333 minThe ShortlistThe Shortlist - Episode 6Mick Sharkie is joined by Will Johnson from William Johnson Bloodstock and Jim Clark from Clark Bloodstock in another big edition of The Shortlist.
2021-08-2835 minThe ShortlistThe Shortlist - Episode 5Mick Sharkie brings you another edition of The Shortlist, today he is alongside Brett Howard from Randwick Bloodstock Agency and Adrian Hancock from Hancock Quality Bloodstock. 2 doyen's of Bloodstock Agents.
2021-07-2627 minThe ShortlistThe Shortlist - Episode 4Mick Sharkie is joined by Julian Blaxland from Blue Sky Bloodstock and Grant Burns from Premium Bloodstock Services in episode 4 of The Shortlist.
2021-05-3129 minThe ShortlistThe Shortlist - Episode 3Mick Sharkie is joined by Damon Gabbedy and Suman Hedge for the latest edition of The Shortlist.
2021-04-2325 minThe ShortlistThe Shortlist - Episode 2Episode 2 of The Shortlist. Leonard Russo from Bluegrass Bloodstock and Dave Mee from Pinhook Bloodstock International join Mick Sharkie. We're talking yearling sales, where we're at in the progression of the yearlings after the sales in Melbourne, plus a look at the Golden Slipper tomorrow at Rosehill Gardens.
2021-03-2637 minThe ShortlistThe Shortlist -The IntroductionTune in to hear from leading bloodstock agent and directors of the FBAA Craig Rounsefell (President) and Louis Le Metayer (Treasurer) talking about the new vision and direction of the Federation of Bloodstock Agent in Australia. We will be discussing some global market trends, the role of a bloodstock agent, and some buying tips for yearling sales.
2021-03-0526 min