Simon Miller
Group 1-winning thoroughbred horse trainer based at Ascot Racecourse in Perth, Western Australia (Simon Miller Racing), and regular SEN WA racing guest.
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Nov 4, 2026
Simon MillerGUEST
I said to Ali, as soon as you get the – The Twitter or the jockey's comments, I said, show me because I can't wait to see it.
Simon MillerGUEST
The leader, he'll say that he didn't think he was going that quick and rightfully so he wasn't.
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Simon MillerGUEST
I said to Ali, as soon as you get the – The Twitter or the jockey's comments, I said, show me because I can't wait to see it.
Simon MillerGUEST
The leader, he'll say that he didn't think he was going that quick and rightfully so he wasn't.
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Simon MillerGUEST
When you can't follow all the lead-up form, it's hard to get excited about the race.
Simon MillerGUEST
So, like, your Cox played your best race and your biggest race is the Everest, but you can follow all the lead-up.
Simon MillerGUEST
They walk in at 9 o'clock, start drinking, Melbourne finishes, and they punch into Ascot.
Simon MillerGUEST
When you can't follow all the lead-up form, it's hard to get excited about the race.
Simon MillerGUEST
So, like, your Cox played your best race and your biggest race is the Everest, but you can follow all the lead-up.
Simon MillerGUEST
And then the old-fashioned rock along way too hard, then throw the spinnaker out and anchor drop and allowed just the others to flow in on top of us pretty good.
Simon MillerGUEST
No, it didn't shock me, but the reason why I didn't have a bet... is we have been very out of form or inconsistent on the racetrack lately, whether it be track bias against us, bad rides, horses not up to it, you know, so on and so forth.
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Simon MillerGUEST
No, it didn't shock me, but the reason why I didn't have a bet... is we have been very out of form or inconsistent on the racetrack lately, whether it be track bias against us, bad rides, horse is not up to it, you know, so on and so forth.
Simon MillerGUEST
We've had a lot of bad luck, so I just needed to get a winner to get the confidence going.
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Simon MillerGUEST
Melbourne Cup day of the 1400, then she'll go to the Champions Philly, which I think will be up her alley, so she's hitting form at the right time.
Simon MillerGUEST
And what was probably a tricky two days, I thought, you know, you don't get five winners, but I thought we could win five with the team we had in last week.
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Peter VlahosHOST
How did you view it now in the ever-changing scenario regarding Melbourne and Sydney, particularly this time of the year?
Peter BellHOST
be here, I'll be here, but tell us about Perfume Princess, you must have been wrapped with that run at Ascot.
Simon MillerGUEST
Yeah, she was good, she's hit her straps two for two, and heading towards the Burgess Queen, Melbourne Cup day of the 1400, then she'll go to the Champions Philly, which I think will be up her alley, so she's hitting form at the right time.
Simon MillerGUEST
And what was probably a tricky two days, I thought, you know, you don't get five winners, but I thought we could win five with the team we had in last week.
Simon MillerGUEST
And one ran off on the track, one stepped slow, a couple of unlucky, a few seconds.
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Peter BellHOST
How did you view it now in the ever-changing scenario regarding Melbourne and Sydney, particularly this time of the year?
Simon MillerGUEST
But, and then the other one was, um, usually when you go on air, as you guys know, but when you go on air on the phone, you, you talk to the producer, and then they'll put you on hold and switch you across.
Simon MillerGUEST
And they usually say, "Right, you're going on in a sec." And, um, I'd had a big Friday night, and it was Amelia's Jewel was in one of the major races, and I had all the boys around on the Friday night, because, you know, you like to settle the nerves.
Tim GossageHOST
How, how genuine are you with all of these when you nominate these that you think will get there?
Simon MillerGUEST
Uh, I'm talking more three-year-olds when you nom for the Winner Bottom or the Northerly or the Gold Rush, 'cause they've gotta step up, 'cause you've gotta take on the big guns, and you've gotta win to get into those races.
Simon MillerGUEST
And then the other one was, um, usually when you go on air, as you guys know, but when you go on air on the phone, you, you talk to the producer, and then they'll put you on hold and switch you across.
Simon MillerGUEST
And they usually say, "Right, you're going on in a sec." And, um, I'd had a big Friday night, and it was Amelia's Jewel was in one of the major races.
Simon MillerGUEST
And I had all the boys around on the Friday night, because, you know, you like to settle the nerves.
Tim GossageHOST
How, how genuine are you with all of these when you nominate these that you think will get there?
Scotty CummingsHOST
And if that's the case, if, If Goss is accurate here and he's right on that, is it a heartbreaking thing or is it like that's
Simon MillerGUEST
He missed two carnivals here, our summer carnivals, because he had a throat problem.
Simon MillerGUEST
I mean, he missed two carnivals here, our sum- our summer carnivals, because he had a throat, throat, uh, problem, so he had a surgery there, so he missed all the three-year-olds.
Simon MillerGUEST
Um, and then the next time around he had another little issue and he missed it again.
Simon MillerGUEST
So he's, uh, he, he's a bit unlucky from that point of view, but then you flip it around and he's, we paid 175, I think, for him, and he's won over 800, so-
Scotty CummingsHOST
But, like, how much effort do you put into a trial? And, like, for Kaiying Rising, was it go out and win this?
Simon MillerGUEST
What about, in all seriousness, I remember last week I said to you, I am not joking, I said she's improved from that win.
Simon MillerGUEST
What about, in all seriousness, I remember last week I said to you, I am not joking, I said she's improved from that win.
Digby BeachamHOST
Three kilos off the min and the run recently behind a very good horse in Hurricane Harley when he just missed was very encouraging.
Simon MillerGUEST
Yeah, it's a – I suppose you're at the luxury of having Jefferson ripping three off.
Simon MillerGUEST
So I could have gone to that 66-12 owner, but I thought we'll drop into this one.
Simon MillerGUEST
You'd think, like you said, coming back in grade makes him hard to beat and His work's been right up to the mark.
Simon MillerGUEST
He's actually probably his first two runs, he was a bit fresh and we rode him too close again.
Simon MillerGUEST
And then since we jagged him and, you know, made him sit back and let rip, he's just coming to his own again and he's been really consistent since.
Digby BeachamHOST
Simon, how did Swift Talker bounce out of that first-up 1,400-metre run when gunned down late by Bosun?
Simon MillerGUEST
And I was a bit nervous because tradies, generally, when you ring, the clock starts, the meter's on.
Simon MillerGUEST
Now, in plumbing group, anyone out there, if you drop my name, you'll get 10%, but he'll probably put 20% on and then give you 10% off.
Digby BeachamHOST
Pretty much a handy horse, Champagne Crusader, albeit you know where he's likely to settle in the run.
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Anibalistic wins it narrowly from Basisto.
Simon MillerGUEST
Crying F of 1400 has had zero luck this time around, and I've nom'd her and nom'd her everywhere to try and get a gate.
Simon MillerGUEST
Grant and Alana's will be hard to beat, but if we can knock that off... then we go close to
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Anibalistic wins it narrowly from Basisto.
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