Guy Leach takes us back to brunette Eddie, Racing Season Kicks Off & The A-Leagues get underway

Abbey Gelmi joins Eddie McGuire for another huge edition of Gold Sport, as they look ahead to one of the biggest weekends on the Australian sporting calendar. With the Caulfield Cup, The Everest and the return of the A-League all taking centre stage, Eddie and Abbey unpack the biggest stories in racing, football and beyond, while taking a trip down memory lane through some iconic moments in Australian sport. The show kicks off with Eddie and Abbey discussing the arrival of Caulfield Cup weekend and what it signals in the sporting calendar, with the spring racing carnival hitting full stride as attention turns towards the Melbourne Cup. They also debate whether Christmas arrives earlier every year, before turning their focus to the Everest and the extraordinary impact outgoing Racing NSW chairman Peter V’landys has had on Australian racing. Leading racing reporter Gilbert Gardiner joins the show to preview the Caulfield Cup, assess the Melbourne Cup contenders and break down the latest racing news heading into one of the most important weekends of the spring carnival. The discussion covers track conditions, key runners, the influence of weather and which horses are best placed to emerge as genuine Melbourne Cup threats. Australian surf lifesaving legend Guy Leach joins Eddie and Abbey for a nostalgic look back at the golden era of Ironman competition. Eddie reflects on hosting the legendary Uncle Toby’s Ironman series and the immense popularity of surf lifesaving in the 1980s and 1990s, while Leach discusses the push to have surf lifesaving included at the Brisbane Olympics. The conversation celebrates some of the sport’s biggest names and explores why the Australian beach culture remains such an important part of the nation’s identity. The focus then shifts to football as former Socceroo Robbie Slater joins Gold Sport ahead of the opening weekend of the A-League season. Robbie previews a blockbuster Sydney Derby between Sydney FC and Western Sydney Wanderers, discusses the growing anticipation surrounding the competition and analyses Melbourne Victory’s prospects after their strong finish to last season under Patrick Kisnorbo. He also weighs in on South Melbourne’s Australia Cup success and the ongoing discussion around expansion and pathways into the A-League. Eddie also shares a remarkable untold story from the early days of Australian football, revealing how former Football Federation Australia chairman Frank Lowy once offered him ownership of what would become Melbourne Victory. The discussion explores the role the Lowy family played in shaping modern Australian football and the importance of creating new stars and heroes to help grow the game into the future. As always, Eddie and Abbey wrap up the biggest headlines, stories and debates from another enormous week in sport, celebrating the enduring power of Australian sporting traditions while looking ahead to a massive weekend across racing, football and beyond. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.