They know what a good horse looks like at Tulloch Lodge, and how it works and feels, which is understandable given that more than a half-century of benchmarks to step out of the Bowral Street boxes in Kensington. While Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott carry on the tradition as trainers, there has always been a role for a jockey at Tulloch Lodge, and Tim Clark plays that understated role in the stable of stars in 2024. Tim Clark drives Eliyass away from rivals in the Lord Mayor’s Cup at Randwick in June.
Credit: Getty Images There is no No.1 rider at Tulloch Lodge these days, as there has been in the past, but Clark has his name at the top of the list for the good ones because of his knowledge and experience. He will jump on Premier Cup winnre Eliyass in the Kingston Town Stakes, Tramway Stakes winner Royal Patronage in the 7 Stakes and Golden Slipper winner Lady Of Camelot in The Shorts for Sydney’s most renowned yard at Randwick on Saturday.
“It is great with Tim because he has been part of the team for so long,” Bott said. “We think the same about horses. He knows the system and how to ride them, which is important.
“We have a very similar understanding and vision of horses. We are all on the same page, without having much discussions about it. “Often little has to be said between us to come up with the same feeling of where we are going, and that is the strength of the relationship.
” Clark knows what is expected at Tulloch Lodge, and that unerring drive for s.