Breakfast with Peter Moody

Summary

'A Long Way from Wyandra' is the forthright, fascinating memoir of Peter Moody, trainer of Black Caviar and one of Australia's most high-profile and best-liked racing identities.  It is the classic story of a boy from the bush who worked his way from outback Queensland all the way to Royal Ascot.

As a kid growing up in tiny Wyandra, Peter Moody learned to ride almost before he could walk. Horses were part of life, and he built his understanding of them and learned many lessons - some of them painful -as a teenager working for local trainers. A mate's introduction got him a stablehand's job for the legendary trainer Tommy Smith in Sydney, and his life changed forever. 

During Peter's racing journey he has learned from some of the greatest minds in racing.  He plied his trade in Sydney, Brisbane and finally Melbourne, establishing his own highly successful stables, Moody Racing. One of the biggest innovators and risk-takers in this country's turf history, Moody won four premierships in Melbourne, the Mecca of Australian racing. But to the wider public he's best-known as the man who gave us the phenomenal Black Caviar. His account of her career is unique. He was, quite simply, the man who knew her best.