The kid has been in the game for how long? About 2 and a half years? Troubled past due to best mate committing suicide which we all know would hit anyone hard especially at a young age, went down wrong track and when on mend found a love for horses and possessed natural talent. I also believe these quotes from Mr Sharrock were in an article when Billy had opened up about his best mate and how that has given him strength and drive to achieve his goals, and these quotes have been used again in this article to express that the kid is some sort of drop kick.
The boy was never involved in racing industry when his life took a spiral, so I don’t see why it should be anyone but his own and families business. He’s in capable hands now with Mr Sharrock and Mr Harris, he’s made his mistakes when under the care of Te Akau and hopefully learnt from them. Let’s encourage this boy and see where he can go.
As we know NZ has had a lot of top apprentices head across the ditch over the years who have performed well on the other side of the Tasman. Wasn’t it great to see Sam Weatherley ride a double yesterday at Randwick on Our Malambo and Kaonic (which was an absolute pearler of a ride). Rather than bringing up Billy’s past let’s help him to maintain focussed on his future and doing well, he’s a kid in a men’s game and professionalism will come with experience. Let’s hope Billy can carry on the run of good NZ apprentices and potentially one day head across to Australia and beyond for success.