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Ipswich jockey/trainer Wayne O'Connell set to ride against son New
Date: 11-Sep-2025
The prospect of Reece and Wayne O'Connell riding at the same race meeting just a few years ago was almost as remote as it could be.
Back around 2020 and 2021, neither of the O'Connells had any touch point with racing.
Father Wayne was battling a substance abuse addiction, which eventually led to him being homeless for around two months, while his son Reece had hardly been on horseback for the best part of a decade.
At the time, the chances of them competing at the races together appeared very slim.
The father-and-son duo will not only ride together this Saturday at Nanango but Reece will also be legged aboard a galloper that his father prepares. READ MORE
Story: Jordan Gerrans
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