BACKMARKERS
Not a tipping show, not a punting show, not race analysis but a 360 degree look at the great sport of horse racing.
On track, off track, how its covered in the media - both social and mainstream - The good, the bad and the ugly of it all.
Hosted by one time Racing Victorian GM Matt Welsh, former Racing.com Editor-In-Chief Paul Tatnell and award winning journalist and producer Roger Oldridge.
Episodes
Sep 15, 2026
Sep 15, 2026
42 min
SAme name, new sound. Paul Tatnell and Matt Welsh return to the Backmarkers fold and take the reigns alonside new co-host - the often controversial and never short of an opinion - Shane Ciurleo.
Jun 15, 2026
Jun 15, 2026
29 min
It happens with horses, jockey, stables and punters; nobody is constantly in form as we've seen lately in racing. Thankfully podcasting form is pretty standard.
Jun 8, 2026
Jun 8, 2026
25 min
It's Stradbroke week and junket season as winter racing hits in Australia and Backmarkers, as always, looks at all angles.
Jun 1, 2026
Jun 1, 2026
29 min
He produced the ride of the day - and one of the best of the year - so we thought it time to learn more about Jett Stanley.
The young jockey joins the show along with a couple of the usual suspects in Jason Scott and Blair Gibson to look at the weekend racing from all angles.
May 25, 2026
May 25, 2026
29 min
Another week of racing in the books as Backmarkers tackles it from all angles and, this week, Matt Welsh returns to discuss the 10 most overrated things in our sport.
May 18, 2026
May 18, 2026
26 min
Punters bore the brunt of a day of upsets across the nation but turnover at Doomben saw a new mark set. Worse than punter returns on Saturday was RV last week and its hiring of a new head vet as Paul Tatnell details in the latest Backmarkers.
May 11, 2026
May 11, 2026
28 min
A Backmarkers debut for a Group 1 winning trainer as she reflects on another banner weekend for her stable and the horse which delivered Kat Coleman success delivered a wipeout for bookies. The win from multiple angles and plenty more in this week's Backmarkers
May 4, 2026
May 4, 2026
26 min
The punt was a nightmare, turnover was down and a $1m feature race didn't even make it to the barriers up north ... but it wasn't all negative.
The angles are covered on the latest edition of Backmarkers
Apr 27, 2026
Apr 27, 2026
32 min
The racing focus is about to shift north to Queensland but SA had it's moment in the sun at the weekend. A drug saga take s a strange new twist and we see how the bookies fared as always
Apr 20, 2026
Apr 20, 2026
27 min
It was the final Group 1 Saturday of the Sydney racing season and it was dominated by Chris Waller yet again. Now, he sets his sights on SA. Is his dominance becomming tiring? That, the bookie debrief, Maher's big move, a exacta outrage and more on the latest Backmarkers.