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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.

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Check latest episodes from BACKMARKERS podcast

Look Who's Back

2026/09/15

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.

Form Is Fleeting

2026/06/15

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.

Junket Season

2026/06/08

It's Stradbroke week and junket season as winter racing hits in Australia and Backmarkers, as always, looks at all angles.

What a Jett

2026/06/01

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.

Overrated?

2026/05/25

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.

Vet Check

2026/05/18

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.

Social Punt

2026/05/11

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

Weekend Wipeout

2026/05/04

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

All Set for Sunshine

2026/04/27

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

Waller's winning ways

2026/04/20

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.

A smidge faded

2026/04/13

Autumn Glow suffered her first defeat so what does that mean for Australian racing's mighty mare moving forward. The fallout and more from all angles on this week's show

Sheza Superstar

2026/04/06

AS we catch our breath from Saturday's stunner over the Randwick mile, settle in for an Easter long weekend edition of Backmarkers

One for the ages

2026/03/30

No, not this show - although we think it's pretty good - more a classic Australian Cup finish. That, the best of Sydney Racings, some big news from the industry and a look at the book including the photo finish betting swings.

The Afterglow

2026/03/23

The record belongs to JMAC, racing's newest equine superstar has made her mark and a bit of Hollywood was there to witness. A monster Backmarkers where racing from all angles is covered

Gear Change

2026/03/16

We're changing the show up a little and reckon you will be the winner as we cover many bases on the racing landscape