I don’t really ‘know’ Matt but I feel as if I do.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0We have had so\u00a0many message board conversations at The Queensland Residency of which we both are members\u00a0 He is an avid horseracing fan, supports the residency by being involved with just about everything\u00a0and he\u00a0has to be\u00a0one of the most positive people I\u00a0have ever had dealings with.\u00a0 He runs the Queensland Straight 6 (along with the help of Jacklad), takes care of 18 stables\u00a0and just recently became the proud papa of\u00a0\u00a0Samuel Walter Fitzgerald on Feb 7th at 10.35am.\u00a0 Congratulations to Matt and\u00a0Anneliese and here is Matt’s snapshot.<\/FONT> Mgprice<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":364,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_container_layout":"default_layout","colormag_page_sidebar_layout":"default_layout","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7381","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7381","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/364"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7381"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7381\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7381"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7381"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7381"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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Mat
How long have you been in the Sim?
<\/STRONG>Not sure of the year, but raced in week 718. If you listen to my wife – too long!
Favorite food?<\/STRONG>
Chicken Parmagiana, washed down with icy cold beer
Dog or cat?
<\/STRONG>Cat growing up. Dog now – The legendary beagle x staffy – JASPER.
If you were to take a solo road trip which would you rather drive – a convertible or a motorhome<\/STRONG>?
The big RV from Meet the Fockers
Favorite place to hangout?<\/STRONG>
In front of Wally Beaver’s (Doubles Bookmaker) board at any of the Melbourne Metro racetracks. I am gonna take him down one day..haha
Hobby – other than horseracing?<\/STRONG>
Beach Volleyball or Golf
Sunrise or sunset?
<\/STRONG>Sunrise, see plenty of them in my job as a golf course greenkeeper. Best time of the day.
Last book you read?<\/STRONG>
Matthew Reilly – 6 Sacred Stones<\/FONT><\/DIV>
<\/STRONG>Yarra Valley Wineries and on to Yarra Glen races for a picnic trackside.
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<\/STRONG>Pearl Jam – Baba O’Reilly
If you were stuck in a hospital room for 6 months and could chose one person, past or present, other than husband\/wife, relative or in-law, to be in the bed next to you – who would it be?<\/STRONG>
Jennifer Hawkins
Favorite real life racehorse?<\/STRONG>
The all mighty Makybe Diva
If you could meet one person in the Sim – who would it be?<\/STRONG>
Dowelly – champion bloke<\/FONT><\/DIV><\/FONT><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"