UNSUNG HERO PROFILE --- MATTHEW CLAYTON.
Trotting is like an iceberg,through normal media channels,usually,only the tip is visible.Austrotforum will be featuring some of the people and horses who make up the pedestal uponwhich we place our superstars.
Today we give you an insight into a self made young man who has made a toehold in trotting by sheer persistence.
MATTHEW CLAYTON is now,at the age of 25,a stablehand in the establishment of Bill and Grant Dixon.He is also the trainer and driver of a three horse team in his own right,the best of which is the handy TIME OF YOUR LIFE.Coming into the game through his father's friendship with Marburg's Bevan Dance,Matthewhas worked for,and learned a great deal from,Darrell Graham,Tim Gillespie,Mark Purdon,and,now,W.F.Dixon himself.
Matthew Clayton in 90 seconds.
First licenced.....2001.
First winner...DOT WITH THE LOT.
Best horse trained: PRESIDENT ZAC.
Best horse driven in a race: SPEED MAGIC.
Best horses seen:ELSU and BLACKS A FAKE.
Best driver seen: Tony Herlihy.
Best trainer seen: Mark Purdon.