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1 online resource (streaming video file) (26 min. 22 sec.) ; 158274702 bytes |
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The racing family that has survived and thrived against the odds, the Waterhouses, tell of their bruising experience through four generations of bookmaking in Australia. Gai Waterhouse is on top of her game now, having trained some of the biggest track winners in the country, but there was a time when the mud flew at this family and the going got very rough.Family patriarch Bill, 87, has always enjoyed a reputation for toughness, from his struggling upbringing in a workers pub at the foot of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, to the loss of his livelihood after the scandalous Fine Cotton affair.A hard and fast player, punting was his life and although family was important to him, his marriage to Suzanne foundered because he was rarely home.Vilified in the press, and then turned on by family members, and dragged through the courts, he and son Robbie lived on their wits when the stakes were down and pulled the family through.Now the next generation, grandson Tom Waterhouse is, at 27, the biggest single bookmaker in the country.And Bill and Suzanne have set new odds on their partnership - on his terms.PRODUCTION DETAILS:Series Producer: Laurie Critchley. Directed by Tristram Myles. Australian Documentaries in association with Screen Australia and the ABC |
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Closed captioning in English |
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Broadcast 2010-11-29 at 20:00:00 |
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Classification: PG |
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Bookmakers (Gambling)
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Horse racing -- Betting.
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Racehorse trainers.
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Scandals.
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Waterhouse family.
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Australia.
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Streaming video
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Myles, Tristram, director
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Perkins, Kevin, contributor
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Throsby, Edwina, cast
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Waterhouse, Bill, contributor
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Waterhouse, Gai, contributor
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Waterhouse, Kate, contributor
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Waterhouse, Louise, contributor
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Waterhouse, Martin, contributor
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Waterhouse, Robbie, contributor
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Waterhouse, Suzanne, contributor
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