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After confirming his retirement and relocation from South Australia to Victoria at the end of the year, veteran and successful rider Paul Gatt is expected to join the Douglas operation with The Everest winning trainer Clayton Douglas.
Gatt said to media, "Clayton is certainly a young trainer heading places and I'm looking forward to linking up with him."
"South Australia has been my home for nearly 30 years, since since I emigrated from Bacchus Marsh.
The only horse in history to win four consecutive South Australian Metropolitan Jockey's Premierships... He had previously won the State Premiership in South Australia twice and was an apprentice champion there. has been a jockey since 1996 and won his first Group 1 race in 2005 when he piloted the $51 long shot Tails Of Triumphe to victory in the South Australian Derby. For this reason, Gatt can leave the sport with "no regrets" and a sense of accomplishment.