Is Gai Waterhouse ill?

Gabriel Marie “Gai” Waterhouse AO is an Australian horse trainer and businesswoman.

The daughter of Tommy J. Smith, a leading trainer of Thoroughbred racehorses, Gai Waterhouse was born and raised in Sydney.

After graduating from the University of New South Wales, Gai Waterhouse worked as an actor for a time, appearing in both Australian and English television series. Having worked under her father for a period of 15 years, Waterhouse was granted an Australian Jockey Club (AJC) licence in 1992, and trained her first Group One (G1) winner later that year.

Is Gai Waterhouse ill?

Gai Waterhouse is not ill. However, her father became ill in 1994, and following his illness,  she took over his Tulloch Lodge stable, and she has since trained 145 G1 winners and won seven Sydney trainers’ premierships.

In 2021, Gai Waterhouse revealed how she’s haunted by a furious row with her legendary trainer father Tommy ‘TJ’ Smith just before he had a fatal stroke.

On Anh’s Brush With Fame on ABC, Gai Waterhouse revealed how the pair clashed bitterly in Sydney 23 years ago when he criticised her training technique.