Gabriel Marie "Gai" Waterhouse (née Smith; born 2 September 1954) is an Australian horse trainer and businesswoman. The daughter of Tommy J. Smith, a leading trainer of Thoroughbred racehorses, Waterhouse was born in Scotland but raised in Sydney. After graduating from the University of New South Wales, she 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. In 1994, after her father became ill, she took over his Tulloch Lodge stable, and she has since trained over 100 G1 winners and won seven Sydney trainers' premierships. She was also the trainer of Fiorente, the winner of the 2013 Melbourne Cup, becoming the second woman (and first Australian woman) to train a winner of that race. Waterhouse was inducted into the Australian Racing Hall of Fame in 2007, and has been described as the "first lady of Australian racing".
Is now a famous race-horse trainer in Australia. Married to bookmaker Robbie Waterhouse, she is now known as Gai Waterhouse. Daughter of legendary race-horse trainer, Tommy Smith.
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
Doctor Who
1978
TV Series
Presta
Centre Play
1976
TV Series
Jo
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Emirates Melbourne Cup Day
2011
TV Movie
Herself
Getaway
2007
TV Series
Herself
Dancing with the Stars
2006
TV Series
Herself - Audience Member
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Out of Time
2008
Video documentary short
Presta (as Gai Smith)
Known for movies
Doctor Who (1978) as Presta
Emirates Melbourne Cup Day (2011) as Herself
Centre Play (1976) as Jo
Dancing with the Stars (2006) as Herself - Audience Member
$1.3 Million
