Nanango Draws The Numbers
Despite all the counter attractions, acceptances for Sunday’s card at Lee Park are very pleasing.
Despite all the counter attractions, acceptances for Sunday’s card at Lee Park are very pleasing.
The tried and true bush experiences for rookie riders traditionally stand them in good stead when they progress to the provincial level.
The saying goes that it’s a long road that has no turning. Thankfully, Nanango trainer Glenn Richardson went around the right corner last Saturday.
Saturday’s Mount Perry meeting wrapped up the program for the “once-a-year” race clubs for 2016, but the sequence will kick off again on January 7 at Bell.
The Age newspaper has suggested that Olympic athlete Usain Bolt was paid $500,000 to attend Thursday’s Oaks meeting in Melbourne.
Nanango apprentice Hannah English spent most of last Saturday afternoon under observation at Gympie hospital.
The training honours for last weekend’s Wondai Cup day were taken out by Lindsay Anderson
Pat Duff, the conditioner who picked up last year’s Roy and Glenis Radunz Wondai Cup with Fasta Than Light, aims to make it two in row on Saturday.
Two South Burnett feature events have long-time ties to Victoria’s major cups: race meetings at Wondai and Kumbia which coincide with the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups, on October 15 and November 1, respectively.
Last Saturday, Famechon Baroness took out the $10,000 Battlers Cup, the 2160 metre BM 55 test of stamina that topped Gympie’s bill.
Three generations of Toowoomba’s Dougall family had a hand in the first two winners on Nanango’s Heritage Bank program last Saturday.
Australia has a cultural tradition of county racing being run by not-for-profit organisations.
Winx successfully returned to the scene last Saturday. The event was the Warwick Stakes, a traditional pipe opener for Australia’s top echelon with designs on rich Spring pickings.
One of the enjoyable aspects of country racing is that racegoers get to see the rookie riders progress, but at the same time can witness experienced journeymen proving their mettle.
In 2006, Lyall Appo led all the way on Pedro’s Amaizing to win the Nanango Cup, just like he did the previous year on Kane’s Crossing.
The 2015-16 results of the premierships for the non-TAB meetings in the various districts show that Nanango apprentice Hannah English deserves a pat on the back.
The cliff-hanger that is the Queensland Country Apprentice Premiership duel will be finalised this Saturday.
After a two month, injury-induced absence, Hannah English is back in action at Gympie on Saturday.
South Burnett stables were less than a length short of a clean sweep at Wondai last Saturday.
The South Burnett Race Club has attracted a highly encouraging total of 70 nominations for this Saturday’s card.