English Gets A Crack At Kumbia
Nanango apprentice Hannah English spent most of last Saturday afternoon under observation at Gympie hospital.
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.
Non-claiming apprentice Jimmy Orman was a little more than two lengths off initial Group One glory at Eagle Farm last Saturday.
The response to the Three Cups Goldrush Challenge has unearthed a host of hopefuls for the Gympie Turf Club’s meeting at Adrian McClintock Park on Saturday.
Cecily Eaton has ridden at Barcaldine, Warwick, Roma, Rome and Gayndah following her return to the race-day saddle on April 30.
The successful tenor of the meetings at Burrandowan and Nanango in May continued in the North Burnett last Saturday
There were several delights and one stark disappointment among the experiences at Lee Park last Saturday.