Gunsynd’s Gossip

Noorama Our Region’s Only Earner

Noorama Our Region’s Only Earner

Place prizemoney picked up by Norma King’s duo Hidden Duck and Flight Command at last Saturday’s Noorama Picnic Race Club red dirt meeting represented the only returns for district stables this past week.

Nanango Tops The Tally

Nanango Tops The Tally

With 59 acceptors for its Easter meeting, Nanango Race Club’s participants will easily outnumber Saturday’s other non-TAB fixtures scheduled for Barcaldine (31), Boulia (35), Bowen (44), Einasleigh (46), Flinton (38), Gladstone (30) and Roma (28).

Faith And Fortitude To The Fore

Faith And Fortitude To The Fore

It was appropriate that I Am Mclovin was the winner that Kumbia Race Club President Brian Lenihan greeted in the mounting yard after last Saturday’s Murphy Pipe & Civil Maiden (900m).

Young Ladies Cherished Valentines Day

Young Ladies Cherished Valentines Day

The fairer sex, after kicking off with the first six placings in the opener at Lee Park last Saturday, certainly ended up with the roses and chocolates when it came to riding rewards.

Riders Master Multi-Skilling

Riders Master Multi-Skilling

Onlookers stared in disbelief at Gatton last Saturday when the fashion judges ignored an elegantly turned out bevy and awarded the prize to a female in a hard hat and tool belt

Spry’s Red Letter Day

Spry’s Red Letter Day

The south-east’s rural racing participants are thirsty for action. Only one race was decided at Bundaberg last weekend, and that limited activity followed hot on the heels of washouts at Nanango and Kilcoy.

South Burnett Form Franked

South Burnett Form Franked

It is always pleasing to see gallopers that have performed well on South Burnett tracks prosper when they take on stronger company elsewhere.

The Avenue’s On The Right Track

The Avenue’s On The Right Track

Glenthorn Avenue, the ultra-consistent Bel Esprit gelding owned and trained by Hivesville’s Lindsay Anderson, deservedly collected last Saturday’s Mt Perry Cup (1400m).

Successful ‘Upgrades’ For Local Trainers

Successful ‘Upgrades’ For Local Trainers

Although it was a matter of minutes last Saturday before Nanango trainer Glenn Richardson saw Canid’s runner-up result altered to a win at Chinchilla, it took 18 months for Leica Fuse to win a Thangool event that was “decided” on 8 December 2012.