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).
Kumbia Musters A Strong Line-Up
Kumbia’s special race meeting on Saturday has drawn acceptors from far and wide
Kumbia’s Low Before The High
Jim Lenihan had a successful day on the punt last Saturday so he certainly went out as a winner when he passed away the very next day.
Kumbia Honours Race Club Pioneers
The Kumbia Race Club will have a turn at staging one of Racing Queensland’s lucrative Celebrate Country Series contests in a fortnight’s time.
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.
Top Tips For Nanango’s Free Day
Generally speaking, there will be three different types of racegoers at Lee Park on Valentine’s Day.
Free Entry For Nanango’s
Valentine’s Day Program
The Nanango Race Club is expressing its heart-felt thanks to its staunch supporters by making its February 14 meeting a free entry day.
Richardson’s Ride Rolls On . . .
Marc Alexander and Nanango’s Glenn Richardson have profitably played with some of the earnings of Canid
Local Joy At Lee Park
Glenn Richardson hit the lead in the Nanango trainer’s premiership with a double last Saturday
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
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.
Will Spry Be Nervous?
Burnett-born horseman Carl Spry will pen the first words of a new chapter at Fannie Bay on Saturday
Cut And Dried Or Heavy Going?
As from last Monday, the national track-rating system has been revised for turf tracks.
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
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
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.
Wizardry Returns To Work
If you are due back to your job after an extended absence, the tip is that you should grow two more legs and go into “pre-training” with Christiene Nettelfield at The Gums.
Kumbia And The King-Sized Day
In the past, the Kumbia Cup program has produced memorable red letter days for two Darling Downs jockeys.
Racing’s See-Saw
The performances of horses over time certainly can create a story of ups and downs, with gallopers seemingly heading to riches winding up in rags and vice versa.
Racing Is Sarah’s Window To The World
Wondai racetrack’s sandy surface is a long way from the famous greenery of the Lakes District in the north-west of England where jockey Sarah Eilbeck grew up.
