Racing Outpaces The Rain
Saturday in the South Burnett started with a few sprinkles and gradually built up to a downpour … but that didn’t stop a large crowd turning out to Wondai’s race track despite the leaden skies.
Fascinating Fare For Wondai’s Cup Day
Patrons who are loyal to the locals will have plenty of choice on Saturday – the South Burnett Race Club’s Caulfield Cup meeting has been supported by no less than eight Burnett stables.
Photo Finish For Lyall’s Career
In 2013, comic-actress Magda Szubanski, who was in Nanango for the Big Screen Film Festival, relished her interactions with jockey Lyall Appo at the Lee Park races.
Plump Premiership Purses
The South East Country Racing Association deserves credit for richly rewarding the leaders in their fields for the 2016-17 racing year.
Premiers Unite At Nanango
Top trainer Glenn Richardson and top jockey Jason Hoopert will team up with Jill’s Shadow in the Heritage Nanango BM55 at Lee Park on Saturday
Full Fields For Nanango Races
The Nanango Race Club will be holding its annual Heritage Cup Race Meeting on Saturday – always one of its most colourful meetings of the year
Spring Is In The Air
For the next ten weeks, the nation’s turf watchers will be firmly focussed on what could be termed an embarrassment of riches on offer in the south.
May The Run Roll On
In recent weeks, South Burnett interests have kept the scoreboard ticking over, and this weekend will see the district’s representatives scattered far and wide.
‘Bunny’ Had Rivals On The Hop
Nanango trainer Brian “Bunny” Laherty saddled his first winner on Sunday, August 13.
Cup Day Was An Exciting Smorgasbord
The entree to last Saturday’s attractive program at Nanango was the Blessing Of The Jockeys by Father Dan Grundy.
Cup Meeting Produces Thrills And Spills
Nanango Race Club’s annual Nanango Cup race meeting is always one the South Burnett’s biggest, and this year’s outing was no exception.
Full Fields For Nanango Races
The Nanango Race Club will be holding its Nanango Cup Race Meeting at the Lee Park Racecourse on Saturday, August 12.
Hoopert Looks For The Ton
Sunshine Coast jockey Jason Hoopert is very keen to boot home a winner during this Saturday’s $10,000 XXXX Fitzroy Hotel Nanango Cup card.
Armchair Jockeys, Spare A Thought
There are many “outstanding” riders who have never sat astride a horse.
English Makes Timely Breakthrough
After a frustrating run of eight placings for the month of July, Nanango apprentice Hannah English chalked up an important victory at Bundaberg last Saturday.
Amazing Run For Hivesville Trainer
A margin of just a length and a half has deprived Hivesville trainer Lindsay Anderson of landing an amazing six winners in a row.
Race Meeting A Close Run Thing
Saturday’s Winter Race Day at Wondai was a close run thing, with South Burnett Race Club officials uncertain about whether the meeting could go ahead until mid-morning.
Danica Chases Wondai’s Chequered Flag
Toowoomba horseman Tom Dougall had reason to be revved up after Dangerous Danica (Bridget Rooney) comfortably went through her gears in the Somerset Region QTIS BM 50 (1200 m) at Esk last weekend.
Full Fields For Wondai Races
The South Burnett Race Club will be holding its Winter Race Meeting at the Wondai Racecourse on Saturday, July 8.
Measly $400 Grant ‘A Joke’
Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington has demanded to know why Nanango Race Club received just $400 from the State Government’s recent $6 million allocation to country racing clubs.
