Jimmy’s Journey: Nanango To Doomben
At nightfall last Wednesday, apprentice Jimmy Orman had an unbeaten riding record in the metropolitan area.
At nightfall last Wednesday, apprentice Jimmy Orman had an unbeaten riding record in the metropolitan area.
Legacy are the ultimate winners following the running of the annual Anzac Day race meeting at Wondai.
The riding displays by Tommy Berry and apprentice Tegan Harrison were a real highlight of the Eagle Farm meeting last Saturday.
It may have been a winless occasion for South Burnett stables last weekend, but recent Lee Park victor Gentle Giant stood tall in the Keith Beavis Memorial Kilcoy Cup (1200m).
This Saturday’s country racing spotlight falls on Kilcoy’s Cup and Ladies Day fixture.
Wondai trainer Norma King has lined up a return trip to Oak Park after Flight Command’s hard-fought win for her apprentice son Joshua in the Rooms Motel Kingaroy Handicap at Nanango in May.
Nanango Race Club wrapped up the 2013-14 season on Saturday with their Autumn Race Meeting, the region’s traditional curtain-closer for the racing fraternity.
It takes just a quick scan of the form guide for Saturday’s Nanango race program to see the inter-relationship that exists between the Burnett and the Darling Downs racing fraternities.
Nanango Race Club will be holding its Autumn Races at the Lee Park Raceway on Saturday.
Nanango trainer Glenn Richardson struck pay dirt when he tried Golden Cash on non-turf tracks … now can he do it at Roma?
There’s no racing in the South-East Country Racing Association district this weekend, so several Burnett trainers are heading west for the Jandowae Cup card
Burrandowan’s traditional picnic races proved to be a day for the ladies, with the $4000 Fashions of the Field competition turning heads and female jockeys keeping punters happy on the track.
While aspiring jockeys may dream of winning at their first attempt, few would contemplate finishing their first day at the office with a two-from-two result.
In case anyone has forgotten … the annual Burrandowan Picnic races are on again this weekend!
The return of Wondai’s traditional Anzac Day races has again proven to be a shot in the arm for the South Burnett, with local trainers bringing home some big wins and a large crowd flocking through the gates for the South Burnett Race Club.
South Burnett stables will be in the front line at Wondai’s popular Anzac Day fixture.
Punters welcomed the fun, sun and the return of racing at Nanango’s Easter Saturday meeting at the weekend.
Nanango Race Club will be holding its annual CROW-FM 90.7 Easter Race Meeting at the Lee Park Raceway on Saturday.
Racegoers were “in the pink” at the South Burnett’s first race meeting for 2014 held at Nanango’s Lee Park on Saturday.
The clock was turned back to the 1920s at Nanango Races on Saturday with flapper dresses and pearls in abundance, and even a top hat or two.