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Apprentice Sariah Champkin lays unmoving on the ground after Race 1 at Nanango in February in a photo we chose not to publish at the time … fortunately it turned out later that Champkin was not as badly injured as everyone at the track feared<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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South Burnett Online’s racing columnist Ross Stanley consults the race book between events at a Nanango meeting (Photo: Clive Lowe)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

April 5, 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n

Veteran race caller Ross Stanley has called his last meeting at the Lee Park track in Nanango.<\/p>\n

Ross, who is a Life Member of the Nanango Race Club, is a stalwart of country racing in Queensland and has been writing his Gunsynd’s Gossip column for southburnett.com.au<\/strong> for almost a decade.<\/p>\n

Before that, he was a regular columnist on the South Burnett Times.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was informed by phone by the Nanango Race Club president Andrew Green that the committee had decided to fire me in response to a complaint from an owner after the February meeting,\u201d Ross said.<\/p>\n

Apparently, the owner was upset by the quality of a race call.<\/p>\n

Ross admits there was an issue in one race.<\/p>\n

\u201cI did have a meltdown in the first section of that event. However there were extenuating circumstances,” Ross said.<\/p>\n

The call followed a serious fall at the end of Race 1 where it was feared for some time that jockey Sariah Champkin had been seriously injured, or possibly killed.<\/strong><\/p>\n

After passing the winning post, Hero\u2019s Trinket shifted out abruptly towards the outside running rail, tossing the apprentice jockey to the track.<\/p>\n

Champkin hit the ground and did not move, even as paramedics rushed to her aid.<\/p>\n

\u201cOver the years, I have called a range of jockeys in the country who later died because of race falls. Desiree Gill, Leanne Crook, Ken Russell, Billy Barnes, Iris Nielsen, Heidi McNeich, Carly-Mae Pye, Craig Erikson and Corey Gilby quickly come to mind,” Ross said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt the end of the opening race, I feared I had called my first fatality.<\/strong><\/p>\n

“When apprentice Sariah Champkin hit the ground, I kept my glasses on her and she still had not moved before the paramedics arrived and obscured my view.<\/p>\n

\u201cI firmly believe that I suffered a form of emotional shock on that fateful day. I was not the only one working there that was shaken by the incident.<\/p>\n

\u201cBush commentators have a close connection with jockeys, particularly the rookies. We often share the joy of the their first success.”<\/p>\n

Ross said he was extremely disappointed he was not consulted about the complaint when it was lodged.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut I take tremendous satisfaction in knowing that I bounced back at the meeting and was spot on for what has now become my last Nanango call,” he said.<\/p>\n

“I am looking forward to getting behind the microphone next at Wondai on Anzac Day. It is always a special occasion.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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